The Learning Community School, Swannanoa NC: K-8 Tuition

Tuition: On the school’s website
Grades: K-8
Students (K-12): 116
Students per teacher: 4.1
Affiliation: Nonsectarian
From Black Mountain center: 4.7 miles

All school facts and where they come from

Can you use Opportunity Scholarship here?

✓ On the official North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship list

State list: Includes this school
Applying: The 2026-27 priority window ran February 2 to March 2, 2026. Expect early February again.

Source: the official list, read October 26, 2026.

What you would pay here

Net cost: Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page

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School facts

Teachers: 34
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Alternative
Boys and girls: 54% boys, 46% girls
Setting: Rural

School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

2019-20 to 2023-24: 75 to 116, up 41 (55%)
Path: Grew in each survey (99 in 2021-22)

Students by grade, 2023-24

Largest grade: Grade 5 and grade 6 (18 each)
Smallest grade: Grade 2 (8)
Average a grade: About 13

The school year

Days in the school year: 166
Length of the school day: 7 hours
Hours of school a year: about 1,160
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: Yes
Year, against North Carolina: 14 days shorter than the 180-day median of 555 schools we list
School day, against North Carolina: About the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students vs county median

Students per teacher: 4.1 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools
Size in Buncombe County: Larger than 11 of 22 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.

The Learning Community School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Published tuition: On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)

North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Scholarship

Award: $3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income
How it varies: Four income tiers. A family of four earning up to $61,050 gets the top amount. Students with disabilities can also use ESA+.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply

What would you pay at The Learning Community School?

Yearly tuition the school quoted Fees, books, uniforms Opportunity Scholarship award (lowest) Children

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Asheville Christian Academy ✓	PreK-12	757	10.5	Other religious	2
Black Mountain Montessori ✓	PreK-5	16	2	Nonsectarian	4
Black Mountain Academy	9-12	20	2.9	Nonsectarian, all-boys	5
Asheville Catholic School ✓	PreK-8	222	13.1	Roman Catholic	8
Julia Street Montessori School	PreK-K	6	2	Nonsectarian	8
Hanger Hall School	6-8	83	11.2	Nonsectarian, all-girls	9
Asheville Waldorf School ✓	PreK-8	104	6.2	Nonsectarian	9
Odyssey Community School ✓	PreK-12	121	5.4	Nonsectarian	9

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The Learning Community School

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