The Outdoor Academy
43 Hart Rd, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 10-11
- Students (K-12)
- 17
- Students per teacher
- 2.6
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Hendersonville center
- 11.9 miles
Can you use Opportunity Scholarship here?
Not on the Opportunity Scholarship list we read
- About the list
- How the Opportunity Scholarship list works
- Applying
- The 2026-27 priority window ran February 2 to March 2, 2026. Expect early February again.
Source: Opportunity Scholarship official source, read October 26, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 10
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special program emphasis
- Boys and girls
- 35% boys, 65% 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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On its website
- Rolling admissions: enf.org/oa-tuition, read October 14, 2026.
- What The Outdoor Academy says on enf.org, read October 14, 2026.
Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 25 to 17, down 8 (32%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (18 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 10 (9)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 11 (8)
- Average a grade
- About 9
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 210
- Length of the school day
- 10 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 2,100
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against North Carolina
- 30 days longer than the 180-day median of 555 schools we list
- School day, against North Carolina
- 180 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 2.6 here; median 8.5 at 34 NC secondary schools
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 Outdoor Academy tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $8,250 to $12,500 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
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 Outdoor Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees Opportunity Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Ask the school
- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Opportunity Scholarship; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Sun Community School | $12,500 | 2026-27 | 6.0 |
| Imago Dei Classical Academy | $8,250 | 2026-27 | 11.3 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor Baptist Academy | K-6 | 10 | 2 |
| Mountain Sun Community School ✓ | PreK-8 | 98 | 6 |
| Wild Oak Independent School ✓ | PreK-5 | 31 | 9 |
| On Point Prep Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 10 | |
| Faith-Covenant Christian Academy ✓ | K-11 | 31 | 11 |
| Imago Dei Classical Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 11 | |
| St. Gerard House (Grotto 2) | Ungraded | 16 | 11 |
| Mills River SDA School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 11 | |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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