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Triangle Day School

4911 Neal Rd, Durham, NC 27705Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Tuition, 2026-27
From $17,420
Grades
K-8
Students (K-12)
321
Students per teacher
7.2
Affiliation
Nonsectarian
From Durham center
5.4 miles

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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

Tuition
$17,420 (K to 5, 2026-27)
Award
about $3,574 to $7,942
Left to pay
about $9,478 to $13,846, before fees
How the award is set
Four income tiers: the top figure is the lowest-income tier, the bottom figure the highest-income tier.

School facts

Teachers
45
Student body
Coeducational
Boys and girls
53% boys, 47% girls
Setting
City

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

244 2019-20 273 2021-22 321 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
244 to 321, up 77 (32%)
Path
Grew in each survey (273 in 2021-22)

Students by grade, 2023-24

22 TK 35 K 31 1 34 2 32 3 32 4 33 5 36 6 34 7 32 8
Largest grade
Grade 6 (36)
Smallest grade
Transitional kindergarten (22)
Average a grade
About 32

The school year

Days in the school year
180
Length of the school day
7 hours
Hours of school a year
about 1,260
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
Yes
Year, against North Carolina
Same as the median of the 555 private schools we list
School day, against North Carolina
About the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 7.2 NC median 8.8
Students per teacher
This school 321 County median 157
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
7.2 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools
Size in Durham County
Larger than 23 of 28 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 66% Two or more races 16% Asian 9% Black 6% Hispanic 4%

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

Triangle Day School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays

Grades K to 5, 2026-27
$17,420
Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
$21,730
By grade
Rates vary within these bands (details below)

TK and K are $17,420, grades 1 to 5 are $19,185 and grades 6 to 8 are $21,730. The school participates in the NC Opportunity Scholarship program.

What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.

Tuition from Triangle Day School's website, checked October 6, 2026.

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 Triangle Day School?

  • Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27).
  • Award filled in: the 2026-27 Opportunity Scholarship award for that grade band (the lower end; yours may be higher).
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Triangle Day School admissions

Application deadline
January 11, 2027
Applications opened
September 14, 2026

Application portal opens September 14, 2026; priority deadline January 11, 2027, then rolling admissions as space allows.

Source: school website, checked October 6, 2026. Dates can change, so confirm them with the admissions office. Other schools' application deadlines.

Tuition at nearby private schools

SchoolPublished tuitionYearMiles
Duke School$29,562 to $31,7562026-271.9
Hope Creek Academy$30,0002026-272.8
Liberty Christian School$6,568not stated3.6

Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.

Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Duke SchoolPreK-84366.4Nonsectarian2
Hope Creek Academy ✓K-12693.3Nonsectarian3
Carolina Friends SchoolPreK-124776.8Friends3
Lerner Jewish Community Day School ✓PreK-5383.7Jewish3
Durham AcademyPreK-121,2137.9Nonsectarian3
Montessori Farm School ✓PreK-K72.5Nonsectarian4
Amir Institute ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey4
Liberty Christian School ✓PreK-1229912.4Baptist4

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