Wayne Country Day School
480 Country Day Rd, Goldsboro, NC 27530Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 287
- Students per teacher
- 19.1
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Goldsboro center
- 2.0 miles
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
School facts
- Teachers
- 15
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 56% boys, 44% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 100%
- Setting
- City
- 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
- 290 to 287, down 3 (1%)
- Path
- Dipped to 278 in 2021-22, then recovered part of the way
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 11 (41)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 2 and grade 6 (13 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 31; lower grades 18
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 and virtual
- 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
- Students per teacher
- 19.1 here; median 9.3 at 298 NC combined 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.
Wayne Country Day School tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $6,300 to $9,800 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 Wayne Country Day School?
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 still takes Opportunity Scholarship for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Christian School | $9,800 | 2025-26 | 0.9 |
| Faith Christian Academy | $6,300 | 2026-27 | 2.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 737 | <1 |
| St. Mary School ✓ | PreK-8 | 216 | 1 |
| Wayne Montessori School ✓ | PreK-5 | 54 | 2 |
| The Childrens House of Goldsboro | PreK-3 | 6 | 2 |
| Faith Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 345 | 3 |
| Pathway Christian Academy ✓ | K-12 | 67 | 4 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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- North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship: amount and eligibility
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