Wilmington Academy of Arts & Sciences
6201 Myrtle Grove Rd, Wilmington, NC 28409Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 4-8
- Students (K-12)
- 88
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Wilmington center
- 6.2 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. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 7
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special program emphasis
- Boys and girls
- 51% boys, 49% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- 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
- 84 to 88, up 4 (5%)
- Path
- Dipped to 82 in 2021-22, then passed its earlier level
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 6 and grade 7 (22 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 4 (10)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,170
- 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
- 30 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 14 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools
- Size in New Hanover County
- Larger than 6 of 14 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.
Wilmington Academy of Arts & Sciences tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $10,115 to $26,850 a year, published by 5 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 Wilmington Academy of Arts & Sciences?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Christian High School | $11,760 | 2026-27 | 1.1 |
| Myrtle Grove Christian School | $10,115 to $11,655 | 2026-27 | 1.3 |
| Cape Fear Academy | $19,300 to $26,850 | 2026-27 | 3.6 |
| New Horizons Elementary School | $11,860 | 2026-27 | 3.8 |
| Friends School of Wilmington | $17,180 to $18,820 | 2026-27 | 6.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Christian High School ✓ | 9-12 | 294 | 1 |
| Myrtle Grove Christian School ✓ | PreK-8 | 379 | 1 |
| Cape Fear Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 709 | 4 |
| New Horizons Elementary School ✓ | K-5 | 99 | 4 |
| Pine Valley Mc Wee Care Preschool & Kindergarten | PreK-K | 8 | 5 |
| Friends School of Wilmington ✓ | PreK-8 | 137 | 6 |
| Palm Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 7 | |
| The School of Wonder ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 7 | |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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