Wilmington Christian Academy
1401 N College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28405Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2025-26
- From $9,500
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 825
- Students per teacher
- 17.5
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- From Wilmington center
- 4.2 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
- Tuition verified for 2025-26; the 2026-27 award is subtracted only from a 2026-27 price. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 50
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 44% boys, 56% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 44%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- American Association of Christian Schools
- 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
- 676 to 825, up 149 (22%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (730 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 4 (78)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (21)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 41; lower grades 73
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 178
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 10 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,280
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person, virtual and hybrid
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against North Carolina
- 2 days shorter than the 180-day median of 555 schools we list
- School day, against North Carolina
- 10 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 17.5 here; median 9.3 at 298 NC combined schools
- Size in New Hanover County
- Largest of the 15 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 Christian Academy tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Grades K to 5, 2025-26
- $9,500
- Grades 6 to 8, 2025-26
- $10,260
- Grades 9 to 12, 2025-26
- $10,700
Tuition from Wilmington Christian Academy's website, checked October 5, 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 Wilmington Christian Academy?
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Tuition and fees Opportunity Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northside School of Christian Leadership ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Providence Preparatory Academy ✓ | K-12 | 141 | 2 |
| St. Mark Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 478 | 3 |
| Hill School of Wilmington ✓ | 1-8 | 65 | 3 |
| Calvary Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 81 | 3 |
| Southeastern Autism Academy ✓ | 2-12 | 43 | 3 |
| Pathways Middle and High | 7-12 | 26 | 3 |
| Waterview Learning Academy ✓ | 6-12 | 47 | 4 |
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