Wolf Creek Academy
PO Box 2001, Mars Hill, NC 28754Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 7-12
- Students (K-12)
- 19
- Students per teacher
- 4.8
- Affiliation
- Other religious
- From Burnsville center
- 13.0 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
- 4
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special education
- Boys and girls
- 42% boys, 58% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 0%
- 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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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 26 to 19, down 7 (27%)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 10 (9)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (1)
- Average a grade
- About 3
- High school grades
- Average 4; lower grades 2
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 251
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,880
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against North Carolina
- 71 days longer than the 180-day median of 555 schools we list
- School day, against North Carolina
- 30 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 4.8 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.
Wolf Creek Academy tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
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 Wolf Creek 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
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Ivy Baptist Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 8 | |
| Yancey County Christian School | K-12 | 76 | 11 |
| Woodson Branch Nature School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 13 | |
| Changing Hearts Boarding School | 3-11 | 18 | 15 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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