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Private schools in Durham, NC

48 schools within 12 miles. 32 of them are on the state’s Opportunity Scholarship list. Opportunity Scholarship pays $3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income.

Schools near Durham

Schools on the official Opportunity Scholarship list are first, then it goes by distance. No school pays to appear here or to move up.

On the state’s official list Other private schools

All 48 schools within 12 miles

School Grades Students Per teacher Affiliation Miles
Insight Colearning Center ✓ 9-12 24 4.3 Nonsectarian <1
International Montessori School ✓ PreK-6 97 6.3 Nonsectarian <1
Aya Renaissance School ✓ 1
Camelot Academy ✓ 1
Faith Assembly Christian Academy ✓ K-12 31 5.5 Christian (nondenominational) 1
Al Qalam Triangle Academy ✓ 1
Immaculata Catholic School ✓ PreK-8 466 12.9 Roman Catholic 2
Cristo Rey Research Triangle ✓ 9-11 219 16.3 Roman Catholic 2
Quality Education Institute of Durham ✓ PreK-4 22 5 Church of Christ 2
Mount Zion Christian Academy ✓ K-12 182 14.8 Christian (nondenominational) 2
Empowered Minds Academy ✓ PreK-4 14 7 Nonsectarian 2
Hill Learning Center ✓ 2-12 176 6.3 Nonsectarian 3
Cresset Christian Academy ✓ PreK-12 171 11.6 Christian (nondenominational) 3
Durham Nativity School ✓ 5-8 44 6.7 Nonsectarian 3
Gift of Knowledge Academy ✓ K-1 5 3.1 Nonsectarian 3
Amir Institute ✓ 4
Montessori Farm School ✓ PreK-K 7 2.5 Nonsectarian 4
Fellowship Baptist Academy ✓ K-12 176 11.4 Baptist 4
Triangle Day School ✓ K-8 321 7.2 Nonsectarian 4
My Dynamic Academy ✓ PreK-10 42 6 Nonsectarian 5
Bethesda Christian Academy ✓ PreK-11 200 10.6 Baptist 5
Southpoint Academy ✓ K-5 54 10.8 Christian (nondenominational) 6
Heritage Leadership Academy - ✓ 6
Liberty Christian School ✓ PreK-12 299 12.4 Baptist 6
St. Thomas More Catholic School ✓ PreK-8 351 11.7 Roman Catholic 8
Gorman Christian Academy ✓ 8
Emerson Waldorf School ✓ PreK-12 266 6.6 Nonsectarian 8
Carolina Preparatory Academy ✓ 9
Pinewoods Montessori School ✓ 11
Lupine Community School ✓ 11
Accelerator School Llc ✓ 6-12 52 8.7 Nonsectarian 11
Hillsborough Christian Academy ✓ PreK-9 103 9 Christian (nondenominational) 12
Durham Academy Middle School Div PreK-12 1,211 4.6 Nonsectarian 1
Montessori School of Durham PreK-6 83 8.7 Nonsectarian 1
Lerner Jewish Community Day School PreK-5 38 3.7 Jewish 2
Durham Academy PreK-12 1,213 7.9 Nonsectarian 2
Duke School PreK-8 436 6.4 Nonsectarian 3
Hope Creek Academy K-12 69 3.3 Nonsectarian 3
Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill K-12 583 7.6 Christian (nondenominational) 4
Five Oaks Seventh-Day Adventist Christian School K-8 22 11 Seventh-Day Adventist 4
Montessori Community School PreK-8 157 8.7 Nonsectarian 5
Carolina Friends School PreK-12 477 6.8 Friends 6
Montessori Day School PreK-4 19 4.2 Nonsectarian 6
Veritas Collaborative School 4-12 28 7 Nonsectarian 6
Gorman Christian Academy & Early Learning Center K-8 105 4.2 Baptist 8
Montessori School of Raleigh PreK-12 238 3.6 Nonsectarian 9
The Franciscan School K-8 668 15 Roman Catholic 11
Discovery Child Development Center Llc PreK-K 5 2.5 Nonsectarian 12

What North Carolina pays, and what that leaves you

NC
North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Scholarship
$3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income 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, 2026-09-20. Sources and how to apply

What would you pay?

Opportunity Scholarship pays between $3,574 and $7,942 depending on your household. We start with the lower figure. Change it if you know yours. An award can never be more than the school actually charges. This is arithmetic, not a quote.

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Questions parents ask

How many private schools are there near Durham?

We count 48 within 12 miles of downtown Durham. Together they enrolled about 8,674 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is Durham Academy with 1,213 students.

Which Durham private schools take Opportunity Scholarship?

32 of the 48 schools on this page are on the state’s official Opportunity Scholarship list. They are marked with a green check and listed first. Schools marked here appear on the direct-payment school list the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority posts for 2026-27. That list gives a name, city and county, so we match on name and city.

Will Opportunity Scholarship cover the whole tuition bill?

Sometimes, but do not count on it. Opportunity Scholarship pays $3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income, and schools set their own prices. Ask each school for tuition plus fees, then use the calculator on this page to see what is left for you to pay.

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