✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-8 237 students 18.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Private schools in Wake Forest, NC
27 schools within 12 miles. 19 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 Wake Forest
Schools on the official Opportunity Scholarship list are first, then it goes by distance. No school pays to appear here or to move up.
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades 5-12 17 students 4.9 students per teacher Assembly of God
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades K-12 281 students 9.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-12 1,568 students 15.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades 1-11 32 students 7.1 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades K-8 488 students 16.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades K-12 356 students 8.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades 6-11 243 students 12.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-12 266 students 9.6 students per teacher Baptist
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades K-8 458 students 13.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
The Fletcher Academy
11 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades 2-12 206 students 5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education
Focus Christian Academy
11 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-12 238 students 3.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori
✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-12 228 students 9.5 students per teacher Baptist
Raleigh Day School
12 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-4 24 students 7.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis
St. Timothys School
12 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades PreK-8 548 students 12.2 students per teacher Episcopal
The Trilogy School
12 mi ✓ North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Grades 2-12 45 students 3.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education
Thales Academy
1 mi Grades K-5 656 students 23.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis
Thales Academy
3 mi Grades 6-12 625 students 17.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian
Grades PreK-Transitional K 20 students 8 students per teacher Baptist Early childhood
Grades PreK-Transitional K 8 students 7.3 students per teacher Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Early childhood
Ravenscroft School
9 mi Grades PreK-12 1,215 students 8 students per teacher Nonsectarian
On the state’s official list Other private schools
All 27 schools within 12 miles
What North Carolina pays, and what that leaves you
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?
Tuition and fees Opportunity Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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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- How Opportunity Scholarship works
Get one email when applications open
Most programs open once a year, and several ran out of money or seats in 2026. Pick your state (you are looking at Wake Forest) and we will email you the day the next window opens, with the official link. That is the only email you get.
One email per application window. No calls, no sharing your details.
Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there near Wake Forest?
We count 27 within 12 miles of downtown Wake Forest. Together they enrolled about 8,862 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is North Raleigh Christian Academy with 1,568 students.
Which Wake Forest private schools take Opportunity Scholarship?
19 of the 27 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.