Montessori Community School, Durham, NC

Montessori Community School is a Montessori private school in Durham, NC teaching grades PreK-8. It reported 157 students and about 8.7 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey.

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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.Official Opportunity Scholarship source.

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School facts

Grades: PreK-8
Students: 157
Teachers: 18
Students per teacher: 8.7
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Montessori
Affiliation: Nonsectarian
Setting: City

Member of: American Montessori Society

These are the numbers the school gave the U.S. Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year, published in July 2026. Enrollment and staffing move every year, so ask the school for today’s figures. Where this comes from. Something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.

What North Carolina pays, and what that leaves you

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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 at Montessori Community School?

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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.

Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Five Oaks Seventh-Day Adventist Christian School	K-8	22	11	Seventh-Day Adventist	<1
Montessori Day School	PreK-4	19	4.2	Nonsectarian	1
St. Thomas More Catholic School ✓	PreK-8	351	11.7	Roman Catholic	3
Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill	K-12	583	7.6	Christian (nondenominational)	3
Cresset Christian Academy ✓	PreK-12	171	11.6	Christian (nondenominational)	3
Hill Learning Center ✓	2-12	176	6.3	Nonsectarian	3
Durham Academy	PreK-12	1,213	7.9	Nonsectarian	4
Durham Academy Middle School Div	PreK-12	1,211	4.6	Nonsectarian	4

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