Top North Carolina Private Schools

For the 2021 school year, there are 824 top private schools in North Carolina, serving 113,462 students.
The average private school tuition is $8,547 for elementary schools and $10,372 for high schools (view national tuition averages).
The average acceptance rate is 86% (view national acceptance rates).
Minority enrollment is 18% and the student:teacher ratio is 9:1.
62% of schools are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Baptist).
There are 18 Blue Ribbon schools, 11 all-girls schools, 15 all-boys schools, 58 Montessori schools, 108 schools offering summer programs and 505 Preschools/Day Care schools.

Top North Carolina Private Schools by County (2021)

Popular cities: Charlotte (82 schools), Raleigh (53 schools), Durham (39 schools), Fayetteville (34 schools), Wilmington (25 schools).
  • County
    # Schools
    # Students
    % Minority
  • Alamance County
    8 Schools
    2,021 Students
    14% Minority
  • Avery County
    1 Schools
    108 Students
    15% Minority
  • Beaufort County
    5 Schools
    532 Students
    5% Minority
  • Bertie County
    2 Schools
    371 Students
    4% Minority
  • Bladen County
    2 Schools
    157 Students
    5% Minority
  • Brunswick County
    10 Schools
    851 Students
    17% Minority
  • Buncombe County
    36 Schools
    4,474 Students
    13% Minority
  • Burke County
    5 Schools
    395 Students
    18% Minority
  • Cabarrus County
    12 Schools
    1,721 Students
    9% Minority
  • Caldwell County
    3 Schools
    198 Students
    11% Minority
  • Carteret County
    5 Schools
    418 Students
    14% Minority
  • Catawba County
    19 Schools
    2,070 Students
    8% Minority
  • Chatham County
    5 Schools
    228 Students
    18% Minority
  • Cherokee County
    2 Schools
    28 Students
    42% Minority
  • Chowan County
    1 Schools
    5 Students
    63% Minority
  • Clay County
    1 Schools
    19 Students
    4% Minority
  • Cleveland County
    5 Schools
    226 Students
    10% Minority
  • Columbus County
    4 Schools
    207 Students
    20% Minority
  • Craven County
    7 Schools
    1,131 Students
    18% Minority
  • Cumberland County
    38 Schools
    5,624 Students
    33% Minority
  • Currituck County
    1 Schools
    23 Students
    44% Minority
  • Dare County
    2 Schools
    190 Students
    5% Minority
  • Davidson County
    6 Schools
    888 Students
    6% Minority
  • Davie County
    1 Schools
    77 Students
    4% Minority
  • Duplin County
    4 Schools
    107 Students
    23% Minority
  • Durham County
    39 Schools
    6,616 Students
    35% Minority
  • Edgecombe County
    2 Schools
    81 Students
    35% Minority
  • Forsyth County
    30 Schools
    6,488 Students
    15% Minority
  • Franklin County
    1 Schools
    21 Students
    - Minority
  • Gaston County
    14 Schools
    2,295 Students
    12% Minority
  • Granville County
    1 Schools
    99 Students
    99% Minority
  • Greene County
    1 Schools
    118 Students
    4% Minority
  • Guilford County
    40 Schools
    8,261 Students
    18% Minority
  • Halifax County
    3 Schools
    495 Students
    6% Minority
  • Harnett County
    10 Schools
    460 Students
    6% Minority
  • Haywood County
    5 Schools
    319 Students
    1% Minority
  • Henderson County
    16 Schools
    1,112 Students
    20% Minority
  • Hertford County
    3 Schools
    531 Students
    10% Minority
  • Hoke County
    5 Schools
    212 Students
    37% Minority
  • Iredell County
    14 Schools
    1,254 Students
    11% Minority
  • Jackson County
    3 Schools
    194 Students
    9% Minority
  • Johnston County
    7 Schools
    607 Students
    28% Minority
  • Lee County
    3 Schools
    984 Students
    37% Minority
  • Lenoir County
    4 Schools
    1,142 Students
    17% Minority
  • Lincoln County
    2 Schools
    93 Students
    10% Minority
  • Macon County
    2 Schools
    74 Students
    6% Minority
  • Madison County
    3 Schools
    49 Students
    13% Minority
  • Mcdowell County
    2 Schools
    298 Students
    6% Minority
  • Mecklenburg County
    106 Schools
    15,321 Students
    19% Minority
  • Mitchell County
    3 Schools
    111 Students
    1% Minority
  • Montgomery County
    3 Schools
    119 Students
    26% Minority
  • Moore County
    8 Schools
    1,501 Students
    10% Minority
  • Nash County
    7 Schools
    1,400 Students
    20% Minority
  • New Hanover County
    25 Schools
    3,911 Students
    7% Minority
  • Northampton County
    2 Schools
    211 Students
    1% Minority
  • Onslow County
    14 Schools
    1,962 Students
    31% Minority
  • Orange County
    8 Schools
    961 Students
    15% Minority
  • Pamlico County
    1 Schools
    94 Students
    3% Minority
  • Pasquotank County
    5 Schools
    353 Students
    19% Minority
  • Pender County
    1 Schools
    46 Students
    33% Minority
  • Person County
    4 Schools
    171 Students
    32% Minority
  • Pitt County
    21 Schools
    2,610 Students
    13% Minority
  • Polk County
    1 Schools
    33 Students
    28% Minority
  • Randolph County
    6 Schools
    755 Students
    10% Minority
  • Richmond County
    5 Schools
    392 Students
    19% Minority
  • Robeson County
    7 Schools
    342 Students
    22% Minority
  • Rockingham County
    7 Schools
    453 Students
    9% Minority
  • Rowan County
    9 Schools
    1,247 Students
    14% Minority
  • Rutherford County
    7 Schools
    314 Students
    10% Minority
  • Sampson County
    5 Schools
    640 Students
    11% Minority
  • Scotland County
    3 Schools
    353 Students
    35% Minority
  • Stanly County
    1 Schools
    48 Students
    21% Minority
  • Stokes County
    3 Schools
    209 Students
    4% Minority
  • Surry County
    7 Schools
    131 Students
    - Minority
  • Swain County
    2 Schools
    102 Students
    79% Minority
  • Transylvania County
    5 Schools
    164 Students
    6% Minority
  • Union County
    15 Schools
    2,194 Students
    38% Minority
  • Vance County
    6 Schools
    696 Students
    12% Minority
  • Wake County
    104 Schools
    18,742 Students
    17% Minority
  • Warren County
    1 Schools
    72 Students
    17% Minority
  • Washington County
    1 Schools
    19 Students
    67% Minority
  • Watauga County
    2 Schools
    191 Students
    4% Minority
  • Wayne County
    11 Schools
    1,537 Students
    20% Minority
  • Wilkes County
    6 Schools
    448 Students
    9% Minority
  • Wilson County
    6 Schools
    1,338 Students
    9% Minority
  • Yadkin County
    1 Schools
    17 Students
    27% Minority
  • Yancey County
    2 Schools
    63 Students
    13% Minority
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