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Cary, North Carolina Private Schools (Closed)

East Cary KinderCare

Gr: NS-PK

Daycare / Preschool

6560 Tryon Rd

Cary, NC 27518

(919) 854-1515

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Esteem Me Montessori & Creative Play

Gr: PK-K | 35 students

All-girls | Montessori School

316 Colonades Way Ste 107c

Cary, NC 27518

(984) 232-0259

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Heartwood Montessori School

Gr: PK-12 | 188 students

Avg. class size: 20 students

Montessori School

112 Byrum St.

Cary, NC 27511

(919) 465-2113

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Jordan Lake Sudbury School

Gr: PK | 8 students

Alternative School

105 Franklin Chase Ct

Cary, NC 27518

(919) 522-1115

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Little Treasures School

Gr: PK | 29 students

Avg. class size: 7 students

Daycare / Preschool

2117 Piney Plains Road

Cary, NC 27511

(919) 859-0041

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Cary, NC Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+46.7% (+7 schools) 10-yr

2,927

Students

+8.7% (+234 students) 10-yr

$17,683

Avg. Tuition

+66.6% (+$7,067) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+14.3% (+2 students) 10-yr

32%

Students of Color

-17.9% (-7.0 pp) 10-yr

11:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+10.0% (+1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Cary)

This State (NC)

# Schools

22 Schools

882 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Cary, NC Total Schools
2025	21
2024	22
2023	22
2022	21
2021	21
2020	22
2019	18
2018	19
2017	16
2016	16
2015	15

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# Students

2,927 Students

137,055 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Cary, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	243	179	179
2024	226	171	172
2023	231	169	174
2022	224	173	185
2021	222	166	180
2020	222	157	171
2019	227	162	175
2018	208	158	172
2017	258	175	180
2016	258	172	178
2015	245	164	167

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% Students of Color

32%

24%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cary, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	32%	24%	34%
2024	29%	23%	34%
2023	25%	23%	33%
2022	22%	21%	33%
2021	21%	21%	32%
2020	22%	20%	32%
2019	20%	20%	31%
2018	16%	19%	31%
2017	24%	21%	32%
2016	22%	21%	32%
2015	39%	21%	32%

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0.60

0.58

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Cary, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	0.59	0.58	0.65
2024	0.60	0.58	0.65
2023	0.56	0.58	0.65
2022	0.52	0.56	0.64
2021	0.51	0.55	0.64
2020	0.51	0.54	0.64
2019	0.48	0.53	0.63
2018	0.47	0.53	0.63
2017	0.41	0.51	0.61
2016	0.41	0.51	0.61
2015	0.43	0.50	0.61

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# American Indian Students

1 Student

641 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

359 Students

4,215 Students

% Asian Students

12%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Cary, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	13%	4%	5%
2024	12%	4%	5%
2023	11%	4%	5%
2022	10%	3%	4%
2021	9%	3%	4%
2020	9%	4%	4%
2019	4%	3%	4%
2018	4%	3%	4%
2017	4%	3%	4%
2016	4%	2%	4%
2015	4%	2%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

93 Students

5,804 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Cary, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	3%	5%	9%
2024	3%	5%	9%
2023	3%	4%	9%
2022	3%	3%	8%
2021	4%	3%	9%
2020	4%	3%	9%
2019	3%	3%	8%
2018	3%	3%	8%
2017	3%	2%	8%
2016	3%	2%	8%
2015	2%	2%	8%

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# Black Students

142 Students

9,651 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Cary, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	5%	7%	7%
2024	5%	7%	7%
2023	4%	7%	8%
2022	4%	7%	7%
2021	4%	7%	7%
2020	4%	7%	8%
2019	3%	7%	7%
2018	3%	7%	7%
2017	3%	6%	7%
2016	3%	7%	7%
2015	3%	7%	8%

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# White Students

1,723 Students

79,836 Students

% White Students

59%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Cary, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	59%	59%	52%
2024	59%	60%	52%
2023	63%	59%	52%
2022	67%	62%	54%
2021	68%	63%	54%
2020	68%	64%	54%
2019	70%	64%	56%
2018	71%	65%	56%
2017	76%	66%	58%
2016	76%	66%	58%
2015	74%	67%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

2 Students

496 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

593 Students

34,468 Students

% of Others Students

21%

26%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Cary, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	20%	25%	26%
2024	21%	24%	26%
2023	19%	26%	25%
2022	16%	25%	25%
2021	15%	24%	25%
2020	15%	22%	24%
2019	18%	23%	24%
2018	17%	22%	23%
2017	12%	23%	22%
2016	12%	23%	22%
2015	15%	21%	21%

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# Teachers

319 Teachers

13,667 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

11:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cary, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	11:1	10:1	11:1
2024	10:1	10:1	11:1
2023	10:1	10:1	11:1
2022	10:1	10:1	11:1
2021	10:1	10:1	11:1
2020	10:1	10:1	12:1
2019	10:1	10:1	12:1
2018	10:1	10:1	12:1
2017	10:1	10:1	12:1
2016	10:1	10:1	12:1
2015	10:1	10:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

58%

48%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cary, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	58%	47%	55%
2024	58%	47%	54%
2023	66%	48%	54%
2022	66%	47%	54%
2021	66%	48%	54%
2020	66%	47%	54%
2019	66%	46%	53%
2018	66%	45%	53%
2017	78%	44%	53%
2016	88%	42%	52%
2015	88%	43%	52%

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Average Class Size

16 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cary, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	16	15	15
2024	15	15	15
2023	15	15	15
2022	15	15	15
2021	15	15	15
2020	15	15	15
2019	15	15	15
2018	15	15	15
2017	15	15	15
2016	14	15	15
2015	14	15	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

11 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Cary, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	11	11	13
2024	11	10	12
2023	11	10	11
2022	11	10	11
2021	11	10	11
2020	11	10	11
2019	11	10	11
2018	11	10	11
2017	11	10	10
2016	17	10	10
2015	17	10	10

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Average SAT score

1300

(Out of 1600)

1207

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cary, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	1300	1210	1233
2024	1300	1208	1230
2023	1274	1213	1228
2022	1274	1213	1229
2021	1274	1208	1229
2020	1274	1225	1226
2019	1293	1219	1226
2018	1293	1215	1226
2017	1293	1217	1233
2016	1280	1284	1306
2015	1280	1289	1258

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Cary, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	30	26	26
2024	30	26	26
2023	27	26	26
2022	27	26	26
2021	27	26	26
2020	27	26	25
2019	26	26	25
2018	26	26	25
2017	26	25	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$17,683

$13,306

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cary, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	$17,407	$13,414	$15,012
2024	$13,216	$11,105	$13,254
2023	$11,901	$10,360	$12,626
2022	$10,920	$9,667	$12,187
2021	$10,920	$9,687	$11,800
2020	$10,848	$9,867	$11,512
2019	$11,488	$9,799	$11,293
2018	$10,963	$9,218	$11,017
2017	$10,963	$8,839	$10,708
2016	$10,882	$8,755	$10,356
2015	$10,616	$9,160	$9,939

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Average % on Financial Aid

14%

31%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cary, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	14%	30%	34%
2024	14%	28%	34%
2023	18%	28%	34%
2022	18%	27%	33%
2021	18%	27%	33%
2020	18%	25%	32%
2019	18%	24%	31%
2018	18%	21%	30%
2017	18%	21%	30%
2016	15%	20%	29%
2015	15%	20%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$7,250

$5,509

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cary, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	$7,250	$5,515	$7,073
2024	$7,250	$5,459	$6,930
2023	$7,250	$5,483	$6,469
2022	$7,250	$4,974	$6,289
2021	$7,250	$4,960	$6,055
2020	$7,250	$5,013	$5,921
2019	$7,250	$5,020	$5,795
2018	$7,250	$4,398	$5,456
2017	$7,250	$4,773	$5,319
2016	$12,000	$4,840	$5,105
2015	$12,000	$4,885	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$186.67 million

$46.06 million

Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

75%

82%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Cary, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	75%	81%	81%
2024	82%	86%	85%
2023	88%	87%	85%
2022	88%	87%	85%
2021	88%	86%	85%
2020	88%	86%	85%
2019	88%	86%	85%
2018	90%	86%	85%
2017	90%	86%	85%
2016	90%	87%	85%
2015	90%	88%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

7 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

8 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Cary, NC?

The private schools in Cary, NC include Lucy Daniels School, Cary Academy, and Cary Christian School.

How many private schools are located in Cary?

22 private schools are located in Cary.

How diverse are private schools in Cary?

Cary private schools are approximately 32% minority students, which is higher than the North Carolina private school average of 24%.

What percentage of students in Cary go to private school?

9% of all K-12 students in Cary are educated in private schools (compared to the NC state average of 8%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Cary?

14% of private schools in Cary are religiously affiliated (most commonly Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and Christian).

Which private schools in Cary are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private schools in Cary include: The Goddard School vs. Chesterbrook Academy Elementary School

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