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Raleigh, North Carolina Private Schools (Closed)

Stevens Prep Academy

Gr: 3-12 | 17 students

Avg. class size: 4 students

Specialized Curriculum

901 Oak Creek Road

Raleigh, NC 27615

(919) 846-0118

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Upper Room Christian Academy

Gr: PK-5 | 227 students

Church of God in Christ

3330 Idlewood Village Drive

Raleigh, NC 27610

(919) 829-6239

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Raleigh, NC Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+34.0% (+17 schools) 10-yr

15,197

Students

+16.9% (+2,198 students) 10-yr

$15,550

Avg. Tuition

+59.2% (+$5,781) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+6.3% (+1 student) 10-yr

23%

Students of Color

-4.2% (-1.0 pp) 10-yr

10:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Raleigh)

This State (NC)

# Schools

67 Schools

882 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Raleigh, NC Total Schools
2025	63
2024	62
2023	57
2022	52
2021	54
2020	53
2019	45
2018	46
2017	42
2016	43
2015	50

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# Students

15,197 Students

137,066 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Raleigh, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	315	179	179
2024	313	171	172
2023	337	169	174
2022	377	173	185
2021	364	166	180
2020	343	157	171
2019	333	162	175
2018	327	158	172
2017	365	175	180
2016	355	172	178
2015	289	164	167

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% Students of Color

23%

24%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Raleigh, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	23%	24%	34%
2024	23%	23%	34%
2023	24%	23%	33%
2022	18%	21%	33%
2021	19%	21%	32%
2020	18%	20%	32%
2019	22%	20%	31%
2018	20%	19%	31%
2017	23%	21%	32%
2016	25%	21%	32%
2015	24%	21%	32%

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0.57

0.58

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Raleigh, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	0.57	0.58	0.65
2024	0.57	0.58	0.65
2023	0.55	0.58	0.65
2022	0.51	0.56	0.64
2021	0.52	0.55	0.64
2020	0.51	0.54	0.64
2019	0.52	0.53	0.63
2018	0.52	0.53	0.63
2017	0.51	0.51	0.61
2016	0.51	0.51	0.61
2015	0.51	0.50	0.61

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# American Indian Students

31 Students

641 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

769 Students

4,215 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Raleigh, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	6%	4%	5%
2024	6%	4%	5%
2023	5%	4%	5%
2022	5%	3%	4%
2021	4%	3%	4%
2020	4%	4%	4%
2019	4%	3%	4%
2018	4%	3%	4%
2017	3%	3%	4%
2016	3%	2%	4%
2015	3%	2%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

662 Students

5,804 Students

% Hispanic Students

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

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# Black Students

815 Students

9,651 Students

% Black Students

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

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# White Students

9,323 Students

79,836 Students

% White Students

61%

59%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Raleigh, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	61%	59%	52%
2024	62%	60%	52%
2023	63%	59%	52%
2022	66%	62%	54%
2021	66%	63%	54%
2020	67%	64%	54%
2019	66%	64%	56%
2018	66%	65%	56%
2017	66%	66%	58%
2016	66%	66%	58%
2015	67%	67%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

21 Students

496 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

3,656 Students

34,479 Students

% of Others Students

24%

26%

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

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# Teachers

1,556 Teachers

13,671 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Raleigh, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	10:1	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	11:1	10:1	12:1
2015	10:1	10:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

57%

48%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Raleigh, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	57%	47%	55%
2024	58%	47%	54%
2023	60%	48%	54%
2022	56%	47%	54%
2021	57%	48%	54%
2020	59%	47%	54%
2019	61%	46%	53%
2018	61%	45%	53%
2017	59%	44%	53%
2016	53%	42%	52%
2015	51%	43%	52%

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Average Class Size

17 students

15 students

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

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Average Number of AP Courses

14 courses

11 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Raleigh, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	14	11	13
2024	14	10	12
2023	12	10	11
2022	13	10	11
2021	13	10	11
2020	14	10	11
2019	14	10	11
2018	13	10	11
2017	13	10	10
2016	14	10	10
2015	13	10	10

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Average SAT score

1158

(Out of 1600)

1207

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Raleigh, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	1158	1210	1233
2024	1158	1208	1230
2023	1138	1213	1228
2022	1162	1213	1229
2021	1159	1208	1229
2020	1239	1225	1226
2019	1228	1219	1226
2018	1217	1215	1226
2017	1212	1217	1233
2016	1224	1284	1306
2015	1293	1289	1258

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Raleigh, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	25	26	26
2024	25	26	26
2023	25	26	26
2022	26	26	26
2021	26	26	26
2020	25	26	25
2019	24	26	25
2018	24	26	25
2017	23	25	25
2016	23	25	25
2015	22	25	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$15,550

$13,302

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Raleigh, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	$15,301	$13,414	$15,012
2024	$12,137	$11,105	$13,254
2023	$12,180	$10,360	$12,626
2022	$12,187	$9,667	$12,187
2021	$12,075	$9,687	$11,800
2020	$14,487	$9,867	$11,512
2019	$14,815	$9,799	$11,293
2018	$10,750	$9,218	$11,017
2017	$10,784	$8,839	$10,708
2016	$10,008	$8,755	$10,356
2015	$9,769	$9,160	$9,939

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Average Summer Program Cost

$212

$743

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2021-2025)
Year	Raleigh, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	$153	$737	$1,152
2024	$153	$697	$1,128
2023	$153	$645	$1,156
2022	$103	$644	$1,102
2021	$103	$617	$1,125

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Average % on Financial Aid

21%

31%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Raleigh, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	21%	30%	34%
2024	21%	28%	34%
2023	20%	28%	34%
2022	19%	27%	33%
2021	19%	27%	33%
2020	19%	25%	32%
2019	19%	24%	31%
2018	20%	21%	30%
2017	17%	21%	30%
2016	17%	20%	29%
2015	16%	20%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$11,402

$5,525

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Raleigh, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	$11,402	$5,515	$7,073
2024	$11,402	$5,459	$6,930
2023	$11,402	$5,483	$6,469
2022	$10,748	$4,974	$6,289
2021	$10,748	$4,960	$6,055
2020	$9,996	$5,013	$5,921
2019	$9,996	$5,020	$5,795
2018	$4,400	$4,398	$5,456
2017	$5,833	$4,773	$5,319
2016	$5,833	$4,840	$5,105
2015	$5,833	$4,885	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$23.18 million

$46.06 million

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Endowment Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Raleigh, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	$27 M	$47 M	$60 M
2024	$30 M	$19 M	$59 M
2023	$34 M	$18 M	$71 M
2022	$34 M	$19 M	$76 M
2021	$34 M	$22 M	$71 M
2020	$26 M	$24 M	$74 M
2019	$23 M	$23 M	$78 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

84%

82%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Raleigh, NC Avg	North Carolina (NC)	National
2025	85%	81%	81%
2024	85%	86%	85%
2023	84%	87%	85%
2022	84%	87%	85%
2021	89%	86%	85%
2020	90%	86%	85%
2019	91%	86%	85%
2018	92%	86%	85%
2017	92%	86%	85%
2016	93%	87%	85%
2015	92%	88%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

11 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

9 sports

8 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The private schools in Raleigh, NC include Cardinal Gibbons High School, Wake Christian Academy, and Saint Mary's School.

How many private schools are located in Raleigh?

67 private schools are located in Raleigh.

How much do private schools cost in Raleigh?

The average tuition cost is $15,550, which is higher than the North Carolina private school average tuition cost of $13,302.

How diverse are private schools in Raleigh?

Raleigh private schools are approximately 23% minority students, which is lower than the North Carolina private school average of 24%.

What percentage of students in Raleigh go to private school?

18% of all K-12 students in Raleigh are educated in private schools (compared to the NC state average of 8%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Raleigh?

46% of private schools in Raleigh are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Catholic).

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

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