For the 2023-24 school year, there are 489 private schools belonging to membership associations serving 102,951 students in North Carolina (58% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $10,925, which is higher than the North Carolina private school average tuition cost of $10,398.
The most popular school membership associations are Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) (19% of schools), Cognia (13% of schools) and Other school association(s) (13% of schools).
Top Ranked North Carolina Private Schools by Membership Association (2023-24)
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# Schools
# Students
% Minority
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