For the 2025 school year, there are 36 private schools belonging to Southern Association of Independent Schools serving 10,561 students in North Carolina. You can also find more schools membership associations in North Carolina.
The top ranked private schools belonging to Southern Association of Independent Schools in North Carolina include Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill, Cape Fear Academy, and Greensboro Day School.
The average tuition cost is $22,359, which is higher than the North Carolina private school average tuition cost of $13,231.
Top Ranked Private Schools Belonging to Southern Association of Independent Schools in North Carolina (2025)
School
Location
Grades
Students
2856 Horse Pen Creek Rd
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 668-0119
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 668-0119
Grades: NS-9
| 265 students
3200 Pickett Road
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 489-7464
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 489-7464
Grades: 1-12
| 166 students
1141 Raleigh School Drive
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 546-0788
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 546-0788
Grades: NS-5
| 404 students
4011 Pickett Road
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 402-8262
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 402-8262
Grades: PK-12
| 599 students
3310 Horse Pen Creek Road
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 282-7044
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 282-7044
Grades: 2-12
| 155 students
2210 Jake Alexander Blvd N
Salisbury, NC 28147
(704) 636-3002
Salisbury, NC 28147
(704) 636-3002
Grades: NS-12
| 226 students
360 Asheville School Road
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 254-6345
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 254-6345
Grades: 9-12
| 299 students
1615 Greenwood Terrace
Burlington, NC 27215
(336) 228-0296
Burlington, NC 27215
(336) 228-0296
Grades: PK-12
| 424 students
5400 Old Lake Jeanette Road
Greensboro, NC 27455
(336) 288-2007
Greensboro, NC 27455
(336) 288-2007
Grades: NS-8
| 318 students
3900 S College Road
Wilmington, NC 28412
(910) 791-0287
Wilmington, NC 28412
(910) 791-0287
Grades: NS-12
| 789 students
1345 Hendersonville Rd
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 407-4442
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 407-4442
Grades: PK-12
| 583 students
9502 Providence Road
Charlotte, NC 28277
(704) 846-1100
Charlotte, NC 28277
(704) 846-1100
Grades: NS-12
| n/a students
340 E Massachusetts Ave
Southern Pines, NC 28387
(910) 692-3492
Southern Pines, NC 28387
(910) 692-3492
Grades: PK-5
| 214 students
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Special Education School
8500 Sardis Rd
Charlotte, NC 28270
(704) 365-4658
Charlotte, NC 28270
(704) 365-4658
Grades: 1-12
| 276 students
5041 Lawndale Drive
Greensboro, NC 27455
(336) 288-8590
Greensboro, NC 27455
(336) 288-8590
Grades: NS-12
| 985 students
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(Friends)
800-A Quaker Ln
High Point, NC 27262
(336) 886-5516
High Point, NC 27262
(336) 886-5516
Grades: NS-8
| n/a students
1128 New Garden Road
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 299-0964
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 299-0964
Grades: NS-12
| 256 students
2317 Oak Ridge Rd.
Oak Ridge, NC 27310
(336) 515-8040
Oak Ridge, NC 27310
(336) 515-8040
Grades: 7-12
| 120 students
13120 Grand Palisades Pkwy
Charlotte, NC 28278
(704) 583-1825
Charlotte, NC 28278
(704) 583-1825
Grades: PK-8
| 287 students
3400 White Oak Rd
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 782-3331
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 782-3331
Grades: PK-12
| 680 students
601 South Church Street
Winston Salem, NC 27101
(336) 721-2643
Winston Salem, NC 27101
(336) 721-2643
Grades: 9-12
| 70 students
2100 Reynolda Rd
Winston Salem, NC 27106
(336) 722-2777
Winston Salem, NC 27106
(336) 722-2777
Grades: NS-9
| 545 students
2045 N. Old Greensboro Road
High Point, NC 27265
(336) 869-2128
High Point, NC 27265
(336) 869-2128
Grades: PK-12
| n/a students
135 Woodlawn School Loop
Mooresville, NC 28115
(704) 895-8653
Mooresville, NC 28115
(704) 895-8653
Grades: K-12
| 242 students
804-A Winview Dr
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 897-0703
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 897-0703
Grades: PK-8
| 223 students
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(Christian)
301 S. Davidson St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 392-6330
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 392-6330
Grades: PK-8
| 217 students
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All-boys
1004 N. Mangum Street
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 597-7782
Durham, NC 27701
(919) 597-7782
Grades: 5-8
| 61 students
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(Friends)
5814 Camellia Lane
Wilmington, NC 28409
(910) 792-1811
Wilmington, NC 28409
(910) 792-1811
Grades: PK-8
| 188 students
1935 W Cornwallis Rd
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 286-5517
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 286-5517
Grades: NS-5
| 152 students
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Montessori School
299 Andante Lane
Brevard, NC 28712
(828) 885-2555
Brevard, NC 28712
(828) 885-2555
Grades: PK-8
| 138 students
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