For the 2025 school year, there are 27 private preschools belonging to Southern Association of Independent Schools serving 9,140 students in North Carolina. You can also find more schools membership associations in North Carolina.
The top ranked private preschools belonging to Southern Association of Independent Schools in North Carolina include Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill, Greensboro Day School, and Cape Fear Academy.
The average tuition cost is $19,379, which is higher than the North Carolina private preschool average tuition cost of $11,931.
Top Ranked Private Preschools Belonging to Southern Association of Independent Schools in North Carolina (2025)
School
Location
Quick Facts
2856 Horse Pen Creek Rd
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 668-0119
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 668-0119
Gr: NS-9 | 274 students Avg. class size: 19 students Sports: 5 Tuition listed
1141 Raleigh School Drive
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 546-0788
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 546-0788
Gr: NS-5 | 404 students Avg. class size: 22 students Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition listed
4011 Pickett Road
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 402-8262
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 402-8262
Gr: PK-12 | 622 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 20 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
2210 Jake Alexander Blvd N
Salisbury, NC 28147
(704) 636-3002
Salisbury, NC 28147
(704) 636-3002
Gr: NS-12 | 240 students Avg. class size: 22 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 2 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
1615 Greenwood Terrace
Burlington, NC 27215
(336) 228-0296
Burlington, NC 27215
(336) 228-0296
Gr: PK-12 | 424 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 10 Tuition listed
5400 Old Lake Jeanette Road
Greensboro, NC 27455
(336) 288-2007
Greensboro, NC 27455
(336) 288-2007
Gr: NS-8 | 318 students Avg. class size: 17 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 10 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
3900 S College Road
Wilmington, NC 28412
(910) 791-0287
Wilmington, NC 28412
(910) 791-0287
Gr: NS-12 | 800 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 38 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
1345 Hendersonville Rd
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 407-4442
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 407-4442
Gr: PK-12 | 583 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
9502 Providence Road
Charlotte, NC 28277
(704) 846-1100
Charlotte, NC 28277
(704) 846-1100
Gr: NS-12 Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 17 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
750 Jetton Street
Davidson, NC 28036
(704) 237-5200
Davidson, NC 28036
(704) 237-5200
Gr: PK-12 | 572 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 16 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
3716 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 416-9420
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 416-9420
Gr: PK-8 | 497 students Avg. class size: 22 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition listed
340 E Massachusetts Ave
Southern Pines, NC 28387
(910) 692-3492
Southern Pines, NC 28387
(910) 692-3492
Gr: PK-5 | 214 students Avg. class size: 14 students Tuition listed
5041 Lawndale Drive
Greensboro, NC 27455
(336) 288-8590
Greensboro, NC 27455
(336) 288-8590
Gr: NS-12 | 985 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 19 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
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(Friends)
800-A Quaker Ln
High Point, NC 27262
(336) 886-5516
High Point, NC 27262
(336) 886-5516
Gr: NS-8 Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
1128 New Garden Road
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 299-0964
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 299-0964
Gr: NS-12 | 256 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
13120 Grand Palisades Pkwy
Charlotte, NC 28278
(704) 583-1825
Charlotte, NC 28278
(704) 583-1825
Gr: PK-8 | 287 students Avg. class size: 17 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition listed
3400 White Oak Rd
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 782-3331
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 782-3331
Gr: PK-12 | 680 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 11 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
2100 Reynolda Rd
Winston Salem, NC 27106
(336) 722-2777
Winston Salem, NC 27106
(336) 722-2777
Gr: NS-9 | 545 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition listed
4911 Neal Rd
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 383-8800
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 383-8800
Gr: PK-8 | 337 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 8 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
2045 N. Old Greensboro Road
High Point, NC 27265
(336) 869-2128
High Point, NC 27265
(336) 869-2128
Gr: PK-12 Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 2 Tuition listed
804-A Winview Dr
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 897-0703
Greensboro, NC 27410
(336) 897-0703
Gr: PK-8 | 223 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
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(Christian)
301 S. Davidson St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 392-6330
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 392-6330
Gr: PK-8 | 264 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 6 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
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(Friends)
5814 Camellia Lane
Wilmington, NC 28409
(910) 792-1811
Wilmington, NC 28409
(910) 792-1811
Gr: PK-8 | 188 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 8 Tuition listed
Hobgood Academy
(1)
201 S Beech St
Hobgood, NC 27843
(252) 826-4116
Hobgood, NC 27843
(252) 826-4116
Gr: PK-12 | 36 students Avg. class size: 6 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
1935 W Cornwallis Rd
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 286-5517
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 286-5517
Gr: NS-5 | 152 students Tuition listed
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Montessori School
299 Andante Lane
Brevard, NC 28712
(828) 885-2555
Brevard, NC 28712
(828) 885-2555
Gr: PK-8 | 138 students Avg. class size: 20 students Tuition listed
Omni Montessori School
Montessori School
9536 Blakeney Heath Rd
Charlotte, NC 28277
(704) 541-1326
Charlotte, NC 28277
(704) 541-1326
Gr: PK-9 | 206 students Avg. class size: 25 students Sports: 3 Tuition listed
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