Private Schools

Private Schools in Wilmington, North Carolina

15 private schools in Wilmington, North Carolina with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 3,502 students: 1 Catholic, 6 other religious and 8 nonsectarian. 7 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

Median students per teacher

7.9

Private schools in Wilmington, North Carolina

Largest first. Students per teacher is the school’s own report.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Wilmington Christian Academy	PK–12	825	17.5	Baptist
Cape Fear Academy	PK–12	709	10.1	Nonsectarian
St Mark Catholic School	PK–8	478	16.4	Catholic
Myrtle Grove Christian School	PK–8	379	16.6	Christian
Coastal Christian High School	9–12	294	7.6	Christian
Providence Preparatory AcademySpecial program	K–12	141	12.7	Christian
Friends School of Wilmington	PK–8	137	7.9	Friends
New Horizons Elementary School	K–5	99	6.1	Nonsectarian
Wilmington Academy of Arts & SciencesSpecial program	4–8	88	14	Nonsectarian
Calvary Christian School	PK–12	81	6	Baptist
Hill School of WilmingtonSpecial education	1–8	65	5.6	Nonsectarian
Peace Rose MontessoriMontessori	PK–8	59	4.4	Nonsectarian
Peace Rose Montessori SchoolMontessori	PK–8	57	4.8	Nonsectarian
Waterview Learning Academy	6–12	47	6.2	Nonsectarian
Southeastern Autism AcademySpecial education	2–12	43	14.3	Nonsectarian

Getting in, and keeping up

Private school entrance exams: format, scoring, and dates for the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT.
NC EOG practice tests and score levels, the test public schools in North Carolina give.
Using a 529 plan for K-12 tuition and tutoring in North Carolina.
Colleges in North Carolina, for families already looking ahead.

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Wilmington, North Carolina?

15 private schools in Wilmington, North Carolina with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe Survey. Schools that did not answer are not counted, so the real number is higher.

What is the largest private school in Wilmington, North Carolina?

Among schools that answered the survey, Wilmington Christian Academy in Wilmington is the largest, with 825 students in grades PK–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Wilmington, North Carolina?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Wilmington, North Carolina has 7.9 students per teacher and 99 students in total.

Do private schools require an entrance exam?

Many independent schools ask for the ISEE or SSAT, and many Catholic high schools use the HSPT. Each school sets its own rule, so check the admissions page of every school on your list.

Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2023-24 public-use data file, National Center for Education Statistics. Schools that answered the survey and enrolled at least 30 students. Amish schools are left out. Schools report their own figures, and a school that did not answer the survey does not appear.