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Catholic Schools in the Triangle

Parish schools of the Diocese of Raleigh, Cardinal Gibbons High, the lay-run St. Thomas More Academy and Cristo Rey's work-study high school in Durham.

Funding note: Every Catholic K-12 school in our federal data for these four counties was on the 2026-27 Direct Payment list, so the Opportunity Scholarship and ESA+ can be paid to each of them.

Schools listed here

On the 2026-27 Direct Payment list

5,954

Students in the federal survey

Offer pre-K

Go through grade 12

$7,148

2026-27 Tier 2 award, the band most two-income households fall in

By area

Catholic Schools in Downtown, West & Southeast Raleigh

3 schools · 3 on the Direct Payment list

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Catholic Schools in Cary, Apex & Morrisville

3 schools · 2 on the Direct Payment list

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Catholic Schools in North Raleigh

3 schools · 3 on the Direct Payment list

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All 13 catholic schools

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School	Affiliation	Area	Grades	Direct Payment 2026-27	Students (federal survey)
Cardinal Gibbons High School 1401 Edwards Mill Rd, Raleigh 27607	Catholic	Downtown, West & Southeast Raleigh	9-12	✓ Listed	1,590
Cathedral School 204 Hillsborough St, Raleigh 27603	Catholic	Downtown, West & Southeast Raleigh	PK-8	✓ Listed	223
Cristo Rey Research Triangle High School 334 Blackwell St Ste 100, Durham 27701	Catholic	Durham	9-11	✓ Listed	219
Immaculata Catholic School 721 Burch Ave, Durham 27701	Catholic	Durham	PK-8	✓ Listed	466
Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School 2710 Overbrook Dr, Raleigh 27608	Catholic	Downtown, West & Southeast Raleigh	K-8	✓ Listed	464
St. Andrew's Early Childhood Center 3008 Old Raleigh Rd, Apex 27502	Catholic	Cary, Apex & Morrisville	PK-K	Not listed	16
St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School 520 W Holding Ave, Wake Forest 27587	Catholic	Wake Forest, Rolesville, Knightdale & Zebulon	PK-8	✓ Listed	237
St. Mary Magdalene Catholic School 625 Magdala Pl, Apex 27502	Catholic	Cary, Apex & Morrisville	PK-8	✓ Listed	543
St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School 810 High House Rd, Cary 27513	Catholic	Cary, Apex & Morrisville	PK-8	✓ Listed	476
St. Raphael Catholic School 5815 Falls Of Neuse Rd, Raleigh 27609	Catholic	North Raleigh	K-8	✓ Listed	458
St. Thomas More Academy 3109 Spring Forest Rd, Raleigh 27616	Catholic	North Raleigh	6-11	✓ Listed	243
St. Thomas More Catholic School 920 Carmichael St, Chapel Hill 27514	Catholic	Chapel Hill, Carrboro & Hillsborough	PK-8	✓ Listed	351
The Franciscan School 10000 Saint Francis Dr, Raleigh 27613	Catholic	North Raleigh	K-8	✓ Listed	668

A ✓ on the Direct Payment column tells you	It does not tell you
NCSEAA can send Opportunity Scholarship and ESA+ money to this school for 2026-27	That a seat is open or that your child will be admitted
The award goes to required tuition and fees, up to your tier amount	That the award will cover the full bill
The school accepted NCSEAA's testing and audit rules for scholarship students	Whether the school is accredited, which the state table does not show

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