By type & area
Catholic Schools in Downtown, West & Southeast Raleigh
3 catholic schools in Downtown, West & Southeast Raleigh, 3 of them on the 2026-27 Direct Payment list. Inside and just outside the Beltline: Cardinal Gibbons and the Cathedral parish school, two Islamic schools near NC State, an Episcopal girls' school, Grace and Wake Christian, and several small specialty programs.
About this data. School facts come from the NCES Private School Survey (2023-24, plus 2021-22 rows for schools that skipped the latest round). The Direct Payment flag comes from matching names, by county and with code, against the NCSEAA Direct Payment Schools table for 2026-27, downloaded October 30, 2026. Schools found only on the state list show a name and town and nothing else. Neither source reports tuition, so ask the school.
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.
| 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 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School 2710 Overbrook Dr, Raleigh 27608 | Catholic | Downtown, West & Southeast Raleigh | K-8 | ✓ Listed | 464 |
| 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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