1 the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Program Administered by the State Education Assistance Authority 2018-19 Annual Re
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The North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Program Administered by the State Education Assistance Authority 2018-19 Annual Report October 15, 2019 The Opportunity Scholarship Program, established by G.S. § 115C-562.1 et seq., provides scholarships for parents to pay tuition and required fees for their children to attend school in an eligible nonpublic setting. The maximum annual scholarship for the 2018-19 school year was $4,200 ($2,100 maximum per semester per student). The data reported is as of June 30, 2019. The State Education Assistance Authority processed scholarship funding for 9,651 students totaling $37,988,912. Renewal Students 5,681 New Students 3,970 Total 9,651 Grade Level Recipients Kindergarten 1,231 First Grade 1,373 Second Grade 1,116 Third Grade 1,012 Fourth Grade 938 Fifth Grade 794 Sixth Grade 817 Seventh Grade 689 Eighth Grade 553 Ninth Grade 386 Tenth Grade 324 Eleventh Grade 256 Twelfth Grade 162 Total 9,651 Gender Recipients Female 4,759 Male 4,892 Total 9,651 1 Ethnicity Recipients Percentage Hispanic 1,161 12% Not Hispanic 3,520 36% Chose not to answer or N/A 4,970 51% Total 9,651 100% Race Recipients Percentage American Indian or Alaska Native 110 1% Asian 171 2% Black or African American 2,843 29% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific- 7 0.1% Islander Two or more races 380 4% White 4,728 49% Chose not to answer 1,412 15% Total 9,651 100% Local Education Agency in which new students were enrolled prior to receiving the Scholarship Local Education Agency Recipients Alamance-Burlington School System 34 Alexander County Schools 6 Alleghany County Schools 3 Anson County Schools 10 Ashe County Schools 3 Asheboro City Schools 10 Asheville City Schools 6 Beaufort County Schools 13 Bertie County Schools 14 Bladen County Schools 2 Brunswick County Schools 39 Buncombe County Schools System 79 Burke County Public Schools 20 Cabarrus County Schools 33 Caldwell County Schools 1 Camden County Schools 3 Carteret County Public Schools 21 Caswell County Schools 1 Catawba County Schools 23 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 197 Chatham County Schools 7 2 Cherokee County School District 2 Clay County Schools 3 Cleveland County Schools 22 Clinton City Schools 16 Columbus County Schools 8 Craven County Schools 80 Cumberland County Schools 350 Currituck County Schools 10 Dare County Schools 1 Davidson County Schools 33 Davie County Schools 6 Duplin County Schools 22 Durham Public Schools 113 Edenton-Chowan Schools 3 Edgecombe County Public Schools 4 Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools 28 Elkin City Schools 3 Forsyth County Schools 159 Franklin County Schools 7 Gaston County Schools 96 Gates County Schools 4 Graham County Schools 1 Granville County Schools 9 Greene County Schools 8 Guilford County Schools 192 Halifax County Schools 2 Harnett County Schools 44 Haywood County Schools 7 Henderson County Public Schools 26 Hertford County Public Schools 18 Hickory City Schools 10 Hoke County Schools 32 Hyde County Schools 1 Iredell-Statesville Schools 23 Jackson County Schools 4 Johnston County Schools 41 Jones County Schools 1 Kannapolis City Schools 2 Lee County Schools 41 Lenoir County Schools 27 Lexington City Schools 1 Lincoln County Schools 8 Macon County Schools 11 Madison County Schools 12 McDowell County Schools 42 Mitchell County Schools 9 3 Montgomery County Schools 13 Moore County Schools 12 Mooresville Graded School District 2 Mount Airy City Schools 1 Nash-Rocky Mount Schools 24 New Hanover County Schools 39 Newton-Conover City Schools 4 Northampton County Schools 10 Onslow County Schools 140 Orange County Schools 9 Pamlico County Schools 7 Pender County Schools 7 Perquimans County Schools 1 Person County Schools 21 Pitt County Schools 24 Polk County Schools 1 Randolph County Schools 50 Richmond County Schools 20 Robeson County Schools 36 Rockingham County Schools 28 Rowan-Salisbury School System 59 Rutherford County Schools 22 Sampson County Schools 29 Scotland County Schools 13 Stanly County Schools 11 Stokes County Schools 9 Surry County Schools 4 Thomasville City Schools 1 Transylvania County Schools 10 Union County Public Schools 71 Vance County Schools 7 Wake County Public School System 242 Warren County Schools 14 Washington County Schools 4 Watauga County Schools 1 Wayne County Public Schools 57 Whiteville City Schools 4 Wilkes County Schools 27 Wilson County Schools 51 Yancey County Schools 5 Department of Defense School in NC 7 Public charter school in North Carolina 119 Eligibility other than prior public school attendance 687 Renewal students 5,681 Total 9,651 4 Nonpublic schools and the number of Scholarship recipients enrolled Nonpublic School Recipients Scholarship Funds ABC of NC Child Develop. 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Winston Salem 3 $ 8,820 Abundant Life Christian Academy Indian Trail 28 $ 90,140 Academy of Excellence Statesville 1 $ 3,800 Adventist Christian Academy Charlotte 10 $ 42,000 Ahoskie Christian School Ahoskie 23 $ 58,443 Alamance Christian School Graham 34 $ 132,799 Albemarle School Elizabeth City 53 $ 203,040 ALC Mosaic School Charlotte 5 $ 21,000 Al-Huda Academy Durham 29 $ 119,700 Al-Iman School Raleigh 90 $ 370,768 Anchor Baptist Academy Pisgah Forest 2 $ 5,296 An-Noor School Raleigh 16 $ 63,000 Annunciation Catholic School Havelock 50 $ 205,800 Antioch Christian Academy Lumberton 39 $ 142,208 Apostolic Lighthouse Christian School Siler City 4 $ 8,400 Arborbrook Christian Academy Matthews 3 $ 12,600 Asheville Catholic School Asheville 2 $ 8,400 Asheville Christian Academy Swannanoa 23 $ 88,200 Asheville Waldorf School Asheville 27 $ 108,884 Asheville-Pisgah Christian School Candler 28 $ 100,492 Assembly of Faith Christian School Dallas 7 $ 27,300 Back Creek Christian Academy Charlotte 15 $ 63,000 Bailey's Grove Baptist School Asheboro 48 $ 189,000 Bal-Perazim Christian Academy Fayetteville 61 $ 246,750 Benaja Christian Academy Reidsville 2 $ 5,795 Berean Baptist Academy Fayetteville 168 $ 674,309 Berean Christian School Winston-Salem 6 $ 15,423 Berean Junior Academy Charlotte 15 $ 58,837 Bethany Christian School Brevard 20 $ 61,465 Bethany Christian School Thomasville 27 $ 107,140 Bethel Assembly Christian Academy Windsor 15 $ 41,159 Bethel Christian Academy Kinston 52 $ 209,995 Bethel Christian Academy Spruce Pine 42 $ 167,108 Bethesda Christian Academy Durham 30 $ 123,266 Bible Baptist Christian School Matthews 56 $ 226,211 Bishop McGuinness Catholic HS Kernersville 8 $ 33,600 Blessed Sacrament Catholic School Burlington 34 $ 140,700 Blue Ridge Adventist Christian School Waynesville 3 $ 11,573 5 Blue Ridge Christian School Glade Valley 9 $ 33,279 B'nai Shalom Day School Greensboro 2 $ 8,400 Bright Young Minds University Fayetteville 8 $ 27,300 Brisbane Academy Charlotte 14 $ 54,600 Brittain Academy High Point 2 $ 6,300 Brookhaven SDA School Winterville 2 $ 6,865 Brookstone Schools Charlotte 49 $ 205,800 Burlington Christian Academy Burlington 28 $ 110,461 C3 Concord Christian School Concord 18 $ 74,340 Calvary Baptist Church School New Bern 17 $ 56,535 Calvary Christian School King 32 $ 92,924 Calvary Christian School Wilmington 29 $ 113,293 Calvary Day School Winston-Salem 32 $ 134,400 Calvary Education Center Lemon Springs 14 $ 45,648 Cannon School Concord 5 $ 19,800 Canongate Catholic High School Fletcher 1 $ 4,200 Canterbury Classical School Asheville 8 $ 29,470 Canterbury School Greensboro 9 $ 37,800 Cape Fear Academy Wilmington 4 $ 16,800 Cape Fear Christian Academy Erwin 51 $ 204,330 Cardinal Gibbons High School Raleigh 13 $ 54,600 Carmel Christian School Matthews 7 $ 29,400 Carolina Adventist Academy Whiteville 8 $ 30,815 Carolina Baptist Academy Reidsville 29 $ 95,590 Carolina Christian Academy Hayesville 13 $ 22,091 Carolina Christian Academy Sanford 3 $ 12,099 Carolina Christian Academy Thomasville 7 $ 28,881 Carolina Christian School Locust 15 $ 60,900 Cathedral School Raleigh 13 $ 54,600 Charity Christian School Fallston 3 $ 11,340 Charlotte Catholic High School Charlotte 4 $ 14,581 Charlotte Country Day School Charlotte 6 $ 24,610 Charlotte Islamic Academy Charlotte 54 $ 220,500 Charlotte Jewish Day School Charlotte 12 $ 38,225 Charlotte Leadership Academy Charlotte 8 $ 33,200 Chesterbrook Academy of Cary Cary 2 $ 6,300 Chesterbrook Academy-North Raleigh Raleigh 7 $ 26,040 Christ Classical Academy Morganton 12 $ 50,400 Christ Covenant School Winterville 9 $ 35,511 Christ the Cornerstone Academy Laurinburg 13 $ 47,560 Christ the King Catholic High School Huntersville 1 $ 4,200 Christ the King Christian Academy New London 16 $ 43,932 Christian Faith Center Academy Creedmoor 33 $ 120,561 Christian Family Academy Conover 13 $ 53,825 Christian Life Academy Raleigh 8 $ 33,600 Coastal Christian High School Wilmington 10 $ 42,000 6 Columbus Christian Academy Whiteville 51 $ 188,662 Commission Leadership Academy Raleigh 13 $ 43,955 Community Baptist School Reidsville 46 $ 191,650 Community Christian Academy Bessemer City 68 $ 219,092 Community Christian School Wilson 54 $ 221,550 Concord First Assembly Academy Concord 76 $ 318,780 Concordia Christian Day School Conover 18 $ 73,044 Cornerstone Adventist Academy Charlotte 1 $ 4,200 Cornerstone Christian Academy Fayetteville 69 $ 278,807 Cornerstone Christian Academy Statesville 56 $ 215,250 Covenant Day School Matthews 9 $ 33,695 Cramerton Christian Academy Cramerton 45 $ 174,191 Crossroads Christian School of Statesville 14 $ 52,594 Crossroads Christian School Henderson 20 $ 82,939 Crossway Academy Charlotte 1 $ 4,200 Cumberland County Christian High School Raeford 10 $ 34,500 Cumberland County Christian School Fayetteville 26 $ 100,725 Daniel