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Carolina Friends School

Durham · NC · Private independent · K-12 combined

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How Carolina Friends School compares for families

What families should know about Carolina Friends School.

  • LocallyNC sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Hope Creek Academy, Hope Creek Academy, Trinity School Of Durham & Chapel Hill and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 474 in 2020 to 473 in 2022 — over 2 years.
-0.2%
Why only 2 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -0.1%/year, projecting from 2022's 473 students:

2023
473
2025
472
2027
471

≈ 2 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At tuition per student, the 2 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $32,000/year in tuition at risk.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Hope Creek Academy
Chapel Hill
Private 2.4 51 -17.7%
Hope Creek Academy
Durham
Private 2.4 51 -19.0%
Trinity School Of Durham & Chapel Hill
Durham
Private 2.7 558 +8.3%
East Chapel Hill High
Chapel Hill
Public 3.3 1,419 -3.8%
Emerson Waldorf School
Chapel Hill
Private 3.4 233 +2.6%
Hill Learning Center
Durham
Private 3.6 167 -5.1%
Durham Academy
Durham
Private 3.7 1,196 +0.4%
Cresset Christian Academy
Durham
Private 3.7 146 -23.6%

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