Carolina Day School
Asheville · NC · Private independent · K-12 combined
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- Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Carolina Day School publishes where its graduates go (Class of 2025): 97 colleges, including Dartmouth College*, Duke University*, Emory & Henry College*, Emory University*.
- Worth asking admissions: the school profile. Reach doesn't yet show this school's SAT/ACT or AP results. Every private school produces a counselor's "school profile" for colleges, and most post it online — ask admissions for it. How a school answers says as much as the numbers.
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Where graduates go — as published by the school
Carolina Day School publishes the colleges its graduates attend (Class of 2025): 97 colleges. See the full list ↓
Their published college list
Colleges the school lists for its graduates (Class of 2025)
Carolina Day School publishes a list of colleges for its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 97 colleges, in the document's own order.
Ivy+ and most selective · 3
Dartmouth College* · Duke University* · Princeton University*
University of California · 3
University of California San Diego · University of California Santa Barbara · University of California Santa Cruz
Cal State · 1
Out of state · 83
American University* · Appalachian State University · Auburn University* · Barnard College* · Belmont University* · Berry College · Case Western Reserve University* · Centre College · Clemson University* · Coastal Carolina University · College of Charleston · College of the Atlantic · Colorado College* · Colorado Mountain College · and 69 more below
Not matched to a college page · 7
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College* · Brevard College* · Champlain College* · East Tennessee State University* · Eckerd College* · University of St. Thomas* · Western Carolina University*
Is my kid's college on this list?
The school down the road: Christ School
| College | Carolina Day School | Christ School |
|---|---|---|
| Boston University | — | ✓ named |
| Brown University | — | ✓ named |
| Carnegie Mellon University | — | ✓ named |
| Columbia University | — | ✓ named |
| Cornell University | — | ✓ named |
| Dartmouth College* | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Duke University* | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Emory University* | ✓ named | — |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | — | ✓ named |
| Harvard University | — | ✓ named |
| New York University* | ✓ named | ✓ named |
| Northeastern University | ✓ named | ✓ named |
Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.
All 97 colleges, as the document prints them
and 67 more
These are the colleges the school published for its graduates.
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Independently verified As published by Carolina Day School — Congratulations, CDS Class of 2025! (College Acceptances) ↗. Found at: Academics > Upper School > Matriculation > "meet the class of 2025" sub-page.
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How Carolina Day School compares for families
What families should know about Carolina Day 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: Asheville School, The Goodale School, Odyssey Community School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $11,655/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
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 -2.8%/year, projecting from 2022's 566 students:
≈ 74 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 74 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $1,184,000/year in tuition at risk.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville School Asheville |
Private | 5.9 | 296 | +1.0% |
| The Goodale School Asheville |
Private | 6.3 | 7 | — |
| Odyssey Community School Asheville |
Private | 6.3 | 141 | +33.0% |
| Timbersong Academy - Bat Cave Hendersonville |
Private | 12.3 | 6 | — |
| Timbersong Academy Weaverville |
Private | 15.5 | 28 | — |
| Christ School Arden |
Private | 4.8 | 294 | +3.5% |
| Canterbury Classical School Asheville |
Private | 5.0 | 123 | +68.5% |
| Temple Baptist School Asheville |
Private | 5.5 | 171 | +19.6% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantCarolina Day School is a private high school in Asheville, NC, enrolling 566 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.
Enrollment is down 11% from 2018 to 2022.
Carolina Day School publishes a list of colleges its graduates attend for the Class of 2025: 97 colleges. Source: Congratulations, CDS Class of 2025! (College Acceptances).
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
Where do Carolina Day School graduates go to college? Carolina Day School publishes a list of colleges its graduates attend for the Class of 2025: 97 colleges. Source: Congratulations, CDS Class of 2025! (College Acceptances).
How many students attend Carolina Day School? Carolina Day School is a private high school in Asheville, NC, enrolling 566 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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