Cary Academy
Cary · NC · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Accelerator School Llc → Scholars Academy Gifted And Artistically Elite → Learn With The Best School, Inc. → Mariposa School → Montessori School Of Raleigh → The Trilogy School → The Fletcher Academy → Ravenscroft School →How Cary Academy compares for families
What families should know about Cary Academy.
- ▸ 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: Accelerator School Llc, Scholars Academy Gifted And Artistically Elite, Learn With The Best School, Inc. and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Your state's public flagship
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.
Their published matriculation list
Where their graduates enrolled
Cary Academy publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 113 colleges, in the document's own order.
Years, as the document states them
2023-2025
and 83 more
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by Cary Academy — College Matriculation 2023-2025 (3-year matriculation list, hyperlinked from the official School Profile 2025-2026 PDF) ↗. Found at: single page, colleges grouped into 3 attendance tiers.
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 +0.6%/year, projecting from 2022's 784 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At tuition per student, the 26 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $416,000/year in tuition upside.
Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerator School Llc Morrisville |
Private | 3.1 | 48 | — |
| Scholars Academy Gifted And Artistically Elite Albemarle |
Private | 3.3 | 35 | — |
| Learn With The Best School, Inc. Raleigh |
Private | 4.2 | 41 | — |
| Mariposa School Cary |
Private | 6.0 | 21 | — |
| Montessori School Of Raleigh Raleigh |
Private | 7.2 | 228 | — |
| The Trilogy School Raleigh |
Private | 7.7 | 54 | -15.6% |
| The Fletcher Academy Raleigh |
Private | 8.1 | 159 | +31.4% |
| Ravenscroft School Raleigh |
Private | 8.9 | 1,197 | +6.3% |