Admissions

Tuition and Affordability

When you enroll your child at O’Neal, you join a community where your child will be known, valued, and nurtured. Your child will be taught by a passionate team of educational professionals who strive to know each of their students as individuals. Supported by this personalized partnership, students develop academically and socially to meet their full potential. At O’Neal we cultivate character, critical thinking, physical well-being, creativity, problem-solving abilities, and communication skills which, joined by a rigorous academic program, form the base of our college preparatory institution.

An O’Neal education is an investment in a strong foundation and structure of life-long learning.
 
 
2025-2026 Tuition
Pre-Kindergarten 3 and 4 (Half-Day Program)
$9,180
Pre-Kindergarten 3 and 4 (Full Day Program)
$13,325
Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten
$15,575
Grades 1 through 4
$17,990
Grades 5
$19,350
Grades 6 through 12
$20,990


 
 
 
 

9th Grade Merit Scholarships

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  • The Hannah Marie Bradshaw Scholarship

    The Hannah Marie Bradshaw Scholarship is given in memory of Hannah Marie Bradshaw, whose enthusiasm, curiosity, and spirit of friendship enhanced the character of her O’Neal class. She loved The O’Neal School as a positive place that helped her reach her true potential. The Hannah Marie Bradshaw Scholarship is a $6,000 scholarship given to a rising ninth grader who is not currently an O’Neal student and whose family demonstrates financial need. The scholarship is renewable each year through grade twelve as long as the student’s cumulative grade point average remains at 3.5 (B+) or greater.

  • How to Apply?

    Applications for these two scholarships are highly competitive. Once fully enrolled, applicants must complete and submit a scholarship packet by March 15th. Packets are then reviewed and narrowed down to finalists who are invited to campus for an interview conducted by the Scholarship Committee. After interviews are completed, the Scholarship Committee will select one applicant for each scholarship.

Financial Aid

Our financial aid program is robust, accessible and benefits many families.  Our trustees and administrators prioritize socioeconomic diversity at O’Neal by allocating over $1 million in operational funds per year to need-based financial aid.  More than 30% of students currently attending O’Neal receive financial aid. While O’Neal cannot meet the full need of every student, financial aid can help offset full tuition costs. 

The deadline for returning families to submit financial aid applications is March 15th. For new families, financial aid is based on rolling aid availability (case by case). 

If you have questions, please email financialaid@ONealSchool.org.

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  • More on Financial Aid

    Financial aid is available for Grades K through 12 to O’Neal students who are currently enrolled and to new students to whom enrollment has been offered. The financial aid process is separate from the Admissions process, but we recommend prospective families submit both the admissions application(s) and the financial aid application simultaneously. While admissions applications are submitted per student, financial aid applications are submitted per family. 

    All inquiries and applications for financial aid and knowledge thereof are to be held in the strictest confidence.

    Blackbaud Financial Aid Management is being used. Use School Code: 15345 

    Apply for Financial Aid

Additional Scholarships

The NC Opportunity Scholarship
The NC Opportunity Scholarship is a state-funded program offered through the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA). This income-based scholarship award ranges from $3,360 up to $7,468 per eligible student, per academic year.
For eligibility requirements and to apply, visit www.ncseaa.edu/k12/opportunity

ESA+ Grant (IEP)
This state-funded program is offered through the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA). This grant is offered to children with qualifying disabilities (IEP), awarding funds from $9,000 to $17,000 per academic year, per eligible student.
For eligibility requirements and to apply, visit https://www.ncseaa.edu/k12/esa/

Duskin and Stephens Foundation (DSF) Scholarship
Limited-opportunity offering $9,000 ($3,000 per year for 3 years) to eligible students of military families.
Eligibility Requirements and to apply, visit https://www.duskinandstephens.org/scholarships

Folds of Honor Scholarship
Up to $5,000 is offered to both First Responder and Military-Eligible families.
For eligibility requirements and to apply, visit https://foldsofhonor.org/scholarships/

**Please note, Financial Aid Awards may be adjusted to adhere to Board policy. 

 

Tuition Payment Plan Options

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  • Two-Month Payment Plan

    10% tuition deposit and the required Dewar’s Tuition Refund Premium are due by the date indicated on the enrollment contract. The remaining 90% of tuition is due and payable in two installments, as follows: 45% due July 5 and 45% due November 5.

  • Four-Month Payment Plan

    10% tuition deposit and the required Dewar’s Tuition Refund Premium are due by the date indicated on the enrollment contract. The remaining 90% of tuition is due and payable in four installments, as follows: 22.5% due July 5, 22.5% due September 5, 22.5% due November 5, and 22.5% due January 5. A $300 administrative fee per student is required with this plan and is due with the July payment.

  • Nine-Month Payment Plan

    10% tuition deposit and the required Dewar’s Tuition Refund Premium are due by the date indicated on the enrollment contract. The remaining 90% of tuition is due in equal monthly payments beginning in June and ending in February. A $300 administrative fee per student is required with this plan and is due with the June payment.

  • Full Payment Plan

    100% of the tuition and the optional Dewar’s Tuition Refund Premium are due by the date indicated on the enrollment contract.

The O'Neal School

3300 Airport Road
Southern Pines, NC 28387
Phone: 910.692.6920
The O'Neal School admits students of any race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by law to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by law in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
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