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Private Schools in Zip Code 28601

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At a glance

Schools

1,415

Students

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Ranking:

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School								Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
Johnston Wh Elementary School	Private, Seventh-Day Adventist	K-8	174 23rd St NW	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	(828) 327-4005	22	2	11.0		0 (0.0%)	4 (18.2%)	18 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Hickory Christian Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-12	3260 6th St Dr NW	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	(828) 324-5405	541	70	7.5		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Hickory Day School	Private, Nonsectarian	K-8	2535 21st Ave NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	(828) 256-9492
St Stephen Lutheran School	Private, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	PK, KG-8	2304 Springs Rd NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	(828) 256-2166	232	13	13.9		168 (72.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (3.0%)
Cornerstone Christian Academy	Private, Baptist	3-11	231 3rd Ave NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	(828) 781-2227	29	7	4.3		23 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (13.8%)
University Christian High School	Private, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	9-12	629 8th St NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	(828) 855-2995	151	14	10.4		130 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.6%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)
Tabernacle Christian School	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-12	1225 29th Ave Dr NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	(828) 324-9936	440	30	13.1		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)

Cities Near Zip Code 28601

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hickory	0.49 mi	17	200^th
Conover	3.23 mi	5	293^rd
Taylorsville	5.81 mi	9	188^th
Hildebran	6.29 mi	1	216^th
Granite Falls	7.1 mi	6	184^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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