The school at a glance
Covenant Day is a Matthews option for families seeking Christian schooling through high school who need to evaluate the full financial-aid package before deciding. Its tuition includes technology, required trips and retreats, laboratory and elective charges, and most athletic expenses. That makes its headline figure more useful than a tuition-only price that omits those categories. The school accepts both Opportunity and ESA+ and offers its own need-based assistance. North Carolina families must first apply for Opportunity to be considered for school aid. A tuition deposit is credited to the annual bill, so it should not be added twice in a comparison. For a middle-income household, the useful next step is a written award and complete estimate of remaining costs. This is an aid-dependent candidate rather than a promise of a low bill for every applicant.
Aid-based candidate; comparatively inclusive tuition reduces some add-on uncertainty. Full tuition is not a middle-income affordability promise.
PUBLISHED COSTS · 2026-2027
Tuition is the starting point.
| Grade / rate conditions | Published amount |
|---|---|
| JK–K | $15,490 |
| 1–5 | $17,790 |
| 6–8 | $20,490 |
| 9–12 | $22,790 |
Not verified
Grade, family-size, parish, program, and eligibility labels are part of each price. Do not sort or compare an unqualified minimum; family totals and conditional contributions are not individual sticker tuition.
Required fees
- Enrollment deposit
- amount: 1000; currency: USD; notes: Nonrefundable; credited toward tuition, not an additional $1,000 charge.
- Application
- amount: 100; currency: USD; notes: Current admissions page is discussing 2027–28; confirm if applying into 2026–27.
- Admissions testing
- amount: Unknown; currency: USD; notes: External assessment required by grade; charges not published here.
Additional costs to ask about
Not verified. Ask the school for a current written breakdown.
School aid & discounts
- Need-based FACTS aid; NC residents must apply for Opportunity first. $45 aid application. Annual reapplication. Third and later enrolled children: $1,500 discount; qualifying church-member discount $400.
State scholarship participation
- Opportunity Scholarship
- status: school-confirmed; verification: School official source; government directory not independently checked.
- ESA+
- status: school-confirmed; verification: Only explicit school participation counts; a general program link is insufficient.
- notes
- Participation does not guarantee admission, an award, or available funds. Do not assume school-funded aid stacks with a state award.
Deadlines
- new family aid priority
- 2026-02-10 (past); later applications considered, first-round decision not guaranteed
- current family aid documents
- 2026-03-10 (past)
What still needs checking
- Complete optional-cost schedule
- 2027–28 prices and aid calendar
- Family-specific award
CHECK THE ORIGINAL INFORMATION
Sources & verification
- Tuition and Financial Aidtuition, deposit, discounts, state programs
- Financial Aid at Covenant Dayaid process, 2026 deadlines, aid application fee
- School homecity, Christian identity
- Admissions Processapplication charge, testing requirements, Christian family admissions expectations
Checked 2026-10-07. Prices and availability can change. This profile is a researched starting point, not an endorsement or an aid determination.