Barnwell Christian School
5675 Sc Hwy 70, Blackville, SC 29817Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 1-12
- Students (K-12)
- 53
- Students per teacher
- 7.6
- Affiliation
- Mennonite
- From Blackville center
- 5.1 miles
Can you use ESTF here?
Not on the ESTF list we read
- About the list
- How the ESTF list works
- Applying
- Closed for 2026-27. For 2027-28, renewals and siblings of current students apply first (that window opens November 1), new priority applicants follow from January 15, and other eligible students after that. Join the waitlist to hear the exact dates.
Source: ESTF official source, dated September 28, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 7
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 64% boys, 36% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 17%
- Setting
- Rural
- Member of
- American Association of Christian Schools
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 57 to 53, down 4 (7%)
- Path
- Held at 57 to 2021-22, then fell
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 1 (9)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 6 and grade 12 (1 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 3; lower grades 5
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,170
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against South Carolina
- Same as the median of the 271 private schools we list
- School day, against South Carolina
- 30 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (274 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 7.6 here; median 9.5 at 136 SC combined schools
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Barnwell Christian School tuition, and what ESTF pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet
South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Education savings account
- Award
- $7,634 per student for 2026-27
- How it varies
- Paid quarterly.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 7, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Davis Academy | PreK-12 | 249 | 5 |
| Calvary Fellowship Mennonite | 1-12 | 29 | 8 |
| Winfield Heights Christian Kindergarten ✓ | PreK-K | 16 | 11 |
| Andrew Jackson Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 266 | 16 |
| Moriah Christian Academy | 1-11 | 11 | 18 |
| North Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 26 | |
| Wesley Christian School | PreK-12 | 38 | 28 |
| First Southern Methodist Church & Wesley Christian School | PreK-12 | 38 | 28 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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