Best Skills Academy
28 Bolt St., Greenville, SC 29605Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- 6-8
- Students (K-12)
- Fewer than 10
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Greenville center
- 2.7 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
- 3
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Setting
- City
- 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
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, virtual and hybrid
- 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
- Size in Greenville County
- Tied for smallest of 29
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Best Skills Academy tuition, and what ESTF pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $7,500 to $10,400 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
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
What would you pay at Best Skills Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees ESTF pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Education Scholarship Trust Fund; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veritas Preparatory School | $7,500 to $10,000 | 2026-27 | 1.4 |
| St. Marys Catholic School | $10,400 | 2026-27 | 1.4 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upstate Montessori Academy | PreK-5 | 45 | <1 |
| St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School ✓ | PreK-5 | 97 | 1 |
| Veritas Preparatory School | K-12 | 311 | 1 |
| First Presbyterian Academy Downtown | K-1 | 10 | 1 |
| Westminster Weekday School | PreK-K | 10 | 1 |
| St. Marys Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 271 | 1 |
| First Baptist Day School | PreK-K | 10 | 2 |
| Einstein Academy | 3-7 | 9 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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