Cardinal Newman School
2945 Alpine Rd, Columbia, SC 29223Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- From $17,390
- Grades
- 7-12
- Students (K-12)
- 562
- Students per teacher
- 10.6
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Columbia center
- 2.6 miles
Can you use ESTF here?
✓ On the official South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund list
- State list
- Includes this school
- 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: the official list, dated September 28, 2026.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Tuition verified for an unstated year; the 2026-27 award is subtracted only from a 2026-27 price. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 54
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Charleston, SC
- Boys and girls
- 54% boys, 46% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 99%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- 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
- 591 to 562, down 29 (5%)
- Path
- Dipped to 495 in 2021-22, then recovered part of the way
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 8 (106)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 11 (87)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 94
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,260
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person and virtual
- 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
- About the median of 7 hours (274 schools we list)
How it compares
- Size in Richland County
- Larger than 15 of 17 other schools we list
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.
Cardinal Newman School tuition, and what ESTF pays
- Grades 6 to 8
- $17,390
- Grades 9 to 12
- $19,060
Tuition from Cardinal Newman School's website, checked October 5, 2026.
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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Tuition and fees ESTF pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upward Learning Center ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Education Express ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Mission Hope Foundation | PreK-10 | 66 | 2 |
| St. John Newmann Catholic School ✓ | PreK-6 | 255 | 2 |
| The Christian Village Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Bright New Beginnings Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Rhema Christian School | Not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Cutler Jewish Day School ✓ | PreK-5 | 47 | 4 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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