Charleston Classical School
PO Box 60697, North Charleston, SC 29419Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-5
- Students (K-12)
- 25
- Students per teacher
- 5.2
- Affiliation
- Other religious
- From North Charleston center
- 4.8 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
- 6
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 48% boys, 52% girls
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- Association of Christian Schools International, Association of Classical and 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
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 14 to 25, up 11
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 1 and grade 2 (6 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 3 and grade 5 (2 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,260
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- 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
- About the median of 7 hours (274 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 5.2 here; median 8.3 at 69 SC elementary schools
- Size in Charleston County
- Larger than 4 of 27 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.
Charleston Classical School tuition, and what ESTF pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $6,500 to $7,000 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 Charleston Classical School?
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Tuition and fees ESTF pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divine Redeemer School | $7,000 | 2026-27 | 2.1 |
| Lowcountry Christian Community School | $6,500 | 2026-27 | 4.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy at El-Shaddai ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Charleston Bilingual Academy ✓ | PreK-7 | 194 | 2 |
| Divine Redeemer School ✓ | PreK-8 | 111 | 2 |
| St. John Catholic School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Owens Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-1 | 20 | 3 |
| Sundrops Montessori - Daniel Island | PreK-K | 7 | 4 |
| Lowcountry Christian Community School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
| North Palm Preparatory ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 5 | |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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