Cross Schools
495 Buckwalter Pkwy, Bluffton, SC 29910Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $15,250
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 480
- Students per teacher
- 24
- Affiliation
- Episcopal
- From Hilton Head Island center
- 11.1 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
- Tuition
- $15,250 (K to 5, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $7,634
- Left to pay
- about $7,616, before fees
Award $7,634 Left to pay $7,616
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 5, 2026.
- Award: South Carolina ESTF, Education Service Provider Guide 2026-27, read October 9, 2026.
- Lowest listed grade band; fees and aid not included. Change the numbers
School facts
- Teachers
- 20
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Alternative
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 0%
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Association of Episcopal 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
- 320 to 480, up 160 (50%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 2 (54)
- Smallest grade
- Transitional kindergarten and grade 12 (16 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 22; lower grades 39
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 24 here; median 9.5 at 136 SC combined schools
- Size in Beaufort County
- Larger than 11 of 12 other schools we list
- 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.
Cross Schools tuition, and what ESTF pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $15,250
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $15,750
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $18,250
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Cross Schools'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
What would you pay at Cross Schools?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees ESTF pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27).
- Award filled in: the 2026-27 ESTF award for that grade band.
- Change them for your child’s grade.
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- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; whether it still takes Education Scholarship Trust Fund for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Paul II Catholic School | $15,900 to $17,900 | 2026-27 | 6.3 |
| Hilton Head Preparatory School | $17,750 to $27,950 | 2026-27 | 11.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Gregory the Great Catholic School | PreK-6 | 162 | 2 |
| May River Montessori School ✓ | PreK-9 | 74 | 3 |
| John Paul II Catholic School ✓ | 6-12 | 363 | 6 |
| Daufuskie Island Independent School | 7-8 | 4 | 11 |
| Heritage Academy | Not in the federal survey | 12 | |
| Hilton Head Preparatory School ✓ | PreK-12 | 402 | 12 |
| Sea Pines Montessori Academy | K-6 | 61 | 12 |
| St. Francis Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 201 | 12 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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