Daniels Christian Schools, Columbia SC: K-12, 31 Students

Tuition: Not published
Grades: K-12
Students (K-12): 31
Students per teacher: 10.7
Affiliation: Christian (nondenominational)
From Columbia center: 6.9 miles

All school facts and where they come from

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.

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School facts

Teachers: 3
Student body: Coeducational
Boys and girls: 65% boys, 35% girls
Go on to a 4-year college: 50%
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

Enrollment over time

2019-20 to 2023-24: 21 to 31, up 10 (48%)
Path: Held at 21 to 2021-22, then rose

Students by grade, 2023-24

Largest grade: Grade 7 and grade 8 (4 each)
Smallest grade: 3 grades (1 each)
Average a grade, high school included: About 2
Ungraded classes: 1 student

The school year

Days in the school year: 200
Length of the school day: 7 hours
Hours of school a year: about 1,400
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: No
Year, against South Carolina: 20 days longer than the 180-day median of 271 schools we list
School day, against South Carolina: About the median of 7 hours (274 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students vs county median

Students per teacher: 10.7 here; median 9.5 at 136 SC combined schools
Size in Richland County: Larger than 3 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.

Daniels Christian Schools tuition, and what ESTF pays

Published tuition: No verified figure yet

SC

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 Daniels Christian Schools?

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
St. Martin de Porres School ✓	PreK-6	33	7.5	Roman Catholic	1
Center for Learning ✓	PreK-5	72	7.2	Nonsectarian	1
Opa's Learning Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				1
Peace of Mind & Sunnyside Academy	Not in the federal survey				1
Columbia Islamic School ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				2
St. Peters Catholic School	PreK-6	94	9.4	Roman Catholic	2
Marnie Leads Academy	PreK-K	1	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)	2
Jubilee Academy ✓	PreK-4	16	2.7	Christian (nondenominational)	2

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