First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest
829 Garlington Rd, Greenville, SC 29615Open, per Google (checked Oct 11, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 397
- Students per teacher
- 7.3
- Affiliation
- Presbyterian
- From Greenville center
- 5.1 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
- 55
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 100%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- Association of Christian Schools International
- 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
- 348 to 397, up 49 (14%)
- Path
- Peaked at 398 in 2021-22
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten and grade 1 (41 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 5 and grade 11 (24 each)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 31
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 178
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 5 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,260
- Kindergarten
- Full day and half day offered, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against South Carolina
- 2 days shorter 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
- 7.3 here; median 9.5 at 136 SC combined schools
- Size in Greenville County
- Larger than 24 of 28 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.
First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest tuition, and what ESTF pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $9,174 to $21,706 a year, published by 3 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 First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees ESTF pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Ask the school
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Christian School | $16,147 to $21,706 | 2026-27 | 1.9 |
| Greenville Classical Academy | $11,500 | 2026-27 | 3.1 |
| Mitchell Road Christian Academy | $9,174 to $12,034 | 2026-27 | 3.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Winds Child Dev. Center and Academy | PreK-K | 3 | 2 |
| Southside Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 1,146 | 2 |
| Primrose School of Simpsonville at Five Forks | PreK-K | 10 | 2 |
| Abiding Peace Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 68 | 3 |
| Greenville Classical Academy | PreK-12 | 293 | 3 |
| Mitchell Road Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 392 | 3 |
| The Goddard School | PreK-1 | 56 | 3 |
| Upstate Faith Montessori Community ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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