Mission Hope Foundation, Columbia SC: PreK-10, 66 Students

Tuition: Not published
Grades: PreK-10
Students (K-12): 66
Students per teacher: 7.3
Affiliation: Islamic
From Columbia center: 2.4 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: 9
Student body: Coeducational
Boys and girls: 48% boys, 52% girls
Setting: Suburb

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: 87 to 66, down 21 (24%)
Path: Dipped to 58 in 2021-22, then recovered part of the way

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

Largest grade: Grade 2 (11)
Smallest grade: Grade 9 and grade 10 (2 each)
Across the grades: Classes thin out toward the upper grades
High school grades: Average 2; lower grades 7

The school year

Days in the school year: 180
Length of the school day: 6 hours
Hours of school a year: about 1,080
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: 60 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (274 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students vs county median

Students per teacher: 7.3 here; median 9.5 at 136 SC combined schools
Size in Richland County: Larger than 8 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.

Mission Hope Foundation tuition, and what ESTF pays

Published tuition: No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website

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 Mission Hope Foundation?

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Upward Learning Center ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				1
Bright New Beginnings Christian Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				1
Cardinal Newman School ✓	7-12	562	10.6	Roman Catholic	2
Cutler Jewish Day School ✓	PreK-5	47	4.3	Jewish	2
Harmony School	PreK-3	10	3.3	Nonsectarian	3
Jubilee Academy ✓	PreK-4	16	2.7	Christian (nondenominational)	3
Bridges School at the Therapy Place ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				3
Education Express ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				3

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