Montessori School of Columbia, Columbia SC: PreK-6 Tuition

Tuition: On the school’s website
Grades: PreK-6
Students (K-12): 89
Students per teacher: 6.6
Affiliation: Nonsectarian
From Columbia center: 6.8 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: 17
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Montessori
Boys and girls: 39% boys, 61% girls
Setting: City

Member of: American Montessori Society

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: 98 to 89, down 9 (9%)
Path: Peaked at 107 in 2021-22, then fell below where it started

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

Largest grade: Grade 1 (17)
Smallest grade: Grade 4 (8)
Average a grade: About 13

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

Students vs county median

Students per teacher: 6.6 here; median 8.3 at 69 SC elementary schools
Size in Richland County: Larger than 10 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.

Montessori School of Columbia tuition, and what ESTF pays

Published tuition: On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)

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

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Shandon United Methodist Preschool & Kindergarten	PreK-K	14	4.2	Methodist	1
St. Joseph School ✓	PreK-6	213	8.2	Roman Catholic	1
Marnie Leads Academy	PreK-K	1	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)	1
Columbia Islamic School ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				2
Opa's Learning Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				2
St. Martin de Porres School ✓	PreK-6	33	7.5	Roman Catholic	2
Kilbourne Park Baptist Church Weekday Preschool	PreK-K	16	12.3	Baptist	2
Peace of Mind & Sunnyside Academy	Not in the federal survey				2

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