Ridge Christian Academy, Summerville SC: PreK-12 Tuition

Tuition: On the school’s website
Grades: PreK-12
Students (K-12): 169
Students per teacher: 6.1
Affiliation: Baptist
From Summerville center: 4.6 miles

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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: 28
Student body: Coeducational
Boys and girls: 41% boys, 59% girls
Go on to a 4-year college: 10%
Setting: Suburb

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: 106 to 169, up 63 (59%)
Path: Grew in each survey (111 in 2021-22)

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

Largest grade: Grade 3 (20)
Smallest grade: Grade 11 (7)
Across the grades: Classes thin out toward the upper grades
Average a grade, high school included: About 13

The school year

Days in the school year: 175
Length of the school day: 7 hours
Hours of school a year: about 1,230
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person and hybrid
Library or media center: Yes
Year, against South Carolina: 5 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

Students per teacher: 6.1 here; median 9.5 at 136 SC combined schools

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.

Ridge Christian Academy 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
Faith Christian School & Daycare ✓	PreK-12	354	13.7	Assembly of God	2
Bethany Child Development Center	PreK-K	14	5	Methodist	4
Crowfield Academy	PreK-K	9	9	Nonsectarian	4
Summerville Catholic School	PreK-8	222	7.8	Roman Catholic	4
Living Oaks Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				5
Trinity Classical Academy	K-8	122	13	Christian (nondenominational)	5
St. Timothy's Children's Center ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				5
Activate Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				7

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