St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic School
118 York St. Se, Aiken, SC 29801Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- K-8
- Students (K-12)
- 217
- Students per teacher
- 10.5
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Aiken center
- 2.0 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
- 25
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Charleston, SC
- Boys and girls
- 54% boys, 46% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- 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
- 212 to 217, up 5 (2%)
- Path
- Dipped to 202 in 2021-22, then passed its earlier level
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 5 (32)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (18)
- Average a grade
- About 24
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
- 10.5 here; median 8.3 at 69 SC elementary schools
- Size in Aiken County
- Larger than 8 of 9 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.
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic School tuition, and what ESTF pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
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 | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken's First Baptist Church Preschool | PreK-K | 14 | <1 |
| St. John's Methodist Kindergarten | PreK-K | 16 | <1 |
| First Presbyterian Church Preschool | PreK-K | 12 | <1 |
| Second Baptist Christian Preparatory School | PreK-5 | 23 | <1 |
| Mead Hall Episcopal School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| South Aiken Presbyterian Kindergarten | PreK-K | 8 | 2 |
| South Aiken Baptist Christian School | PreK-12 | 249 | 3 |
| Town Creek Christian Academy | PreK-12 | 105 | 3 |
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