The Carolina Academy, Lake City, SC

The Carolina Academy is a Baptist private school in Lake City, SC teaching grades PreK-12. It reported 371 students and about 12.9 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey.

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Schools marked here appear as in-person independent schools on the approved-provider workbook published by the South Carolina Department of Education, dated September 3, 2026.Official ESTF source.

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School facts

Grades: PreK-12
Students: 371
Teachers: 34
Students per teacher: 12.9
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Regular
Affiliation: Baptist
Go on to a 4-year college: 75%
Setting: Rural

These are the numbers the school gave the U.S. Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year, published in July 2026. Enrollment and staffing move every year, so ask the school for today’s figures. Where this comes from. Something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.

What South Carolina pays, and what that leaves you

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South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Education savings account

$7,634 per student for 2026-27 Paid quarterly.

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Williamsburg Kindergarten Daycare	PreK-K	9	4.5	Presbyterian	15
Pursuit Christian Academy	K-12	90	9.9	Baptist	18
Pursuit Christian Academy (Formerly Faith Christia	PreK-12	89	9.6	Baptist	18
Florence Christian School ✓	PreK-12	562	14.1	Baptist	19
H B Peoples Learning Center ✓					19
Highland Park Kindergarten	PreK-K	9	5	Methodist	20

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