The Carolina Academy
351 N Country Club Rd, Lake City, SC 29560Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $4,400
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 371
- Students per teacher
- 12.9
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- From Kingstree center
- 14.7 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
- 34
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 46% boys, 54% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 75%
- Setting
- Rural
- 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
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 363 to 371, up 8 (2%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 12 (41)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 9 (15)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 29
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,350
- 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
- 30 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (274 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 12.9 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.
The Carolina Academy tuition, and what ESTF pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $4,400
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $5,200
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $5,200
- By grade
- Rates vary within these bands (details below)
- Not on the list
- South Carolina’s workbook also lists schools that are approved but not yet registered to receive payments, and we do not mark those, so ask the school whether it can take ESTF payments now.
Tuition from The Carolina Academy's website, checked October 5, 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
What would you pay at The Carolina Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees ESTF pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Ask the school
- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; whether it takes Education Scholarship Trust Fund; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingstree Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 13 | |
| Williamsburg Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 14 | |
| Williamsburg Kindergarten Daycare | PreK-K | 9 | 15 |
| Pursuit Christian Academy | K-12 | 90 | 18 |
| Florence Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 562 | 19 |
| H B Peoples Learning Center | Not in the federal survey | 19 | |
| Highland Park Kindergarten | PreK-K | 9 | 20 |
| Maranatha Christian School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 21 | |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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