The King's Academy
1015 S Ebenezer Rd, Florence, SC 29501Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $8,712
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 325
- Students per teacher
- 8.8
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Florence center
- 3.7 miles
Can you use ESTF here?
✓ On the official South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund list
- State list
- Includes this school
- 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: the official list, dated September 28, 2026.
What you would pay here
- Tuition
- $8,712 (K to 5, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $7,634
- Left to pay
- about $1,078, before fees
Award $7,634 Left to pay $1,078
- Tuition: the school’s tuition sheet, checked October 6, 2026.
- Award: South Carolina ESTF, Education Service Provider Guide 2026-27, read October 9, 2026.
- Lowest listed grade band; fees and aid not included. Change the numbers
School facts
- Teachers
- 39
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 52% boys, 48% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 95%
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- Association of Christian Schools International
- 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
- 286 to 325, up 39 (14%)
- Path
- Dipped to 279 in 2021-22, then passed its earlier level
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 8 (38)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 4 (16)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 25
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 178
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 50 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,220
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against South Carolina
- 2 days shorter than the 180-day median of 271 schools we list
- School day, against South Carolina
- 10 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (274 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 8.8 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 King's Academy tuition, and what ESTF pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $8,712
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $8,988
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $8,988
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from The King's Academy's tuition sheet, checked October 6, 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 King's Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees ESTF pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27).
- Award filled in: the 2026-27 ESTF award for that grade band.
- Change them for your child’s grade.
- Ask the school
- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; whether it still takes Education Scholarship Trust Fund for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
The King's Academy admissions
- Applications opened
- February 10, 2026
- Deadline
- Not given on the admissions page we checked
Source: school website, checked October 6, 2026. Dates can change, so confirm them with the admissions office. Other schools' application deadlines.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maranatha Christian School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| St. Anthony Catholic School | PreK-8 | 109 | 2 |
| All Saints' Episcopal Day School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
| Highland Park Kindergarten | PreK-K | 9 | 4 |
| Calvary Baptist Kindergarten | PreK-K | 11 | 4 |
| Montessori School of Florence | PreK-6 | 90 | 5 |
| Florence Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 562 | 5 |
| H B Peoples Learning Center | Not in the federal survey | 6 | |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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