The Uhuru Academy Education Solutions
P O Box 90654, Columbia, SC 29290From the 2023-24 federal survey, published July 2026
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-12
- Students (K-12)
- 40
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Columbia center
- 8.0 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
- 5
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Alternative
- Boys and girls
- 40% boys, 60% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 25%
- 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
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 8 (6)
- Smallest grade
- 3 grades (1 each)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 3
- Ungraded classes
- 4 students
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 171
- Length of the school day
- 5 hours 45 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 980
- Kindergarten
- Half day, 4 days a week
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against South Carolina
- 9 days shorter than the 180-day median of 271 schools we list
- School day, against South Carolina
- 75 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (274 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 8 here; median 9.5 at 136 SC combined schools
- Size in Richland County
- Larger than 5 of 17 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.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
The Uhuru Academy Education Solutions tuition, and what ESTF pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet
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 Uhuru Academy Education Solutions?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees ESTF pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Education Scholarship Trust Fund; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uasc International Learning Center ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| Sandhills School | 1-12 | 104 | 3 |
| Asbury Kindergarten & Preschool | PreK-K | 11 | 5 |
| Hammond School ✓ | PreK-12 | 944 | 5 |
| Kilbourne Park Baptist Church Weekday Preschool | PreK-K | 16 | 7 |
| St. Joseph School ✓ | PreK-6 | 213 | 7 |
| Heathwood Hall Episcopal School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 7 | |
| Shandon United Methodist Preschool & Kindergarten | PreK-K | 14 | 8 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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