Thomas Heyward Academy
1727 Malphrus Rd, Ridgeland, SC 29936Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $7,500
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 256
- Students per teacher
- 13.8
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Ridgeland center
- 5.5 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
- $7,500 (K to 5, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $7,634
- Left to pay
- about $0: the award covers the full listed price, before fees
Award $7,634 Left to pay $0
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 1, 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
- 20
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 54% boys, 46% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 73%
- 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 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 8 (25)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 7 (11)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 20
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 176
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,140
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against South Carolina
- 4 days shorter than the 180-day median of 271 schools we list
- School day, against South Carolina
- 30 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (274 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 13.8 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.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Thomas Heyward Academy tuition, and what ESTF pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $7,500
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $7,500
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $7,500
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Thomas Heyward Academy's website, checked October 1, 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 Thomas Heyward 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.
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- 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
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Paul II Catholic School | $15,900 to $17,900 | 2026-27 | 11.8 |
| Cross Schools | $15,250 to $18,250 | 2026-27 | 17.8 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Step of Faith Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 188 | 2 |
| Legacy Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 147 | 4 |
| John Paul II Catholic School ✓ | 6-12 | 363 | 12 |
| Agape Christian Academy | K-12 | 42 | 16 |
| St. Gregory the Great Catholic School | PreK-6 | 162 | 16 |
| Beaufort Christian School ✓ | PreK-11 | 33 | 17 |
| Cross Schools ✓ | PreK-12 | 480 | 18 |
| Holy Trinity Classical Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 308 | 19 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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