✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-6 22 students 3.1 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Montessori Co-ed
Private elementary schools in Charleston, SC
25 in Charleston or within 6 miles. 14 are on the state’s ESTF list. Private schools that teach any grade from kindergarten through 5, going by the grade span each school gave the federal survey.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-1 20 students 6.7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-8 163 students 7.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades K-8 61 students 3.9 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-8 231 students 10.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Ashley Hall School
3 mi ✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-12 543 students 6.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-7 194 students 15.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Special program emphasis Co-ed
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-6 37 students 8.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-12 501 students 12.2 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 75% to 4-year college
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-8 221 students 8.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades K-5 25 students 5.2 students per teacher Other religious Co-ed
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades K-8 29 students 9.7 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Nativity School
7 mi ✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-8 91 students 7.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Cathedral Academy
10 mi ✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-12 351 students 12.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 79% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-5 209 students 7.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
The Cooper School
3 mi Grades K-8 153 students 8.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
Oak Grove Montessori
3 mi Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades K-8 300 students 9 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Porter-Gaud School
4 mi Grades 1-12 1,071 students 9.4 students per teacher Episcopal Co-ed 99% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades K-8 246 students 7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-9 66 students 2.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-9 66 students 11 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
On the state’s official list Other private schools
All 25 private elementary schools in Charleston or within 6 miles
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Montessori School ✓ | PreK-6 | 22 | 2 |
| Owens Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-1 | 20 | 2 |
| The Charleston Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 163 | 2 |
| Addlestone Hebrew Academy ✓ | K-8 | 61 | 3 |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 231 | 3 |
| Ashley Hall School ✓ | PreK-12 | 543 | 3 |
| Charleston Bilingual Academy ✓ | PreK-7 | 194 | 4 |
| Charles Towne Montessori School ✓ | PreK-6 | 37 | 4 |
| First Baptist School of Charleston ✓ | PreK-12 | 501 | 4 |
| James Island Christian School ✓ | PreK-8 | 221 | 5 |
| Charleston Classical School ✓ | K-5 | 25 | 5 |
| Adventist Christian Academy of Charleston ✓ | K-8 | 29 | 5 |
| Nativity School ✓ | PreK-8 | 91 | 7 |
| Cathedral Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 351 | 10 |
| Meeting Street Academy | PreK-5 | 209 | 2 |
| The Cooper School | K-8 | 153 | 3 |
| Oak Grove Montessori | PreK-K | 21 | 3 |
| Mason Preparatory School | K-8 | 300 | 4 |
| Porter-Gaud School | 1-12 | 1,071 | 4 |
| Ne Miles Early Childhood Development Center | PreK-K | 2 | 4 |
| Charleston Day School | K-8 | 246 | 4 |
| Sundrops Montessori School | PreK-9 | 66 | 5 |
| Sundrops Montessori Bridge Campus | PreK-9 | 66 | 5 |
| O'Quinn Schools of Porter-Gaud (2 Campuses) | PreK-K | 97 | 6 |
| Sundrops Montessori - Daniel Island | PreK-K | 7 | 6 |
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What South Carolina pays
South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Education savings account
$7,634 per student for 2026-27 Paid quarterly.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 1, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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