✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-6 22 students 3.1 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Montessori Co-ed
Private schools with pre-K in Charleston, SC
18 in Charleston or within 6 miles. 11 are on the state’s ESTF list. Private schools whose grades start at pre-K (preschool) and go on to kindergarten or above, going by the grade span each school gave the 2023-24 federal survey. Centres that teach only pre-K are not listed.
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 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
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
Oak Grove Montessori
3 mi Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood 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
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
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- Private schools with pre-K in Summerville (17 mi)
- Private schools with pre-K in Beaufort (51 mi)
- Private schools with pre-K in Hilton Head Island (63 mi)
- Private schools with pre-K in Sumter (81 mi)
- Private schools with pre-K in Myrtle Beach (88 mi)
- Private schools with pre-K in Florence (94 mi)
- Private schools with pre-K across South Carolina
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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