✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades 7-12 562 students 10.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 99% to 4-year college
Private high schools in Columbia, SC
9 in Columbia or within 6 miles. 7 are on the state’s ESTF list. Private schools that teach grade 9 or above, 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.
Sandhills School
5 mi ✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades 1-12 104 students 4.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Hammond School
6 mi ✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-12 944 students 9.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 97% to 4-year college
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades K-12 31 students 10.7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 50% to 4-year college
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades K-12 58 students 6.7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 75% to 4-year college
Ben Lippen School
10 mi ✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-12 1,105 students 13.7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 95% to 4-year college
Hope Christian Academy
11 mi ✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades 4-12 13 students 3.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-10 66 students 7.3 students per teacher Islamic Co-ed
Grades K-12 40 students 8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed 25% to 4-year college
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- Private high schools in Orangeburg (38 mi)
- Private high schools in Blackville (53 mi)
- Private high schools in Aiken (59 mi)
- Private high schools in Rock Hill (62 mi)
- Private high schools in Florence (64 mi)
- Private high schools 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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