✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-5 47 students 4.3 students per teacher Jewish Alternative Co-ed
Private schools with pre-K in Columbia, SC
17 in Columbia or within 6 miles. 8 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-6 255 students 11.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Center for Learning
6 mi ✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-5 72 students 7.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
St. Joseph School
6 mi ✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-6 213 students 8.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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 PreK-6 33 students 7.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-6 94 students 9.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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
Grades PreK-10 66 students 7.3 students per teacher Islamic Co-ed
Harmony School
4 mi Grades PreK-3 10 students 3.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Jubilee Academy
5 mi Grades PreK-4 16 students 2.7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Baptist Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Methodist Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Methodist Early childhood Co-ed
Marnie Leads Academy
6 mi Grades PreK-K Christian (nondenominational) Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-6 89 students 6.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
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- Private schools with pre-K in Rock Hill (62 mi)
- Private schools with pre-K in Florence (64 mi)
- Private schools with pre-K in Summerville (83 mi)
- Private schools with pre-K in Spartanburg (85 mi)
- Private schools with pre-K in Simpsonville (90 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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