Private elementary schools in South Carolina (262)

By city

The 40 largest

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Christ Church Episcopal School	Greenville	K-12	1,276	9.1	Episcopal
Southside Christian School ✓	Simpsonville	PreK-12	1,146	11.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Bob Jones Academy ✓	Greenville	PreK-12	1,112	12.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Ben Lippen School ✓	Columbia	PreK-12	1,105	13.7	Christian (nondenominational)
Porter-Gaud School	Charleston	1-12	1,071	9.4	Episcopal
Hammond School ✓	Columbia	PreK-12	944	9.3	Nonsectarian
Wilson Hall ✓	Sumter	PreK-12	737	8.4	Christian (nondenominational)
Northside Christian Academy ✓	Lexington	PreK-12	705	11.3	Baptist
Palmetto Christian Academy ✓	Mount Pleasant	PreK-12	678	11.8	Baptist
Pinewood Preparatory School ✓	Summerville	PreK-12	672	12.4	Nonsectarian
Hilton Head Christian Academy ✓	Hilton Head Island	K-12	628	10.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Christ Our King-Stella Mans School ✓	Mount Pleasant	PreK-8	602	13.1	Roman Catholic
Westminster Catawba Christian School-High	Rock Hill	PreK-12	597	11.2	Presbyterian
Westminster Catawba Christian School ✓	Rock Hill	PreK-12	591	10.6	Presbyterian
Florence Christian School ✓	Florence	PreK-12	562	14.1	Baptist
Ashley Hall School ✓	Charleston	PreK-12	543	6.2	Nonsectarian
Hampton Park Christian School ✓	Greenville	K-12	534	16.3	Baptist
First Baptist School of Charleston ✓	Charleston	PreK-12	501	12.2	Baptist
Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach ✓	Myrtle Beach	K-12	497	10.6	Christian (nondenominational)
Cross Schools ✓	Bluffton	PreK-12	480	24	Episcopal
Thomas Sumter Academy ✓	Rembert	PreK-12	474	10.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Orangeburg Preparatory School	Orangeburg	PreK-12	459	10.5	Nonsectarian
Colleton Preparatory Academy ✓	Walterboro	PreK-12	458	8.9	Nonsectarian
Spartanburg Day School	Spartanburg	PreK-12	455	6.5	Nonsectarian
Pee Dee Academy	Mullins	PreK-12	455	9.7	Christian (nondenominational)
Dillon Christian School ✓	Dillon	PreK-12	427	10.5	Presbyterian
St. John's Christian Academy ✓	Moncks Corner	PreK-12	420	13.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Hilton Head Preparatory School ✓	Hilton Head Island	PreK-12	402	9.5	Nonsectarian
First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest ✓	Greenville	PreK-12	397	7.3	Presbyterian
Oakbrook Preparatory School ✓	Spartanburg	PreK-12	393	5.9	Nonsectarian
Mitchell Road Christian Academy ✓	Greenville	PreK-8	392	13.8	Presbyterian
Calhoun Academy ✓	Saint Matthews	PreK-12	387	12.6	Nonsectarian
The Carolina Academy	Lake City	PreK-12	371	12.9	Baptist
Charleston Collegiate School ✓	Johns Island	PreK-12	363	8.3	Nonsectarian
Faith Christian School & Daycare ✓	Summerville	PreK-12	354	13.7	Assembly of God
Cathedral Academy ✓	Charleston	PreK-12	351	12.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Clarendon Hall School ✓	Summerton	PreK-12	344	12.7	Baptist
Calvary Christian School ✓	Myrtle Beach	PreK-12	330	12	Christian (nondenominational)
The King's Academy ✓	Florence	PreK-12	325	8.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Dorchester Academy ✓	Saint George	PreK-12	324	13.3	Christian (nondenominational)

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What South Carolina pays

SC

South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Education savings account

$7,634 per student for 2026-27 Paid quarterly.

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