✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust FundGrades PreK-8201 students14.8 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Private schools in Hilton Head Island, SC
5 schools in Hilton Head Island itself and 4 more within 12 miles. 5 of them are on the state’s ESTF list. ESTF pays $7,634 per student for 2026-27.
Order: schools on the official ESTF list first, then nearest. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in Hilton Head Island (5)
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Live Oak Academy
3 mi✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust FundGrades PreK-12402 students9.5 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Grades K-12628 students10.3 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed99% to 4-year college
Grades K-661 students6.1 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (4)
No matching schools.
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust FundGrades PreK-974 students4.8 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Cross Schools
11 mi✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust FundGrades PreK-12480 students24 students per teacherEpiscopalAlternativeCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Heritage Academy
2 miGrades 7-8Under 10 K-12 studentsNonsectarianCo-ed
Hilton Head Island private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Hilton Head Christian Academy, 2.3 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Bluffton (2)
- Students
- about 1,850 in all; the typical school has 402
- Smallest and largest
- Sea Pines Montessori Academy, 61 students; Hilton Head Christian Academy, 628 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.3 typical, 4.8 to 24 across 6 schools
- Programs
- 2 Montessori
- Association members
- 4, most often the American Montessori Society
- To a 4-year college
- 99% of graduates at the typical high school (3 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 2, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in this state
- Catholic1
- Christian, not Catholic2
- Nonsectarian4
- Not in federal survey2
- Pre-K (and up)4
- Elementary (K to 5)6
- Middle (6 to 8)7
- High school (9 to 12)4
- K to 12, one school3
In Hilton Head IslandWithin 12 mi
- 50 to 1492
- 150 to 2991
- 300 to 5992
- 600 or more1
- Hilton Head Island area56%
- All of South Carolina54%
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Program list: South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund schools, list dated September 28, 2026, checked November 2, 2026.
- Award and rules: South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund, official page, read October 7, 2026.
- Tuition for 3 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 5, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Hilton Head Island
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Cross Schools | $15,250 to $18,250 | 2026-27 |
| Hilton Head Christian Academy | $15,350 to $20,500 | 2026-27 |
| Hilton Head Preparatory School | $17,750 to $27,950 | 2026-27 |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
Every verified price in South Carolina, by city and grade.
What South Carolina pays
- Program
- South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund, education savings account
- Award
- $7,634 per student for 2026-27
- Also
- Paid quarterly.
Keep looking
- Private high schools in and around Hilton Head Island (4)
- Private elementary schools in and around Hilton Head Island (6)
- Private middle schools in and around Hilton Head Island (7)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Hilton Head Island (4)
- All schools in Beaufort County
- Private schools in Beaufort (19 mi)
- Private schools in Ridgeland (22 mi)
- The private schools nearest you, by ZIP code or location
- All South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund schools
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