Cathedral Academy
2 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
Private schools with kindergarten in North Charleston, SC
25 in North Charleston or within 12 miles. 17 are on the state’s ESTF list. Private schools that teach kindergarten, going by the grade span each school gave the 2023-24 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.
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-12 41 students 7.6 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-8 111 students 9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades K-5 25 students 5.2 students per teacher Other religious Co-ed
✓ 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-1 20 students 6.7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades K-8 61 students 3.9 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-6 22 students 3.1 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Montessori Co-ed
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-12 354 students 13.7 students per teacher Assembly of God Co-ed
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades K-8 29 students 9.7 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-12 169 students 6.1 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 10% to 4-year college
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-8 222 students 7.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades K-8 122 students 13 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) 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-8 231 students 10.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-8 163 students 7.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Ashley Hall School
11 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
Grades PreK-12 227 students 9.9 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
Crowfield Academy
6 mi Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Methodist Early childhood Co-ed
The Cooper School
10 mi Grades K-8 153 students 8.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
Meeting Street Academy
10 mi Grades PreK-5 209 students 7.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Oak Grove Montessori
11 mi Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
On the state’s official list Other private schools
All 25 private schools with kindergarten in North Charleston or within 12 miles
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 351 | 2 |
| Riverpointe Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 41 | 2 |
| Divine Redeemer School ✓ | PreK-8 | 111 | 3 |
| Charleston Classical School ✓ | K-5 | 25 | 5 |
| Charleston Bilingual Academy ✓ | PreK-7 | 194 | 5 |
| Owens Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-1 | 20 | 7 |
| Addlestone Hebrew Academy ✓ | K-8 | 61 | 8 |
| Trinity Montessori School ✓ | PreK-6 | 22 | 8 |
| Faith Christian School & Daycare ✓ | PreK-12 | 354 | 8 |
| Adventist Christian Academy of Charleston ✓ | K-8 | 29 | 9 |
| Ridge Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 169 | 9 |
| Summerville Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 222 | 9 |
| Trinity Classical Academy ✓ | K-8 | 122 | 10 |
| Charles Towne Montessori School ✓ | PreK-6 | 37 | 10 |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 231 | 11 |
| The Charleston Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 163 | 11 |
| Ashley Hall School ✓ | PreK-12 | 543 | 11 |
| Northside Christian School | PreK-12 | 227 | 2 |
| Crowfield Academy | PreK-K | 9 | 6 |
| Sundrops Montessori - Daniel Island | PreK-K | 7 | 9 |
| Bethany Child Development Center | PreK-K | 14 | 10 |
| The Cooper School | K-8 | 153 | 10 |
| Meeting Street Academy | PreK-5 | 209 | 10 |
| Oak Grove Montessori | PreK-K | 21 | 11 |
| Mason Preparatory School | K-8 | 300 | 12 |
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What South Carolina pays
South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Education savings account
$7,634 per student for 2026-27 Paid quarterly.
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