✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust FundGrades PreK-237 students7.6 students per teacherOther religiousCo-ed
Private schools in Pawleys Island, SC
4 schools in Pawleys Island itself and 2 more within 12 miles. 2 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 Pawleys Island (4)
No matching schools.
Pawleys Island Christian Academy
under 1 miGrades PreK-KChristian (nondenominational)Early childhoodCo-ed
Lowcountry Preparatory School
under 1 miGrades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (2)
No matching schools.
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust FundGrades 5-1244 students5.4 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial program emphasisCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Pawleys Island private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Pawleys Island Christian Academy, under 1 mi
- Students
- about 81 in all; the typical school has 44
- Smallest and largest
- All Saints Classical Christian School, 37 students; The Georgetown School of Arts and Sciences, 44 students
- Students per teacher
- 5.5 typical, 3.4 to 7.6 across 4 schools
- Not taught in Pawleys Island itself
- middle grades (nearest: The Georgetown School of Arts and Sciences, Georgetown, 10.0 mi); high school (nearest: The Georgetown School of Arts and Sciences, Georgetown, 10.0 mi)
- Programs
- 1 Montessori
- Association members
- 1, the American Montessori Society
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 1, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in this state
- Christian, not Catholic1
- Other faiths1
- Nonsectarian2
- Not in federal survey2
- Pre-K (and up)3
- Elementary (K to 5)4
- Middle (6 to 8)1
- High school (9 to 12)1
In Pawleys IslandWithin 12 mi
- Pawleys Island area33%
- 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.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
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 elementary schools in and around Pawleys Island (4)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Pawleys Island (3)
- All schools in Georgetown County
- Private schools in Myrtle Beach (24 mi)
- Private schools in Conway (28 mi)
- Private schools in Kingstree (44 mi)
- The private schools nearest you, by ZIP code or location
- All South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund schools
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