✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust FundGrades PreK-12147 students8.6 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed20% to 4-year college
Private schools in Ridgeland, SC
4 schools in Ridgeland itself and 1 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 Ridgeland (4)
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✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust FundGrades PreK-12256 students13.8 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed73% to 4-year college
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust FundGrades PreK-12188 students8.2 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed60% to 4-year college
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust FundGrades 6-12363 students9.5 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (1)
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✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust FundGrades PreK-1133 students11 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
Ridgeland private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Legacy Christian Academy, 2.6 mi
- Students
- about 987 in all; the typical school has 188
- Smallest and largest
- Beaufort Christian School, 33 students; John Paul II Catholic School, 363 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.5 typical, 8.2 to 13.8 across 5 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 4, most often the American Association of Christian Schools
- To a 4-year college
- 73% of graduates at the typical high school (4 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 5, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Ridgeland
- Catholic1
- Christian, not Catholic3
- Nonsectarian1
In RidgelandWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)4
- Elementary (K to 5)4
- Middle (6 to 8)5
- High school (9 to 12)5
- K to 12, one school3
In RidgelandWithin 12 mi
- Under 501
- 50 to 1491
- 150 to 2992
- 300 to 5991
- Ridgeland area100%
- 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 2 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 Ridgeland
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Heyward Academy | $7,500 | 2026-27 |
| John Paul II Catholic School | $15,900 to $17,900 | 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
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