Special education schools in South Carolina
9 statewide. 3 are on the state’s ESTF list. Schools whose main program is special education.
Special education schools in South Carolina at a glance
- Share of the state’s private schools
- 2%, 9 of 368
- Towns
- 5; the most in Greenville (3), Columbia (2) and Mount Pleasant (2)
- Counties
- 5 with at least one
- Students
- about 521 in all; the typical school has 68
- Smallest and largest
- The Promise School, 11 students; Camperdown Academy, 166 students
- Students per teacher
- 4.3 typical, 3 to 5.8 across 8 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 1 all-boys; the rest co-ed
- Association members
- 1, the American Association of Christian Schools
- To a 4-year college
- 0% of graduates at the typical high school (4 reporting)
- Verified tuition
- Glenforest School $21,600
- State program
- Education savings account, $7,634 per student for 2026-27
How ESTF works
- Christian, not Catholic1
- Nonsectarian8
- Elementary (K to 5)9
- Middle (6 to 8)8
- High school (9 to 12)6
- K to 12, one school1
- Under 503
- 50 to 1494
- 150 to 2991
- Special education schools33%
- All private schools in 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 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
By city
The 9 largest
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Camperdown Academy ✓ | 1-8 | 166 |
| Sandhills School | 1-12 | 104 |
| Hope Academy | 1-12 | 69 |
| Glenforest School ✓ | K-12 | 68 |
| Trident Academy | 1-12 | 58 |
| Whetstone Academy | 4-10 | 23 |
| Hope Christian Academy ✓ | 4-12 | 13 |
| The Promise School | 1-5 | 11 |
| Einstein Academy | 3-7 | 9 |
Other kinds of school in South Carolina
- Christian schools in South Carolina
- Catholic schools in South Carolina
- Montessori schools in South Carolina
- Private high schools in South Carolina
- Private elementary schools in South Carolina
- Private middle schools in South Carolina
- Private schools with kindergarten in South Carolina
- Private schools with pre-K in South Carolina
- Seventh-day Adventist schools in South Carolina
- All private schools in South Carolina
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