✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-12 190 students 11 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
Private schools in Sumter, SC
10 schools within 12 miles. 7 of them are on the state’s ESTF list. ESTF pays $7,634 per student for 2026-27.
Schools near Sumter
Schools on the official ESTF list are first, then it goes by distance. No school pays to appear here or to move up.
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund
Wilson Hall
2 mi ✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-12 737 students 8.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-8 276 students 9.6 students per teacher Baptist
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades K-8 109 students 8.4 students per teacher Baptist
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-12 474 students 10.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
Trinity Day School
1 mi Grades PreK-K 12 students 6 students per teacher Methodist Early childhood
Grades 7-12 13 students 3.2 students per teacher Baptist
Berea Junior Academy
3 mi Grades PreK-7 9 students 3.9 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist
On the state’s official list Other private schools
What South Carolina pays, and what that leaves you
South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Education savings account
$7,634 per student for 2026-27 Paid quarterly.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-20. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay?
Tuition and fees ESTF pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
We filled in the standard ESTF amount. Change it if your award letter says something different. An award can never be more than the school actually charges. This is arithmetic, not a quote.
Keep looking
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- All schools in Sumter County
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- Private schools in Hartsville (34 mi)
- Private schools in Kingstree (35 mi)
- Private schools in Columbia (35 mi)
- Private schools in Florence (37 mi)
- Private schools in Orangeburg (41 mi)
- Private schools in West Columbia (42 mi)
- How ESTF works
Get one email when applications open
Most programs open once a year, and several ran out of money or seats in 2026. Pick your state (you are looking at Sumter) and we will email you the day the next window opens, with the official link. That is the only email you get.
One email per application window. No calls, no sharing your details.
Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there near Sumter?
We count 10 within 12 miles of downtown Sumter. Together they enrolled about 1,820 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is Wilson Hall with 737 students.
Which Sumter private schools take ESTF?
7 of the 10 schools on this page are on the state’s official ESTF list. They are marked with a green check and listed first. Schools marked here appear as in-person independent schools on the approved-provider workbook published by the South Carolina Department of Education, dated September 3, 2026.
Will ESTF cover the whole tuition bill?
Sometimes, but do not count on it. ESTF pays $7,634 per student for 2026-27, and schools set their own prices. Ask each school for tuition plus fees, then use the calculator on this page to see what is left for you to pay.