Glenforest School
under 1 mi ✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades K-12 68 students 4.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Private schools with kindergarten in West Columbia, SC
9 in West Columbia or within 6 miles. 7 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-12 183 students 10.9 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 70% to 4-year college
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-7 28 students 7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-6 94 students 9.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-12 705 students 11.3 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 69% to 4-year college
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-6 33 students 7.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades K-12 31 students 10.7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 50% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-6 89 students 6.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Marnie Leads Academy
5 mi Grades PreK-K Christian (nondenominational) Early childhood Co-ed
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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.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 1, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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