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Best South Carolina Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 319 religiously affiliated private schools serving 55,141 students in South Carolina (74% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $7,996, which is lower than the South Carolina private school average tuition cost of $10,536.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (29% of schools), Baptist (27% of schools) and Catholic (10% of schools).

Top-Ranked South Carolina Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2026)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
2
320
37%
86
13,254
15%
33
8,047
23%
91
17,867
18%
1
13
100%
1
125
23%
11
5,029
17%
3
202
48%
4
233
22%
6
349
7%
17
1,718
15%
11
2,341
7%
1
30
7%
4
119
62%
24
3,905
12%

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