Top South Carolina Private Schools

For the 2021 school year, there are 440 top private schools in South Carolina, serving 68,345 students.
The average private school tuition is $6,238 for elementary schools and $7,049 for high schools (view national tuition averages).
The average acceptance rate is 90% (view national acceptance rates).
Minority enrollment is 14% and the student:teacher ratio is 11:1.
76% of schools are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Baptist).
There are 5 Blue Ribbon schools, 2 all-girls schools, 5 all-boys schools, 32 Montessori schools, 56 schools offering summer programs and 341 Preschools/Day Care schools.

Top South Carolina Private Schools by County (2021)

Popular cities: Columbia (47 schools), Greenville (36 schools), Charleston (28 schools), Summerville (14 schools), Florence (14 schools).
  • County
    # Schools
    # Students
    % Minority
  • Abbeville County
    3 Schools
    207 Students
    5% Minority
  • Aiken County
    15 Schools
    2,269 Students
    18% Minority
  • Anderson County
    15 Schools
    1,703 Students
    11% Minority
  • Bamberg County
    1 Schools
    150 Students
    1% Minority
  • Barnwell County
    4 Schools
    284 Students
    5% Minority
  • Beaufort County
    15 Schools
    2,807 Students
    14% Minority
  • Berkeley County
    14 Schools
    2,568 Students
    18% Minority
  • Calhoun County
    2 Schools
    333 Students
    1% Minority
  • Charleston County
    48 Schools
    8,661 Students
    15% Minority
  • Cherokee County
    1 Schools
    62 Students
    13% Minority
  • Chester County
    2 Schools
    178 Students
    21% Minority
  • Chesterfield County
    6 Schools
    441 Students
    20% Minority
  • Clarendon County
    2 Schools
    1,202 Students
    4% Minority
  • Colleton County
    4 Schools
    522 Students
    6% Minority
  • Darlington County
    8 Schools
    1,065 Students
    15% Minority
  • Dillon County
    1 Schools
    335 Students
    18% Minority
  • Dorchester County
    14 Schools
    2,544 Students
    17% Minority
  • Edgefield County
    1 Schools
    164 Students
    1% Minority
  • Fairfield County
    2 Schools
    301 Students
    6% Minority
  • Florence County
    16 Schools
    2,648 Students
    14% Minority
  • Georgetown County
    6 Schools
    379 Students
    18% Minority
  • Greenville County
    59 Schools
    10,891 Students
    8% Minority
  • Greenwood County
    8 Schools
    1,115 Students
    20% Minority
  • Hampton County
    1 Schools
    192 Students
    3% Minority
  • Horry County
    16 Schools
    1,859 Students
    10% Minority
  • Jasper County
    4 Schools
    839 Students
    26% Minority
  • Kershaw County
    5 Schools
    429 Students
    29% Minority
  • Lancaster County
    2 Schools
    223 Students
    25% Minority
  • Laurens County
    3 Schools
    273 Students
    2% Minority
  • Lee County
    1 Schools
    379 Students
    4% Minority
  • Lexington County
    22 Schools
    2,896 Students
    14% Minority
  • Marion County
    2 Schools
    416 Students
    3% Minority
  • Marlboro County
    2 Schools
    249 Students
    4% Minority
  • Mccormick County
    1 Schools
    28 Students
    - Minority
  • Newberry County
    1 Schools
    207 Students
    9% Minority
  • Oconee County
    10 Schools
    561 Students
    4% Minority
  • Orangeburg County
    9 Schools
    1,396 Students
    16% Minority
  • Pickens County
    7 Schools
    444 Students
    5% Minority
  • Richland County
    45 Schools
    7,479 Students
    23% Minority
  • Spartanburg County
    21 Schools
    3,263 Students
    12% Minority
  • Sumter County
    14 Schools
    2,313 Students
    12% Minority
  • Union County
    1 Schools
    115 Students
    30% Minority
  • Williamsburg County
    4 Schools
    514 Students
    5% Minority
  • York County
    21 Schools
    2,769 Students
    12% Minority
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