[+] Show Closed Private Schools in Charleston County, South Carolina

Charleston County Private Schools (Closed)

Archibald Rutledge Academy

Gr: NS-12 | 34 students

1011 Old Cemetery Road

Mc Clellanville, SC 29458

(843) 887-3323

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Capers Preparatory Christian Academy

Gr: NS-11 | 32 students

Avg. class size: 7 students

Christian

1941 Bees Ferry Rd

Charleston, SC 29414

(843) 225-2892

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Ferndale Baptist School

Gr: 5-8

Christian

4870 Piedmont Avenue

Charleston, SC 29406

(843) 554-0535

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Mount Pleasant KinderCare

Gr: NS-PK

Daycare / Preschool

250 Ponsbury Rd

Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

(843) 388-5264

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Palmetto Academy

Gr: 9-12 | 14 students

Special Education School (Christian)

913 Wappoo Rd

Charleston, SC 29407

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Remount Baptist Daycare

Gr: PK-K | 108 students

Daycare / Preschool (Baptist)

1520 Remount Road

Charleston, SC 29406

(843) 747-7403

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Overview

Trends in Total Number of Private Schools

Year	Charleston County Total Schools
2025	52
2024	55
2023	54
2022	47
2021	49
2020	48
2019	44
2018	42
2017	41
2016	45
2015	46

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Private schools up 7 in Charleston County, rising from 45 in 2016 to 52 in 2025.

# Students

9,851 Students

72,685 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School

Year	Charleston County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	196	174	179
2024	191	170	172
2023	188	169	174
2022	201	173	185
2021	197	168	180
2020	192	160	171
2019	192	161	175
2018	193	159	172
2017	205	166	180
2016	233	162	178
2015	211	153	167

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Average students down 37 in Charleston County private schools, from 233 in 2016 to 196 in 2025.

% Average Students of Color

19%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Charleston County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	17%	18%	34%
2024	18%	18%	34%
2023	19%	18%	33%
2022	15%	18%	33%
2021	18%	18%	32%
2020	18%	18%	32%
2019	12%	17%	31%
2018	12%	17%	31%
2017	12%	17%	32%
2016	12%	17%	32%
2015	13%	18%	32%

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Students of color up 5 points in Charleston County private schools, from 12% in 2016 to 17% in 2025.

Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

1,063 Teachers

6,625 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Charleston County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	10:1	11:1	11:1
2024	10:1	11:1	11:1
2023	10:1	11:1	11:1
2022	11:1	11:1	11:1
2021	11:1	11:1	11:1
2020	11:1	11:1	12:1
2019	11:1	11:1	12:1
2018	11:1	11:1	12:1
2017	11:1	11:1	12:1
2016	12:1	11:1	12:1
2015	12:1	12:1	12:1

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Student-teacher ratio down 2 in Charleston County, from 12:1 in 2016 to 10:1 in 2025.

% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

45%

50%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Charleston County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	45%	50%	55%
2024	45%	50%	54%
2023	41%	48%	54%
2022	42%	48%	54%
2021	44%	48%	54%
2020	50%	48%	54%
2019	50%	49%	53%
2018	47%	47%	53%
2017	47%	48%	53%
2016	49%	48%	52%
2015	57%	49%	52%

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Average Class Size

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Charleston County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	13	14	15
2024	13	14	15
2023	13	14	15
2022	13	14	15
2021	13	13	15
2020	12	13	15
2019	12	13	15
2018	12	14	15
2017	12	14	15
2016	13	14	15
2015	13	14	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

12 courses

11 courses

Average SAT score

1179

(Out of 1600)

1176

Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$14,599

$9,690

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Charleston County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	$15,566	$8,723	$13,694
2024	$15,053	$8,362	$13,340
2023	$14,778	$8,198	$12,825
2022	$13,903	$7,948	$12,321
2021	$12,575	$7,637	$12,072
2020	$12,434	$7,424	$11,784
2019	$12,232	$7,350	$11,547
2018	$12,224	$7,205	$11,280
2017	$12,224	$7,133	$10,994
2016	$11,207	$6,864	$10,614
2015	$10,815	$6,790	$10,195

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Tuition up 39% in Charleston County, rising from $11,207 in 2016 to $15,566 in 2025.

Average Summer Program Cost

$565

$474

Average % on Financial Aid

32%

29%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Charleston County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	36%	29%	34%
2024	35%	29%	34%
2023	33%	30%	34%
2022	19%	28%	33%
2021	22%	29%	33%
2020	21%	24%	32%
2019	23%	24%	31%
2018	21%	22%	30%
2017	21%	23%	30%
2016	21%	19%	29%
2015	22%	22%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$6,212

$3,592

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2023-2025)

Year	Charleston County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	$7,630	$3,642	$7,073
2024	$6,852	$3,276	$6,930
2023	$6,420	$3,241	$6,469

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Average Acceptance Rate

87%

90%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Charleston County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	85%	89%	85%
2024	85%	89%	85%
2023	85%	90%	85%
2022	83%	90%	85%
2021	77%	89%	85%
2020	77%	90%	85%
2019	77%	89%	85%
2018	78%	90%	85%
2017	78%	90%	85%
2016	76%	88%	85%
2015	77%	90%	85%

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Average Endowment Size

$14 million

$ million

Students by Ethnicity:

0.58

0.57

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Diversity Score Trends

Year	Charleston County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	0.58	0.57	0.65
2024	0.58	0.57	0.65
2023	0.58	0.56	0.65
2022	0.56	0.55	0.64
2021	0.58	0.55	0.64
2020	0.57	0.54	0.64
2019	0.53	0.53	0.63
2018	0.54	0.53	0.63
2017	0.52	0.51	0.61
2016	0.49	0.51	0.61
2015	0.51	0.52	0.61

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Diversity score up 9 points in Charleston County private schools, rising from 0.49 in 2016 to 0.58 in 2025.

# American Indian Students

4 Students

198 Students

% American Indian Students

<1%

# Asian Students

134 Students

1,169 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends

Year	Charleston County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	1%	2%	5%
2024	1%	2%	5%
2023	2%	2%	5%
2022	2%	2%	4%
2021	2%	2%	4%
2020	2%	2%	4%
2019	2%	2%	4%
2018	1%	2%	4%
2017	1%	2%	4%
2016	2%	2%	4%
2015	1%	2%	4%

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Asian share down 1 point in Charleston County private schools, from 2% in 2016 to 1% in 2025.

# Hispanic Students

265 Students

2,040 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends

Year	Charleston County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	3%	3%	9%
2024	3%	3%	9%
2023	3%	2%	9%
2022	3%	2%	8%
2021	2%	2%	9%
2020	2%	2%	9%
2019	2%	2%	8%
2018	2%	2%	8%
2017	1%	1%	8%
2016	1%	1%	8%
2015	1%	1%	8%

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Hispanic share up 2 points in Charleston County private schools, rising from 1% in 2016 to 3% in 2025.

# Black Students

525 Students

3,565 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends

Year	Charleston County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	5%	5%	7%
2024	6%	5%	7%
2023	6%	6%	8%
2022	5%	5%	7%
2021	7%	5%	7%
2020	6%	6%	8%
2019	4%	6%	7%
2018	4%	6%	7%
2017	4%	5%	7%
2016	4%	5%	7%
2015	5%	6%	8%

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Black student share up 1 point in Charleston County private schools, from 4% in 2016 to 5% in 2025, while the U.S. stayed at 7%.

# White Students

5,348 Students

40,420 Students

% White Students

54%

56%

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White Student Percentage Trends

Year	Charleston County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	54%	57%	52%
2024	53%	57%	52%
2023	54%	58%	52%
2022	57%	59%	54%
2021	56%	60%	54%
2020	58%	61%	54%
2019	61%	63%	56%
2018	61%	63%	56%
2017	62%	64%	58%
2016	66%	64%	58%
2015	64%	64%	58%

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White students down 12 points in Charleston County private schools, from 66% in 2016 to 54% in 2025.

# Hawaiian Students

4 Students

34 Students

% Hawaiian Students

<1%

# Others Students

3,717 Students

24,055 Students

% of Others Students

37%

34%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends

Year	Charleston County Average	South Carolina (SC) Average	National Average
2025	37%	33%	26%
2024	37%	33%	26%
2023	35%	32%	25%
2022	33%	32%	25%
2021	33%	31%	25%
2020	32%	29%	24%
2019	31%	27%	24%
2018	32%	27%	23%
2017	32%	28%	22%
2016	27%	28%	22%
2015	29%	27%	21%

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Other-race share up 10 points in Charleston County private schools, rising from 27% in 2016 to 37% in 2025.

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

6 extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

6 sports

8 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Charleston County, SC?

The private schools in Charleston County, SC include Charleston Collegiate School, Christ Our King-Stella Maris School, and University School of The Lowcountry.

How many private schools are located in Charleston County?

54 private schools are located in Charleston County.

How much do private schools cost in Charleston County?

The average tuition cost is $14,599, which is higher than the South Carolina private school average tuition cost of $9,690.

How diverse are private schools in Charleston County?

Charleston County private schools are approximately 19% minority students, which is same as the South Carolina private school average of 19%.

What percentage of students in Charleston County go to private school?

16% of all K-12 students in Charleston County are educated in private schools (compared to the SC state average of 8%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Charleston County?

61% of private schools in Charleston County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Baptist).

Which private schools in Charleston County are often viewed compared to one another?

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