Top Ranked Charleston Private High Schools (2026-27)

Ashley Hall

Gr: PK-12 | 728 students

Avg. class size: 15 students

Sports: 12

All-girls

172 Rutledge Avenue

Charleston, SC 29403

(843) 722-4088

(8)

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Bishop England High School

Gr: 9-12 | 591 students

Avg. class size: 19 students

Sports: 20 | Extracurriculars: 33

Catholic

363 Seven Farms Dr

Charleston, SC 29492

(843) 849-9599

(1)

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First Baptist School

Gr: PK-12 | 497 students

Baptist

48 Meeting St

Charleston, SC 29401

(843) 722-6646

(2)

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James Island Christian School

Gr: PK-12 | 282 students

Avg. class size: 15 students

Sports: 10 | Extracurriculars: 4

Christian

15 Crosscreek Drive

Charleston, SC 29412

(843) 795-1762

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Porter-Gaud School

Gr: 1-12 | 1,059 students

Sports: 16 | Extracurriculars: 10

Episcopal

300 Albemarle Rd

Charleston, SC 29407

(843) 556-3620

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Harvest Time International Academy

Gr: 6-12 | 7 students

Avg. class size: 15 students

Christian

227 Huger St

Charleston, SC 29403

(843) 647-5911

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Charleston, South Carolina Private Schools (Closed)

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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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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Charleston, SC Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-33.3% (-3 schools) 10-yr

3,164

Students

-18.4% (-712 students) 10-yr

$21,454

Avg. Tuition

+90.1% (+$10,169) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+6.7% (+1 student) 10-yr

10%

Students of Color

-23.1% (-3.0 pp) 10-yr

9:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-18.2% (-2.0) 10-yr

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This Town (Charleston)

This State (SC)

# Schools

6 Schools

177 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private High Schools
Year	Charleston, SC Total Schools
2025	6
2024	7
2023	6
2022	6
2021	6
2020	7
2019	7
2018	7
2017	5
2016	7
2015	9

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# Students

3,164 Students

46,745 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private High School
Year	Charleston, SC Avg	South Carolina (SC)	National
2025	536	271	253
2024	469	262	245
2023	509	257	247
2022	495	260	257
2021	495	246	249
2020	421	230	235
2019	408	226	242
2018	411	223	238
2017	565	227	246
2016	535	219	241
2015	431	202	220

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% Students of Color

10%

14%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charleston, SC Avg	South Carolina (SC)	National
2025	10%	14%	32%
2024	11%	13%	31%
2023	11%	12%	31%
2022	13%	14%	30%
2021	12%	13%	30%
2020	11%	12%	29%
2019	10%	13%	29%
2018	10%	13%	28%
2017	11%	13%	30%
2016	13%	13%	30%
2015	13%	14%	30%

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0.40

0.47

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Charleston, SC Avg	South Carolina (SC)	National
2025	0.40	0.47	0.61
2024	0.41	0.47	0.60
2023	0.35	0.45	0.60
2022	0.32	0.44	0.58
2021	0.32	0.42	0.57
2020	0.33	0.39	0.57
2019	0.31	0.39	0.56
2018	0.31	0.39	0.55
2017	0.29	0.35	0.54
2016	0.29	0.34	0.54
2015	0.28	0.34	0.53

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# American Indian Students

1 Student

166 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

83 Students

749 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Charleston, SC Avg	South Carolina (SC)	National
2025	3%	2%	5%
2024	3%	2%	6%
2023	3%	2%	6%
2022	3%	2%	5%
2021	3%	2%	5%
2020	3%	2%	5%
2019	2%	2%	5%
2018	2%	3%	5%
2017	2%	1%	4%
2016	2%	2%	4%
2015	2%	2%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

42 Students

1,177 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Charleston, SC Avg	South Carolina (SC)	National
2025	1%	3%	9%
2024	1%	3%	9%
2023	1%	2%	8%
2022	1%	2%	8%
2021	1%	2%	8%
2020	2%	2%	8%
2019	1%	1%	8%
2018	1%	1%	8%
2017	1%	1%	7%
2016	1%	1%	8%
2015	1%	1%	8%

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# Black Students

142 Students

2,276 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Charleston, SC Avg	South Carolina (SC)	National
2025	4%	5%	8%
2024	5%	5%	8%
2023	5%	5%	8%
2022	6%	5%	8%
2021	6%	5%	8%
2020	6%	6%	8%
2019	5%	6%	8%
2018	5%	6%	8%
2017	5%	6%	8%
2016	7%	6%	8%
2015	7%	6%	9%

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# White Students

2,620 Students

31,989 Students

% White Students

76%

70%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Charleston, SC Avg	South Carolina (SC)	National
2025	76%	69%	59%
2024	75%	70%	60%
2023	80%	72%	60%
2022	82%	73%	62%
2021	82%	74%	63%
2020	82%	77%	64%
2019	83%	77%	64%
2018	83%	77%	65%
2017	84%	80%	66%
2016	84%	80%	66%
2015	84%	80%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

2 Students

21 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

556 Students

9,598 Students

% of Others Students

16%

21%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Charleston, SC Avg	South Carolina (SC)	National
2025	16%	21%	17%
2024	16%	20%	15%
2023	11%	19%	16%
2022	8%	18%	16%
2021	8%	17%	15%
2020	7%	13%	14%
2019	9%	14%	14%
2018	9%	13%	13%
2017	8%	12%	14%
2016	6%	11%	13%
2015	6%	11%	12%

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# Teachers

345 Teachers

4,525 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

9:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charleston, SC Avg	South Carolina (SC)	National
2025	9:1	11:1	10:1
2024	9:1	11:1	10:1
2023	9:1	10:1	10:1
2022	9:1	10:1	10:1
2021	9:1	10:1	10:1
2020	9:1	10:1	10:1
2019	10:1	10:1	10:1
2018	10:1	10:1	10:1
2017	10:1	10:1	10:1
2016	11:1	10:1	10:1
2015	11:1	10:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

60%

50%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charleston, SC Avg	South Carolina (SC)	National
2025	60%	51%	57%
2024	58%	51%	57%
2023	67%	50%	57%
2022	67%	50%	56%
2021	69%	51%	56%
2020	71%	50%	56%
2019	71%	51%	55%
2018	75%	50%	55%
2017	75%	51%	55%
2016	75%	51%	54%
2015	62%	49%	54%

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Average Class Size

16 students

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charleston, SC Avg	South Carolina (SC)	National
2025	17	14	14
2024	15	14	14
2023	15	14	14
2022	15	13	14
2021	14	13	14
2020	15	13	14
2019	15	13	14
2018	15	13	14
2017	15	13	14
2016	15	13	14
2015	15	13	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

14 courses

12 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Charleston, SC Avg	South Carolina (SC)	National
2025	17	12	13
2024	17	11	12
2023	16	11	12
2022	15	10	12
2021	15	10	12
2020	14	9	12
2019	14	9	11
2018	14	9	11
2017	14	9	11
2016	14	10	11
2015	18	10	10

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Average SAT score

1134

(Out of 1600)

1171

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charleston, SC Avg	South Carolina (SC)	National
2025	1178	1172	1233
2024	1178	1177	1231
2023	1135	1172	1229
2022	1135	1175	1230
2021	1135	1170	1230
2020	1131	1159	1227
2019	1131	1160	1226
2018	1131	1165	1226
2017	1131	1174	1233
2016	1131	1204	1308
2015	1116	1198	1265

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charleston, SC Avg	South Carolina (SC)	National
2025	27	24	26
2024	27	24	26
2023	24	24	26
2022	24	24	26
2021	24	24	26
2020	24	24	26
2019	24	24	25
2018	24	24	25
2017	24	24	25
2016	24	24	25
2015	24	24	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$21,454

$10,252

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charleston, SC Avg	South Carolina (SC)	National
2025	$21,379	$10,368	$17,997
2024	$20,775	$8,448	$17,011
2023	$20,325	$8,271	$16,191
2022	$15,525	$7,698	$15,821
2021	$15,325	$7,211	$15,331
2020	$14,950	$6,950	$15,046
2019	$14,950	$7,031	$14,791
2018	$14,800	$6,700	$14,527
2017	$20,000	$6,585	$14,161
2016	$16,570	$7,933	$13,713
2015	$11,285	$7,425	$13,065

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Average % on Financial Aid

23%

29%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charleston, SC Avg	South Carolina (SC)	National
2025	21%	29%	38%
2024	20%	29%	37%
2023	19%	28%	36%
2022	19%	29%	36%
2021	19%	29%	36%
2020	22%	26%	35%
2019	22%	25%	34%
2018	22%	24%	33%
2017	22%	24%	32%
2016	22%	20%	31%
2015	24%	24%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$6,250

$4,459

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charleston, SC Avg	South Carolina (SC)	National
2025	$6,250	$4,459	$9,714
2024	$6,000	$3,984	$9,498
2023	$6,000	$3,958	$8,890
2022	$6,000	$3,946	$8,717
2021	$6,000	$3,693	$8,472
2020	$10,000	$4,193	$8,370
2019	$10,000	$5,657	$7,924
2018	$10,000	$5,629	$7,471
2017	$10,000	$5,629	$7,202
2016	$10,000	$5,539	$6,993
2015	$5,075	$4,776	$6,822

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Average Endowment Size

$13.33 million

$20.18 million

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Endowment Trends (2023-2025)
Year	Charleston, SC Avg	South Carolina (SC)	National
2025	$13 M	$23 M	$65 M
2024	$14 M	$22 M	$65 M
2023	$14 M	$15 M	$65 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

95%

90%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Charleston, SC Avg	South Carolina (SC)	National
2025	95%	89%	79%
2024	85%	88%	81%
2023	85%	88%	81%
2022	83%	89%	81%
2021	90%	88%	81%
2020	90%	87%	81%
2019	90%	87%	81%
2018	90%	88%	80%
2017	90%	88%	81%
2016	90%	84%	80%
2015	95%	89%	81%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

16 extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

15 sports

9 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The private high schools in Charleston, SC include Porter-Gaud School, First Baptist School, and Bishop England High School.

How many private high schools are located in Charleston?

6 private high schools are located in Charleston.

How diverse are private high schools in Charleston?

Charleston private high schools are approximately 10% minority students, which is lower than the South Carolina private school average of 14%.

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

83% of private high schools in Charleston are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Catholic).

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