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Best South Carolina Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 320 religiously affiliated private schools serving 55,228 students in South Carolina (74% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $8,247, which is lower than the South Carolina private school average tuition cost of $10,691.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (28% of schools), Baptist (27% of schools) and Catholic (10% of schools).

Top Ranked South Carolina Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2025-26)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
86
13,216
15%
33
8,104
22%
91
17,869
18%
11
5,029
17%
3
202
48%
4
233
22%
6
349
7%
17
1,718
15%
11
2,341
7%
25
3,971
13%

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