Best South Carolina Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 322 religiously affiliated private schools serving 53,880 students in South Carolina (75% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $7,021, which is lower than the South Carolina private school average tuition cost of $8,272.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (31% of schools), Baptist (27% of schools) and Catholic (10% of schools).

Top Ranked South Carolina Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2024)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
87
12,731
16%
32
7,757
21%
99
18,750
14%
11
4,696
13%
3
228
34%
4
447
16%
6
366
6%
16
2,116
13%
3
207
6%
25
3,839
11%

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