Best South Carolina Private Schools with Special Program Emphasis (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 8 private schools with special program emphasis serving 1,226 students in South Carolina.

The top-ranked with special program emphasis private schools in South Carolina include Lowcountry Preparatory School, University School of The Lowcountry, and Veritas Preparatory School.

The average acceptance rate is 73%, which is lower than the South Carolina private school average acceptance rate of 89%.

63% of private schools with special program emphasis in South Carolina are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Jewish).

Special education schools primarily serve specific student groups such as those that may be hard of hearing, deaf, speech impaired, health impaired, orthopedically impaired, cognitive delays/impairments, seriously emotionally disturbed, multi-handicapped, visually handicapped, or deaf and blind.