Lake Murray Montessori School, Columbia, SC

Lake Murray Montessori School is a Montessori private school in Columbia, SC teaching grades PreK-K. It reported 6 students and about 2 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey.

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Schools marked here appear as in-person independent schools on the approved-provider workbook published by the South Carolina Department of Education, dated September 3, 2026.Official ESTF source.

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School facts

Grades: PreK-K
Students: 6
Teachers: 3
Students per teacher: 2
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Montessori
Affiliation: Nonsectarian
Setting: Suburb

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What South Carolina pays, and what that leaves you

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South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Education savings account

$7,634 per student for 2026-27 Paid quarterly.

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St. John Newmann Catholic School ✓	PreK-6	255	11.8	Roman Catholic	4
Cardinal Newman School ✓	7-12	562	10.6	Roman Catholic	5
Upward Learning Center ✓					6

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