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St. John Newmann Catholic School

721 Polo Rd, Columbia, SC 29223

PreK-6 grades
255 students
11.8 students per teacher

St. John Newmann Catholic School is a Roman Catholic private school in Columbia, SC teaching grades PreK-6. It reported 255 students and about 11.8 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey. It is on South Carolina’s official ESTF list.

Can you use ESTF here?

✓ On the official South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund list Confirmed open

The state’s own list includes this school. We last read that list on 2026-09-03. See the official source. Lists change, so confirm with the school before you enroll.

School facts

Grades
PreK-6
Students
255
Teachers
22
Students per teacher
11.8
Student body
Coeducational
Program
Regular
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Setting
Suburb

Member of: National Catholic Educational Association

These are the numbers the school gave the U.S. Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year, published in July 2026. Enrollment and staffing move every year, so ask the school for today’s figures. Where this comes from. Something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.

What South Carolina pays, and what that leaves you

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

Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-20. Sources and how to apply

What would you pay at St. John Newmann Catholic School?

We filled in the standard ESTF amount. Change it if your award letter says something different. An award can never be more than the school actually charges. This is arithmetic, not a quote.

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Mission Hope Foundation PreK-10 66 7.3 Islamic 4
Lake Murray Montessori School PreK-K 6 2 Nonsectarian 4

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