Trident Academy
1 mi ✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades 1-12 58 students 4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education
Private schools in Mount Pleasant, SC
40 schools within 12 miles. 25 of them are on the state’s ESTF list. ESTF pays $7,634 per student for 2026-27.
Schools near Mount Pleasant
Schools on the official ESTF list are first, then it goes by distance. No school pays to appear here or to move up.
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-8 602 students 13.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades 3-12 84 students 6.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-12 678 students 11.8 students per teacher Baptist
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades 9-12 718 students 12.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic
St. Philip’s Academy
4 mi ✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades 12 2 students 2 students per teacher Pentecostal
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-12 501 students 12.2 students per teacher Baptist
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-8 163 students 7.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-1 20 students 6.7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-8 231 students 10.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-8 221 students 8.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-6 22 students 3.1 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Montessori
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-6 37 students 8.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-7 194 students 15.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Special program emphasis
Nativity School
9 mi ✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-8 91 students 7.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades K-8 61 students 3.9 students per teacher Jewish
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades K-5 25 students 5.2 students per teacher Other religious
✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund
Divine Redeemer School
11 mi ✓ South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Grades PreK-8 111 students 9 students per teacher Roman Catholic
On the state’s official list Other private schools
All 40 schools within 12 miles
What South Carolina pays, and what that leaves you
South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund Education savings account
$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?
Tuition and fees ESTF pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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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- How ESTF works
Get one email when applications open
Most programs open once a year, and several ran out of money or seats in 2026. Pick your state (you are looking at Mount Pleasant) and we will email you the day the next window opens, with the official link. That is the only email you get.
One email per application window. No calls, no sharing your details.
Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there near Mount Pleasant?
We count 40 within 12 miles of downtown Mount Pleasant. Together they enrolled about 6,653 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is Porter-Gaud School with 1,071 students.
Which Mount Pleasant private schools take ESTF?
25 of the 40 schools on this page are on the state’s official ESTF list. They are marked with a green check and listed first. 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.
Will ESTF cover the whole tuition bill?
Sometimes, but do not count on it. ESTF pays $7,634 per student for 2026-27, and schools set their own prices. Ask each school for tuition plus fees, then use the calculator on this page to see what is left for you to pay.