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Jewish Day Schools in Charleston, South Carolina
Looking for a Jewish day school in Charleston, South Carolina? We confirm one school currently operating in Charleston. Each entry below is drawn from public records — IRS Form 990 filings, the federal NCES Private School Survey, and the schools' own published information. For a personalized shortlist, start with our matching quiz.
1 elementary schools
Schools in Charleston, by level
Scroll to the level that matches your child’s age. Within each level, schools are grouped by whether they serve boys, girls, or co-ed classes.
Elementary Schools (K–8) · 1 school
Schools serving kindergarten through grade 8 — some K–5, some K–8, some starting at preschool and ending in 8th grade.
What to consider when evaluating a Jewish day school
Choosing a Jewish day school involves more than convenience. Families typically weigh religious orientation, academic rigor, tuition affordability, and the specific grade range a school serves. Posted tuition is rarely what most families actually pay — almost every Jewish day school has a financial aid program, and many families receive meaningful assistance through need-based aid, scholarship funds, state vouchers or education savings accounts, or staff tuition benefits if a parent works at the school. Our tuition estimator shows what could apply to your family.
About Jewish education in South Carolina
South Carolina has a modest Jewish day school presence, primarily in Charleston and Columbia.
A year in Charleston
🌸 Spring Mar–May
77° / 57°
Short sleeves, a layer for evening
Comfortable
🎭 Purim🫓 Pesach🌾 Shavuos
☀️ Summer Jun–Aug
90° / 75°
Lightest clothes; you will sweat through them
Very humid
Sweat stays on you, so shade gives little relief.
🕯️ Tisha B'Av
🍂 Fall Sep–Nov
77° / 60°
Short sleeves, light clothes
Humid
🍎 Rosh Hashanah🕊️ Yom Kippur🌿 Sukkos
❄️ Winter Dec–Feb
62° / 44°
Jacket and layers
Comfortable
🕎 Chanukah🌳 Tu BiShvat
Holiday by holiday
- 🍎 Rosh Hashanah (September to early October): highs about 85°F, lows about 70°F, humidity about 80%.
- 🕊️ Yom Kippur (mid September to mid October): highs about 85°F, lows about 70°F, humidity about 80%.
- 🌿 Sukkos (late September to October): highs about 78°F, lows about 61°F, humidity about 80%.
- 🕎 Chanukah (late November to December): highs about 62°F, lows about 45°F, humidity about 83%.
- 🌳 Tu BiShvat (mid January to mid February): highs about 60°F, lows about 42°F, humidity about 82%.
- 🎭 Purim (late February to March): highs about 70°F, lows about 51°F, humidity about 79%.
- 🫓 Pesach (late March to April): highs about 76°F, lows about 56°F, humidity about 74%.
- 🌾 Shavuos (mid May to mid June): highs about 84°F, lows about 65°F, humidity about 72%.
- 🕯️ Tisha B'Av (mid July to mid August): highs about 91°F, lows about 76°F, humidity about 78%.
Monthly averages for the middle of Charleston, 2019–2023 (NASA POWER). Holiday dates move about a month from year to year.
Cost of living and learning near Charleston
Housing in the community area
🏠 Asking price
$484,862
$326 per sq ft
🔑 Rent
$1,342 /mo
🧾 Property tax
$1,501 /yr
💵 Household income
$70,984
How we measured this
ZIP areas: 29405, 29407, 29425, covering the areas around the congregations and schools. Asking price is the median of current listings across those ZIP areas (Realtor.com research data, September 2026); by ZIP: 29407 $575,000 · 29405 $394,725. Owner-estimated median home value, which lags the market: $379,800. Rent, property tax and income are Census ACS 2020–2024 medians.
South Carolina: taxes and help with tuition
💸 Income tax
~3.38% at $90k
~4.51% at $150k, state only, married filing jointly
🎓 State scholarship
Up to $7,634
South Carolina Education Scholarship Trust Fund. 500% of Federal Poverty Level for 2026-27 (~$160,750 for a family of four) -- confirmed current, up from the 300% FPL cap that applied in 2025-26.
🏛️ Federal credit
Opted in
Opted in to the federal credit; awards begin 2027.
Program details checked 2026-08-16.
Homeschooling in South Carolina
Notice
Home instruction must be approved by the local district board of trustees (application required).
Testing or review
Students take the annual statewide test and the Basic Skills Assessment for their grade level.
Subjects or hours
4.5-hour day, 180-day year; reading, writing, math, science, social studies (plus composition, literature grades 7-12).
Parent
Parent needs at least a high school diploma or GED (or a bachelor's degree).
Locally
Each district board runs its own application process for home schooling requests.
Checked 2026-10-27 against scstatehouse.gov. Rules change and can differ by district; confirm with your district before you start.
Jewish communities near Charleston
Congregations in and around Charleston, nearest first, measured from the middle of Charleston. Missing yours, or something looks wrong? Tell us.
Other cities in South Carolina with Jewish schools
Columbia (2) · Myrtle Beach (2) · Jefferson (1)
Common questions about Jewish day schools in Charleston, South Carolina
What's the difference between a Jewish day school and a yeshiva?
Both teach a dual curriculum combining Judaic studies with general academic subjects, but "yeshiva" typically refers to schools in the yeshivish or Orthodox tradition with a heavier Torah-study focus. "Jewish day school" is the broader umbrella. See our guide to how Jewish schools differ.
Do we need to be religious to send our children?
No. Many Jewish day schools — particularly community and pluralistic schools, Conservative-movement schools, and Modern Orthodox schools that accept all affiliations — serve families across the full observance spectrum. Some schools require synagogue membership or minimum observance; most don't.
Is the posted tuition what we'll actually pay?
Usually not. Almost every Jewish day school has a financial aid program, and the "collected average" tuition across the cohort is typically 30–40% below the posted rate. Our tuition estimator shows what could apply to your family, and each school can tell you what it offers.
How do families afford Jewish day school tuition?
Public school is free; Jewish day schools copied its format and have to be paid for. Most schools set tuition family by family, through a committee that reviews tax returns and financial documents, so what a family pays depends on what the school judges it can afford. Schools generally do not publish how those amounts are calculated or what other families pay. Donations cover a large share of revenue, much of it from a small number of families, and working families in the middle tend to carry the most, since the cost multiplies with every child. Where staff children attend the school their parent works for, tuition is often part of the compensation package, and it is worth more with each child. Details vary by school. Our article How Yeshiva Day School Tuition Really Works shows the numbers.
How do we pick the right school for our family?
The practical fit factors are grade range, religious orientation (hashkafa), community character, distance from home, and what the tuition actually comes to after aid. Our matching quiz asks about each of these in about five minutes and produces a shortlist of schools that fit your family specifically.
Not sure which school fits?
Answer five questions about your child's grade, your location, and your community preferences — we'll show you the schools that match in Charleston, South Carolina.
Start the matching quiz →Related reading
- →Jewish School Tuition Assistance: Every Way to Pay LessState vouchers, tax-credit scholarships, Federation funds and school aid.
- →What Is a Jewish Day School?A plain-language guide for families new to Jewish education.
- →Types of Jewish SchoolsHow to tell the main types apart — Modern Orthodox, yeshivish, Chabad, pluralistic.
Data sourced from the federal NCES Private School Survey and IRS Form 990 filings where available. We do not publish street addresses, phone numbers, enrollment counts, or our internal classification data. Research methodology · Missing a school?