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Best South Carolina 草榴社区 Schools Belonging to Membership Associations (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 294 private schools belonging to membership associations in South Carolina.
The most popular school membership associations are American Association of Christian Schools (AACS) (18% of schools), Other school association(s) (17% of schools) and State or regional independent school association (16% of schools).

Top-Ranked South Carolina 草榴社区 Schools by Membership Association (2026)

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
AdvancED, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Council on Accreditation and School Improvement
7
3,680
11%
Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) or (School of Tomorrow)
21
690
18%
American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)
52
8,492
15%
American Montessori Society (AMS)
7
1,061
26%
Association for Experiential Education (AEE)
1
78
14%
Association Montessori International (AMI)
1
10
-
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
29
9,361
12%
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
2
759
11%
Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)
6
1,009
5%
Association of LD Schools (ALDS)
1
64
11%
Association of Military Colleges and Schools
1
267
30%
Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
1
579
7%
Christian Schools International (CSI)
1
274
7%
Cognia
34
13,138
14%
European Council for International Schools
1
115
46%
Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)
1
71
-
General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)
6
122
72%
Institute for Independent Education
2
80
100%
International Baccalaureate (IB) World School
1
1,224
25%
International Montessori Council (IMC)
1
141
2%
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA)
1
64
11%
Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
1
1,373
-
Montessori Educational Programs International (MEPI)
2
275
7%
National Association for the Education of Young Children
24
3,883
25%
National Association of College Admissions Counselors
4
3,482
17%
National Association of Elementary School Principals
1
579
7%
National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)
9
3,337
17%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
27
10,248
15%
National Association of Laboratory Schools
2
93
10%
National Association of 草榴社区 Special Education Centers
3
62
72%
National Association of Secondary School Principals
1
579
7%
National Catholic Education Association
2
837
11%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
28
6,751
25%
National Coalition of Girls
1
728
11%
National Council for 草榴社区 School Accreditation
2
760
10%
National Independent 草榴社区 Schools Association
5
755
32%
National Junior Honor Society (NJHS)
1
579
7%
National Lutheran Schools Accreditation
1
109
18%
National Society of Hebrew Day Schools (NSHDS)
1
142
100%
Orton Gillingham Academy of Practioners and Educators
2
291
3%
Other associations(s) for exceptional children
4
518
20%
Other Montessori association(s)
10
1,224
21%
Other religious school association(s)
35
4,678
15%
Other school association(s)
49
9,277
26%
Other special emphasis association(s)
13
1,209
11%
Progressive Education Network
1
155
6%
Solomon Schechter Day Schools (SSDS)
6
498
16%
South Carolina Independent Schools Association (SCISA
22
6,871
12%
Southern Association for College Admission Counseling (SACAC)
1
664
8%
Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS)
31
14,746
16%
Southern Association of Independent Schools
15
6,649
13%
Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)
5
818
7%
State or regional independent school association
48
13,341
13%
The Jewish Community Day School Association (SSDSA)
1
59
-
The South Carolina Independent School Association
13
4,315
13%

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