Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach does offer limited tuition assistance based on the recommendation of the FACTS Grant and Aid, which is a company that serves Christian schools in assessing the financial needs of their families. If you've never completed an application through FACTS Grant & Aid please note that you will need to “create a new account” even if you already have FACTS account for your school family portal; they are different. Families who qualify for our Saints Support tuition assistance may receive a discount on tuition, within the limits of our budget. For information on applying for assistance please contact
Kat Elkes, Director of Admissions 843-236-6222.
https://online.factsmgt.com/aid
ESTF (Educational Scholarship Trust Fund)
The South Carolina Department of Education administers the Education Scholarship Trust Fund and has contracted with ClassWallet for programmatic support and to manage the distribution of scholarship funds to participating families.
The 2025-2026 student application will re-open Monday, May 19, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. The first round of applications was January 15th through March 15th. If you COMPLETED your application during January, February and March then you should begin hearing from the SC Department of Education about your status starting the week of May 12, 2025. If you applied during that timeframe but did not submit all of your supporting documentation then these new applications will be processed before yours UNTIL you submit the proper documents.
Please visit www.scschoolchoice.com for the latest information about the Education Scholarship Trust Fund Program, to sign up for upcoming webinars, and the link to the application.
You may also find the Application Here. This application is also processed by FACTS Grant & Aid. Please be sure you are completing the proper application. It will say SC Department of Education: Education Scholarship Trust Fund in the top left corner of the application.
Based on the amendment that passed recently, the 300% of the federal poverty line eligibility requirement is the financial threshold in place for the 2025-2026 school year. Here is how that calculates:
Persons in household / annual income 300% FPL
2 / $61,320
3 / $77,460
4 / $93,600
5 / $109,740
6 / $125,880
7 / $142,020
8 / $158,160