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Cardinal Newman School

Columbia · SC · Catholic religious-affiliated · K-12 combined

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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Cardinal Newman School compares for families

What families should know about Cardinal Newman School.

  • LocallySC sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Richland Northeast High, Spring Valley High, Manning High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 552 in 2018 to 495 in 2022 — over 4 years.
-10.3%
Why only 3 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -2.7%/year, projecting from 2022's 495 students:

2023
482
2025
456
2027
432

≈ 63 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At tuition per student, the 63 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $1,008,000/year in tuition at risk.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Richland Northeast High
Columbia
Public 1.7 1,340 -6.6%
Spring Valley High
Columbia
Public 3.2 2,230 +3.3%
Manning High
Columbia
Public 4.0 2
W.J. Keenan High
Columbia
Public 4.1 675 -7.9%
Samuel A. Heyward Career and Technology Center
Columbia
Public 4.4
SC Whitmore School
Columbia
Public · charter 4.5 431 -10.6%
Pendergrass Fairwold School
Columbia
Public 4.8 39
A. C. Flora High
Columbia
Public 5.4 1,328 -5.2%

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