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Private & church schools in South Charleston & Dunbar

South Charleston, Dunbar and Institute have the densest mix of small schools in the valley: Christian schools, an Islamic elementary and several Hope-listed microschools along the river's western bank. We list 6 private schools here; 6 on the Hope list.

Where this comes from. Hope status comes from the Hope Scholarship Board's directory (updated Aug 10, 2026, checked October 12, 2026); enrollment and grades come from the U.S. Department of Education's Private School Survey (NCES, 2023-24 and 2021-22); affiliations come from the state nonpublic list, the diocese and ACSI. None of these report tuition, so confirm tuition and Hope billing with the school.

Private schools in our directory

On the Hope Scholarship participating-school list (Oct 2026)

Religiously affiliated

Special-education or learning-differences focus

Serve grade 12

Students reported to the federal private school survey

By type: Independent Schools (3) · Christian Schools (2) · Microschools & Hybrid Schools (2) · Jewish & Islamic Schools (1) · Private High Schools (1).

All 6 schools in South Charleston & Dunbar

School	Type	Community	Grades	Hope list	Students*
Crusade Christian Academy Dunbar · from published lists only	Christian Schools	South Charleston & Dunbar	Not reported	On the list	—
IAWV Elementary School 1 Valley Dr., South Charleston 25303	Jewish & Islamic Schools Islamic	South Charleston & Dunbar	PK-6	On the list	40
Kanawha Valley Academy of Learning South Charleston · from published lists only	Independent Schools	South Charleston & Dunbar	Not reported	On the list	—
Lighthouse of Learning Education South Charleston · from published lists only	Independent Schools	South Charleston & Dunbar	Not reported	On the list	—
New Hope Christian School 525 1st Ave Ste B, South Charleston 25303	Christian Schools Baptist	South Charleston & Dunbar	K-12	On the list	18
Vandalia Microschool South Charleston · from published lists only	Independent Schools	South Charleston & Dunbar	Not reported	On the list	—

* Enrollment reported to the NCES Private School Survey (2023-24 or 2021-22). "Hope list" means the school appears on the published Hope Scholarship participating-school list (Oct 2026).

ZIP codes: 25303, 25309, 25064, 25112

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