GroupGreenville
A volunteer-run nonprofit for homeschooling families in the Upstate of South Carolina, with events, lists of local co-ops and classes, and a yearly Upstate Homeschool Expo.
Homeschool Co-ops in South Carolina
South Carolina gives homeschooling families three legal routes, and most take the third. That means joining an accountability association, a private group of at least 50 members that checks you're keeping to the law. You still teach 180 days and keep a plan book and a portfolio. An accountability association and a co-op are different things, though some groups offer both, so ask a group which it is before you join.
Most of the groups listed so far are in the Upstate, around Greenville, Spartanburg and Easley, with one in Graniteville near Aiken. They range from co-ops where parents teach every week to programs with hired teachers where you drop your child off, and most of them say they're Christian.
Listed
12
homeschool co-ops
Towns
8
covered
Checked
2026-10-22
every listing
Does co-op time count toward South Carolina requirements?
South Carolina expects 180 days (Flexible scheduling). A day at a co-op is a day your child spent learning, so it counts toward that the same as a day at home. South Carolina does ask you to keep records, so a co-op day is worth noting in whatever you keep.
The full South Carolina requirementsHomeschool Co-ops by city
Greenville3
MicroschoolChristianGreenville
A drop-off program in north Greenville with hired teachers, meeting on Thursdays from September to early May, six weeks on and one week off.
- Meets
- Thursdays, 9:30am to 3pm, September to early May
Co-opChristianGreenville
The Upstate Homeschool Co-op, a Christian co-op started in 1997 with classes from K3 to 12th grade taught by paid teachers at churches in Taylors, Spartanburg and Travelers Rest, college courses with North Greenville University, Beta Clubs and a yearbook.
- Ages
- Elementary School Middle School High School
Easley2
Co-opChristianEasley
A Christian homeschool co-op in Easley, founded in 2007, with co-op classes on Monday mornings and credit classes and clubs on Monday afternoons from September to May.
- Meets
- Mondays, 10am to 12pm (co-op classes) and 1:30pm to 4:30pm (credit classes and clubs)
Co-opChristianEasley
A Christian homeschool co-op that meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from August to early May, with teacher-led classes from K5 through high school and parents teaching at home on the other days.
- Ages
- Elementary through High School students
- Meets
- every Tuesday and Thursday
Greer2
Co-opChristianGreer
A Christian homeschool co-op in Greer with a la carte classes on Thursdays, in two 12-week semesters starting in September and January.
- Meets
- Thursdays, 9am to 2pm
Co-opChristianGreer
A Christian homeschool program in Greer with one day of classes a week, on Tuesdays, for kindergarten to twelfth grade, alongside the teaching parents do at home.
- Ages
- kindergarten (ages 4 to 5) through twelfth grade
- Meets
- Tuesdays, 8:30am to 4pm
Duncan1
Co-opDuncan
A parent-led Charlotte Mason co-op in Duncan, with weekly classes in nature study, art, music, Shakespeare and handicrafts for children from age 5 to high school.
- Ages
- age 5 to high school, with a place for younger siblings
- Meets
- weekly
Graniteville1
Co-opChristianGraniteville
A faith-based homeschool co-op in Graniteville, South Carolina, started in 2009, where parents take a full part and families meet every Wednesday for classes from nursery to high school.
- Ages
- Nursery through High school
- Meets
- every Wednesday
Moore1
Co-opChristianMoore
A Christian homeschool co-op in Moore where parent volunteers teach, with classes every Monday morning from August to May.
- Meets
- Mondays, 8:45am to 1pm, August to May
Spartanburg1
Co-opChristianSpartanburg
A parent-led Christian co-op in downtown Spartanburg that meets on Monday mornings from August to April, with science labs, writing and electives for middle and high school and classes for younger children.
- Ages
- all ages, with priority for 7th to 12th grade
- Meets
- Monday mornings, 9:15am to 12:30pm, August to April
Taylors1
Co-opTaylors
A community for homeschool families in Taylors that runs classes each semester.
Hear when a new homeschool co-op in South Carolina is added to Starpath
If no group here fits, the co-op starter pack comes with it: 12 pages from the Starpath Library for starting a small Waldorf-inspired co-op of your own. They include an agenda for the first meeting and a first term, week by week. Leave your email and you’ll be on the list for both. You can stop the emails any time.
Or read the co-op pages in the Library nowQuestions families ask about South Carolina homeschool co-ops
How do homeschool co-ops work?
Families agree to meet on the same day each week during term, usually in a church hall, a community centre or a hired room. Parents take turns teaching, so a parent who is confident with science takes the science class and someone else takes art. Most co-ops expect a parent to stay on site rather than drop off, and most ask every family to contribute in some way, whether that is teaching, setting up or helping in a room. A term runs eight to fourteen weeks, and places are usually allocated before the term starts rather than week by week.
How much does a homeschool co-op cost?
It depends on what the co-op has to pay for. A group meeting in a member's home with borrowed materials can run on almost nothing, while a co-op hiring a hall and paying outside tutors for a few classes costs real money per term. The fees each group publishes are listed on this page where we have them, taken from the group's own website, so you can compare rather than guess. Ask what the fee covers before you commit: some cover the hall only, and materials are extra.
Is a homeschool co-op the same as an accountability association in South Carolina?
No. An accountability association is the group you join under the third legal option, and it checks that you're teaching 180 days and keeping records. A co-op is where families meet to teach their children together. Some groups offer both, but joining a co-op doesn't by itself put you under an association, so check which one you've signed up for.
Can you charge for a homeschool co-op?
Most co-ops do, because a hall costs money and so do materials. What separates a co-op from a business is usually that the fee covers costs rather than paying the parents who teach. Some co-ops are incorporated as non-profits and some are an informal group with a shared bank account. If you are starting one and planning to pay teachers, that is a different undertaking with tax and insurance questions attached, and it is worth taking advice before the first term rather than after it.
Which Waldorf curriculum fits your family?
Four questions: your child’s age, the time you have each day, how close to a Waldorf school you want to be, and what matters most. Your answers are matched against the 8 curricula in our comparison. Starpath is one of them and gets no extra points. The result shows on the page, and you can have it emailed to you.
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