Comparing 72 approved Baton Rouge-area schools
Every BESE-approved school in the Baton Rouge metro and the surrounding Diocese of Baton Rouge parishes, with the numbers the state and federal records give: K-12 and pre-K enrollment, state classification, Tuition Donation Credit participation and staffing.
The largest approved schools that also took Tuition Donation Credit scholarships in 2024-25 were St. Joseph's Academy (1,128 K-12 students), Catholic High School (1,109 K-12 students), Parkview Baptist School (1,000 K-12 students). Several of the largest independent and parish schools, such as St. Aloysius School, St. George School, Episcopal High School, were not on that list.
| School | City | K-12 students | Pre-K | Classification | TDC 2024-25 | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Academy | Baton Rouge | 1128 | 0 | Accredited | ✓ | 64.1 | 17.4 |
| Catholic High School | Baton Rouge | 1109 | 0 | Accredited | ✓ | 91.8 | 12.3 |
| St. Aloysius School | Baton Rouge | 1042 | 98 | Accredited | — | — | — |
| Parkview Baptist School | Baton Rouge | 1000 | 53 | Accredited | ✓ | 197.4 | 5.3 |
| St. George School | Baton Rouge | 999 | 109 | Accredited | — | — | — |
| Episcopal High School | Baton Rouge | 904 | 48 | Accredited | — | 90 | 10.0 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School | Baton Rouge | 862 | 118 | Accredited | ✓ | 65.9 | 13.3 |
| Oak Forest Academy | Amite | 726 | 58 | Accredited | — | 46.1 | 15.6 |
| The Dunham School | Baton Rouge | 722 | 78 | Accredited | ✓ | 159 | 4.5 |
| St. Michael the Archangel High School | Baton Rouge | 638 | 0 | Accredited | ✓ | 46.6 | 13.3 |
| Central Private School | Central | 618 | 51 | Accredited | ✓ | 51.5 | 11.7 |
| Silliman Institute | Clinton | 564 | 53 | Accredited | — | 36 | 14.2 |
| Holy Ghost School | Hammond | 560 | 128 | Accredited | — | 40.9 | 13.7 |
| Ascension Christian School | Gonzales | 559 | 54 | Accredited | ✓ | 20.6 | 11.7 |
| St. Jude the Apostle School | Baton Rouge | 504 | 66 | Accredited | ✓ | 38 | 13.4 |
| St. Thomas More School | Baton Rouge | 496 | 79 | Accredited | ✓ | 39.6 | 13.3 |
| Most Blessed Sacrament School | Baton Rouge | 480 | 45 | Accredited | ✓ | 34.1 | 15.1 |
| St. Joseph School | Ponchatoula | 467 | 46 | Accredited | ✓ | 32 | 15.4 |
| Courtney Christian School | Baton Rouge | 461 | 0 | Accredited | — | — | — |
| St. Jean Vianney School | Baton Rouge | 460 | 39 | Accredited | ✓ | — | — |
| St. Alphonsus Liguori School | Greenwell Springs | 404 | 55 | Accredited | ✓ | 43.9 | 8.6 |
| Hosanna Christian Academy | Baton Rouge | 390 | 100 | Non-Accredited | ✓ | 26 | 14.4 |
| Ascension Catholic Diocesan Regional School | Donaldsonville | 386 | 25 | Accredited | ✓ | 29.6 | 13.5 |
| Holy Family School | Port Allen | 377 | 39 | Accredited | ✓ | 36.5 | 10.3 |
| St. Theresa of Avila Middle School | Gonzales | 358 | 0 | Accredited | ✓ | — | — |
| St. Thomas Aquinas Diocesan Regional High School | Hammond | 337 | 0 | Accredited | ✓ | 25.6 | 11.6 |
| False River Academy | New Roads | 314 | 28 | Accredited | ✓ | 30.3 | 9.7 |
| Catholic Elementary School of Pointe Coupee | New Roads | 296 | 55 | Accredited | ✓ | — | — |
| St. John Primary School | Prairieville | 273 | 67 | Accredited | ✓ | — | — |
| St. John Elementary School | Plaquemine | 269 | 25 | Accredited | ✓ | 20 | 9.7 |
| Open Door Christian Academy | Denham Springs | 254 | 24 | Non-Accredited | ✓ | 17.9 | 14.8 |
| St. Peter Chanel Interparochial School | Paulina | 249 | 84 | Accredited | — | 22 | 11.5 |
| Victory Academy | Baton Rouge | 238 | 16 | Non-Accredited | — | 21.4 | 12.1 |
| St. John High School | Plaquemine | 225 | 0 | Accredited | ✓ | 76 | 5.8 |
| Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee | New Roads | 211 | 0 | Accredited | ✓ | — | — |
| Trafton Academy | Hammond | 210 | 40 | Non-Accredited | ✓ | 15 | 14.6 |
| The Brighton School | Baton Rouge | 207 | 0 | Accredited | ✓ | 39.3 | 5.2 |
| Agape School of Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | 194 | 12 | Non-Accredited | — | — | — |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus School | Baton Rouge | 180 | 32 | Accredited | ✓ | 19 | 8.7 |
| St. James Episcopal Day School | Baton Rouge | 168 | 38 | Accredited | — | 10 | 14.3 |
| Redemptorist St. Gerard School | Baton Rouge | 162 | 32 | Accredited | ✓ | 20.9 | 10.9 |
| Mater Dolorosa School | Independence | 153 | 18 | Accredited | ✓ | 13.4 | 10.8 |
| Brighter Horizon School | Baton Rouge | 147 | 14 | Non-Accredited | — | 16.8 | 7.4 |
| Family Christian Academy | Baton Rouge | 146 | 19 | Non-Accredited | — | 32.6 | 4.8 |
| St. Luke's Episcopal School | Baton Rouge | 146 | 24 | Accredited | — | 22.5 | 8.1 |
| St. Elizabeth School | Paincourtville | 138 | 34 | Accredited | ✓ | 12.6 | 9.9 |
| Amite Christian Academy | Denham Springs | 135 | 0 | Accredited | — | — | — |
| St. Lillian Academy | Baton Rouge | 124 | 0 | Non-Accredited | ✓ | 17 | 7.2 |
| Gardere Community Christian School | Baton Rouge | 120 | 40 | Non-Accredited | ✓ | 9 | 12.2 |
| The Church Academy | Saint Amant | 107 | 28 | Accredited | ✓ | 12 | 10.5 |
| The Christian Academy of Louisiana | Addis | 106 | 23 | Non-Accredited | ✓ | 11.5 | 11.6 |
| Bethany Christian School South Campus | Baton Rouge | 100 | 13 | Accredited | ✓ | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| Jehovah-Jireh Christian Academy | Baton Rouge | 97 | 10 | Non-Accredited | ✓ | 12.3 | 7.6 |
| Trinity Episcopal Day School | Baton Rouge | 76 | 80 | Accredited | — | 13 | 6.4 |
| St. Francis Xavier School | Baton Rouge | 72 | 0 | Accredited | ✓ | 6 | 13.3 |
| Diocese of Baton Rouge Special Education Program | Baton Rouge | 56 | 0 | Accredited | ✓ | — | — |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Christian Academy | Baton Rouge | 46 | 8 | Non-Accredited | ✓ | 6.3 | 8.6 |
| La Printaniere Montessori | Baton Rouge | 44 | 31 | Louisiana Montessori Accredited | — | 7 | 5.3 |
| Emmanuel SDA School | Hammond | 43 | 0 | Non-Accredited | ✓ | 7.4 | 5.1 |
| The Link School | Baton Rouge | 43 | 6 | Non-Accredited | — | — | — |
| McKanstry Preparatory School/Little Scholars | Central | 29 | 3 | Non-Accredited | — | — | — |
| Oaks Montessori School | Hammond | 27 | 12 | Louisiana Montessori Accredited | — | 7 | 5.4 |
| Richard Rayborn Elementary School | Ascension Parish | 11 | 2 | Non-Accredited | — | — | — |
| Montessori School of Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | 10 | 41 | Louisiana Montessori Provisionally Accredited | — | 5 | 2.6 |
| North Range Academy | Denham Springs | 10 | 0 | Non-Accredited | — | — | — |
| The EduProject Innovation Academy | Baton Rouge | 6 | 0 | Non-Accredited | — | — | — |
| Trinity Christian Academy | Zachary | 5 | 0 | Non-Accredited | — | — | — |
| Elan Vital Montessori School | Baton Rouge | 2 | 21 | Louisiana Montessori Accredited | — | 3.4 | 1.8 |
| Runnels Secondary | Baton Rouge | 1 | 0 | Non-Accredited | — | — | — |
| Capital Renaissance International School | Baton Rouge | 0 | 0 | Non-Accredited | — | — | — |
| Louisiana New School Academy | Baton Rouge | 0 | 0 | Non-Accredited | — | 2 | 3.0 |
| Tutor Time Academy | Baton Rouge | — | — | Non-Accredited | — | — | — |
Sources: LDOE 2025-26 BESE-approved nonpublic schools list (enrollment, classification), LDOE Tuition Donation Credit 2024-25 participating schools, NCES Private School Survey (teachers, ratio; 2023-24 or 2021-22). '—' means not reported. Click a column to sort.
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