Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School
under 1 miGrades PreK-8875 students13.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Catholic schools in Baton Rouge, LA
13 in Baton Rouge or within 6 miles; schools in Baton Rouge itself count at any distance from downtown. Parochial, diocesan and independent Catholic schools.
Grades K-1180 students8.9 students per teacherRoman CatholicSpecial educationCo-ed
Our Lady of Mercy School
under 1 miGrades PreK-81,102 students21.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades 8-121,125 students12.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicAll-boys98% to 4-year college
Grades 9-121,113 students17.4 students per teacherRoman CatholicAll-girls99% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8166 students8.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades K-880 students13.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-8228 students10.9 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-8525 students13.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-8376 students10.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
St. Jude School
5 miGrades PreK-8511 students13.4 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-8514 students15.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades 9-12621 students13.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed93% to 4-year college
Catholic schools near Baton Rouge by the numbers
- Where
- 12 in Baton Rouge, 1 within 6 miles
- Students
- about 7,316 in all; the typical school has 514
- Smallest and largest
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Special Education Program, 80 students; Catholic High School, 1,125 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.3 typical, 8.7 to 21.7 across 13 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 1 all-girls and 1 all-boys; the rest co-ed
- Association members
- 13, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 98% of graduates at the typical high school (3 reporting)
- State program
- Education savings account, $5,243 to $7,626 per student in 2025-26, by household income
How LA GATOR works
- Pre-K (and up)8
- Elementary (K to 5)10
- Middle (6 to 8)11
- High school (9 to 12)4
- 50 to 1492
- 150 to 2992
- 300 to 5994
- 600 or more5
Lowest$5,575Middle$8,920Highest$14,241
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Award and rules: Louisiana LA GATOR Scholarship, official page, read October 2, 2026.
- Tuition for 7 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 5, 2026.
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