Catholic schools in Louisiana
127 statewide. Parochial, diocesan and independent Catholic schools.
Catholic schools in Louisiana at a glance
- Share of the state’s private schools
- 44%, 127 of 291
- Towns
- 54; the most in New Orleans (21), Baton Rouge (12) and Metairie (12)
- Parishes
- 30 with at least one
- Students
- about 50,269 in all; the typical school has 349
- Smallest and largest
- St. Benedict the Moor School, 47 students; Mount Carmel Academy, 1,202 students
- Students per teacher
- 13 typical, 2.3 to 24.4 across 127 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 11 all-girls and 8 all-boys; the rest co-ed
- Association members
- 108, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 96% of graduates at the typical high school (40 reporting)
- Upcoming application deadlines
- 1 school; soonest Stuart Hall School, December 11, 2026
- 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)93
- Elementary (K to 5)99
- Middle (6 to 8)116
- High school (9 to 12)42
- K to 12, one school13
- Under 501
- 50 to 14914
- 150 to 29935
- 300 to 59948
- 600 or more26
Lowest$5,575Middle$9,595Highest$22,860
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 36 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 6, 2026.
- Deadlines, 1 school: each school’s admissions page, last read October 6, 2026.
By city
- Catholic schools in New Orleans (32)
- Catholic schools in Gretna (23)
- Catholic schools in Metairie (23)
- Catholic schools in Marrero (16)
- Catholic schools in Baton Rouge (13)
- Catholic schools in Lafayette (8)
- Catholic schools in Mandeville (6)
- Catholic schools in Covington (5)
- Catholic schools in Houma (4)
- Catholic schools in Lake Charles (4)
- Catholic schools in Thibodaux (4)
- Catholic schools in Alexandria (3)
- Catholic schools in Crowley (3)
- Catholic schools in Hammond (3)
- Catholic schools in Monroe (3)
- Catholic schools in Shreveport (3)
- Catholic schools in Slidell (3)
- Catholic schools in West Monroe (3)
The 40 largest
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- Lutheran schools in Louisiana
- Episcopal schools in Louisiana
- Seventh-day Adventist schools in Louisiana
- All-girls schools in Louisiana
- All-boys schools in Louisiana
- All private schools in Louisiana
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