Private schools in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
42 schools across Baker, Baton Rouge, Greenwell Springs, Zachary. About 12,660 students in all (2023-24).
East Baton Rouge Parish private schools at a glance
- Towns
- 4; the most in Baton Rouge (38) and Zachary (2)
- Among Louisiana parishes
- 1st most private schools of 51; 14% of the state’s 291
- Typical school
- 166 students (35 reporting)
- Smallest and largest
- Jones Creek Adventist Academy, 19 students; Catholic High School, 1,125 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.9 typical, 2.6 to 21.7 across 40 schools
- Programs
- 3 Montessori, 3 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 1 all-girls and 1 all-boys
- Association members
- 18, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 93% of graduates at the typical high school (15 reporting)
- State program
- Education savings account, $5,243 to $7,626 per student in 2025-26, by household income
How LA GATOR works - Public charter schools
- 28 in the county, tuition-free and not counted here
Charter schools in Louisiana
- Catholic13
- Christian, not Catholic20
- Islamic1
- Other faiths1
- Nonsectarian6
- Not in federal survey1
- Pre-K (and up)29
- Elementary (K to 5)37
- Middle (6 to 8)29
- High school (9 to 12)18
- K to 12, one school11
- Under 502
- 50 to 14914
- 150 to 2996
- 300 to 5994
- 600 or more9
Lowest$5,575Middle$9,360Highest$20,860
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 14 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 5, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Cities in and around East Baton Rouge Parish
Neighboring counties
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