Special education schools in Louisiana
6 statewide. Schools whose main program is special education.
Special education schools in Louisiana at a glance
- Share of the state’s private schools
- 2%, 6 of 291
- Towns
- 2; the most in Baton Rouge (3) and New Orleans (3)
- Parishes
- 2 with at least one
- Students
- about 432 in all; the typical school has 122
- Smallest and largest
- The Chartwell Center, 19 students; The Brighton School, 206 students
- Students per teacher
- 6.9 typical, 2.1 to 8.9 across 5 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 2, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- State program
- Education savings account, $5,243 to $7,626 per student in 2025-26, by household income
How LA GATOR works
- Catholic2
- Christian, not Catholic1
- Nonsectarian3
- Pre-K (and up)1
- Elementary (K to 5)4
- Middle (6 to 8)4
- High school (9 to 12)4
- K to 12, one school2
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.
The 6 largest
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| The Brighton School | K-12 | 206 |
| St. Michael Special School | PreK | 153 |
| St. Lillian Academy | K-12 | 122 |
| Diocese of Baton Rouge Special Education Program | K-11 | 80 |
| The Chartwell Center | PreK-11 | 19 |
| Raphael Academy | Ungraded | 5 |
Other kinds of school in Louisiana
- Christian schools in Louisiana
- Catholic schools in Louisiana
- Montessori schools in Louisiana
- Private high schools in Louisiana
- Private elementary schools in Louisiana
- Private middle schools in Louisiana
- Private schools with kindergarten in Louisiana
- Private schools with pre-K in Louisiana
- 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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