Diocese of Baton Rouge Special Education Program
1800 S Acadian Thruway, Baton Rouge, LA 70808Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-11
- Students (K-12)
- 80
- Students per teacher
- 8.9
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Baton Rouge center
- Under 1 mile
Can you use LA GATOR here?
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- How the LA GATOR list works
- Applying
- The 2026-27 window was short: March 1 to 16, 2026.
Source: LA GATOR official source.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 9
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special education
- Diocese
- Diocese of Baton Rouge, LA
- Boys and girls
- 75% boys, 25% girls
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- State approval
- Approved for 2026-27; academic classification: accredited; approval to operate, not the LA GATOR list
- State approval: the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 58 to 80, up 22 (38%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (61 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 7 (11)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 5 and grade 11 (3 each)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 7
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 178
- Length of the school day
- 8 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,420
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Louisiana
- 1 day longer than the 177-day median of 273 schools we list
- School day, against Louisiana
- 55 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 5 minutes (272 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 8.9 here; median 9.8 at 98 LA combined schools
- Size in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Larger than 7 of 36 other schools we list
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Diocese of Baton Rouge Special Education Program tuition, and what LA GATOR pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $8,920 to $14,241 a year, published by 4 private schools nearby. School by school
Louisiana LA GATOR Scholarship Education savings account
- Award
- $5,243 to $7,626 per student in 2025-26, by household income
- How it varies
- These are the 2025-26 amounts; the state had not posted 2026-27 amounts when we checked. Families at or below 250% of the poverty level get the higher amount. Students with disabilities can receive up to $15,253 at or below 250% of the poverty level, and up to $12,870 above it.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School | $8,920 | 2026-27 | 0.1 |
| Catholic High School | $14,241 | 2026-27 | 1.9 |
| St. Lukes Episcopal School | $9,800 | 2026-27 | 2.0 |
| St. Joseph's Academy | $13,984 | 2026-27 | 2.1 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Mercy School | PreK-8 | 1,102 | <1 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School | PreK-8 | 875 | <1 |
| Jehovah-Jireh Christian Academy | PreK-12 | 93 | 1 |
| Brighter Horizon School | PreK-12 | 125 | 1 |
| Catholic High School | 8-12 | 1,125 | 2 |
| St. Lukes Episcopal School | PreK-8 | 182 | 2 |
| St. Joseph's Academy | 9-12 | 1,113 | 2 |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School | PreK-8 | 166 | 2 |
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