Family Christian Academy
8919 World Ministry Ave Ste B, Baton Rouge, LA 70810Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $6,500
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 158
- Students per teacher
- 4.8
- Affiliation
- Other religious
- From Baton Rouge center
- 4.6 miles
Can you use LA GATOR here?
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- The 2026-27 window was short: March 1 to 16, 2026.
Source: LA GATOR official source.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- LA GATOR’s 2026-27 amount per student is not yet verified word for word, so it is not subtracted. See the school’s tuition
School facts
- Teachers
- 33
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 63%
- Setting
- Suburb
- State approval
- Approved for 2026-27; academic classification: approved, not 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
- 200 to 158, down 42 (21%)
- Path
- Peaked at 227 in 2021-22, then fell below where it started
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 7 and grade 8 (20 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 6 (6)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 12
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 5 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,270
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Louisiana
- 3 days longer than the 177-day median of 273 schools we list
- School day, against Louisiana
- About the median of 7 hours 5 minutes (272 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 4.8 here; median 9.8 at 98 LA combined schools
- Size in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Larger than 18 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.
Family Christian Academy tuition, and what LA GATOR pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $6,500
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $7,500
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $7,500
Tuition from Family Christian Academy's tuition sheet, checked October 1, 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Dunham School | $20,860 to $24,230 | 2026-27 | 0.4 |
| St. Jude School | $7,810 | 2026-27 | 2.2 |
| Parkview Baptist School | $15,850 to $18,030 | 2026-27 | 2.7 |
| Elan Vital Montessori School | $7,499 | 2026-27 | 2.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Dunham School | PreK-12 | 713 | <1 |
| Montessori School of Baton Rouge | PreK-K | 13 | <1 |
| Bethany Christian School South Campus | PreK-9 | 96 | 2 |
| Bethany Christain School | PreK-9 | 97 | 2 |
| St. Jude School | PreK-8 | 511 | 2 |
| Parkview Baptist School | PreK-12 | 1,039 | 3 |
| Elan Vital Montessori School | PreK-1 | 6 | 3 |
| Gardere Community Christian School | PreK-5 | 110 | 3 |
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