First Baptist Christian Academy
282 Old Hwy 171, Lake Charles, LA 70611Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- K-8
- Students (K-12)
- 256
- Students per teacher
- 7.3
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- From Lake Charles center
- 7.3 miles
Can you use LA GATOR here?
Louisiana publishes no school list
- About the list
- 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. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 35
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 50% boys, 50% girls
- 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
- 153 to 256, up 103 (67%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (234 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (42)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 7 (13)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 45 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,220
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- 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
- 20 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours 5 minutes (272 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 7.3 here; median 11.5 at 128 LA elementary schools
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.
First Baptist Christian Academy tuition, and what LA GATOR pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $7,982 to $8,860 a year, published by 3 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 and fees LA GATOR pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immaculate Conception Cathedral School | $7,982 | 2026-27 | 6.1 |
| St. Margaret Catholic School | $8,860 | 2026-27 | 6.7 |
| Our Lady Queen of Heaven School | $8,400 | 2026-27 | 8.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School | PreK-12 | 363 | 5 |
| St. Louis Catholic High School | Not in the federal survey | 6 | |
| Immaculate Conception Cathedral School | PreK-8 | 351 | 6 |
| St. Margaret Catholic School | PreK-8 | 246 | 7 |
| Our Lady Queen of Heaven School | PreK-8 | 584 | 8 |
| Covenant Grace Academy | PreK-12 | 72 | 9 |
| Little Learners Montessori | PreK-K | 6 | 9 |
| Our Lady's School | PreK-8 | 205 | 12 |
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