Gethsemane Christian Academy
701 E Pinhook Rd, Lafayette, LA 70501Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-4
- Students (K-12)
- 20
- Students per teacher
- 2.2
- Affiliation
- Church of God in Christ
- From Lafayette center
- 1.7 miles
Can you use LA GATOR here?
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- 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
School facts
- Teachers
- 9
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 65% boys, 35% girls
- Setting
- City
- 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
- 52 to 20, down 32 (62%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (25 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- 3 grades (5 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 4 (2)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 8 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,440
- 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
- 55 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 5 minutes (272 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 2.2 here; median 11.5 at 128 LA elementary schools
- Size in Lafayette Parish
- Smallest of the 13 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.
Gethsemane Christian Academy tuition, and what LA GATOR pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $7,940 to $22,650 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episcopal School of Acadiana | $18,250 to $22,650 | 2026-27 | 1.5 |
| Teurlings Catholic High School | $8,180 | 2026-27 | 1.6 |
| Our Lady of Fatima School | $7,940 | 2026-27 | 1.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Episcopal School | PreK-12 | 553 | <1 |
| Cathedral-Carmel School | PreK-8 | 715 | 1 |
| Holy Family Catholic School | PreK-8 | 201 | 1 |
| Episcopal School of Acadiana | PreK-12 | 491 | 1 |
| Episcopal School of Acadiana-Lafayette | Not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Teurlings Catholic High School | 9-12 | 874 | 2 |
| Our Lady of Fatima School | PreK-8 | 795 | 2 |
| Sts Leo-Seton Catholic School | PreK-8 | 428 | 3 |
Private schools
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