Mater Dolorosa Catholic School
PO Box 380, Independence, LA 70443Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 145
- Students per teacher
- 10.8
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Hammond center
- 9.5 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. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 16
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Baton Rouge, LA
- Boys and girls
- 39% boys, 61% girls
- Setting
- Rural
- 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
- 124 to 145, up 21 (17%)
- Path
- Dipped to 117 in 2021-22, then passed its earlier level
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (23)
- Smallest grade
- 4 grades (12 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
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 and virtual
- 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
- 10.8 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.
Mater Dolorosa Catholic School tuition, and what LA GATOR pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
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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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Forest Academy | PreK-12 | 717 | 7 |
| Trafton Academy at Hammond | PreK-8 | 219 | 7 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas Diocesan Regional High School | Not in the federal survey | 7 | |
| Emmanuel SDA School | PreK-8 | 38 | 9 |
| Holy Ghost School | PreK-8 | 560 | 9 |
| Oaks Montessori School | Ungraded | 38 | 11 |
| St. Joseph School | PreK-8 | 494 | 14 |
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