Mt Olive Christian School, Athens LA: PreK-12 Tuition

Tuition: On the school’s website
Grades: PreK-12
Students (K-12): 148
Students per teacher: 7.4
Affiliation: Baptist
From Ruston center: 23.8 miles

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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. See the school’s tuition page

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School facts

Teachers: 20
Student body: Coeducational
Boys and girls: 53% boys, 47% girls
Go on to a 4-year college: 0%
Setting: Rural

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: 75 to 148, up 73 (97%)
Path: Grew in each survey (135 in 2021-22)

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

Largest grade: Grade 3 (15)
Smallest grade: Grade 7 and grade 10 (8 each)
Average a grade, high school included: About 11

The school year

Days in the school year: 183
Length of the school day: 7 hours 30 minutes
Hours of school a year: about 1,370
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: Yes
Year, against Louisiana: 6 days longer than the 177-day median of 273 schools we list
School day, against Louisiana: 25 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 5 minutes (272 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students per teacher: 7.4 here; median 9.8 at 98 LA combined 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.

Mt Olive Christian School tuition, and what LA GATOR pays

Published tuition: On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)

LA

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	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Claiborne Academy	PreK-12	174	8.7	Nonsectarian	15
Glenbrook School	K-12	449	12.1	Nonsectarian	16
Willow Academy	2-11	6	4.3	Christian (nondenominational)	20
Montessori School of Ruston	PreK-8	21	4.2	Nonsectarian	23
Cedar Creek School	Not in the federal survey				24
Bethel Christian School	PreK-11	31	3.3	Church of God	24
Union Christian Academy	Not in the federal survey				37

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