Pope John Paul II Catholic High School
1901 Jaguar Dr, Slidell, LA 70461Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 8-12
- Students (K-12)
- 357
- Students per teacher
- 13.8
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Slidell center
- 2.4 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
- 28
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of New Orleans, LA
- Boys and girls
- 47% boys, 53% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 93%
- Setting
- City
- 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
- 334 to 357, up 23 (7%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (346 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 10 (86)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (55)
- Average a grade
- About 71
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 15 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,310
- 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
- 10 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 5 minutes (272 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 13.8 here; median 13.2 at 28 LA secondary schools
- Size in St. Tammany Parish
- Larger than 10 of 16 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.
Pope John Paul II Catholic High 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slidell Christian Academy | PreK-6 | 24 | 1 |
| Children's College | PreK-K | 5 | 2 |
| Lakeside Christian Academy | PreK-12 | 154 | 3 |
| Harvest Christian Academy | 3-12 | 15 | 3 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School | PreK-7 | 301 | 3 |
| First Baptist Christian School | 1-12 | 278 | 4 |
| Lake Castle Slidell Private School | PreK-8 | 336 | 6 |
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