Riverdale Academy
100 Riverdale Rd, Coushatta, LA 71019Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 174
- Students per teacher
- 11.9
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
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
- Boys and girls
- 44% boys, 56% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 80%
- Setting
- Rural
- 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
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 184 to 174, down 10 (5%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 10 (21)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 1 (8)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 13
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 164
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 5 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,000
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person and virtual
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Louisiana
- 13 days shorter than the 177-day median of 273 schools we list
- School day, against Louisiana
- 60 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours 5 minutes (272 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 11.9 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.
Riverdale Academy tuition, and what LA GATOR pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $9,590 to $15,595 a year, published by 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph Catholic School | $9,590 | 2026-27 | 26.9 |
| Southfield School | $12,875 to $15,595 | 2026-27 | 27.7 |
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 Classical School | K-9 | 147 | 21 |
| Central School | PreK-12 | 134 | 23 |
| Calvary Baptist Academy | PreK-12 | 925 | 26 |
| McKinney Byrd Academy | K-11 | 25 | 27 |
| St. Joseph Catholic School | PreK-8 | 265 | 27 |
| Word of God Academy | Not in the federal survey | 27 | |
| Southfield School | PreK-8 | 305 | 28 |
| The Montessori School for Shreveport | PreK-8 | 141 | 28 |
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