St. Margaret Catholic School
2510 Enterprise Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70601Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $8,860
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 246
- Students per teacher
- 8.7
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Lake Charles center
- Under 1 mile
Can you use LA GATOR here?
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- 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
- LA GATOR’s 2026-27 amount per student is not yet verified word for word, so it is not subtracted. See the school’s tuition
School facts
- Teachers
- 29
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lake Charles, LA
- Boys and girls
- 48% boys, 52% girls
- 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
- 237 to 246, up 9 (4%)
- Path
- Dipped to 232 in 2021-22, then passed its earlier level
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 2 (39)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 7 (13)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 20 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,320
- 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
- 15 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 5 minutes (272 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 8.7 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.
St. Margaret Catholic School tuition, and what LA GATOR pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $8,860
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $8,860
Tuition from St. Margaret Catholic School's tuition sheet, checked October 6, 2026.
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 at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immaculate Conception Cathedral School | $7,982 | 2026-27 | 1.2 |
| Our Lady Queen of Heaven School | $8,400 | 2026-27 | 2.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Catholic High School | Not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| Immaculate Conception Cathedral School | PreK-8 | 351 | 1 |
| Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School | PreK-12 | 363 | 2 |
| Our Lady Queen of Heaven School | PreK-8 | 584 | 2 |
| Covenant Grace Academy | PreK-12 | 72 | 2 |
| First Baptist Christian Academy | K-8 | 256 | 7 |
| Little Learners Montessori | PreK-K | 6 | 7 |
| Our Lady's School | PreK-8 | 205 | 10 |
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