St. Peter Catholic School
130 E Temperance St., Covington, LA 70433Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-7
- Students (K-12)
- 706
- Students per teacher
- 17.2
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Covington center
- Under 1 mile
Can you use LA GATOR here?
Louisiana publishes no school list
- 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
- 42
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of New Orleans, LA
- Boys and girls
- 45% boys, 55% 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
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 696 to 706, up 10 (1%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (98)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 1 (80)
- Average a grade
- About 88
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 177
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,240
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Louisiana
- Same as the median of the 273 private schools we list
- School day, against Louisiana
- About the median of 7 hours 5 minutes (272 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 17.2 here; median 11.5 at 128 LA elementary schools
- Size in St. Tammany Parish
- Larger than 14 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.
St. Peter Catholic School tuition, and what LA GATOR pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $12,135 to $14,920 a year, published by 3 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
What would you pay at St. Peter Catholic School?
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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. Scholastica Academy | $12,175 | 2026-27 | 0.1 |
| St. Pauls High School | $12,135 | 2026-27 | 0.5 |
| Northlake Christian | $13,250 to $14,920 | 2026-27 | 1.9 |
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. Scholastica Academy | 8-12 | 538 | <1 |
| Covington Montessori School | PreK-K | 3 | <1 |
| Lakeview Maria Montessori Preschool | PreK-K | 8 | <1 |
| St. Pauls High School | 8-12 | 865 | <1 |
| Northlake Christian | K-12 | 922 | 2 |
| Kehoe-France Northshore | Not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Chesterton Academy of Divine Mercy | 8-9 | 9 | 2 |
| Christ Episcopal School | PreK-12 | 595 | 4 |
Private schools
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