St. Thomas More Catholic High School
450 E Farrel Rd, Lafayette, LA 70508Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $9,900
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students (K-12)
- 1,018
- Students per teacher
- 8.9
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Lafayette center
- 4.2 miles
Can you use LA GATOR here?
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- 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 page
School facts
- Teachers
- 115
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lafayette, LA
- Boys and girls
- 51% boys, 49% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 96%
- 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
- 924 to 1,018, up 94 (10%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (928 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 10 (267)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (230)
- Average a grade
- About 255
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 5 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,270
- 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
- About the median of 7 hours 5 minutes (272 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 8.9 here; median 13.2 at 28 LA secondary schools
- Size in Lafayette Parish
- Largest of the 13 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. Thomas More Catholic High School tuition, and what LA GATOR pays
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $9,900
- Required fees
- $1,140 a year
Tuition from St. Thomas More Catholic High School's website, checked October 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episcopal School of Acadiana | $18,250 to $22,650 | 2026-27 | 4.3 |
| Our Lady of Fatima School | $7,940 | 2026-27 | 4.4 |
| St. Cecilia School | $6,655 | 2026-27 | 4.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montessori of Acadiana | Not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Westminster Christian Academy-Lafayette | Not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Episcopal School of Acadiana-Lafayette | Not in the federal survey | 4 | |
| Episcopal School of Acadiana | PreK-12 | 491 | 4 |
| Our Lady of Fatima School | PreK-8 | 795 | 4 |
| St. Cecilia School | PreK-8 | 430 | 4 |
| Ascension Episcopal School | PreK-12 | 553 | 5 |
| Cathedral-Carmel School | PreK-8 | 715 | 6 |
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