The Dunham School
11111 Roy Emerson Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70810Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $20,860
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 713
- Students per teacher
- 4.5
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Baton Rouge center
- 4.9 miles
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 page
School facts
- Teachers
- 159
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 52% boys, 48% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 68%
- Setting
- Suburb
- 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
- 695 to 713, up 18 (3%)
- Path
- Peaked at 715 in 2021-22
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 9 (74)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 1 (39)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 69; lower grades 49
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 177
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 15 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,280
- 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
- 10 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 5 minutes (272 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 4.5 here; median 9.8 at 98 LA combined schools
- Size in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Larger than 30 of 36 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.
The Dunham School tuition, and what LA GATOR pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $20,860
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $22,860
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $24,230
- Required fees
- $1,300 a year
- By grade
- Rates vary within these bands (details below)
Tuition from The Dunham 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Christian Academy | $6,500 to $7,500 | 2026-27 | 0.4 |
| Parkview Baptist School | $15,850 to $18,030 | 2026-27 | 2.4 |
| St. Jude School | $7,810 | 2026-27 | 2.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Christian Academy | PreK-12 | 158 | <1 |
| Montessori School of Baton Rouge | PreK-K | 13 | <1 |
| Bethany Christian School South Campus | PreK-9 | 96 | 2 |
| Bethany Christain School | PreK-9 | 97 | 2 |
| Parkview Baptist School | PreK-12 | 1,039 | 2 |
| St. Jude School | PreK-8 | 511 | 2 |
| The Brighton School | K-12 | 206 | 3 |
| Gardere Community Christian School | PreK-5 | 110 | 3 |
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