Private Schools
Private Schools in Louisiana
248 private schools in Louisiana with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 83,226 students: 127 Catholic, 85 other religious and 36 nonsectarian. 124 schools go through high school grades.
Schools listed
248
Go through high school
124
Median enrollment
271
Median students per teacher
11.2
Private schools by city in Louisiana
The 100 largest private schools in Louisiana
Largest first. Students per teacher is the school’s own report.
| School | City | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel AcademyGirls | New Orleans | 8–12 | 1,202 | 9.7 | Catholic |
| Catholic High SchoolBoys | Baton Rouge | 8–12 | 1,125 | 12.3 | Catholic |
| St Joseph's AcademyGirls | Baton Rouge | 9–12 | 1,113 | 17.4 | Catholic |
| Our Lady of Mercy School | Baton Rouge | PK–8 | 1,102 | 21.7 | Catholic |
| Parkview Baptist School | Baton Rouge | PK–12 | 1,039 | 5.3 | Baptist |
| St Thomas More Catholic High School | Lafayette | 9–12 | 1,018 | 8.9 | Catholic |
| Isidore Newman School | New Orleans | PK–12 | 1,004 | 6.6 | Nonsectarian |
| Lafayette Christian Academy | Lafayette | PK–12 | 957 | 15.5 | Christian |
| Calvary Baptist Academy | Shreveport | PK–12 | 925 | 12 | Baptist |
| Northlake Christian | Covington | K–12 | 922 | 46.1 | Christian |
| Episcopal High School | Baton Rouge | PK–12 | 899 | 10 | Episcopal |
| Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School | Baton Rouge | PK–8 | 875 | 13.3 | Catholic |
| Teurlings Catholic High School | Lafayette | 9–12 | 874 | 16.3 | Catholic |
| St Pauls High SchoolBoys | Covington | 8–12 | 865 | 13 | Catholic |
| Holy Cross SchoolBoys | New Orleans | PK–12 | 796 | 9.1 | Catholic |
| Our Lady of Fatima School | Lafayette | PK–8 | 795 | 15.1 | Catholic |
| St Marys Dominican High SchoolGirls | New Orleans | 8–12 | 776 | 14.7 | Catholic |
| Edward Douglas White Catholic High School | Thibodaux | 8–12 | 770 | 12.4 | Catholic |
| Christian Brothers School- Canal Street Campus | New Orleans | PK–7 | 750 | 12.8 | Catholic |
| St Catherine of Siena | Metairie | PK–7 | 736 | 13.7 | Catholic |
| Ouachita Christian School | Monroe | PK–12 | 719 | 10.3 | Church of Christ |
| Oak Forest Academy | Amite | PK–12 | 717 | 15.6 | Nonsectarian |
| Cathedral-Carmel School | Lafayette | PK–8 | 715 | 16.8 | Catholic |
| The Dunham School | Baton Rouge | PK–12 | 713 | 4.5 | Christian |
| Vandebilt Catholic High School | Houma | 8–12 | 710 | 15.2 | Catholic |
| St Peter Catholic School | Covington | PK–7 | 706 | 17.2 | Catholic |
| Archbishop Hannan High School | Covington | 8–12 | 694 | 14.6 | Catholic |
| Metairie Park Country Day School | Metairie | PK–12 | 678 | 6.9 | Nonsectarian |
| Evangel Christian Academy | Shreveport | K–12 | 670 | 10.8 | Assembly of God |
| Evangel Christian Academy | Shreveport | K–12 | 670 | 10.8 | Assembly of God |
| St Ann Catholic Elementary School | Metairie | PK–7 | 668 | 18.6 | Catholic |
| Archbishop Chapelle High SchoolGirls | Metairie | 8–12 | 667 | 13.8 | Catholic |
| Archbishop Rummel High SchoolBoys | Metairie | 8–12 | 651 | 13 | Catholic |
| Catholic High School | New Iberia | 4–12 | 621 | 12.6 | Catholic |
| St Michael the Archangel High School | Baton Rouge | 9–12 | 621 | 13.3 | Catholic |
| St Joseph Elementary School | Thibodaux | PK–7 | 620 | 20 | Catholic |
| Providence Classical AcademySpecial program | Bossier City | PK–12 | 618 | 11.8 | Christian |
| Academy of the Sacred HeartGirls | New Orleans | PK–12 | 611 | 5.9 | Catholic |
| St Augustine High SchoolBoys | New Orleans | 8–12 | 611 | 13.6 | Catholic |
| St Augustine High SchoolBoys | New Orleans | 8–12 | 611 | 13.6 | Catholic |
| Central Private School | Baker | PK–12 | 605 | 11.7 | Christian |
| Houma Christian School | Houma | PK–12 | 603 | 22.3 | Christian |
| Christ Episcopal School | Covington | PK–12 | 595 | 8.7 | Episcopal |
| Our Lady Queen of Heaven School | Lake Charles | PK–8 | 584 | 11.8 | Catholic |
| St Dominic School | New Orleans | PK–7 | 584 | 9.6 | Catholic |
| Holy Ghost School | Hammond | PK–8 | 560 | 13.7 | Catholic |
| St Francis de Sales Cathedral School | Houma | PK–7 | 554 | 16.8 | Catholic |
| Ascension Episcopal School | Lafayette | PK–12 | 553 | 5.5 | Episcopal |
| Covenant Christian Academy | Houma | K–12 | 541 | 15.5 | Baptist |
| St Scholastica AcademyGirls | Covington | 8–12 | 538 | 13.5 | Catholic |
| St Thomas More Catholic School | Baton Rouge | PK–8 | 525 | 13.3 | Catholic |
| Immaculate Conception School | Marrero | PK–7 | 524 | 16.4 | Catholic |
| Most Blessed Sacrament School | Baton Rouge | PK–8 | 514 | 15.1 | Catholic |
| De la Salle High School | New Orleans | 8–12 | 511 | 14.9 | Catholic |
| St Jude School | Baton Rouge | PK–8 | 511 | 13.4 | Catholic |
| St Philip Neri School | Metairie | PK–7 | 505 | 15.8 | Catholic |
| St Marys Academy | New Orleans | PK–12 | 503 | 12.9 | Catholic |
| St Joseph School | Ponchatoula | PK–8 | 494 | 15.4 | Catholic |
| Episcopal School of Acadiana | Cade | PK–12 | 491 | 5.7 | Episcopal |
| Episcopal School of Acadiana | Cade | PK–12 | 490 | 7 | Episcopal |
| Vermilion Catholic High School | Abbeville | PK–12 | 487 | 10.1 | Catholic |
| Riverside Academy | Reserve | PK–12 | 478 | 14.5 | Nonsectarian |
| St Genevieve School | Thibodaux | PK–7 | 478 | 15 | Catholic |
| Academy of Our LadyGirls | Marrero | 8–12 | 470 | 14.4 | Catholic |
| Archbishop Shaw High SchoolBoys | Marrero | 8–12 | 468 | 13 | Catholic |
| St Mary's Academy | New Orleans | PK–12 | 456 | 7.6 | Catholic |
| Glenbrook School | Minden | K–12 | 449 | 12.1 | Nonsectarian |
| St John Interparochial School | Plaquemine | PK–12 | 443 | 5.8 | Catholic |
| Alexandria Country Day School | Alexandria | PK–12 | 432 | 9.8 | Nonsectarian |
| St Cecilia School | Broussard | PK–8 | 430 | 14.1 | Catholic |
| STS Leo-Seton Catholic School | Lafayette | PK–8 | 428 | 17.8 | Catholic |
| St Bernadette School | Houma | PK–7 | 422 | 24.4 | Catholic |
| St Michael Elementary School | Crowley | PK–8 | 415 | 16.6 | Catholic |
| Central Catholic School | Morgan City | PK–12 | 413 | 11.2 | Catholic |
| St Edmund Catholic School | Eunice | PK–12 | 410 | 11.6 | Catholic |
| Riverfield Academy | Rayville | PK–12 | 406 | 11.7 | Christian |
| Ursuline AcademyGirls | New Orleans | PK–12 | 405 | 7.4 | Catholic |
| Ascension Catholic Diocesan Regional School | Donaldsonville | PK–12 | 401 | 13.5 | Catholic |
| Loyola College Preparatory High School | Shreveport | 9–12 | 400 | 10.4 | Catholic |
| Louise S McGehee SchoolGirls | New Orleans | PK–12 | 390 | 7.1 | Nonsectarian |
| St Alphonsus Liguori School | Greenwell Springs | PK–8 | 377 | 8.6 | Catholic |
| Holy Family School | Port Allen | PK–8 | 376 | 10.3 | Catholic |
| Hosanna Christian Academy | Baton Rouge | PK–8 | 375 | 14.4 | Assembly of God |
| St Charles Borromeo School | Destrehan | PK–7 | 373 | 16.1 | Catholic |
| Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School | Lake Charles | PK–12 | 363 | 10.1 | Episcopal |
| Holy Name of Jesus School | New Orleans | PK–7 | 363 | 11.2 | Catholic |
| St Bernard School | Breaux Bridge | PK–8 | 359 | 13.2 | Catholic |
| Pope John Paul II Catholic High School | Slidell | 8–12 | 357 | 13.8 | Catholic |
| Immaculate Conception Cathedral School | Lake Charles | PK–8 | 351 | 12 | Catholic |
| Mary Queen of Peace Catholic School | Mandeville | PK–7 | 350 | 18.6 | Catholic |
| Christian Brothers SchoolBoys | New Orleans | 5–7 | 349 | 14 | Catholic |
| St Martin's Episcopal School | Metairie | PK–12 | 348 | 8.6 | Episcopal |
| Holy Savior Menard High School | Alexandria | 7–12 | 344 | 16.1 | Catholic |
| Our Lady of Prompt Succor School | Chalmette | PK–7 | 343 | 16.1 | Catholic |
| Ecole Bilingue de la Nouvelle OrleansSpecial program | New Orleans | PK–8 | 341 | 9.7 | Nonsectarian |
| St Clement of Rome School | Metairie | PK–7 | 341 | 13.1 | Catholic |
| Visitation of Our Lady School | Marrero | PK–7 | 337 | 14.7 | Catholic |
| Lake Castle Slidell Private School | Slidell | PK–8 | 336 | 15.8 | Catholic |
| STS Peter & Paul Catholic Elementary School | Scott | PK–8 | 336 | 13.1 | Catholic |
| St Cletus Elementary School | Gretna | PK–7 | 334 | 15.2 | Catholic |
Getting in, and keeping up
- Private school entrance exams: format, scoring, and dates for the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT.
- LEAP 2025 practice tests and score levels, the test public schools in Louisiana give.
- Using a 529 plan for K-12 tuition and tutoring.
- Colleges in Louisiana, for families already looking ahead.
Frequently asked questions
How many private schools are in Louisiana?
248 private schools in Louisiana with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe Survey. Schools that did not answer are not counted, so the real number is higher.
What is the largest private school in Louisiana?
Among schools that answered the survey, Mount Carmel Academy in New Orleans is the largest, with 1,202 students in grades 8–12.
How big are classes at private schools in Louisiana?
The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Louisiana has 11.2 students per teacher and 271 students in total.
Do private schools require an entrance exam?
Many independent schools ask for the ISEE or SSAT, and many Catholic high schools use the HSPT. Each school sets its own rule, so check the admissions page of every school on your list.
Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2023-24 public-use data file, National Center for Education Statistics. Schools that answered the survey and enrolled at least 30 students. Amish schools are left out. Schools report their own figures, and a school that did not answer the survey does not appear.
