Top Louisiana Private Schools

For the 2021 school year, there are 421 top private schools in Louisiana, serving 127,488 students.
The average private school tuition is $5,831 for elementary schools and $8,443 for high schools (view national tuition averages).
The average acceptance rate is 88% (view national acceptance rates).
Minority enrollment is 21% and the student:teacher ratio is 13:1.
81% of schools are religiously affiliated (most commonly Roman Catholic and Christian).
There are 28 Blue Ribbon schools, 14 all-girls schools, 12 all-boys schools, 21 Montessori schools, 34 schools offering summer programs and 315 Preschools/Day Care schools.

Top Louisiana Private Schools by County (2021)

Popular cities: New Orleans (60 schools), Baton Rouge (60 schools), Metairie (28 schools), Shreveport (19 schools), Lafayette (16 schools).
  • County
    # Schools
    # Students
    % Minority
  • Acadia Parish
    7 Schools
    2,271 Students
    4% Minority
  • Allen Parish
    1 Schools
    31 Students
    - Minority
  • Ascension Parish
    5 Schools
    1,512 Students
    24% Minority
  • Assumption Parish
    1 Schools
    221 Students
    14% Minority
  • Avoyelles Parish
    4 Schools
    1,025 Students
    4% Minority
  • Beauregard Parish
    1 Schools
    52 Students
    4% Minority
  • Bossier Parish
    1 Schools
    540 Students
    5% Minority
  • Caddo Parish
    19 Schools
    4,618 Students
    25% Minority
  • Calcasieu Parish
    17 Schools
    3,591 Students
    22% Minority
  • Caldwell Parish
    1 Schools
    82 Students
    6% Minority
  • Claiborne Parish
    2 Schools
    352 Students
    3% Minority
  • Concordia Parish
    2 Schools
    39 Students
    8% Minority
  • De Soto Parish
    1 Schools
    197 Students
    4% Minority
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    - Schools
    - Students
    - Minority
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
    68 Schools
    19,682 Students
    19% Minority
  • East Carroll Parish
    1 Schools
    138 Students
    11% Minority
  • East Feliciana Parish
    1 Schools
    456 Students
    1% Minority
  • Evangeline Parish
    2 Schools
    931 Students
    1% Minority
  • Franklin Parish
    2 Schools
    703 Students
    5% Minority
  • Iberia Parish
    6 Schools
    1,670 Students
    20% Minority
  • Iberville Parish
    2 Schools
    839 Students
    18% Minority
  • Jefferson Parish
    56 Schools
    17,632 Students
    29% Minority
  • Jefferson Davis Parish
    3 Schools
    438 Students
    10% Minority
  • La Salle Parish
    1 Schools
    94 Students
    1% Minority
  • Lafayette Parish
    22 Schools
    9,146 Students
    11% Minority
  • Lafourche Parish
    7 Schools
    3,274 Students
    5% Minority
  • Lincoln Parish
    4 Schools
    912 Students
    12% Minority
  • Livingston Parish
    2 Schools
    341 Students
    7% Minority
  • Madison Parish
    1 Schools
    223 Students
    3% Minority
  • Morehouse Parish
    1 Schools
    310 Students
    7% Minority
  • Natchitoches Parish
    2 Schools
    510 Students
    14% Minority
  • Orleans Parish
    57 Schools
    20,216 Students
    41% Minority
  • Ouachita Parish
    11 Schools
    3,132 Students
    18% Minority
  • Plaquemines Parish
    1 Schools
    209 Students
    7% Minority
  • Pointe Coupee Parish
    2 Schools
    611 Students
    11% Minority
  • Rapides Parish
    14 Schools
    3,092 Students
    19% Minority
  • Red River Parish
    1 Schools
    338 Students
    2% Minority
  • Richland Parish
    1 Schools
    293 Students
    8% Minority
  • Sabine Parish
    1 Schools
    29 Students
    14% Minority
  • Saint Bernard Parish
    1 Schools
    482 Students
    21% Minority
  • Saint Charles Parish
    4 Schools
    1,168 Students
    20% Minority
  • Saint James Parish
    1 Schools
    313 Students
    3% Minority
  • Saint Landry Parish
    8 Schools
    2,791 Students
    24% Minority
  • Saint Martin Parish
    4 Schools
    1,216 Students
    14% Minority
  • Saint Mary Parish
    5 Schools
    961 Students
    11% Minority
  • St John The Baptist Parish
    7 Schools
    2,013 Students
    41% Minority
  • St. Tammany Parish
    26 Schools
    8,578 Students
    8% Minority
  • Tangipahoa Parish
    12 Schools
    3,320 Students
    16% Minority
  • Tensas Parish
    1 Schools
    187 Students
    3% Minority
  • Terrebonne Parish
    10 Schools
    3,758 Students
    13% Minority
  • Union Parish
    1 Schools
    256 Students
    15% Minority
  • Vermilion Parish
    5 Schools
    994 Students
    11% Minority
  • Vernon Parish
    2 Schools
    444 Students
    16% Minority
  • Washington Parish
    3 Schools
    855 Students
    4% Minority
  • Webster Parish
    1 Schools
    316 Students
    5% Minority
  • West Baton Rouge Parish
    2 Schools
    457 Students
    9% Minority
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