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Best Louisiana Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 320 religiously affiliated private schools serving 106,711 students in Louisiana (79% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $9,163, which is lower than the Louisiana private school average tuition cost of $9,739.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (50% of schools), Christian (20% of schools) and Baptist (11% of schools).

Top Ranked Louisiana Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2025-26)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
34
7,423
17%
159
70,562
20%
65
14,905
29%
18
6,958
17%
3
504
3%
2
194
33%
2
161
38%
5
612
84%

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