Our Lady Of Lourdes Elementary School Photo - 3rd Quarter Principal's Honor Roll recipients with Mr. Kiefer, following the Honor Roll Breakfast. March 2011

Best Louisiana Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 323 religiously affiliated private schools serving 107,212 students in Louisiana (79% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $9,082, which is lower than the Louisiana private school average tuition cost of $9,672.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Catholic (49% of schools), Christian (20% of schools) and Baptist (11% of schools).

Top Ranked Louisiana Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2025)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
35
7,475
16%
159
70,620
20%
65
15,119
28%
18
6,985
17%
3
504
3%
2
207
36%
2
161
38%
6
623
83%

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