Every private school in the Diocese of Lake Charles's five parishes
15 K-12 nonpublic schools we can confirm from public lists, 13 of them approved by BESE, which is what LA GATOR requires before it can pay tuition.
Catholic Christian & Episcopal Compare side by side
Lake Charles & Calcasieu Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, Moss Bluff and the rest of Calcasieu Parish
| School | Type | City | Grades | LA GATOR tuition | K-12 students* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Noland Episcopal Day School 803 Division Street | Episcopal | Lake Charles | PK-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 376 |
| Covenant Grace Academy 2110 East McNeese Street | Christian | Lake Charles | PK-12 | Not approved | 72 |
| First Baptist Christian Academy 282 Old Highway 171 | Baptist | Lake Charles | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 224 |
| Hamilton Christian Academy | Christian | Calcasieu Parish | PK-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 300 |
| Immaculate Conception Cathedral School 1536 Ryan Street | Catholic | Lake Charles | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 335 |
| Life Christian Academy | Christian | Calcasieu Parish | PK-10 | ✓ BESE-approved | 243 |
| Little Learners Montessori School 73 Center Circle | Montessori | Sulphur | PK-K | ✓ BESE-approved | 14 |
| Our Lady Queen of Heaven School 3908 Creole Street | Catholic | Lake Charles | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 577 |
| Our Lady's School 1111 Cypress Street | Catholic | Sulphur | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 204 |
| St. Louis Catholic High School 1620 Bank Street | Catholic | Lake Charles | 9-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 486 |
| St. Margaret Catholic School 2510 Enterprise Boulevard | Catholic | Lake Charles | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 247 |
* K-12 enrollment on the state's 2025-26 BESE approval list; federal survey enrollment for schools not on that list. "BESE-approved" means the school can accept LA GATOR tuition if it registers in Odyssey for the year. "Not approved" schools can't be paid tuition from the account.
Jennings & Jefferson Davis Jennings and Jefferson Davis Parish, east along I-10
| School | Type | City | Grades | LA GATOR tuition | K-12 students* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady Immaculate Catholic School 600 Roberts Avenue | Catholic | Jennings | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 166 |
* K-12 enrollment on the state's 2025-26 BESE approval list; federal survey enrollment for schools not on that list. "BESE-approved" means the school can accept LA GATOR tuition if it registers in Odyssey for the year. "Not approved" schools can't be paid tuition from the account.
DeRidder & Beauregard DeRidder and Beauregard Parish, north on US 171
| School | Type | City | Grades | LA GATOR tuition | K-12 students* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone Christian Academy | Christian | DeRidder | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 109 |
* K-12 enrollment on the state's 2025-26 BESE approval list; federal survey enrollment for schools not on that list. "BESE-approved" means the school can accept LA GATOR tuition if it registers in Odyssey for the year. "Not approved" schools can't be paid tuition from the account.
Allen Parish Oberlin, Kinder, Elton and Oakdale, northeast of Lake Charles
| School | Type | City | Grades | LA GATOR tuition | K-12 students* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Bible Academy 152 Indian Church Road | Christian | Elton | K-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 10 |
| Liberty Baptist Academy 177 Monk Road | Baptist | Oakdale | K-12 | Not approved | 31 |
* K-12 enrollment on the state's 2025-26 BESE approval list; federal survey enrollment for schools not on that list. "BESE-approved" means the school can accept LA GATOR tuition if it registers in Odyssey for the year. "Not approved" schools can't be paid tuition from the account.
Cameron Parish
Neither the state approval list nor the federal private school survey shows a nonpublic school in Cameron Parish. Families from Hackberry, Grand Lake or Cameron who want a private campus are driving into Calcasieu; the alternative is a home-based year paid through the marketplace.
Why some schools have no profile page
A school gets its own page here only if it is BESE-approved, has a street address on a federal record, enrolls at least 90 K-12 students and has at least five public facts we can report. Hamilton Christian Academy and Life Christian Academy clear the size bar easily but have no federal survey record, so we have no verified address or staffing for them; Cornerstone has only a post office box on file. They stay in the tables, and we will add pages if a public record catches up.
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