Private schools across Lafayette and Acadiana
All 56 K-12 private schools we can confirm in Lafayette, Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary and Vermilion parishes. 53 carry the BESE approval that lets LA GATOR pay tuition.
Catholic Christian & Episcopal Prairie parishes Bayou Teche
Lafayette Parish Lafayette, Youngsville, Broussard, Scott and Carencro
| School | Type | City | Grades | LA GATOR tuition | K-12 students* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Episcopal School 1030 Johnston Street | Episcopal | Lafayette | PK-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 520 |
| Beginning of Knowledge | Christian | Lafayette | PK-6 | ✓ BESE-approved | 0 |
| Carencro Catholic Elementary School 200 West St. Peter Street | Catholic | Carencro | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 181 |
| Cathedral Carmel School 848 St. John Street | Catholic | Lafayette | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 717 |
| Episcopal School of Acadiana (Lafayette lower campus) 215 Harvest Drive | Episcopal | Lafayette | PK-5 | ✓ BESE-approved | 196 |
| First Baptist Christian School | Baptist | Lafayette | PK-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 271 |
| Gethsemane Christian Academy 701 East Pinhook Road | Church of God in Christ | Lafayette | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 28 |
| Holy Family Catholic School 200 St. John Street | Catholic | Lafayette | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 223 |
| John Paul the Great Academy | Independent Catholic | Lafayette | PK-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 368 |
| Lafayette Christian Academy 220 Portland Avenue | Christian | Lafayette | 8-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 377 |
| Montessori of Acadiana | Montessori | Lafayette | PK-6 | ✓ BESE-approved | — |
| Our Lady of Fatima School 2315 Johnston Street | Catholic | Lafayette | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 797 |
| REACH Institute 100 Felicie Drive | Independent | Lafayette | PK-1 | ✓ BESE-approved | 12 |
| REACH Institute on Farrel | Independent | Lafayette | PK-1 | ✓ BESE-approved | 10 |
| St. Cecilia School 302 West Main Street | Catholic | Broussard | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 438 |
| St. Genevieve School | Catholic | Lafayette | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 503 |
| St. Pius Elementary School | Catholic | Lafayette | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 611 |
| St. Thomas More Catholic High School 450 East Farrel Road | Catholic | Lafayette | 9-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 1063 |
| Sts. Leo-Seton School 502 St. Leo Street | Catholic | Lafayette | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 429 |
| Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic School 1301 Old Spanish Trail | Catholic | Scott | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 339 |
| Teurlings Catholic High School 139 Teurlings Drive | Catholic | Lafayette | 9-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 886 |
| Upper Lafayette Academy | Independent | Lafayette | 9-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 4 |
| Westminster Christian Academy (Lafayette) 111 Goshen Lane | Christian | Lafayette | PK-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 481 |
| Youngsville Christian School | Christian | Youngsville | K-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | — |
* 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.
St. Landry & Evangeline Opelousas, Eunice, Grand Coteau, Port Barre and Ville Platte
| School | Type | City | Grades | LA GATOR tuition | K-12 students* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of the Sacred Heart | Catholic | Grand Coteau | PK-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 369 |
| Family Worship Christian Academy | Christian | Opelousas | PK-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 192 |
| Good Shepherd Montessori School | Montessori | Port Barre | PK-K | ✓ BESE-approved | 3 |
| Opelousas Catholic School 428 East Prudhomme Street | Catholic | Opelousas | PK-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 458 |
| Sacred Heart School 161 Bourgeois Street | Catholic | Ville Platte | K-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 706 |
| St. Edmund Catholic School 351 West Magnolia Avenue | Catholic | Eunice | PK-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 432 |
| St. Ignatius School | Catholic | Grand Coteau | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 302 |
| Westminster Christian Academy (Opelousas) 186 Westminster Drive | Christian | Opelousas | PK-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 415 |
* 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.
Acadia & Vermilion Crowley, Rayne, Church Point, Iota, Kaplan and Abbeville
| School | Type | City | Grades | LA GATOR tuition | K-12 students* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest Time Christian Academy 103 Robert Wells Road | Christian | Abbeville | PK-12 | Not approved | 126 |
| Maltrait Memorial School 612 North Hebert Avenue | Catholic | Kaplan | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 81 |
| Northside Christian School 809 East Northern Avenue | Christian | Crowley | 8-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 105 |
| Notre Dame High School 910 North Eastern Avenue | Catholic | Crowley | 9-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 307 |
| Our Mother of Peace School 218 North Rogers Street | Catholic | Church Point | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 168 |
| Rayne Catholic Elementary School 407 South Polk Street | Catholic | Rayne | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 200 |
| St. Francis School 490 St. Joseph Avenue | Catholic | Iota | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 89 |
| St. Michael School 805 East Northern Avenue | Catholic | Crowley | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 405 |
| Vermilion Catholic 425 Park Avenue | Catholic | Abbeville | PK-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 490 |
* 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.
Bayou Teche parishes New Iberia, Breaux Bridge, Cade, St. Martinville, Franklin, Charenton, Berwick and Morgan City
| School | Type | City | Grades | LA GATOR tuition | K-12 students* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadiana Christian School 4219 East Admiral Doyle Drive | Christian | New Iberia | PK-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 302 |
| Catholic High School 1301 Delasalle Drive | Catholic | New Iberia | 4-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 622 |
| Central Catholic School 2100 Cedar Street | Catholic | Morgan City | PK-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 505 |
| Chitimacha Tribal School | Tribal school | Charenton | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 0 |
| Epiphany Day School 120 Jefferson Street | Episcopal | New Iberia | PK-5 | Not approved | 37 |
| Episcopal School of Acadiana | Episcopal | Cade | 6-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 251 |
| Evangel House Christian Academy | Assembly of God | St. Martinville | 6-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 18 |
| Hanson Memorial School 903 Anderson Street | Catholic | Franklin | 6-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 150 |
| Highland Baptist Christian School 708 Angers Street | Baptist | New Iberia | PK-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 295 |
| Immanuel Christian School | Christian | Morgan City | PK-12 | ✓ BESE-approved | 96 |
| Louisiana Christian School 1545 Anse Broussard Highway | Christian | Breaux Bridgee | PK-12 | Not approved | 74 |
| St. Bernard School 251 East Bridge Street | Catholic | Breaux Bridgee | PK-8 | ✓ BESE-approved | 396 |
| St. Edward School 175 Porter Street | Catholic | New Iberia | PK-3 | ✓ BESE-approved | 228 |
| St. John Elementary School | Catholic | Franklin | PK-5 | ✓ BESE-approved | 135 |
| St. Stephen Early Learning Center 3217 2nd Street | Catholic | Berwick | PK-K | ✓ BESE-approved | 14 |
* 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.
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