What LA GATOR covers at Ascension Classical School
The state lists Ascension Classical School as non-accredited on its 2025-26 BESE approval list. That approval is what lets the school receive LA GATOR tuition payments through the Odyssey platform once it registers for the year, which is an annual step schools take themselves and the state does not publish. Its Brumfield v. Dodd nondiscrimination approval, required of any school taking state-funded students, dates from 2017.
The school also appears on the state's 2024-25 list of schools accepting Tuition Donation Credit scholarships. For a household at or below 250% of the poverty line that is worth real money here: since Act 403 an STO award stacks on top of LA GATOR up to the school's actual tuition and fees, and at north Louisiana prices the two together can cover most of a bill.
The federal Private School Survey (2023-24) recorded 147 students, 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and about 9.9 students per teacher.
The multi-year figure
Kindergarten through grade 11 is 12 funded years at this school. Held at 2026-27 levels the whole way, that is roughly $62,916 at the standard amount, $91,512 at the 250%-of-poverty amount, and up to $183,036 for a student with an IDEA disability, before any STO scholarship. Awards reset every year and depend on what the Legislature appropriates, so treat it as a planning number, not a guarantee.
Closing the gap
Classical schools here tend to publish one tuition figure and a short fee list, which makes the account math unusually clean. Ask whether fees for books, testing and athletics are billed through Odyssey or separately, and whether tuition rises at a set grade boundary.
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Questions for the office
- Are you registered with Odyssey for 2026-27, and do you bill tuition quarterly to match the deposit schedule?
- What is the all-in cost for this grade with fees, and what would a family at the $5,243 and $7,626 levels still owe?
- Do you take STO (Tuition Donation Credit) scholarships, and is the STO award applied before or after LA GATOR?
Closest other private schools
| School | Type | Grades | Distance | BESE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvary Baptist Academy | Baptist | K-12 | 4.4 mi | ✓ |
| McKinney Byrd Academy | Independent | PK-12 | 5.5 mi | ✓ |
| Word of God Academy | Christian | PK-12 | 6.1 mi | ✓ |
| Southfield School | Independent | PK-8 | 7.5 mi | ✓ |
| St. Joseph Catholic School | Catholic | PK-8 | 7.9 mi | ✓ |
| First Baptist Church School | Baptist | PK-8 | 8.1 mi | ✓ |
Straight-line distance between campus coordinates, which in this metro usually understates a drive across the river.