Using LA GATOR at Bowling Green School
The state classifies Bowling Green School as accredited on its 2025-26 BESE approval list, which is the gate for LA GATOR tuition. Louisiana doesn't publish which approved schools signed up with Odyssey in a given year, so ask the school directly. Its Brumfield v. Dodd nondiscrimination approval, required for any state-funded placement, dates from 2001.
On that list the school reported 497 K-12 students plus 30 in pre-K, which makes it the 27th-largest of 114 approved schools in the eight-parish area.
It is the largest approved school in Washington Parish, ahead of 2 others; the nearest comparable schools with the same grade span and affiliation in the area are Ben's Ford Christian School. Its pre-K program (30 children) is the usual route into kindergarten here, which is the first year LA GATOR can pay.
The school did not appear on the 2024-25 Tuition Donation Credit list, so an STO scholarship may not be usable here unless it has since joined. LA GATOR itself is unaffected.
The federal Private School Survey (2021-22) recorded 435 students, 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of about 9.6 to 1.
Kindergarten to grade 12 is 13 years at this school. Funded every year at 2026-27 levels, that is roughly $68,159 at the standard amount or $99,138 at the 250%-of-poverty amount, before any STO scholarship. Awards are reset annually and depend on the appropriation, so use it for planning, not budgeting. Pre-K years aren't eligible; the account starts at age 5.
Covering the rest
Church-affiliated schools often discount tuition for member families and staff. Confirm those discounts survive when part of the bill is paid from the account, and ask which fees (registration, technology, books, uniforms) the school bills through Odyssey.
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Ask the admissions office
- Is the school registered with Odyssey as a LA GATOR school for 2026-27, and does it bill tuition quarterly to match the deposits?
- What is the all-in cost for this grade, including fees, and what does a family at the $5,243 and $7,626 levels owe after the account?
- Do you take STO scholarships (ACE, Arete, Aspiring Scholars, Son of a Saint)? Which is applied first, LA GATOR or the STO award?
- Does a PK-4 seat guarantee a kindergarten seat, which is when the account can start?
Nearest private schools
| School | Type | Grades | Distance | BESE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben's Ford Christian School | Baptist | PK-12 | 16.9 mi | ✓ |
| Annunciation School | Catholic | PK-7 | 17.7 mi | ✓ |
| Kehoe-France Northshore | Independent | PK-7 | 24.5 mi | ✓ |
| Lakeview Maria Montessori Preschool | Montessori | PK-K | 25.2 mi | ✓ |
| Covington Montessori School | Montessori | PK-K | 25.2 mi | ✓ |
| St. Scholastica Academy | Catholic | 8-12 | 25.4 mi | ✓ |
Straight-line distance between campus coordinates.