Using LA GATOR at First Baptist Christian School
The state classifies First Baptist Christian 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 2004.
On that list the school reported 290 K-12 students, which makes it the 53rd-largest of 114 approved schools in the eight-parish area.
By enrollment it is the 12th of 17 approved schools on the Northshore; the nearest comparable schools with the same grade span and affiliation in the area are Northlake Christian School.
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 (2023-24) recorded 278 students, 18 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of about 15.4 to 1. The school reports membership in Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).
Grade 1 to grade 12 is 12 years at this school. Funded every year at 2026-27 levels, that is roughly $62,916 at the standard amount or $91,512 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.
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?
Nearest private schools
| School | Type | Grades | Distance | BESE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Lourdes School | Catholic | PK-7 | 0.5 mi | ✓ |
| Lakeside Christian Academy | Christian | PK-12 | 0.8 mi | ✓ |
| Children's College | Independent | PK-1 | 3.0 mi | ✓ |
| St. Margaret Mary School | Catholic | PK-7 | 3.3 mi | ✓ |
| Pope John Paul II High School | Catholic | 8-12 | 3.8 mi | ✓ |
| Lake Castle Slidell Private School | Independent | PK-8 | 4.1 mi | — |
Straight-line distance between campus coordinates.