LA GATOR and The Brighton School
The Brighton School is on the Louisiana Department of Education's 2025-26 list of BESE-approved nonpublic schools, classified as accredited. BESE approval is what a school needs to accept LA GATOR tuition from a family's account. Its federal Brumfield v. Dodd nondiscrimination approval dates to 2006.
The state doesn't publish which approved schools registered with LA GATOR each year (statewide, more than 240 took part in the first year), so ask the office whether it is set up for 2026-27 and how it bills the account.
The school reported 207 K-12 students on that list. That ranks #37 of 69 approved schools in our ten-parish directory by K-12 enrollment.
The Brighton School was also on the state's 2024-25 Tuition Donation Credit participating list, so it accepts scholarships from Louisiana's school tuition organizations (ACE Scholarships, Arete Scholars, Aspiring Scholars and Son of a Saint). Those scholarships stack with LA GATOR: the account pays tuition and mandatory fees first, and an STO award can cover the rest, up to actual tuition and fees.
In the federal Private School Survey (2023-24), it reported 206 students, 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and about 5.2 students per teacher.
From kindergarten through grade 12 is 13 school years. At 2026-27 amounts, a student funded every year here would bring about $68,159 at the standard amount, or $99,138 at the 250%-of-poverty amount. Amounts are set each year and new awards depend on funding, so treat this as a planning number.
Paying the balance
Students with a disability under IDEA can receive up to $15,253, depending on their tier and household income. Ask whether therapies are billed separately and whether those can be paid from the account.
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Questions to ask the school
- Which diagnoses and support levels do you serve, and do you have openings for my child's grade?
- Are you registered as a participating LA GATOR school in Odyssey for 2026-27, and how do you bill the account?
- What is the full cost for my child's grade, including mandatory fees, and what's left after the account?
- Do you accept STO scholarships (ACE, Arete, Aspiring Scholars, Son of a Saint), and in what order do you apply them?
- Which state test or national norm-referenced test do LA GATOR students take here?
- Which dual-enrollment courses do you offer, and can those fees come from the account?
Closest private schools
| School | Type | Grades | Distance | BESE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Baptist School | Baptist | PK-12 | 0.5 mi | ✓ |
| Episcopal High School | Episcopal | PK-12 | 1.3 mi | ✓ |
| Bethany Christian School | Christian | PK-9 | 1.5 mi | — |
| Bethany Christian School South Campus | Christian | PK-11 | 1.5 mi | ✓ |
| Jones Creek Adventist Academy | Seventh-day Adventist | K-8 | 1.9 mi | — |
| Trinity Lutheran School | Lutheran (Missouri Synod) | K-8 | 2.1 mi | — |
Straight-line distance from federal survey or address coordinates.