St. Anthony School

What St. Anthony School does

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School is a private, nonprofit PreK-8 Catholic school located at 116 S Knoll Ave in Bunkie, Louisiana, founded in 1931 and operating under the Diocese of Alexandria. The school serves families seeking faith-based education in the Bunkie area, enrolling students from PreK 3 through 8th grade in a community described as service-oriented and rooted in Catholic values. Core offerings include the academic PreK-8 program, athletics (basketball, baseball, football, softball, cheerleading), and a set of extracurriculars including the Junior Beta Club, ART classes, the Accelerated Reader literacy program, the SAS House System (four saint-named houses tied to virtues of Love, Courage, Humility, and Faith), and the 4-H Club.

The school's technology footprint is entirely administrative: RenWeb serves as the parent/student portal, FACTS handles tuition management and payment plans, My School Bucks processes lunch payments, eCatholic hosts the school's website (sasbunkie.com), and Virtus is used for mandatory child safety training of staff and parent volunteers. There are no proprietary technology products, mobile apps, or AI-driven learning tools. The technology layer is best characterized as standard K-8 school administration SaaS rather than a product or platform the school builds or sells.

The revenue model consists of three streams: annual tuition on a tiered subscription basis ($3,300 for 1 child, $5,800 for 2 children, $6,800 for 3 children, with 11-month payment plans via FACTS), one-time fees (registration $160, books $350, PreK/Kindergarten $100), and donations collected via PayPal. Scholarship programs branded GATOR, ACE, and ARETE provide financial assistance. The go-to-market motion is community-led: recruitment is driven by parish connections, word-of-mouth referrals, and the school's Facebook and Instagram presence. The school is governed by Principal Sadie LaPoint and Pastor Monsignor Scott Chemino, with no venture capital, private equity, or external investment ownership.

Name

St. Anthony School

Legal name

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School

Website

https://sasbunkie.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1931

Operating status

Operating

Short description

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School is a private, nonprofit PreK-8 Catholic school in Bunkie, Louisiana, founded in 1931 and affiliated with the Diocese of Alexandria, serving local families seeking faith-based education through tuition, athletics, and extracurricular programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-8 Catholic Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Preschool Programs within Private K–12 Schools (EDACABAM)

Keywords

• Private Catholic education
• PreK-8 faith-based schooling
• Elementary academic programs
• Extracurricular athletics programs
• Tuition-based education

Headquarters

HQ city

Bunkie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition: Annual tuition payments from families with tiered pricing based on number of enrolled children. Payment plans available through FACTS service.
2. Fees: Registration fees ($160 per student), book fees ($350), and PreK/Kindergarten fees ($100) charged annually.
3. Donations: School accepts donations via PayPal to support operations and programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

St. Anthony School is a private Catholic school offering a PreK 3 through 8th grade academic program rooted in Faith Development, Academic Excellence, and Service. It sells enrollment to families via tiered annual tuition ($3,300-$6,800 depending on number of children) and supplements this with athletics, Junior Beta Club, art, Accelerated Reader, a saint-based House System, and 4-H extracurricular activities. Operations are funded through tuition, registration/book/grade fees, and donations.

Product overview

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School is a PreK-8 educational institution offering a unified academic program rooted in Catholic values. The school provides a comprehensive core education spanning PreK 3 through 8th grade, supplemented by athletic programs (basketball, baseball, football, softball, cheerleading), extracurricular activities (Junior Beta Club, Art Classes, Accelerated Reader Program, House System, 4-H Club), and financial management tools (FACTS Tuition Management). The academic program is designed to nurture both spiritual and intellectual growth, with small class sizes, dedicated teachers, and curriculum centered on faith development, academic excellence, and service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PreK-8 Academic Education
• Athletics Program

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Alexandria: Parent diocese operating the same network of small faith-based K-8 schools in central Louisiana. Directly comparable in mission, tuition scale, governance structure, and student demographic, and is the institutional counterparty that sets policy for St. Anthony.
• Holy Family Catholic School: Small private Catholic K-8 school with a comparable community-led GTM, tiered tuition, scholarship offerings, and emphasis on faith formation alongside academics — the closest functional analog to St. Anthony outside of its own diocese.
• Seton Catholic Schools: Network of parish-based Catholic elementary schools serving similar PreK-8 family segments with comparable tuition scale, FACTS-based tuition management, and parish-affiliated governance models. Comparable in operating model and target customer.
• Sacred Heart Catholic School: Faith-based private K-8 school with comparable enrollment scale, athletics/extracurricular mix (Beta, athletics, art), and small-class-size value proposition targeted at Catholic families in a community setting.
• St. Joseph Catholic School: Parish-affiliated Catholic elementary school offering PreK-8 instruction with similar tuition tiering, scholarship access, and extracurricular breadth. Directly competes for the same family persona in adjacent geographies.

Others

• National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA): National industry association for Catholic school administrators and institutions. Comparable as the ecosystem body that sets accreditation, Virtus compliance, and curricular standards that St. Anthony operates under, rather than as a competitor.
• eCatholic: Website and content management platform that powers sasbunkie.com. Acts as the school's digital front door and admissions surface, so functionally adjacent rather than competitive.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SASBunkie
• Instagraminstagram.com/sasbunkie

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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