38 Private Schools in Jefferson Parish, LA

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School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Arden Cahill Academy	Gretna	PreK-12	256	10.2	Nonsectarian
Muslim Academy	Gretna	K-12	305	19.2	Islamic
St. Anthony School	Gretna	PreK-7	219	15.6	Roman Catholic
St. Cletus Elementary School	Gretna	PreK-7	334	15.2	Roman Catholic
Faith Lutheran School	Harahan	K-8	63	10.3	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
St. Rita School	Harahan	PreK-7	267	8.7	Roman Catholic
Knights Academy & High School	Harvey	3-12	29	8.5	Christian (nondenominational)
Islamic School of Greater New Orleans	Kenner	PreK-8	194	11.7	Islamic
Our Lady Perpetual Help School	Kenner	K-7	144	14.4	Roman Catholic
Academy of Our Lady	Marrero	8-12	470	14.4	Roman Catholic, all-girls
Archbishop Shaw High School	Marrero	8-12	468	13	Roman Catholic, all-boys
Concordia Lutheran School	Marrero	PreK-8	141	15.7	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Conquering Word Christian Academy Westbank	Marrero	PreK-12	20	8	Christian (nondenominational)
Immaculate Conception School	Marrero	PreK-7	524	16.4	Roman Catholic
Visitation of Our Lady School	Marrero	PreK-7	337	14.7	Roman Catholic
Archbishop Chapelle High School	Metairie	8-12	667	13.8	Roman Catholic, all-girls
Archbishop Rummel High School	Metairie	8-12	651	13	Roman Catholic, all-boys
Atonement Lutheran School	Metairie	PreK-8	156	12.7	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Crescent City Christian School	Metairie	PreK-12	268	11.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Greater New Orleans Christian Academy	Metairie	PreK-10	20	10	Seventh-Day Adventist
Jewish Community Day School	Metairie	PreK-6	62	6	Jewish
Kehoe-France School	Metairie	Not in the federal survey
Lutheran High School of Greater New Orleans	Metairie	9-12	69	9.1	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Memorial Baptist School	Metairie	PreK-8	240	10.9	Baptist
Metairie Park Country Day School	Metairie	PreK-12	678	6.9	Nonsectarian
St. Angela Merici School	Metairie	PreK-7	282	11.8	Roman Catholic
St. Ann Catholic Elementary School	Metairie	PreK-7	668	18.6	Roman Catholic
St. Benilde School	Metairie	PreK-7	230	14.4	Roman Catholic
St. Catherine of Siena	Metairie	PreK-7	736	13.7	Roman Catholic
St. Christopher School	Metairie	PreK-7	291	13.3	Roman Catholic
St. Clement of Rome School	Metairie	PreK-7	341	13.1	Roman Catholic
St. Edward the Confessor School	Metairie	PreK-7	273	8.9	Roman Catholic
St. Francis Xavier Catholic School	Metairie	PreK-7	315	12.3	Roman Catholic
St. Louis King of France School	Metairie	Not in the federal survey
St. Martin's Episcopal School	Metairie	PreK-12	348	8.6	Episcopal
St. Philip Neri School	Metairie	PreK-7	505	15.8	Roman Catholic
St. Therese Academy	Metairie	PreK-12	164	7.1	Roman Catholic
Stepping Stones Montessori	Terrytown	PreK-3	40	4	Nonsectarian

Jefferson Parish private schools at a glance

Towns: 7; the most in Metairie (22), Marrero (6) and Gretna (4)
Among Louisiana parishes: 3rd most private schools of 51; 13% of the state’s 291
Typical school: 273 students (36 reporting)
Smallest and largest: Conquering Word Christian Academy Westbank, 20 students; St. Catherine of Siena, 736 students
Students per teacher: 12.7 typical, 4 to 19.2 across 36 schools
Programs: 1 Montessori
Co-ed or single-sex: 2 all-girls and 2 all-boys
Association members: 19, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
To a 4-year college: 84% of graduates at the typical high school (11 reporting)
State program: Education savings account, $5,243 to $7,626 per student in 2025-26, by household income
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Public charter schools: 9 in the county, tuition-free and not counted here
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Affiliation, 38 schools

Catholic20
Christian, not Catholic10
Jewish1
Islamic2
Nonsectarian3
Not in federal survey2

Grade levels (overlapping), 38 schools

Pre-K (and up)27
Elementary (K to 5)31
Middle (6 to 8)34
High school (9 to 12)14
K to 12, one school7

School size, 36 reporting

Under 504
50 to 1495
150 to 29912
300 to 59910
600 or more5

Lowest published tuition, 5 schools

Lowest$6,800Middle$11,600Highest$22,610

Where these facts come from

Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
Award and rules: Louisiana LA GATOR Scholarship, official page, read October 2, 2026.
Tuition for 5 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 5, 2026.
Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.

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