40 Private Schools in Orleans Parish, LA

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School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
ABA Healing Academy	New Orleans	K-9	35	6.6	Other religious
Academy of the Sacred Heart	New Orleans	PreK-12	611	5.9	Roman Catholic, all-girls
Bishop McManus Academy	New Orleans	PreK-8	93	10.2	Nonsectarian
Brother Martin High School (Boys)	New Orleans	Not in the federal survey
Cabrini High School	New Orleans	8-12	330	11.6	Roman Catholic, all-girls
Calvary Baptist School	New Orleans	PreK-8	59	5.8	Baptist
Cathedral Montessori School	New Orleans	PreK-6	42	2.7	Nonsectarian
Christian Brothers School	New Orleans	5-7	349	14	Roman Catholic, all-boys
Christian Brothers School- Canal Street Campus	New Orleans	PreK-7	750	12.8	Roman Catholic
De la Salle High School	New Orleans	8-12	511	14.9	Roman Catholic
Ecole Bilingue de la Nouvelle Orleans	New Orleans	PreK-8	341	9.7	Nonsectarian
Holy Cross School	New Orleans	PreK-12	796	9.1	Roman Catholic, all-boys
Holy Name of Jesus School	New Orleans	PreK-7	363	11.2	Roman Catholic
Isidore Newman School	New Orleans	PreK-12	1,004	6.6	Nonsectarian
Jesuit Senior High School (Boys)	New Orleans	Not in the federal survey
Lake Castle Private School	New Orleans	PreK-8	306	10.3	Nonsectarian
Life of Christ Christian Academy	New Orleans	K-12	51	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
Louise S McGehee School	New Orleans	PreK-12	390	7.1	Nonsectarian, all-girls
Mount Carmel Academy	New Orleans	8-12	1,202	9.7	Roman Catholic, all-girls
New Orleans Adventist Academy	New Orleans	K-8	18	9	Seventh-Day Adventist
Raphael Academy	New Orleans	Ungraded	5	2.1	Nonsectarian
St. Alphonsus School	New Orleans	PreK-7	141	11.8	Roman Catholic
St. Augustine High School	New Orleans	8-12	611	13.6	Roman Catholic, all-boys
St. Benedict the Moor School	New Orleans	PreK-4	47	6.7	Roman Catholic
St. Dominic School	New Orleans	PreK-7	584	9.6	Roman Catholic
St. Georges Episcopal School	New Orleans	PreK-8	276	3.4	Episcopal
St. John Lutheran School	New Orleans	K-8	105	11.7	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School	New Orleans	8-12	141	11.5	Roman Catholic, all-girls
St. Leo the Great School	New Orleans	PreK-7	196	14	Roman Catholic
St. Marys Academy	New Orleans	PreK-12	503	12.9	Roman Catholic
St. Marys Dominican High School	New Orleans	8-12	776	14.7	Roman Catholic, all-girls
St. Michael Special School	New Orleans	PreK	153	6.9	Roman Catholic
St. Stephen Catholic School	New Orleans	PreK-7	192	6.6	Roman Catholic
Stuart Hall School	New Orleans	PreK-7	285	9.7	Roman Catholic, all-boys
The Chartwell Center	New Orleans	PreK-11	19	not reported	Nonsectarian
The Good Shepherd Nativity Mission School	New Orleans	PreK-7	219	11.8	Roman Catholic
Trinity Episcopal School	New Orleans	PreK-8	331	6.6	Episcopal
University Montessori School	New Orleans	K	4	2.2	Nonsectarian
Ursuline Academy	New Orleans	PreK-12	405	7.4	Roman Catholic, all-girls
Waldorf School of New Orleans	New Orleans	Not in the federal survey

Orleans Parish private schools at a glance

Towns: all in New Orleans
Among Louisiana parishes: 2nd most private schools of 51; 14% of the state’s 291
Typical school: 330 students (34 reporting)
Smallest and largest: New Orleans Adventist Academy, 18 students; Mount Carmel Academy, 1,202 students
Students per teacher: 9.7 typical, 2.1 to 14.9 across 35 schools
Programs: 2 Montessori, 3 special education
Co-ed or single-sex: 7 all-girls and 4 all-boys
Association members: 21, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
To a 4-year college: 100% of graduates at the typical high school (13 reporting)
Upcoming application deadlines: 2 schools; soonest Stuart Hall School, December 11, 2026
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: 67 in the county, tuition-free and not counted here
Charter schools in Louisiana

Affiliation, 40 schools

Catholic21
Christian, not Catholic6
Other faiths1
Nonsectarian9
Not in federal survey3

Grade levels (overlapping), 40 schools

Pre-K (and up)23
Elementary (K to 5)29
Middle (6 to 8)33
High school (9 to 12)15
K to 12, one school7

School size, 34 reporting

Under 505
50 to 1496
150 to 2995
300 to 59911
600 or more7

Lowest published tuition, 13 schools

Lowest$5,406Middle$12,780Highest$24,440

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 13 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 14, 2026.
Deadlines, 2 schools: each school’s admissions page, last read October 6, 2026.
Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.

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