Academy of the Sacred Heart
4521 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $22,860
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 611
- Students per teacher
- 5.9
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From New Orleans center
- 2.9 miles
Can you use LA GATOR here?
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- How the LA GATOR list works
- Applying
- The 2026-27 window was short: March 1 to 16, 2026.
Source: LA GATOR official source.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- LA GATOR’s 2026-27 amount per student is not yet verified word for word, so it is not subtracted. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 104
- Student body
- All-girls
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of New Orleans, LA
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 100%
- Setting
- City
- State approval
- Approved for 2026-27; academic classification: accredited; approval to operate, not the LA GATOR list
- State approval: the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 587 to 611, up 24 (4%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (588 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 10 (60)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 7 (37)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 47
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 177
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 20 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,300
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Louisiana
- Same as the median of the 273 private schools we list
- School day, against Louisiana
- 15 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 5 minutes (272 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 5.9 here; median 9.8 at 98 LA combined schools
- Size in Orleans Parish
- Larger than 28 of 34 other schools we list
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Academy of the Sacred Heart tuition, and what LA GATOR pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $22,860
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $25,585
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $25,505
- By grade
- Rates vary within these bands (details below)
Tuition from Academy of the Sacred Heart's website, checked October 5, 2026.
Louisiana LA GATOR Scholarship Education savings account
- Award
- $5,243 to $7,626 per student in 2025-26, by household income
- How it varies
- These are the 2025-26 amounts; the state had not posted 2026-27 amounts when we checked. Families at or below 250% of the poverty level get the higher amount. Students with disabilities can receive up to $15,253 at or below 250% of the poverty level, and up to $12,870 above it.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Georges Episcopal School | $23,865 to $29,500 | 2026-27 | 0.4 |
| De la Salle High School | $10,400 | 2026-27 | 0.5 |
| Ursuline Academy | $13,285 to $13,635 | 2026-27 | 1.1 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Stephen Catholic School | PreK-7 | 192 | <1 |
| St. Georges Episcopal School | PreK-8 | 276 | <1 |
| De la Salle High School | 8-12 | 511 | <1 |
| Ecole Bilingue de la Nouvelle Orleans | PreK-8 | 341 | <1 |
| Isidore Newman School | PreK-12 | 1,004 | <1 |
| St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School | 8-12 | 141 | <1 |
| Holy Name of Jesus School | PreK-7 | 363 | 1 |
| Ursuline Academy | PreK-12 | 405 | 1 |
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