Louise S McGehee School
2343 Prytania St., New Orleans, LA 70130Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $24,440
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 390
- Students per teacher
- 7.1
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From New Orleans center
- 2.3 miles
Can you use LA GATOR here?
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- How the LA GATOR list works
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- 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
- 55
- Student body
- All-girls
- 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
- 426 to 390, down 36 (8%)
- Path
- Peaked at 443 in 2021-22, then fell below where it started
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 4 (42)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 9 (13)
- Average a grade
- About 30
- High school grades
- Average 22; lower grades 33
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 170
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,280
- Kindergarten
- Full day and half day offered, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Louisiana
- 7 days shorter than the 177-day median of 273 schools we list
- School day, against Louisiana
- 25 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 5 minutes (272 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 7.1 here; median 9.8 at 98 LA combined schools
- Size in Orleans Parish
- Larger than 23 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.
Louise S McGehee School tuition, and what LA GATOR pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $24,440
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $29,850
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $30,990
Tuition from Louise S McGehee School'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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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Episcopal School | PreK-8 | 331 | <1 |
| St. Alphonsus School | PreK-7 | 141 | <1 |
| Raphael Academy | Ungraded | 5 | <1 |
| The Chartwell Center | PreK-11 | 19 | <1 |
| St. Michael Special School | PreK | 153 | <1 |
| St. Stephen Catholic School | PreK-7 | 192 | 1 |
| Ecole Bilingue de la Nouvelle Orleans | PreK-8 | 341 | 1 |
| Academy of the Sacred Heart | PreK-12 | 611 | 1 |
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