Southern Magnolia Montessori School
PO Box 1659, Abita Springs, LA 70420Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- $7,895
- Grades
- PreK-6
- Students (K-12)
- 32
- Students per teacher
- 6
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Covington center
- 4.6 miles
Can you use LA GATOR here?
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- About the list
- 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
- Tuition verified for an unstated year; the 2026-27 award is subtracted only from a 2026-27 price. See the school’s tuition
School facts
- Teachers
- 6
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- Boys and girls
- 88% boys, 12% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- State approval
- Approved for 2026-27; academic classification: Louisiana Montessori, provisionally 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
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 58 to 32, down 26 (45%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 1 (7)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 4 (1)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 15 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,130
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Louisiana
- 3 days longer than the 177-day median of 273 schools we list
- School day, against Louisiana
- 50 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours 5 minutes (272 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 6 here; median 11.5 at 128 LA elementary schools
- Size in St. Tammany Parish
- Larger than 3 of 16 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.
Southern Magnolia Montessori School tuition, and what LA GATOR pays
- Grades K to 5
- $7,895
- Grades 6 to 8
- $7,895
Tuition from Southern Magnolia Montessori School's website, checked October 1, 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. Scholastica Academy | $12,175 | 2026-27 | 3.8 |
| Northlake Christian | $13,250 to $14,920 | 2026-27 | 4.0 |
| St. Pauls High School | $12,135 | 2026-27 | 4.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Maria Montessori Preschool | PreK-K | 8 | 3 |
| St. Scholastica Academy | 8-12 | 538 | 4 |
| St. Peter Catholic School | PreK-7 | 706 | 4 |
| Northlake Christian | K-12 | 922 | 4 |
| Covington Montessori School | PreK-K | 3 | 4 |
| St. Pauls High School | 8-12 | 865 | 4 |
| Kehoe-France Northshore | Not in the federal survey | 6 | |
| Chesterton Academy of Divine Mercy | 8-9 | 9 | 6 |
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