St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School
5116 Magazine St., New Orleans, LA 70115Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 8-12
- Students (K-12)
- 141
- Students per teacher
- 11.5
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From New Orleans center
- 3.5 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.
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What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 13
- Student body
- All-girls
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of New Orleans, LA
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 100%
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- 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
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 192 to 141, down 51 (27%)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 10 (37)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (18)
- Average a grade
- About 28
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 187
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,310
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Louisiana
- 10 days longer than the 177-day median of 273 schools we list
- School day, against Louisiana
- About the median of 7 hours 5 minutes (272 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 11.5 here; median 13.2 at 28 LA secondary schools
- Size in Orleans Parish
- Larger than 10 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.
St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School tuition, and what LA GATOR pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $10,400 to $29,500 a year, published by 4 private schools nearby. School by school
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
What would you pay at St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School?
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| De la Salle High School | $10,400 | 2026-27 | 0.5 |
| St. Georges Episcopal School | $23,865 to $29,500 | 2026-27 | 0.6 |
| Academy of the Sacred Heart | $22,860 to $25,585 | 2026-27 | 0.6 |
| Ursuline Academy | $13,285 to $13,635 | 2026-27 | 1.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| De la Salle High School | 8-12 | 511 | <1 |
| St. Georges Episcopal School | PreK-8 | 276 | <1 |
| St. Stephen Catholic School | PreK-7 | 192 | <1 |
| Academy of the Sacred Heart | PreK-12 | 611 | <1 |
| Ecole Bilingue de la Nouvelle Orleans | PreK-8 | 341 | <1 |
| Isidore Newman School | PreK-12 | 1,004 | <1 |
| Holy Name of Jesus School | PreK-7 | 363 | 1 |
| Ursuline Academy | PreK-12 | 405 | 1 |
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