St. Marys Academy
6905 Chef Menteur Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70126Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 503
- Students per teacher
- 12.9
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From New Orleans center
- 5.7 miles
Can you use LA GATOR here?
Louisiana publishes no school list
- 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
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 41
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of New Orleans, LA
- Boys and girls
- 6% boys, 94% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 98%
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- 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
- 404 to 503, up 99 (25%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 10 (52)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 4 (22)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 39
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 181
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 45 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,400
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Louisiana
- 4 days longer than the 177-day median of 273 schools we list
- School day, against Louisiana
- 40 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 5 minutes (272 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 12.9 here; median 9.8 at 98 LA combined schools
- Size in Orleans Parish
- Larger than 25 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. Marys Academy tuition, and what LA GATOR pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 14, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $5,406 to $10,950 a year, published by 2 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. Marys Academy?
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Tuition and fees LA GATOR pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Castle Private School | $5,406 | 2026-27 | 1.9 |
| St. Augustine High School | $10,950 | 2026-27 | 4.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Adventist Academy | K-8 | 18 | 1 |
| St. Benedict the Moor School | PreK-4 | 47 | 2 |
| Lake Castle Private School | PreK-8 | 306 | 2 |
| Brother Martin High School (Boys) | Not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| The Good Shepherd Nativity Mission School | PreK-7 | 219 | 4 |
| Holy Cross School | PreK-12 | 796 | 4 |
| St. Augustine High School | 8-12 | 611 | 4 |
| Life of Christ Christian Academy | K-12 | 51 | 4 |
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