St. Michael Special School
1522 Chippewa St., New Orleans, LA 70130Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From New Orleans center
- 2.3 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
- 26
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special education
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of New Orleans, LA
- 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
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 179
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 20 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,130
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Louisiana
- 2 days longer than the 177-day median of 273 schools we list
- School day, against Louisiana
- 45 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours 5 minutes (272 schools we list)
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
St. Michael Special School tuition, and what LA GATOR pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 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 and fees LA GATOR pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Alphonsus School | PreK-7 | 141 | <1 |
| The Chartwell Center | PreK-11 | 19 | <1 |
| Trinity Episcopal School | PreK-8 | 331 | <1 |
| Raphael Academy | Ungraded | 5 | <1 |
| Louise S McGehee School | PreK-12 | 390 | <1 |
| St. Anthony School | PreK-7 | 219 | 1 |
| Ecole Bilingue de la Nouvelle Orleans | PreK-8 | 341 | 2 |
| Calvary Baptist School | PreK-8 | 59 | 2 |
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