St. John Lutheran School

Using LA GATOR at St. John Lutheran School

The state classifies St. John Lutheran School as accredited on its 2025-26 BESE approval list, which is the gate for LA GATOR tuition. Louisiana doesn't publish which approved schools signed up with Odyssey in a given year, so ask the school directly. Its Brumfield v. Dodd nondiscrimination approval, required for any state-funded placement, dates from 1981.

On that list the school reported 99 K-12 students, which makes it the 89th-largest of 114 approved schools in the eight-parish area.

By enrollment it is the 30th of 42 approved schools within Orleans Parish; the nearest comparable schools with the same grade span and affiliation in the area are Calvary Baptist School, New Orleans Adventist Academy.

It was also on the state's 2024-25 list of schools taking Tuition Donation Credit scholarships. For a family at or below 250% of the poverty line that matters: since Act 403, an STO award from ACE, Arete, Aspiring Scholars or the New Orleans-based Son of a Saint can be added on top of LA GATOR, up to the school's actual tuition and fees.

Enough former Louisiana Scholarship Program students were tested here for the state to publish a 2025 Scholarship Cohort Index of 65.3 (K-8 assessment index 48.2, progress index 96.2). It is calculated like a public school performance score, for scholarship students only.

The federal Private School Survey (2023-24) recorded 105 students, 9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of about 11.7 to 1.

Kindergarten to grade 8 is 9 years at this school. Funded every year at 2026-27 levels, that is roughly $47,187 at the standard amount or $68,634 at the 250%-of-poverty amount, before any STO scholarship. Awards are reset annually and depend on the appropriation, so use it for planning, not budgeting.

Covering the rest

Church-affiliated schools often discount tuition for member families and staff. Confirm those discounts survive when part of the bill is paid from the account, and ask which fees (registration, technology, books, uniforms) the school bills through Odyssey.

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Grade 9 options after St. John Lutheran School

Approved schools serving grade 9, nearest first:

• Jesuit High School (New Orleans, grades 8-12, all-boys, about 0 mi)
• Cabrini High School (New Orleans, grades 8-12, all-girls, about 1 mi)
• St. Mary's Dominican High School (New Orleans, grades 8-12, all-girls, about 1 mi)
• Life of Christ Christian Academy (New Orleans, grades PK-12, about 2 mi)
• St. Augustine High School (New Orleans, grades 8-12, all-boys, about 2 mi)
• Metairie Park Country Day School (Metairie, grades PK-12, about 2 mi)

Ask the admissions office

1. Is the school registered with Odyssey as a LA GATOR school for 2026-27, and does it bill tuition quarterly to match the deposits?
2. What is the all-in cost for this grade, including fees, and what does a family at the $5,243 and $7,626 levels owe after the account?
3. Do you take STO scholarships (ACE, Arete, Aspiring Scholars, Son of a Saint)? Which is applied first, LA GATOR or the STO award?

Nearest private schools

Straight-line distance between campus coordinates.