Using LA GATOR at Trinity Episcopal School
Trinity Episcopal School holds state approval for 2025-26: it appears on the BESE-approved nonpublic school list as accredited. That is what makes it eligible to receive LA GATOR tuition payments through Odyssey, once the school registers for the year. Its Brumfield v. Dodd nondiscrimination approval, required for any state-funded placement, dates from 1976.
On that list the school reported 341 K-12 students plus 51 in pre-K, which makes it the 43rd-largest of 114 approved schools in the eight-parish area.
By enrollment it is the 17th of 42 approved schools within Orleans Parish; the nearest comparable schools with the same grade span and affiliation in the area are St. George's Episcopal School, St. Paul's Episcopal School, St. Andrew's Episcopal School. Its pre-K program (51 children) is the usual route into kindergarten here, which is the first year LA GATOR can pay.
The school did not appear on the 2024-25 Tuition Donation Credit list, so an STO scholarship may not be usable here unless it has since joined. LA GATOR itself is unaffected.
The federal Private School Survey (2023-24) recorded 331 students, 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of about 6.6 to 1. The school reports membership in National Association of Episcopal Schools, National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS).
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. Pre-K years aren't eligible; the account starts at age 5.
Covering the rest
Episcopal day schools award their own need-based aid. The order matters: a school that counts LA GATOR before calculating aid can leave you with a bigger balance than one that counts it after.
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Grade 9 options after Trinity Episcopal School
Approved schools serving grade 9, nearest first:
- The Louise S. McGehee School (New Orleans, grades PK-12, all-girls, about 0 mi)
- Academy of the Sacred Heart (New Orleans, grades PK-12, all-girls, about 2 mi)
- Isidore Newman School (New Orleans, grades PK-12, about 2 mi)
- De La Salle High School (New Orleans, grades 8-12, about 2 mi)
- St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School (New Orleans, grades 8-12, all-girls, about 2 mi)
- Ursuline Academy (New Orleans, grades K-12, all-girls, about 2 mi)
Ask the admissions office
- Is the school registered with Odyssey as a LA GATOR school for 2026-27, and does it bill tuition quarterly to match the deposits?
- 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?
- Do you take STO scholarships (ACE, Arete, Aspiring Scholars, Son of a Saint)? Which is applied first, LA GATOR or the STO award?
- Does a PK-4 seat guarantee a kindergarten seat, which is when the account can start?
Nearest private schools
| School | Type | Grades | Distance | BESE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Louise S. McGehee School | Independent | PK-12 | 0.2 mi | ✓ |
| St. Alphonsus School | Catholic | PK-7 | 0.2 mi | ✓ |
| St. Michael Special School | Learning differences | PK-12 | 0.6 mi | ✓ |
| Waldorf School of New Orleans | Independent | PK-8 | 0.6 mi | ✓ |
| Raphael Academy | Learning differences | — | 0.6 mi | — |
| The Chartwell Center | Learning differences | PK-11 | 0.6 mi | — |
Straight-line distance between campus coordinates.