Using LA GATOR at Ursuline Academy
LA GATOR can pay tuition at Ursuline Academy because the school is on the Louisiana Department of Education's 2025-26 list of BESE-approved nonpublic schools (accredited). Approval is a condition of the program, not a guarantee the school has registered for the year, so confirm that with the office. Its Brumfield v. Dodd nondiscrimination approval, required for any state-funded placement, dates from 1976.
On that list the school reported 393 K-12 students plus 16 in pre-K, which makes it the 36th-largest of 114 approved schools in the eight-parish area.
By enrollment it is the 14th of 42 approved schools within Orleans Parish; the nearest comparable schools with the same grade span and affiliation in the area are Jesuit High School, Mount Carmel Academy, Brother Martin High School. Its pre-K program (16 children) is the usual route into kindergarten here, which is the first year LA GATOR can pay.
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.
The federal Private School Survey (2023-24) recorded 405 students, 55.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of about 7.4 to 1. The school reports membership in National Catholic Educational Association, National Coalition of Girls' Schools.
Kindergarten to grade 12 is 13 years at this school. Funded every year at 2026-27 levels, that is roughly $68,159 at the standard amount or $99,138 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
Orleans Parish parish schools quote a parishioner rate and a non-parishioner rate; the gap can be larger than at suburban schools, so register with the parish first. Then ask how the school bills LA GATOR through Odyssey and whether archdiocesan tuition assistance or an STO award can take the rest.
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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?
Nearest private schools
| School | Type | Grades | Distance | BESE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Name of Jesus School | Catholic | PK-7 | 0.5 mi | ✓ |
| Isidore Newman School | Independent | PK-12 | 0.7 mi | ✓ |
| University Montessori School | Montessori | PK-K | 0.8 mi | ✓ |
| De La Salle High School | Catholic | 8-12 | 1.0 mi | ✓ |
| St. Andrew's Episcopal School | Episcopal | PK-8 | 1.0 mi | ✓ |
| Stuart Hall School for Boys | Catholic | PK-7 | 1.0 mi | ✓ |
Straight-line distance between campus coordinates.