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Oldest Private High Schools in Louisiana

The average private high school in Louisiana was founded around 1960 (2026-27).
The oldest private high school in Louisiana is Ursuline Academy, founded in 1727.

Quick Facts (26-27)

  • # LA Schools Ranked: 142
  • Top 20 Range (Year Founded): 1727–1901
  • LA School Avg.: 1959
  • National School Avg.: 1967

Quick Facts (26-27)

  • # LA Schools Ranked: 142
  • Top 20 Range (Year Founded): 1727–1901
  • LA School Avg.: 1959
  • National School Avg.: 1967
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Year Founded Range: 1727 1949 Avg. Year Founded: 1888

Oldest Private High Schools in Louisiana (2026-27)

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Ursuline Academy Photo
#1Ursuline Academy
Gr: NS-12 | 387 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 13
All-girls (Catholic)
2635 State St
New Orleans, LA 70118
(504) 861-9150
1727year founded
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Map of Mount Carmel Academy
#2 Mount Carmel Academy
Gr: 8-12 | 1,250 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 15 | Extracurriculars: 53
All-girls (Catholic)
7027 Milne Blvd
New Orleans, LA 70124
(504) 288-7626
1840year founded
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Map of Ascension Catholic Diocesan Regional School
#3Ascension Catholic Diocesan Regional School
Gr: PK-12 | 466 students
Catholic
311 St Vincent Street
Donaldsonville, LA 70346
(225) 473-9227
1842year founded
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Map of Jesuit High School
#4Jesuit High School
Gr: 8-12 | 1,349 students
Avg. class size: 25 students
All-boys (Catholic)
4133 Banks St
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 486-6631
1847year founded
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Map of Holy Cross School
#5Holy Cross School
Gr: PK-12 | 922 students
Avg. class size: 25 students
Sports: 16 | Extracurriculars: 24
All-boys (Catholic)
5500 Paris Ave
New Orleans, LA 70122
(504) 942-3100
(1)
1849year founded
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Map of Silliman Institute
#6Silliman Institute
Gr: PK-12 | 560 students
Christian
10830 Bank St
Clinton, LA 70722
(122) 527-6718
(1)
1852year founded
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Map of St. John Interparochial School
#7St. John Interparochial School
Gr: 7-12 | 287 students
Catholic
24250 Regina Street
Plaquemine, LA 70764
(225) 687-6616
1853year founded
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Map of St. Marys Dominican High School
#8St. Marys Dominican High School
Gr: 8-12 | 852 students
All-girls (Catholic)
7701 Walmsley Ave
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504) 865-9401
(1)
1860year founded
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Academy Of The Sacred Heart Photo
#9(T9–T10)Academy Of The Sacred Heart
Gr: PK-12 | 743 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 12 | Extracurriculars: 13
All-girls (Catholic)
4521 Saint Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 891-1943
1867year founded
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Map of St. Mary's Academy
#9(T9–T10)St. Mary's Academy
Gr: PK-12 | 461 students
Catholic
6905 Chef Menteur Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70126
(504) 245-0200
(1)
1867year founded
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St. Joseph's Academy Photo
#11 St. Joseph's Academy
Gr: 9-12 | 1,128 students
Avg. class size: 24 students
Sports: 16 | Extracurriculars: 39
All-girls (Catholic)
3015 Broussard St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 383-7207
(3)
1868year founded
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Map of Brother Martin High School
#12Brother Martin High School
Gr: 8-12 | 1,136 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
All-boys (Catholic)
4401 Elysian Fields Ave
New Orleans, LA 70122
(504) 283-1561
1869year founded
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Map of Vandebilt Catholic High School
#13Vandebilt Catholic High School
Gr: 8-12 | 779 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
Catholic
209 S Hollywood Rd
Houma, LA 70360
(985) 876-2551
1870year founded
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Map of Salem Lutheran School
#14Salem Lutheran School
Gr: K-9 | 277 students
Avg. class size: 25 students
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
418 4th St
Gretna, LA 70053
(504) 367-5144
1871year founded
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Map of Vermilion Catholic High School
#15Vermilion Catholic High School
Gr: PK-12 | 428 students
Catholic
425 Park Ave
Abbeville, LA 70510
(337) 893-6636
1885year founded
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Map of St. Marys Catholic School
#16St. Marys Catholic School
Gr: PK-12 | 420 students
Catholic
1101 East Fifth Street
Natchitoches, LA 71457
(318) 352-8394
1888year founded
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Map of Central Catholic School
#17Central Catholic School
Gr: 6-12 | 218 students
Catholic
2100 Cedar St Unit 1
Morgan City, LA 70380
(985) 385-5372
1892year founded
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Map of Catholic High School
#18 Catholic High School
Gr: 8-12 | 1,097 students
All-boys (Catholic)
855 Hearthstone Dr
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
(225) 383-0397
(2)
1894year founded
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Map of St. Joseph School K-12
#19St. Joseph School K-12
Gr: PK-12 | 329 students
Catholic
3406 Highway 107 S
Plaucheville, LA 71362
(318) 922-3401
1899year founded
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Map of Loyola College Preparatory High School
#20Loyola College Preparatory High School
Gr: 9-12 | 376 students
Avg. class size: 17 students
Sports: 27 | Extracurriculars: 17
Catholic
921 Jordan St
Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 221-2675
1901year founded
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Map of Isidore Newman School
#21(T21–T22)Isidore Newman School
Gr: PK-12 | 977 students
1903 Jefferson Ave
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 896-6322
1903year founded
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Map of St. Scholastica Academy
#21(T21–T22) St. Scholastica Academy
Gr: 8-12 | 553 students
Avg. class size: 19 students
All-girls (Catholic)
122 S. Massachusetts
Covington, LA 70433
(985) 892-2540
1903year founded
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Map of Catholic High Point Coupee
#23Catholic High Point Coupee
Gr: 7-12 | 295 students
Catholic
504 4th St W
New Roads, LA 70760
(225) 638-9313
1904year founded
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Map of Cabrini High School
#24Cabrini High School
Gr: 8-12 | 315 students
All-girls (Catholic)
1400 Moss St
New Orleans, LA 70119
(504) 483-8698
1905year founded
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Map of St. Edmund Catholic School
#25(T25–T26)St. Edmund Catholic School
Gr: PK-12 | 464 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 11
Catholic
351 W Magnolia Ave
Eunice, LA 70535
(337) 603-0036
1911year founded
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Map of St. Pauls High School
#25(T25–T26) St. Pauls High School
Gr: 8-12 | 867 students
All-boys (Catholic)
917 S Jahncke Ave
Covington, LA 70433
(985) 892-3200
(2)
1911year founded
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Louise S. McGehee School Photo
#27Louise S. McGehee School
Gr: NS-12 | 653 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 11
All-girls
2343 Prytania Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 561-1224
1912year founded
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Map of Sacred Heart High School
#28Sacred Heart High School
Gr: K-12 | 486 students
Catholic
114 Trojan Ln
Ville Platte, LA 70586
(337) 363-1475
1913year founded
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Catholic High School Photo
#29Catholic High School
Gr: 4-12 | 614 students
Avg. class size: 25 students
Sports: 14 | Extracurriculars: 13
Catholic
1301 Delasalle Drive
New Iberia, LA 70560
(337) 364-5116
1918year founded
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Map of Hanson Memorial High School
#30Hanson Memorial High School
Gr: 6-12 | 164 students
Avg. class size: 25 students
Catholic
903 Anderson St
Franklin, LA 70538
(337) 828-3487
1925year founded
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Map of Metairie Park Country Day School
#31Metairie Park Country Day School
Gr: NS-12 | 866 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 12
300 Park Road
Metairie, LA 70005
(504) 849-3115
(2)
1929year founded
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Map of St. Martin's Episcopal School
#32(T32–T33)St. Martin's Episcopal School
Gr: PK-12 | 675 students
Sports: 12
Episcopal
225 Green Acres Rd.
Metairie, LA 70003
(504) 736-9945
1947year founded
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St. Matthew's Episcopal School Photo
#32(T32–T33)St. Matthew's Episcopal School
Gr: PK-12 | 140 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 1 | Extracurriculars: 5
Episcopal
239 Barrow St.
Houma, LA 70360
(985) 872-5573
1947year founded
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Map of St. Charles Catholic High School
#34St. Charles Catholic High School
Gr: 8-12 | 320 students
Catholic
100 Dominican Rd
La Place, LA 70068
(985) 652-3809
(1)
1948year founded
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Map of De La Salle High School
#35 De La Salle High School
Gr: 8-12
Avg. class size: 19 students
Sports: 17 | Extracurriculars: 28
Catholic
5300 Saint Charles Ave
New Orleans, LA 70115
(504) 895-5717
1949year founded
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