Top 20 Best Orleans Parish Private Schools (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 52 private schools serving 17,972 students in Orleans Parish, LA (there are 80 public schools, serving 51,366 public students). 26% of all K-12 students in Orleans Parish, LA are educated in private schools (compared to the LA state average of 15%).

The top ranked private schools in Orleans Parish, LA include Academy Of The Sacred Heart, Holy Cross School, and Isidore Newman School.

The average tuition cost is $13,219, which is higher than the Louisiana private school average tuition cost of $9,651.

73% of private schools in Orleans Parish, LA are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).