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A rundown of schools in the metro area
Charting a course | A quick guide to schools and their numbers
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OUR SCHOOLS Arthur Ashe Charter School: Grades K to 8 Samuel J. Green Charter School: Grades K to 8 Langston Hughes Academy: Grades PK to 8 Phillis Wheatley Community School: Grades PK to 8
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G U IDE S I X T E E N
Contents
A compendium of schools in the New Orleans metro area (and a few beyond) accommodating grades/ages ranging from nursery to 12th grade, and some facts to guide you to the right educational fit for your child. Schools are arranged geographically, plus there’s a section on local colleges and universities and some education resources.
Jefferson Parish — East Bank ............................................... 7 Jefferson Parish — West Bank ............................................ 10 Orleans Parish — East Bank ................................................11 Orleans Parish — West Bank .............................................. 27 St. John the Baptist Parish.................................................. 27 St. Tammany Parish ............................................................ 27 Statewide .............................................................................29 Mississippi ...........................................................................29 Colleges & Universities ......................................................29 Education Resources........................................................... 31
14 AT A GLANCE An easy-to-use chart of schools and their numbers, arranged by age/grade.
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Andrew H. Wilson Charter School Arthur Ashe Charter School Audubon Charter School
> O R LE A N S PA R I S H — E A S T B A N K
Allen Ellender School Arden Cahill Academy Concordia Lutheran School A Different World Academy Elmwood Park Academy Henry Ford Middle School Our Lady of Prompt Succor School St. Cletus Catholic School Visitation of Our Lady Catholic School
> J E FFE R SO N PA R I S H — W E S T B A N K
Crescent City Christian School Ecole Classique Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies International School of Louisiana Jewish Community Day School John Curtis Christian School Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy Memorial Baptist School Metairie Park Country Day School Parkway Presbyterian Preschool & Kindergarten Ridgewood Preparatory School St. Angela Merici School St. Benilde School St. Catherine of Siena School St. Christopher School St. Clement of Rome Elementary School St. Edward the Confessor School St. Francis Xavier Catholic School St. Louis King of France School St. Martin’s Episcopal School St. Mary Magdalen Catholic School St. Matthew the Apostle School St. Rita School Victory Christian Academy
> J E FFE R SO N PA R I S H — E A S T B A N K
Elementary/Middle Schools
SCHOOL
Charter Charter Charter
Public Private Parochial Private Private Public Catholic Catholic Catholic
Christian Private Public Charter Jewish Private Charter Baptist Private Parochial Independent Catholic Parochial Catholic Parochial Catholic Parochial Catholic Parochial Private Catholic Parochial Parochial Christian
AFFILIATION
Coed Coed Coed
Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed
Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed
PK-8th K-8th PK3-8th
PK-8th Infant-8th PK-8th K-12th Preschool-8th 6th-8th PK3-7th PK3-7th PK-7th
PK3-12th PK3-12th 6th-12th K-8th PK-5th PK2-12th PK-9th PK4-8th PK-12th 14 mo.-K PK-12th 2-y-o-7th Nursery-7th PK3-7th 6 wks-7th PK2-7th 1-y-o-7th 2-y-o-7th Infant-7th Infant-12th PK-7th PK2-7th PK2-7th PK3-8th
STUDENTS GRADES
20 32 25
Varies 18 10-19 Varies 15 19 20 20 22
21 18 27 25 8 21 25 12 Varies 10-20 15 20 21 24 20 25 21 24 Varies 15 20 18 19 20
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
Gambit’s Quick Reference Guide
16:1 16:1 25:1
20:1-33:1 Varies 10:1-19:1 10:1 12:1 19:1 10:1 16:1 18:1
n/a 15:1 17:1 12:1 8:1 13:1 25:1 15:1 8:1-18:1 5:1-10:1 10:1 15:1 10:1 24:1 10:1 20:1 21:1 11:1 Varies 10:1 10:1 16:1 Varies 10:1-20:1
STUD./TEACH. RATIO
550 690 835
536 450 161 n/a 130 700 300 412 590
385 360 787 419 35 950 814 107 730 160 250 390 320 864 641 450 417 465 420 550 252 415 410 200
TOTAL ENROLLMENT
Free Free Free
Free $7,200 $4,100 n/a $3,400-$3,900 Free $4,400 $4,600 $4,080
$5,600-$5,900 $5,500 Free Free $8,500-$10,650 $5,600-$7,500 Free $4,250-$5,000 $19,395 $801-$2,475 $5,775-$6,450 $4,595-$5,000 $5,557 $4,850-$5,000 $4,700 $4,800-$5,320 $5,200 $4,800 $4,950-$9,000 $18,600-$19,850 $4,575-$5,225 $4,600 $4,525 $4,100
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Bishop McManus Academy Christian Brothers School Ecole Bilingue de la Nouvelle-Orleans Edward Hynes Charter School Einstein Charter Middle School Einstein Charter School — Sherwood Forest Einstein Charter School — Village de L’Est ENCORE Academy Esperanza Charter School Holy Cross Primary School Holy Cross School Holy Name of Jesus School International School of Louisiana — Uptown Lafayette Academy Charter School Lake Castle Private School Lake Forest Elementary Charter School Langston Hughes Academy Life Without School Louise S. McGehee School Lusher Charter Elementary School Lusher Charter Middle and High School Mary D. Coghill Charter School McDonogh 42 Elementary Charter School McMillian’s First Steps CDC & Academy Morris Jeff Community School Phillis Wheatley Community School Raphael Academy ReNEW Cultural Arts Academy ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Academy ReNEW McDonogh City Park Academy ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary ReNEW SciTech Academy St. Augustine High School St. George’s Episcopal School St. John Lutheran School St. Mary’s Academy St. Paul Lutheran St. Paul’s Episcopal School Samuel J. Green Charter School Stuart Hall School for Boys Success Preparatory Academy Trinity Episcopal School University Montessori Ursuline Academy
SCHOOL Private Catholic Private Charter Charter Charter Charter Charter Charter Catholic Catholic Parochial Charter Charter Private Charter Charter Independent Independent Charter Charter Charter Charter Private Charter Charter Private Charter Charter Charter Charter Charter Catholic Episcopal Lutheran Catholic Parochial Episcopal Charter Private Charter Episcopal Private Catholic
AFFILIATION Coed Varies Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed All boys All boys Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed All girls Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed All boys Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed All boys Coed Coed Coed All girls
PK-12th PK4-7th 18 mo.-8th PK-8th 6th-8th PK-5th PK-5th PK-8th K-8th PK-4th 5th-12th PK3-7th K-8th PK-8th PK-8th K-8th PK-8th 5th-college PK-12th K-5th 6th-12th K-8th PK-8th Infant-6th PK-8th PK-8th 5th-12th PK-8th PK-8th PK-8th PK-8th PK-8th 7th-12th 1-y-o-8th PK-7th PK-12th K-8th PK-8th K-8th PK-7th K-8th PK-8th PK-K 2-y-o-12th
STUDENTS GRADES 22 24 14 24 25 25 25 24 25 Varies n/a 21 25 25 23 22 30 8 15 24 22 21-26 25 18 27 30 7 25 25 22 25 25 20 12 15 15 15 12 30 18 21 17 Varies Varies
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE 22:1 14:1 6:1 16:1 20:1 25:1 20:1 12:1 10:1 9:1 12:1 10:1 12:1 10:1 16:1 20:1 15:1 4:1 10:1 n/a n/a 16:1 10:1 4:1-9:1 14:1 15:1 7:1 16:1 20:1 20:1 20:1 16:1 14:1 5:1 8:1-15:1 15:1 10:1 8:1 15:1 7:1 11:1 7:1 12:1 9:1
STUD./TEACH. RATIO 270 675 230 695 350 550 544 490 506 114 1,028 558 695 904 500 613 821 8 512 686 1,012 659 500 259 616 693 17 600 750 500 750 600 628 385 140 750 132 265 518 335 495 382 55 750
TOTAL ENROLLMENT $4,800 $6,900-$7,100 $11,000-$15,500 Free Free Free Free Free Free $6,500-$7,500 $6,500-$8,000 $5,610-$7,500 Free Free $4,225 Free Free $1,000-$10,000 $13,500-$19,400 Free Free Free Free $7,500 Free Free $12,500-$14,500 Free Free Free Free Free $7,250-$7,850 $4,750-$18,000 $4,850-$5,350 $7,400 $5,750 $12,110-$14,075 Free $11,100-$13,500 Free $17,760-$18,800 $6,460-$11,230 $9,625
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Catholic
St. Stanislaus High School
Catholic
St. Stanislaus High School
Beary Cherry Tree Children’s Carousel Learning Center Crescent City Christian School Ecole Classique Jefferson Presbyterian Day School Jewish Community Day School John Calvin Presbyterian Playschool John Curtis Christian School Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy Kinder Haus Montessori The Little School Memorial Baptist School Metairie Park Country Day School
> J E FFE R SO N PA R I S H — E A S T B A N K
Nursery/Preschool
> M I S S I S S I PPI
Private Private Christian Private Presbyterian Jewish Private Private Charter Private Private Baptist Private
Charter
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy
> S TAT E W I D E
Private Private Catholic Parochial
Charter Charter
Charter Private Private Private Catholic Charter Catholic Charter Charter Catholic Independent Independent Charter Catholic Charter Public Charter Private Catholic Catholic Catholic Catholic Catholic Charter
Parochial Private Public
Christ Episcopal School Northlake Christian School St. Paul’s School St. Scholastica Academy
> S T. TA M M A N Y PA R I S H
Crescent Leadership Academy Edna Karr High School
> O R LE A N S PA R I S H — W E S T B A N K
Benjamin Franklin High School Bishop McManus Academy Brother Martin High School Cabrini High School De La Salle High School Einstein Charter High School Holy Cross School Homer A. Plessy Community School International High School of New Orleans Jesuit High School of New Orleans Life Without School Louise S. McGehee School Lusher Charter Middle and High School Mount Carmel Academy The NET Charter High School New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) New Orleans Charter Science and Math High School Raphael Academy St. Augustine High School St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory St. Mary’s Academy St. Mary’s Dominican High School Ursuline Academy Warren Easton Charter High School
> O R LE A N S PA R I S H — E A S T B A N K
Archbishop Shaw High School A Different World Academy Thomas Jefferson High School
> J E FFE R SO N PA R I S H — W E S T B A N K
Archbishop Chapelle High School Archbishop Rummel High School Crescent City Christian School Ecole Classique Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies John Curtis Christian School Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy Lutheran High School Metairie Park Country Day School Ridgewood Preparatory School St. Martin’s Episcopal School
> J E FFE R SO N PA R I S H — E A S T B A N K
High Schools
> M I S S I S S I PPI
Catholic Catholic Christian Private Public Private Charter Private Private Independent Private
Charter
Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy
> S TAT E W I D E
Private Private Private Private Private Catholic Private Parochial Catholic
Catholic
Charter Charter
AFFILIATION
Cedarwood School Christ Episcopal School Early Learning Center of Grace Memorial Baptist Church Kehoe-France Northshore School and Camp Lake Castle Madisonville Private School Mary Queen of Peace Catholic School Northlake Christian School St. Margaret Mary School St. Peter Catholic School
> S T. TA M M A N Y PA R I S H
St. Joan of Arc Catholic School
> S T. J O H N T H E B A P T I S T PA R I S H
Alice M. Harte Charter School International School of Louisiana
> O R LE A N S PA R I S H — W E S T B A N K
SCHOOL
Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed
All boys
Coed
Coed Coed All boys All girls
Coed Coed
Coed Coed Boys only All girls Coed Coed All boys Coed Coed All boys Coed All girls Coed All girls Coed Coed Coed Coed All boys All girls Girls only All girls All girls Coed
All boys Coed Coed
All girls All boys Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed
All boys
Coed
Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed
Coed
Coed Coed
Infant-12-y-o Infant-PK4 PK3-12th PK3-12th Preschool PK-5th 1-5-y-o PK2-12th PK-9th 1-y-o-K 2-5-y-o PK4-8th PK-12th
7th-12th
K-12th
PK-12th Infant-12th 8th-12th 8th-12th
9th-12th 9th-12th
9th-12th PK-12th 8th-12th 8th-12th 8th-12th 9th 5th-12th PK-5th 9th-12th 8th-12th 5th-college PK-12th 6th-12th 8th-12th 9th-12th 9th-12th 9th-12th 5th-12th 7th-12th 8th-12th PK-12th 8th-12th 2-y-o-12th 9th-12th
8th-12th K-12th 9th-12th
8th-12th 8th-12th PK3-12th PK3-12th 6th-12th PK2-12th PK-9th 9th-12th PK-12th PK-12th Infant-12th
7th-12th
K-12th
2-y-o-7th PK-12th 3-y-o-K Nursery-7th PK-8th PK3-7th Infant-12th PK3-7th PK3-7th
2-y-o-7th
PK-8th K-5th
STUDENTS GRADES
20 15 21 18 10-18 8 14 21 25 12-24 14 12 Varies
20
n/a
18 21 23 19
15 27
20 22 23 21 23 20 n/a 25 22 23 8 15 22 15 15-17 25 20 7 20 18 15 24 Varies 25
22 Varies 28
20 24 21 18 27 21 25 12 Varies 15 15
20
n/a
16 18 8-16 15 24 27 21 24 26
19
26 25
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
4:1-10:1 4:1-9:1 n/a 15:1 5:1-9:2 8:1 7:1 13:1 25:1 6:1-12:1 7:1 15:1 8:1-18:1
12:1
n/a
11:1 21:1 23:1 13:1
13:1 16:1
17:1 22:1 12:1 11:1 15:1 20:1 12:1 n/a 16:1 12:1 4:1 10:1 n/a 9:1 10:1 18:1 14:1 7:1 14:1 18:1 15:1 14:1 11:1 25:1
20:1 10:1 14:1
12:1 11:1 n/a 15:1 17:1 13:1 25:1 10:1 8:1-18:1 10:1 10:1
12:1
n/a
15:1 11:1 4:1-8:1 15:1 14:1 20:1 21:1 16:1 n/a
15:1
16:1 12:1
STUD./TEACH. RATIO
150 145 385 360 30 35 175 950 814 69 62 107 730
368
1,920
636 849 850 541
137 1,113
890 270 1,162 548 600 200 1,028 300 555 1,395 8 512 1,012 1,242 150 610 422 17 628 204 750 878 750 993
465 n/a 390
706 678 385 360 787 950 814 115 730 250 550
368
1,920
325 636 120 217 700 496 849 530 802
369
787 271
TOTAL ENROLLMENT
$165-$200 wk. n/a $5,200 $4,300 $1,170-$1,800 $8,500-$10,650 $1,525-$2,975 $5,600-$7,500 Free $6,200-$3,300 $3,600 $4,250-$5,000 $8,575-$14,290
Varies
Free
$7,575-$11,450 $7,500 $8,100 $7,525
Free Free
Free $4,800 $9,430 $8,200 $8,850 Free $6,500-$8,000 Free Free $8,550 $1,000-$10,000 $13,500-$19,400 Free $8,300 Free Free Free $12,500-$14,500 $7,250-$7,850 $4,500-$6,500 $7,400 9,230 $9,625 Free
$8,100 n/a Free
$7,535 $7,850 $6,800 $5,700 Free $5,600-$7,500 Free $7,120 $19,395 $6,700 $20,550
Varies
Free
$8,395 $7,575-$11,450 Varies $7,410-$7,746 $4,015 $5,060 $7,500 $4,385 $4,925
$5,126
Free Free
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Andrew H. Wilson Charter School Audubon Charter School Bishop McManus Academy Christian Brothers School Ecole Bilingue de la Nouvelle-Orleans Edward Hynes Charter School Einstein Charter School — Sherwood Forest Einstein Charter School — Village de L’Est ENCORE Academy Foundation Preparatory School Holy Cross Primary School Holy Name of Jesus School Homer A. Plessy Community School JCC Nursery School & Pre-K Lafayette Academy Charter School Lake Castle Private School
> O R LE A N S PA R I S H — E A S T B A N K
Allen Ellender School Arden Cahill Academy Concordia Lutheran School Elmwood Park Academy Little Saints University Our Lady of Prompt Succor School St. Cletus Catholic School Visitation of Our Lady Catholic School Wee Care for Kids
> J E FFE R SO N PA R I S H — W E S T B A N K
Mt. Olive Lutheran Preschool Parkway Presbyterian Preschool & Kindergarten Ridgewood Preparatory School St. Augustine’s Episcopal Pre-School St. Benilde School St. Catherine of Siena School St. Christopher School St. Clement of Rome Elementary School St. Edward the Confessor School St. Francis Xavier Catholic School St. Martin’s Episcopal School St. Mary Magdalen Catholic School St. Matthew the Apostle School St. Rita School Seven Oaks Academy Victory Christian Academy
SCHOOL
Charter Charter Private Catholic Private Charter Charter Charter Charter Charter Catholic Parochial Charter Private Charter Private
Public Private Parochial Private Private Catholic Catholic Catholic Private
Parochial Parochial Independent Episcopal Parochial Catholic Parochial Catholic Parochial Catholic Private Catholic Parochial Parochial Private Christian
AFFILIATION
Coed Coed Coed Varies Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed All boys Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed
Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed
Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed
PK-8th PK3-8th PK-12th PK4-7th 18 mo.-8th PK-8th PK-5th PK-5th PK-8th PK2-6-y-o PK-4th PK3-7th PK-5th 13 mo-PK PK-8th PK-8th
PK-8th Infant-8th PK-8th Preschool-8th Infant-PK PK3-7th PK3-7th PK-7th Infant-PK
3-4-y-o 14 mo.-K PK-12th 2-5-y-o Nursery-7th PK3-7th 6 wks-7th PK2-7th 1-y-o-7th 2-y-o-7th Infant-12th PK-7th PK2-7th PK2-7th 1-4-y-o PK3-8th
STUDENTS GRADES
20 25 22 24 14 24 25 25 24 20 Varies 21 25 10-20 25 23
Varies 18 10-19 15 7 20 20 22 12
10-12 10-20 15 15 21 Varies 20 25 Varies Varies 15 20 18 19 Varies 20
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
16:1 25:1 22:1 14:1 6:1 16:1 25:1 20:1 12:1 9:1 9:1 10:1 n/a 4:1-10:1 10:1 16:1
20:1-33:1 Varies 10:1-19:1 12:1 5:1 10:1 16:1 18:1 8:1
5:1-6:1 5:1-10:1 10:1 6:1-9:1 10:1 Varies 6:1 20:1 Varies Varies 10:1 10:1 16:1 Varies Varies 10:1-20:1
STUD./TEACH. RATIO
550 835 270 675 230 695 550 544 490 180 114 558 300 177 904 500
536 450 161 130 20 300 412 590 100
Varies 160 250 99 320 864 641 450 417 465 550 252 415 410 150 200
TOTAL ENROLLMENT
Free Free $4,800 $6,900-$7,100 $11,000-$15,500 Free Free Free Free Free $6,500-$7,500 $5,610-$7,500 Free $3,550-$7,450 Free $4,225
Free $600-$800 mo $4,100 $3,400-$3,900 $5,865 $4,400 $4,600 $4,080 $7,800
$235 mo. $801-$2,475 $4,725 $1,950-$3,400 $5,557 $4,850-$5,000 $4,700 $4,800-$5,320 $5,200 $4,800 $6,950-$12,750 $4,575-$5,225 $4,600 $4,525 $80-$170 wk $4,100
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Apple Tree Preschool & Little Lambs MDO Cedarwood School Christ Episcopal School Early Learning Center of Grace Memorial Baptist Church Holy Trinity Lutheran Church & School Kehoe-France Northshore School and Camp Lake Castle Madisonville Private School Mary Queen of Peace Catholic School Northlake Christian School Planet Kids Academy St. Margaret Mary School St. Michael’s Episcopal Preschool St. Peter Catholic School
> S T. TA M M A N Y PA R I S H
St. Joan of Arc Catholic School
> S T. J O H N T H E B A P T I S T PA R I S H
Alice M. Harte Charter School
Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed
Parochial Private Private Catholic Private Private Parochial Private Catholic
Coed
Coed
Coed All girls Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed Coed All boys Coed Coed All girls
18-mo-4-y-o Nursery-7th PK-8th PK3-7th Infant-12th 1-5-y-o PK3-7th 18-mo-5-y-o PK3-7th
18-mo-5-y-o 2-y-o-7th PK-12th 3-y-o-K
2-y-o-7th
PK-8th
PK-8th PK-12th PK-8th Infant-6th PK-8th PK-8th PK-8th PK-8th PK-8th PK-8th PK-8th Infant-PK4 PK2-3 1-y-o-8th PK-7th PK-12th PK-8th PK-7th PK-8th PK-K 2-y-o-12th
STUDENTS GRADES
Private Private Private Private
Catholic
Charter
Charter Independent Charter Private Charter Charter Charter Charter Charter Charter Charter Private Catholic Episcopal Lutheran Catholic Episcopal Private Episcopal Private Catholic
Langston Hughes Academy Louise S. McGehee School McDonogh 42 Elementary Charter School McMillian’s First Steps CDC & Academy Morris Jeff Community School Phillis Wheatley Community School ReNEW Cultural Arts Academy ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Academy ReNEW McDonogh City Park Academy ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary ReNEW SciTech Academy Royal Castle Child Development Center St. Anthony of Padua Pre School St. George’s Episcopal School St. John Lutheran School St. Mary’s Academy St. Paul’s Episcopal School Stuart Hall School for Boys Trinity Episcopal School University Montessori Ursuline Academy
> O R LE A N S PA R I S H — W E S T B A N K
AFFILIATION
SCHOOL
12 15 24 27 21 n/a 24 12 26
14 16 18 8-16
19
26
30 15 25 18 27 30 25 25 22 25 25 8-20 18 12 15 15 12 18 17 Varies Varies
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
6:1 15:1 14:1 20:1 21:1 n/a 16:1 4:1-7:1 n/a
7:2 15:1 11:1 4:1-8:1
15:1
16:1
15:1 10:1 10:1 4:1-9:1 14:1 15:1 16:1 20:1 20:1 20:1 16:1 4:1-9:1 12:1 5:1 8:1-15:1 15:1 8:1 7:1 7:1 12:1 9:1
STUD./TEACH. RATIO
86 217 700 496 849 95 530 170 802
200 325 636 120
369
787
821 512 500 259 616 693 600 750 500 750 600 100 36 385 140 750 265 335 382 55 750
TOTAL ENROLLMENT
$5,200 $7,410-$7,746 $4,015 $5,060 $7,500 Varies $4,385 $4,840-$6,280 $4,925
$2,500 $8,395 $7,575-$11,450 Varies
$5,126
Free
Free $13,500-$19,400 Free $7,500 $4,580 Free Free Free Free Free Free $9,240 $6,000 $4,750-$18,000 $4,850-$5,350 $7,400 $12,110-$14,075 $11,100-$13,500 $17,760-$18,800 $6,460-$11,230 $9,625
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Transforming Lives...One Leader at a Time
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St. Mary’s Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of its policies.
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