Using LA GATOR at Stuart Hall School for Boys
Stuart Hall School for Boys 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 1985.
On that list the school reported 284 K-12 students plus 64 in pre-K, which makes it the 59th-largest of 114 approved schools in the eight-parish area.
By enrollment it is the 21st of 42 approved schools within Orleans Parish; the nearest comparable schools with the same grade span and affiliation in the area are Christian Brothers School, St. Dominic School, St. Pius X School. Its pre-K program (64 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 285 students, 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of about 9.7 to 1. The school reports membership in National Catholic Educational Association.
Kindergarten to grade 7 is 8 years at this school. Funded every year at 2026-27 levels, that is roughly $41,944 at the standard amount or $61,008 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. After grade 7, the award moves with your child to an approved high school.
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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Grade 8 options after Stuart Hall School for Boys
New Orleans high schools admit at grade 8, so families here apply in the fall of 7th grade. Approved schools serving grade 8, nearest first:
- St. Andrew's Episcopal School (New Orleans, grades PK-8, about 1 mi)
- Isidore Newman School (New Orleans, grades PK-12, about 2 mi)
- Jesuit High School (New Orleans, grades 8-12, all-boys, about 2 mi)
- McMillian's First Steps Academy (New Orleans, grades PK-8, about 2 mi)
- De La Salle High School (New Orleans, grades 8-12, about 2 mi)
- St. John Lutheran School (New Orleans, grades K-8, 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?
- Which high schools do your 7th graders move on to, and do you help with placement test preparation?
- Does a PK-4 seat guarantee a kindergarten seat, which is when the account can start?
Nearest private schools
| School | Type | Grades | Distance | BESE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's Dominican High School | Catholic | 8-12 | 0.6 mi | ✓ |
| St. Andrew's Episcopal School | Episcopal | PK-8 | 0.6 mi | ✓ |
| University Montessori School | Montessori | PK-K | 0.9 mi | ✓ |
| Ursuline Academy | Catholic | K-12 | 1.0 mi | ✓ |
| Holy Name of Jesus School | Catholic | PK-7 | 1.2 mi | ✓ |
| Isidore Newman School | Independent | PK-12 | 1.7 mi | ✓ |
Straight-line distance between campus coordinates.