re: In Louisiana, where are you sending your kids to private school?

Northshore:

Northlake Christian
Christ Episcopal
Cedarwood
Hannan
SSA
St Paul
Our Lady of the Lake
St Peters
Mary Queen of Peace

My kids go to one of the Catholic schools on the list. It's much cheaper than the other private schools, but they get a lot of donations from the school community to make up for it and allow good families to be able to afford it. It is close and supportive. The school is constantly renovating and advancing in technology/programs. A large portion of the parents at the school are products of the catholic school system on the southshore.

I visited a couple of other schools on the list which are upper tier in tuition cost. They were both great, and the staff were extremely nice and supportive, but we just felt more at home where we are right now.

I would visit all of these schools and make a decision then. Just because a school has the most expensive tuition, does not mean that its the best for your child.

I convinced a vendor I use to send his kids to one of the expensive private schools when he was skeptical about doing it. He admits now after a couple years in that this was the best decision, and is amazed at how supportive the community/administration are. He never saw that when he went through.

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Episcopal

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I've officiated track meets at LSU.

Episcopal kids are always polite, listen, etc.

You can guess which kids act retarded.

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Also you get the Catholic religion that you don’t get with the other schools in their price range.

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My boys go to a private school in Slidell now and will move to Brother Martin in 8th grade.

Episcopal churches and schools in general are mini gay factories for whatever reason.

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I don’t know much about the schools over there and am happy to assist financially if the public isn’t good.

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There are good public schools here with quality kids as products. However, I have always looked at private as joining a community with similar goals, relationships, and values. It will help with their social development. I don’t want to be going to a school board meeting begging to please stop doing this, or doing a flip out Anti woke speech like you see on social media. I would rather be at a place which relies on private funds to operate, and the decisions they make could affect if that increases or decreases enrollment and donations. It’s a private business with so much to lose. If you align with their values and they align with yours, it’s a win-win. If not, you have a choice to go somewhere else.

A lot of families I know have education subsidized by grandparents, and these are all good hard working and loving people. If you can afford it and your son wants it, I suggest pursuing it.

I have heard that Mandeville public schools are way better than Covington public schools, but I can’t give an opinion on that.

Agree with what you say. I’ve always looked at it is community and peers.

I’m not saying Sacred Heart is a bad school, but there exist other all girl catholic high schools that are far cheaper and provide the same or better education.

Thats just my experience growing up in New Orleans and knowing girls who attended the various high schools in the area.

I’m fighting my wife because I typically don’t like spending more money than I need to.

She went to a sacred heart school in another state, so she is fixated on the one here. It’s an extremely frustrating situation.