Louise S. McGehee School

What Louise S. McGehee School does

Louise S. McGehee School is a private, secular, independent, all-girls educational institution located on Prytania Street in the Garden District of New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 1912 by Louise McGehee, the school serves families across the greater New Orleans metropolitan area, including Metairie, Westbank, Gentilly, Uptown, and River Ridge, enrolling students from infants through 12th grade across four divisions: Little Gate (infants-3), Lower School (PK-Grade 4), Middle School (Grades 5-8), and Upper School (Grades 9-12). Operating under a Board of Trustees governance model with approximately 106 employees, McGehee delivers a college-preparatory curriculum organized around a Portrait of a Graduate framework and an Honor Code, with documented graduate placement at MIT, Stanford, Columbia, Duke, Vanderbilt, and other selective institutions.

The school's product portfolio is organized entirely around the educational lifecycle and includes college counseling, arts and innovation programming (Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Technology, Engineering & Design, Libraries, Student Publications, and the Creation Station maker space), competitive athletics (Basketball, Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, and others), a mentorship program, a one-on-one academic support program, summer programs, an afterschool program, service learning, and clubs. Underlying technology consists of MySchoolApp for admissions and parent/student portals, the SoSimple Schools website platform, and SAGE Dining's food-service platform; an OneSchoolhouse consortium membership provides shared Upper School course resources.

McGehee generates revenue primarily through tuition and fees across divisions, supplemented by summer and afterschool programming, application fees, and a development program that includes annual giving, planned giving, matching gifts, and capital campaigns (notably the McGehee Forward campaign funding a multi-year Campus Master Plan). The school maintains active memberships in NAIS, ISAS, the International Coalition of Girls' Schools (founding member), CSEE, and CASE, and its go-to-market is a traditional, sales-led private-school admissions funnel (inquire, tour, apply) concentrated within a single metropolitan geography.

Name

Louise S. McGehee School

Legal name

Louise S. McGehee School

Website

https://mcgeheeschool.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Louise S. McGehee School is a private, secular, independent, all-girls PK-12 school (including infants-3) founded in 1912, serving families in the New Orleans metro area with college-preparatory academics, arts, athletics, and college counseling.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Sex (Boys/Girls) Private Schools (EDAJABAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Preschool Programs within Private K–12 Schools (EDACABAM)

Keywords

• Private girls school
• College preparatory education
• K-12 independent school
• All-girls education
• Early childhood learning

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Primary revenue from tuition charges for enrolled students across all grade levels from Pre-K through 12th grade. The school also generates revenue from fees including application fees, and offers financial aid programs.
2. Summer Programs: Revenue from summer programs and camps offered during school breaks
3. Afterschool Programs: Revenue from extended day and afterschool enrichment activities
4. Development and Fundraising: Charitable contributions through annual giving, planned giving, and capital campaigns supported by a dedicated development team. The school has a Society of 1912 for legacy donors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Louise S. McGehee School is a secular, private, independent all-girls K-12 institution offering college-preparatory education from infancy through 12th grade across four divisions: Little Gate (infants through age 3), Lower School (PK-Grade 4), Middle School (Grades 5-8), and Upper School (Grades 9-12). The school delivers the full academic curriculum along with arts programs, athletics, college counseling, mentorship, One-on-One Support, summer programs, and afterschool programs. Tuition is charged annually per grade level with financial aid available, and the institution is supplemented by charitable contributions through a dedicated development team and the Society of 1912 legacy donors.

Product overview

Louise S. McGehee School is a secular, private, independent, all-girls educational institution offering a comprehensive pre-k through 12th grade program. The school operates as a single unified educational institution organized into distinct divisions: Little Gate (infants-3 years), Lower School (PK-Grade 4), Middle School (Grades 5-8), and Upper School (Grades 9-12). The institution provides a broad portfolio of educational programs including college counseling, arts programs (visual arts, performing arts, student publications), athletics (basketball, softball, tennis, track & field), summer programs, afterschool programs, mentorship initiatives, one-on-one academic support, and service learning opportunities. The school also offers extended care through the Creation Station innovation space. Founded in 1912, McGehee is located in the Garden District of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Little Gate
• Lower School
• Middle School
• Upper School
• Summer Programs
• Afterschool Program
• College Counseling
• Arts Programs
• Athletics

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates attend top universities including MIT, Stanford, Columbia, Duke, Tulane, LSU, Vanderbilt, and others
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SAGE Dining ServicescoreOthersSAGE Dining Services provides dining and food service operations for the school, managing meal programs and catering for school events. SAGE is a national school dining services provider specializing in scratch-cooked meals and nutrition education.
• NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools)coreOthersNAIS is a national organization representing independent schools. McGehee maintains active membership and displays the NAIS affiliation badge.
• ICGS (International Coalition of Girls' Schools)coreOthersICGS is a global organization supporting girls' schools. McGehee holds founding member status in ICGS.
• ISAS (Independent Schools Association of the Southwest)coreOthersISAS is a regional association for independent schools in the Southwest. McGehee maintains active membership.
• CSEE (Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education)minorOthersCSEE supports character and ethical education in schools. McGehee maintains membership.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ursuline Academy of New Orleans: Historic all-girls Catholic school in New Orleans serving PK-12. Most direct local comparable as the only other dedicated girls' college-preparatory school competing for the same families in the same metro.
• The Hockaday School: Elite secular all-girls K-12 independent school in Dallas. Direct functional peer in the girls-only college-preparatory niche with similar Portrait-of-a-Graduate outcomes, leadership development focus, and ICGS membership.
• The Baldwin School: Independent all-girls school serving students from toddler through grade 12 in Bryn Mawr, PA. Closely comparable structure (early-childhood through Upper School), secular orientation, and college-preparatory emphasis.
• The Brearley School: Elite secular all-girls K-12 school in New York City. Functionally comparable in mission, college outcomes, and emphasis on intellectual confidence in a single-sex environment.
• Saint Mary's Academy: All-girls Catholic college-preparatory school in Portland, Oregon serving grades 9-12. Comparable single-sex mission, Honor Code culture, and emphasis on women's leadership, though a smaller Upper-School-only footprint.
• The Spence School: Premier secular all-girls K-12 independent school in New York City. Comparable in mission (empowering young women leaders), college placement record, and tuition model, serving as a national benchmark for McGehee's positioning.

Regional players

• Holy Cross School: All-boys Catholic college-prep school in New Orleans (grades 8-12). Operates as the historic brother-school counterpart to Ursuline and serves overlapping local families, providing market context for McGehee's all-girls secular positioning.
• Trinity Episcopal School: Independent PK-12 school in New Orleans. Local market comparable in grade span and independent-school positioning, though co-ed and faith-affiliated, serving as a substitute for families not choosing the girls-only model.

Broad incumbents

• Metairie Park Country Day School: Co-ed PK-12 independent school in Metairie. Competes for the same Greater New Orleans families seeking rigorous college-prep, with a co-ed and faith-affiliated model that contrasts McGehee's girls-only secular approach.
• Isidore Newman School: Co-ed PK-12 independent school in New Orleans, founded 1903. Primary local competitor for college-preparatory families in the same Garden District/Uptown catchment, but with a co-ed model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mcgeheeschool
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCHdIUD0vCVt8OZx-48x7tvQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/LouiseSMcGeheeSchool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/louise-s--mcgehee-school
• Instagraminstagram.com/mcgeheeschool

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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