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Metairie Park Country Day School

Metairie · LA · Private independent · K-12 combined

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How Metairie Park Country Day School compares for families

What families should know about Metairie Park Country Day School.

  • ▸ LocallyLA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−9 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Ridgewood Preparatory School, Life Of Christ Christian Academy, Louise S Mcgehee School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

74%
admit rate
$11,954
in-state tuition/yr · $28,631 out-of-state
1150–1330
SAT 25–75 · ACT 24–29

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $19,151/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Pay for college in Louisiana

Louisiana's public scholarships

Louisiana's TOPS pays public-college tuition by merit tier — the higher your core GPA and test score, the bigger the award. No income limit on any tier. Scores below are SAT / ACT.

Merit TOPS Opportunity
Public-college tuition
GPA: 2.50 core GPA Test: SAT 1030 / ACT 20 Income: No income limit

Entry tier — Louisiana public-college tuition for a 2.5 core GPA and SAT 1030 / ACT 20.

Official program details ↗
Merit TOPS Performance
Tuition + $400/yr stipend
GPA: 3.25 core GPA Test: SAT 1130 / ACT 23 Income: No income limit

Tuition plus a $400/yr stipend for a 3.25 core GPA and SAT 1130 / ACT 23.

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Merit TOPS Honors
Tuition + $800/yr stipend
GPA: 3.50 core GPA Test: SAT 1260 / ACT 27 Income: No income limit

Tuition plus an $800/yr stipend for a 3.5 core GPA and SAT 1260 / ACT 27.

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Merit TOPS Excellence
Tuition & fees up to $12,000/yr
GPA: 3.50 core GPA Test: SAT 1390 / ACT 31 Income: No income limit

Top tier (new for 2024-25): tuition and fees up to $12,000/yr for a 3.5 core GPA and SAT 1390 / ACT 31. (New top tier (class of 2024-25 onward).)

Official program details ↗
Merit TOPS Tech
Up to 2 years of technical / vocational tuition
GPA: 2.50 core GPA Test: SAT 920 / ACT 17 Income: No income limit

Career-technical tier — up to two years of vocational tuition for a 2.5 core GPA and SAT 920 / ACT 17. (For non-academic / career-technical programs.)

Official program details ↗

Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.

Their published college list

Colleges the school lists for its graduates

Metairie Park Country Day School publishes a list of colleges for its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 219 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
2021-2025

Agnes Scott College American University Appalachian State University Arizona State University (Tempe) Arkansas Tech University Auburn University Bard College Bard College Berlin Barnard College Barton College Bates College Baylor University Belmont University Benedictine University Bennington College Berklee College of Music Berry College Birmingham-Southern College Boston College Boston University Brandeis University California Polytechnic State University California State University (Los Angeles) Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Centenary College of Louisiana Chattahoochee Valley Community College Clark Atlanta University Clemson University
and 189 more
College of Charleston Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University (Fort Collins) Columbia College (Chicago) Cornell University Creighton University Dartmouth College Davidson College Denison University DePaul University Dickinson College Drexel University Eckerd College Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emory & Henry University Emory University Fashion Institute of Technology Florida Polytechnic University Fordham University Furman University George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia Institute of Technology Grambling State University Hampden-Sydney College Hampshire College Hampton University Hendrix College High Point University Howard University Illinois Institute of Technology Indiana University (Bloomington) Iowa State University James Madison University Johns Hopkins University Kansas State University Kent State University Lehigh University Louisiana State University Louisiana State University (Shreveport) Louisiana Tech University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University New Orleans Lynn University Macalester College Marquette University McNeese State University Metropolitan State University of Denver Miami University (Oxford) Michigan State University Middlebury College Millsaps College Mississippi State University Montclair State University Morehouse College Mount Holyoke College New York University Nicholls State University North Carolina Central University North Carolina State University Northeastern University Northwestern State University of Louisiana Oglethorpe University Oxford College of Emory University Pace University (New York City) Penn State University (University Park) Penn State University (World Campus) Pepperdine University Purdue University (Main Campus) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rhodes College Rice University Roanoke College Rochester Institute of Technology Rollins College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rutgers University (New Brunswick) Saint Louis University Saint Michael’s College Samford University San Diego State University San Francisco State University Santa Clara University Savannah College of Art and Design Scripps College Sewanee: The University of the South Southeastern Louisiana University Southern Methodist University Spartanburg Methodist College Spelman College Spring Hill College St. Edward’s University St. John’s College (Santa Fe) St. Lawrence University Stanford University Suffolk University SUNY at Purchase College Sweet Briar College Syracuse University Temple University Tennessee State University Texas A&M University Texas Christian University The American University of Paris The Ohio State University The University of Alabama The University of Montana The University of Tampa The University of Tennessee (Knoxville) The University of Texas at Austin Trinity University Tufts University Tulane University of Louisiana United States Air Force Academy University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Arizona University of Arkansas University of California (Berkeley) University of California (Irvine) University of California (Los Angeles) University of California (San Diego) University of California (Santa Barbara) University of Chicago University of Colorado (Colorado Springs) University of Colorado Boulder University of Delaware University of Denver University of Florida University of Georgia University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Iowa University of Kansas University of Kentucky University of Louisiana at Lafayette University of Maryland (College Park) University of Massachusetts (Amherst) University of Memphis University of Miami University of Michigan University of Mississippi University of Missouri (Columbia) University of Nebraska University of New England University of New Hampshire University of New Mexico (Main Campus) University of New Orleans University of North Carolina at Asheville University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Notre Dame University of Oklahoma University of Oregon University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) University of Portland University of Puget Sound University of Richmond University of Rochester University of San Diego University of South Alabama University of South Carolina University of South Florida (Main Campus) University of Southern California University of Southern Mississippi University of Toronto University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia (Main Campus) University of Washington (Seattle Campus) Utah State University Vanderbilt University Villanova University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Wake Forest University Warren Wilson College Washington and Lee University Washington State University Washington University in St. Louis Wentworth Institute of Technology West Chester University of Pennsylvania Western Michigan University Westminster University Whitman College William & Mary Williams College Wofford College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University of Louisiana Yale University

These are the colleges the school published for its graduates.

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Independently verified As published by Metairie Park Country Day School — MPCDCollegeAcceptances2024-2025vF782024.pdf (linked from the College Counseling page) ↗. Found at: Full one-page PDF, footer captioned "COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING OUTSTANDING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: 2021-2025".

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 688 in 2018 to 700 in 2022 — over 4 years.
+1.7%
Why only 3 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +0.4%/year, projecting from 2022's 700 students:

2023
703
2025
709
2027
715

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At tuition per student, the 15 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $240,000/year in tuition upside.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Ridgewood Preparatory School
Metairie
 Private 2.5 138 -25.0%
Life Of Christ Christian Academy
New Orleans
 Private 3.7 74 —
Louise S Mcgehee School
New Orleans
 Private 4.6 443 -6.5%
The Chartwell Center
New Orleans
 Private 4.7 16 —
Raphael Academy
New Orleans
 Private 5.3 11 —
Archbishop Rummel High School
Metairie
 Private 1.7 664 +4.7%
St Marys Dominican High School
New Orleans
 Private 2.1 891 +1.9%
Cabrini High School
New Orleans
 Private 2.6 350 -35.9%

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