Jesuit High School (New Orleans)

Jesuit High School
Location
Map
4133 Banks Street

,
Louisiana
70119

United States
Coordinates29°58′23.0″N 90°6′12.5″W / 29.973056°N 90.103472°W / 29.973056; -90.103472
Information
TypePrivate, Catholic all-boys college-preparatory educational institution
MottoLatin: Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam
English: For the Greater Glory of God
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Established1847; 177 years ago (1847) (as the College of the Immaculate Conception)
1911; 113 years ago (1911) (as Jesuit High School)
FounderJean Baptiste Maisonabe, SJ
PresidentRev. Fr. John Brown, SJ
ChairpersonBrian W. North '83
Director
List
  • Helen M. Swan, B.S.
    (Director of Student Affairs)
  • Ardley R. Hanemann III, ’85
    (Director of Admissions)
  • David A. Moreau, B.A.
    (Director of Athletics)
  • Mary U. Favalora, B.A.
    (Director of Guidance)
  • Daniel C. Wagner
    (Dir. of Information Technology)
  • Mike R. Prados '83
    (Director of Alumni Service Corps)
  • Matthew P. Orillion, M.A. ’98
    (Director of Student Activities)
  • Jeff Miraflor, SJ
    (Director of Campus Ministry)
  • Scott J. Delatte ’06
    (Director of Community Service)
  • Christian Bautista '00
    (Dir. of Institutional Advancememt)
  • Brittany Donnes
    (Director of Communications)
  • Michael R. Prados, M.Ed. ’83
    (Director of Alumni)
PrincipalJeremy M. Reuther ’01
Prefect of DisciplineMichael J. Armelin
ChaplainVacant
Faculty119
Grades812
GenderMale
Enrollment1,293 (2020–2021) [1]
Average class size25
Student to teacher ratio12:1
Hours in school day7
Campus size7 acres (28,000 m2)
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Blue and White
   
SloganMen of Faith, Men for Others
Song"The Jesuit Alma Mater"
Fight song"Jesuit Fight Song: The Blue Jay March"
Athletics conferenceLHSAA
NOCL
SportsVarsity Sports
MascotJayson the Blue Jay
NicknameBlue Jays
RivalHoly Cross Tigers
Brother Martin Crusaders
Rummel Raiders
AccreditationSACS[2]
PublicationCalliope (literary magazine)
NewspaperThe Blue Jay
YearbookThe Annual
School fees$300 (2023–24)
Tuition$11,250 (2023–24)
Graduates235 (2022)
Websitehttp://www.jesuitnola.org

Jesuit High School is a private, non-profit, Catholic college-preparatory high school (grades 8–12) for boys run by the USA Central and Southern Province of the Society of Jesus in Mid-City New Orleans, Louisiana. The school was founded in 1847 by the Jesuits as the College of the Immaculate Conception before taking on its current name in 1911, and it serves students of all religious faiths.

  1. ^ "Jesuit High School Profile (2021) | New Orleans, LA". Private School Review. 30 January 2024.
  2. ^ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2011-12-27.