Cotter Schools

Winona · MN · Catholic religious-affiliated · K-12 combined

Private

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Most similar nearby schools

Hope Lutheran High School → Lourdes High School → Pacelli Catholic Schools → Bethlehem Academy → Chesterton Academy Of The St Croix Valley → Convent Of The Visitation School → Hill Murray School → Unity High School →

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How Cotter Schools compares for families

What families should know about Cotter Schools.

▸ LocallyMN students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+7 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Hope Lutheran High School, Lourdes High School, Pacelli Catholic Schools and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

77%

admit rate

$17,214

in-state tuition/yr · $38,362 out-of-state

1310–1480

SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–31

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 $16,778/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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

Their published matriculation list

Where the Class of 2026 enrolled

Cotter Schools publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 38 colleges, in the document's own order.

College of St. Benedict Minnesota State College Southeast University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Minnesota State Moorhead Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Iowa State University Technical University of Warsaw University of Wisconsin, Madison University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh University of Wisconsin, River Falls Winona State University Minnesota State University, Mankato College of St. Scholastica University of South Dakota Viterbo University Plumbing and Pipefitting Union Montana State University St. John's University Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Valley City State University North Iowa Area Community College Creighton University Tetr College of Business University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Bemidji State University Briar Cliff University University of Minnesota, Duluth Mount Mercy University University of Missouri, Kansas City North Dakota State University

and 8 more

University of St. Thomas Bethel University Syracuse University St. Norbert College University of Mary University of Wisconsin, Platteville Calvin University University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by Cotter Schools — "Cotter Schools Celebrates the Class of 2026" (school news article, published May 26, 2026) ↗. Found at: Article body, "Graduates and their future plans include:" -- 59 named Class of 2026 graduates each paired with a destination.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 329 in 2018 to 898 in 2022 — over 4 years.

+172.9%

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.

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.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Hope Lutheran High School Winona	Private	1.9	45	—
Lourdes High School Rochester	Private	41.5	321	-22.7%
Pacelli Catholic Schools Austin	Private	70.6	246	-1.2%
Bethlehem Academy Faribault	Private	81.2	205	-16.3%
Chesterton Academy Of The St Croix Valley Stillwater	Private	89.0	50	—
Convent Of The Visitation School Mendota Heights	Private	91.7	524	-7.6%
Hill Murray School Saint Paul	Private	92.0	952	+17.4%
Unity High School Burnsville	Private	92.4	63	—

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