Globally Learning

• School focus: college prep
• Founded: 1911
• Accredited by AdvancEd/Cognia
• Serves students 16 months to Grade 12
• Enrollment: 2021/22 - 1,007 total students
• High School Enrollment: 2021/22 - 262
• Percent international/boarding students: 9%
• Religious affiliation: Catholic, serving persons of all faiths
• Campus size: 45 acres (18 hectares)

This is a list of where our Cotter graduates (last 4 years) are attending college.

• 10 AP scholars (6 with AP National, Honor, or Distinction)
• ACT scores: average composite score of graduating seniors who took the exam = 25.1 (max. 36)
• SAT scores: average composite score of graduating seniors who took the exam = 1282 (max. 1600)

• 15 sports offered with 7 additional co-op opportunities
• Over 30 activities offered
• More than 70% of our students participate in athletics
• 85% of students participate in one or more extracurricular activities

• 24 credits of academic study
• 80 hours community service
• Full program requirements found here
• 100% graduation rate
• 94% of graduates attend college/university

• We offer a range of courses that cover the core educational pillars as well as elective courses for students in grades 9-12. Click here to view our full course catalog. 
• 9 AP courses offered
• College credit/dual enrollment offerings
• English as a Second Language (ESL) classes

• 64 qualified, committed teachers
• Advanced degrees: 49% (K-12 classroom teachers)
• Average class size: 17 (K-12)
• Student: Teacher ratio: 13:1 (K-12)

Cotter Schools reaches its goal when students graduate with the following skills and capabilities:

men and women of intellectual competency

Cotter Schools graduates are problem solvers who think critically and creatively. They are young men and women who are communicators, collaborators, and cooperative learners. Cotter graduates are lifelong learners who are curious about the world around them and the future. 

men and women of health and wholeness

Cotter Schools graduates are aware of healthy habits of living such as mindfulness, fitness and nutrition and are formed in the use of the tools for following through on those habits.

men and women with an appreciation of the arts

Cotter Schools graduates have an appreciation of beauty and the arts (performing, instrumental, vocal, visual) and recognize the importance of the aesthetic in their personal lives and in the world around them.

men and women of faith, compassion and respect

Cotter Schools graduates have an appreciation of a relationship with God and have respect for and knowledge of Catholic and Christian beliefs and practices. Cotter graduates understand the life-changing effects of compassion on themselves and witness to this through respect for others.

men and women of service and justice

Cotter Schools graduates engage in a lifetime of service; they choose to do the right and just thing in all situations and mentor others in doing the same.