WINONA, Minn. — Enrollment in Cotter Schools, which has completed the consolidation of the former Catholic parochial system, grew slightly this fall. The total: 1,154 this fall, up 26 from a year earlier. The data are required by federal and state agencies to qualify for public funding.
> Early childhood: 192, up by 25.
> Kindergarten through Grade 6: 504, up by six.
> Grades 7 through 12: 461, up by eight.
In a Winona Post interview Erin Koetz admissions coordinator, attributed some growth to parents who transferred children from other schools. These included 21 from the Winona public schools,14 from Winona charter and other schools, and 10 are from outside Winona.