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For over 85 years, our Motto and curriculum have and continue to promote moral integrity, academic excellence and commitment to service in the Catholic faith tradition.
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Our 2009 graduating class of 40 students earned over $6.18M in scholarship offers, averaging over $158,500 per student. We consistently have 100% college placement and our students' standardized test scores (ACT® or SAT®) are typically in the top 10% nationally.
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Latin School has been profiled in US News and World Report, featured as a "Cool School" by the Fox 19 Cincinnati and ranked the #1 private school in Northern Kentucky by Cincinnati Magazine.
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Our selectivity ensures that our students will be surrounded with other academically inclined and motivated students who bring out the best in each other in and outside of the classroom.
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Combined, our 26 faculty have 485 years worth of teaching experience, with the average CLS teacher having taught for over 18½ years and-- 20 of the 26 have advanced or terminal degrees.
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Research reveals that gifted students are more academically and emotionally advanced than their peers. It follows, therefore, to recognize that readiness, rather than age, should determine grade placement. Our acceleration allows students to move at a much more appropriate pace for their individual needs.
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CLS has a 10:1 student to faculty ratio, resulting in a high degree of individualized attention.
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CLS has over twenty cocurricular groups, such as Ski Club, Junior Classical League, Strings and Drama Club, in addition to over twenty athletic teams, which offer students an array of events and activities outside the classroom. Dances and service opportunities are also extremely popular.
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CLS has never turned a student away with demonstrative financial need. With a tuition assistance budget exceeding $200,000, we ensure that no deserving student will be denied the CLS experience.
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A financial reality of acceleration is, it saves a year or two of private middle school tuition and provides a jump start on college tuition -- where the annual increases can be substantial (the average private college increased $1,404 in 2007, according to the College Board®).
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