The school is located in Cold Spring, Minnesota, United States about twenty miles southwest of St.

The shooting was perpetrated by 15 year-old John Jason McLaughlin who murdered students Seth Bartell and Aaron Rollins.

A notable baseball player, Eric Decker, was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2008 and the Minnesota Twins in 2009.

The Spartan football team won their first state championship in 2011, beating Bemidji 17-10 to take Class AAAA.

Notable football players for the Spartans include NFL players Rick Bell '79 - MN Vikings (St.Johns) and Eric Decker '05 - Denver Broncos, New York Jets, Tennessee Titans, and New England Patriots (MN Gophers) [3] The ROCORI dance team has also made it to state in 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 after being created in 2008 with their top performances being fourth place in both High Kick and Jazz in 2017.