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Perham-Dent Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 552 students in Perham-Dent Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle Schools in Perham-Dent Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 44% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 58% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
4 Schools
991 Schools
# Students
1,632 Students
275,585 Students
# Teachers
73 Teachers
16,669 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Perham-Dent Public School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 527 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has increased from 75-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#118 out of 527 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
57%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
41%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.58
# American Indian Students
27 Students
6,117 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
2%
# Asian Students
10 Students
19,175 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
7%
# Hispanic Students
176 Students
29,133 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
11%
# Black Students
28 Students
32,309 Students
% Black Students
2%
12%
# White Students
1,323 Students
172,253 Students
% White Students
81%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
299 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
68 Students
16,351 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
30
1,053
# Students in K Grade:
117
2,796
# Students in 1st Grade:
105
3,065
# Students in 2nd Grade:
91
3,080
# Students in 3rd Grade:
119
3,268
# Students in 4th Grade:
113
3,539
# Students in 5th Grade:
115
11,575
# Students in 6th Grade:
112
51,735
# Students in 7th Grade:
148
64,303
# Students in 8th Grade:
145
65,703
# Students in 9th Grade:
150
16,191
# Students in 10th Grade:
137
15,775
# Students in 11th Grade:
123
15,828
# Students in 12th Grade:
127
17,674
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,849 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,860. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,463 is less than the state median of $18,586. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$24 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$24 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,849
$17,860
Spending / Student
$14,463
$18,586
Best Perham-Dent Public School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Prairie Wind Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
480 Coney St West
Perham, MN 56573
(218) 346-1700
Perham, MN 56573
(218) 346-1700
Grades: 5-8
| 515 students
Rank: #22.
Perham Area Learning Center
Alternative School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
800 Coney Street West
Perham, MN 56573
(218) 346-6502
Perham, MN 56573
(218) 346-6502
Grades: 8-12
| 37 students
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