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Perham, MN
Public School Ratings




Perham Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Perham Dent Public School District details

Perham Dent Public School District
800 Coney Street West
Perham, MN 56573

1,687 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 16)

Perham Dent Public School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Minnesota

8

(10 is best)

Better than 71.4% of all MN school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
47%
54%
50%
44%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Heart Of The Lake Elementary School
810 2 Nd Ave Sw
Perham, MN, 56573
PK-04
Perham Area Learning Center School
800 Coney Street West
Perham, MN, 56573
09-12
Perham Senior High School
800 Coney Street West
Perham, MN, 56573
09-12
Prairie Wind Middle School
480 Coney St West
Perham, MN, 56573
05-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.9% 66.2%
Black 1.4% 12.6%
Hispanic 11.1% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.0% 2.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 37.5% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 30.1% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.4% 8.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,955 $13,420,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $507 $856,000 3.5%
Staff $485 $818,000 3.4%
General Administration $186 $313,000 1.3%
School Administration $541 $913,000 3.8%
Operation $947 $1,598,000 6.6%
Transportation $712 $1,201,000 4.9%
Other $384 $648,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,762 $6,347,000 26.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,704 $4,561,000 18.7%
Total Expenditures $14,421 $24,328,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,163 $7,977,318,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $412,990,000 2.6%
Staff $772 $672,048,000 4.2%
General Administration $540 $470,027,000 2.9%
School Administration $570 $496,618,000 3.1%
Operation $973 $847,061,000 5.3%
Transportation $726 $632,446,000 3.9%
Other $394 $343,240,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,450 $3,874,430,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,912 $4,276,640,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $18,526 $16,128,388,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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