Perham-Dent Public School District

The Perham-Dent Public School District in Minnesota operates 4 schools, including 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, 2 high schools (one regular and one alternative), serving students from grades K-12. The district is ranked 90 out of 463 districts in the state and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

The standout school in the district appears to be Perham Senior High, which has consistently ranked in the top 10% of Minnesota high schools, with a 5-star rating in the previous two years. The school has a strong 92.8% four-year graduation rate and a relatively low 5.3% dropout rate. In contrast, the Perham Area Learning Center, an alternative high school, has struggled, ranking in the bottom 10% of Minnesota high schools and having a much lower 63.1% four-year graduation rate and a higher 10.5% dropout rate.

While the Perham-Dent Public School District as a whole is performing well compared to the state, there is still room for improvement, particularly at the Heart of the Lake Elementary level, where proficiency rates in math and reading are below the district and state averages. Additionally, the demographic makeup of the schools is relatively homogeneous, with a high percentage of white students, suggesting a need to explore ways to better serve and support the smaller populations of minority students.