📍 800 Coney Street West, Perham, Otter Tail County, 56573
Perham Area Learning Center is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Perham, Otter Tail County. The school has 37 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Perham-Dent Public School District school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 1.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.2:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 69%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Perham Area Learning Center enrolls 37 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 1.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 27 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
26 of the school's 37 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 20 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Perham Area Learning Center is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-70, state senate district 8.
Perham Area Learning Center is one of 4 schools in PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in PERHAM, Minnesota. The district serves 1,671 students district-wide and employs 89 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 37 students, Perham Area Learning Center is smaller than the district average of about 418 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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