HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY

Located at 810 2ND AVE SW, in PERHAM, Minnesota, HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY is a roomy elementary campus that works with 578 students (grades pre-K through 4), part of PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 68% above the state mean of about 344.

Across the 4 schools in PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,671 students total), HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY reports that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Otter Tail County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY records 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.0%; this one delivers 50.7%.

Around the school, Otter Tail County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,255 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Otter Tail County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,503 students), HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 47.9%.

HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. HEART OF THE LAKE ELEMENTARY's enrollment has expanded 6% since 2018, when it stood at 546 (now 578).

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