PERHAM AREA LEARNING CENTER

PERHAM AREA LEARNING CENTER, a tiny senior high in PERHAM, Minnesota, overseen by PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, educates 38 students, covering grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 90% leaner than the state mean of about 371.

Across the 4 schools in PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,671 students total), PERHAM AREA LEARNING CENTER accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PERHAM AREA LEARNING CENTER records that 71% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PERHAM AREA LEARNING CENTER logs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. Roughly 58% of students at PERHAM AREA LEARNING CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Otter Tail County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Otter Tail County indicate median household income runs about $72,255, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Otter Tail County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,503 students), PERHAM AREA LEARNING CENTER is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PERHAM SENIOR HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around PERHAM AREA LEARNING CENTER.

PERHAM AREA LEARNING CENTER operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 6%: 36 students in 2018 compared to 38 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the PERHAM AREA LEARNING CENTER community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.