PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION

PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION is a small secondary school in GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, one of the schools within PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION. The school caters to 154 students in grades 11 through 12. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 371 students each, so PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION sits 58% below that benchmark.

PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION is a school of PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION lists that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest comes out to 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Hennepin County shows median household income runs about $97,653, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students).

Nearest neighbor: MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 159 students in 2018 compared to 154 in 2025. The White share of enrollment climbed from 78% to 82% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 9.3:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 in 2025.

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