PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE

PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE, an average-sized 6-8 campus in PERHAM, Minnesota, operated by PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, caters to 526 students, covering grades 5 through 8.

PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE is one of 4 schools operated by PERHAM-DENT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that works with 1,671 students overall.

Looking at the student body, PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%); the rest consists of 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Otter Tail County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.7%; this one delivers 44.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Otter Tail County put median household earnings sit near $72,255, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE is one of 37 public schools in Otter Tail County (combined enrollment of about 8,503 students).

PERHAM SENIOR HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. PRAIRIE WIND MIDDLE's enrollment has climbed 17% since 2018, when it stood at 449 (now 526).

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