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Perham Senior High

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Perham Senior High ranks 51 st of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

51^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 473 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 89% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Perham Senior High is a grades 9–12 school with 529 students on Coney Street West in Perham, Minnesota, and it is the largest school in the Perham-Dent Public School District, a district that ranks in the top fifth of Minnesota school systems.

Statewide, Perham has placed in the 89th–91st percentile of Minnesota high schools for five straight years — a large climb from the 49th percentile a decade ago — putting it in a tight top-12% group alongside Detroit Lakes Senior High (49th) and New York Mills Secondary (53rd), while Frazee Secondary sits much lower at 379th of 473. Reading is Perham's clearest strength: 57% of students are proficient, above the state (48.6%) and above every nearby school. Science (43.4%) runs nearly 18 points above the state (25.5%). Perham also has the lowest low-income enrollment in the comparison group (26.65%), and it earns these results with the largest classes — 18.4 students per teacher versus roughly 14–15 in nearby districts.

The school's main soft spot is completion. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate of 88.3% beats the state but trails every comparable nearby high school, and its dropout rate (6.2%) has never matched the state's roughly 4%. Perham does better than average with students who often need extra support, with special education students ranking in the 71st percentile and low-income students in the 74th. One caution when reading district-wide numbers: they also include the much smaller Perham Area Learning Center, a 38-student alternative program serving a high-need population, which pulls district averages below the high school's.

529

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,207

Per pupil spending ?

26.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Coney Street West
Perham, MN 56573-1797

(218) 346-6500

District: Perham-Dent Public School District

Feeder schools for Perham Senior High:

Elementary:	Heart Of The Lake Elementary
Middle:	Prairie Wind Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.7%

Hispanic:

9.1%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (49% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Minnesota high schools

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg47%

Minnesota avg43%

51^st of 473

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 28 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

74^th of 458Perham-Dent Public School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	51 of 473	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	86.4	49 of 450	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	52 of 480	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	43 of 476	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	44 of 472	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	71.6	114 of 428	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	147 of 492	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	158 of 494	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.3	249 of 489	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	65.4	188 of 489	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.2	231 of 504	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.0	176 of 483	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	82.1	41 of 534	92.3%	★★★★★
2012	74.0	123 of 539	77.2%	★★★★☆
2011	78.6	71 of 545	87.0%	★★★★☆
2010	73.0	127 of 540	76.5%	★★★★☆
2009	75.1	60 of 234	74.4%	★★★★☆
2008	70.0	168 of 460	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.8	141 of 463	69.5%	★★★★☆
2006	71.2	154 of 450	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.4	146 of 452	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.9	120 of 433	72.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	51 of 398	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	83 of 358	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	36 of 403	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	45 of 396	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	60 of 388	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	142 of 339	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	129 of 401	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	201 of 395	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	98.1	3 of 135	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	49.0	70 of 145	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	39 of 136	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	31 of 135	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	42.9	51 of 101	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.4	102 of 132	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	98 of 377	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	87.1	25 of 333	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	69.3	100 of 389	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	112 of 393	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	24 of 312	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	72.3	45 of 270	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.8	159 of 370	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	98 of 374	73.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	57 of 395	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	88.1	33 of 377	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	73.1	88 of 405	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	45 of 398	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	41 of 403	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	73.3	84 of 351	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	161 of 411	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	117 of 398	70.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	65 of 224	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	48 of 221	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	63 of 216	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	42 of 214	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	45.3	93 of 173	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	152 of 220	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	6.8	195 of 195	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	81 of 394	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	82.0	46 of 376	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	49 of 402	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	35 of 398	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	78.8	47 of 401	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	107 of 364	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	156 of 412	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	156 of 414	62.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)98th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

Male (2026)86th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)71st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading57%+8 vs state

Math47%~ state avg

Science43%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)				MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 10th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science End of Course	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Perham Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	800 Coney Street West	Perham	56573	Otter Tail County	Perham-Dent Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 346-6502	38	5	8.0	57.9%	27 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.9%)								(n/a)												$14,714
Perham Senior High	Public	9-12	800 Coney Street West	Perham	56573	Otter Tail County	Perham-Dent Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 346-6500	529	29	18.4	26.7%	443 (83.7%)	8 (1.5%)	48 (9.1%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	84.2	51^st of 473 public high schools	89.2%		86.4	49^th of 450 public high schools	89.1%	2			57.0	57.0		43.4	43.4			47.3	47.3	$11,207
New York Mills Secondary	Public	7-12	209 N Hayes Ave	New York Mills	56567	Otter Tail County	New York Mills Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 385-4211	362	25	14.3	42.5%	344 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	83.7	53^rd of 473 public high schools	88.8%		82	69^th of 450 public high schools	84.7%	16	56.9	43.1	51.6	50.0	9.4	45.9	27.2	73.1	44.6	50.0	54.9	$12,055
Frazee Secondary	Public	7-12	305 N Lake St	Frazee	56544	Becker County	Frazee-Vergas Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 334-3181	381	26	14.6	37.0%	313 (82.2%)	4 (1.0%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.4%)	23.4	379^th of 473 public high schools	19.9%		43.4	284^th of 450 public high schools	36.9%	95	38.5	29.3	26.8	31.8	5.3	13.9	8.6	13.2	15.8	18.8	15.5	$12,823
Detroit Lakes Senior High	Public	9-12	1301 Roosevelt Ave	Detroit Lakes	56501	Becker County	Detroit Lakes Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 847-4491	791	53	14.8	31.2%	598 (75.6%)	5 (0.6%)	20 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	131 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.3%)	84.8	49^th of 473 public high schools	89.6%		81.6	71^st of 450 public high schools	84.2%	22			48.0	48.0		51.9	51.9			53.4	53.4	$13,724
Henning Secondary	Public	7-12	500 School Ave	Henning	56551	Otter Tail County	Henning Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 583-2927	171	9	18.5	35.7%	153 (89.5%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.7%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	62.3	187^th of 473 public high schools	60.5%		56.5	222^nd of 450 public high schools	50.7%	35	56.3	42.4	52.0	48.6	9.1	44.0	24.1	37.5	30.3	10.0	26.1	$13,709

Frequently Asked Questions about Perham Senior High

How many students attend Perham Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Perham Senior High.

Is Perham Senior High a good school?

Perham Senior High ranks 51^st of 473 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Perham Senior High?

Perham Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Heart Of The Lake Elementary
Middle : Prairie Wind Middle

What district is Perham Senior High in?

Perham-Dent Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Perham Senior High?

Students at Perham Senior High are 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 2% African American.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

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