Perham Area Learning Center

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Perham, Minnesota

Perham Area Learning Center in Perham, Minnesota enrolled 38 students in 2024-25 with 4.7 full-time teachers, 8.1 students per teacher against the Minnesota high-school median of 14.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 60-79% (Minnesota: 83.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 207%

37 students in 2022-23, 48 students in 2023-24, 38 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.5 to 4.7.

Students enrolled at Perham Area Learning Center by school year2022-23: 37, 2023-24: 48, 2024-25: 3802040602022-23372023-24482024-2538
Students enrolled at Perham Area Learning Center by school year2022-23: 37, 2023-24: 48, 2024-25: 3802040602022-23372023-24482024-2538
Students enrolled at Perham Area Learning Center by school year2022-23: 37, 2023-24: 48, 2024-25: 3802040602022-23372023-24482024-2538
Students enrolled at Perham Area Learning Center by school year2022-23: 37, 2023-24: 48, 2024-25: 3802040602022-23372023-24482024-2538
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23371.524.2
2023-24483.414.1
2024-25384.78.1

8.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 86 of every 100 Minnesota high schools

Among the 672 Minnesota high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 8.1; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 8.1state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 8.1; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 8.1state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 8.1; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 8.1state median 14.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Minnesota high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 96.0; This school 8.1; state median 14.6.3 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 8.1state median 14.6U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Perham Area Learning Center enrolled 12 students; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent91.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

71.1% of students were White, 15.8% Hispanic, 7.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White71.1%
  2. Hispanic15.8%
  3. Two or more races7.9%
  4. American Indian5.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Perham Area Learning Center scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMinnesota
Reading and language arts, 2021-22under 50%57%51.1%
Math, 2022-23under 50%47% (2021-22)45.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

60-79% of the 17 students in Perham Area Learning Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMinnesota
Four-year graduation rate60‑79%80‑84%83.3%
Students in the class1713469,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Perham

2 public high schools in Perham report 2024-25 enrollment; Perham Area Learning Center is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Perham Senior High52918.421.4%
Perham Area Learning Center388.155.3%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Perham Area Learning Center

  1. Perham Senior HighThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 529 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. New York Mills SecondaryThe next nearest public high school, 11 miles away: 362 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Perham Area Learning Center with Perham Senior HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Perham-Dent Public School District spends per student$13,316 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,316
  5. The largest public schools in MinnesotaPerham Area Learning Center is the number 605 by size of 781 Minnesota high schools open in 2024-25.#605 of 781
  6. Minnesota schools by students per teacher8.1 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 14.6 for high schools.8.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Perham Area Learning Center

  1. How many students attend Perham Area Learning Center?
    38 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 37 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Perham, MN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Perham Area Learning Center?
    8.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for high schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Perham Area Learning Center a Title I school?
    Perham Area Learning Center was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Perham Area Learning Center do on state tests?
    The students tested at Perham Area Learning Center scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading in 2021-22 and under 50% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Perham Area Learning Center?
    60-79% of the 17 students in Perham Area Learning Center's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.3% across Minnesota. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Perham Area Learning Center in?
    Perham-Dent Public School District, NCES district ID 2728230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 272823001023 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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