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Perham Senior High High School
200 5th St Se Perham MN, 56573, Otter Tail County Phone: 218-346-6500 Ranking:  (109 out of 414, top 26%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Perham Public School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 464 | 448 | 454 | 490 | 510 | 529 | 561 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 133 | 28.7% | 119 | 26.6% | 111 | 24.4% | 124 | 25.3% | 125 | 24.5% | 123 | 23.3% | 139 | 24.8% |
| Grade 10: | 113 | 24.4% | 110 | 24.6% | 124 | 27.3% | 126 | 25.7% | 120 | 23.5% | 136 | 25.7% | 154 | 27.5% |
| Grade 11: | 111 | 23.9% | 111 | 24.8% | 118 | 26.0% | 112 | 22.9% | 128 | 25.1% | 144 | 27.2% | 134 | 23.9% |
| Grade 12: | 107 | 23.1% | 108 | 24.1% | 101 | 22.2% | 128 | 26.1% | 137 | 26.9% | 126 | 23.8% | 134 | 23.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 245 | 52.8% | 241 | 53.8% | 247 | 54.4% | 251 | 51.2% | 255 | 50.0% | 253 | 47.8% | 280 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 219 | 47.2% | 207 | 46.2% | 207 | 45.6% | 239 | 48.8% | 247 | 48.4% | 268 | 50.7% | 277 | 49.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 22 | 4.7% | 18 | 4.0% | 18 | 4.0% | 16 | 3.3% | 18 | 3.5% | 20 | 3.8% | 17 | 3.0% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.1% |
| White: | 433 | 93.3% | 425 | 94.9% | 431 | 94.9% | 463 | 94.5% | 478 | 93.7% | 496 | 93.8% | 530 | 94.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 88 | 19.0% | 90 | 20.1% | 88 | 19.4% | 116 | 23.7% | 115 | 22.5% | 111 | 21.0% | 117 | 20.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 7.1% | 36 | 8.0% | 48 | 10.6% | 77 | 15.7% | 63 | 12.4% | 76 | 14.4% | 72 | 12.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.05 | 17.40 | 18.09 | 18.75 | 18.27 | 18.60 | 18.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 89.1% | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 62.2% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 67.4% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 76.6% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 74.3% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 78% | 75.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 78.3% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 84.5% | 76.8% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 76.7% | N/A |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 71% | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 29% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.9% | 25.2% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 30% | 28.7% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 49% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 35.1% | 43.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 65% | 62.3% | 48.6% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 38.6% | 42.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 58.4% | 52.4% |
| 2010 | Science | End of course | % met std | 68.5% | 66.1% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Science | End of course | % met std | 63.4% | 60.6% | 53.8% |
| MCA-II GRAD | ||||||
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 82.1% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 82.5% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87.9% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 55.5% | 57.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 74% | 70.8% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 58% | 57.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 75.2% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 93.3% | 90.6% |
| 2011 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.2% | 89.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.5% | 91.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 9th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 87.8% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 71.8% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Science | End of course | % met std | 66% | 65.8% | 53% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 60.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 40.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 16.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 84.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $44,974.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,291.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,581.0 |
* Perham Senior High High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.