Perham Area Learning Center
Alternative · Grades 7–12 · 38 students
Prairie Wind Middle
480 Coney St West, Perham, MN 56573
Grades
5–8
Middle
Students
526
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
15.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Perham-Dent Public School District
Otter Tail County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 269 Minnesota middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Minnesota middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Prairie Wind Middle
Prairie Wind Middle is a public middle school in Perham, Minnesota, serving grades 5–8. It is part of Perham-Dent Public School District. The school is located in a remote rural area in Otter Tail County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 526 students were enrolled, with about 15.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Minnesota middle school (16.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 269 Minnesota middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 5–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 5–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 526 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.8 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Perham-Dent Public School District
- County
- Otter Tail County
- NCES school ID
- 272823002535
Schools near Prairie Wind Middle
All 6 schools in Perham →
Perham Senior High
Public · Grades 9–12 · 529 students
Heart of the Lake Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 578 students
St. Paul's Lutheran School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 67 students
Detroit Lakes Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 617 students
Detroit Lakes Middle Alc
Alternative · Grades 6–8
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.