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Schools in Otter Tail Township

Otter Tail Township’s public schools

Henning Public School District and Perham-Dent Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Otter Tail Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 21% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Perham-Dent Public
Students per teacher
15.6
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,485 students on the public path
In brief

Otter Tail Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Otter Tail Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Henning Elementary places highest (better than 69%); Prairie Wind Middle lowest (63%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Otter Tail Township, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Prairie Wind Middle and Henning Secondary. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Otter Tail Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Henning Public School District.

Two districts serve Otter Tail Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Henning Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 381 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 15.4 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,397MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Perham-Dent Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,671 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$13,423MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Henning Public School District57%
State average 51.1% · 190 students tested
Math · PK–12, Henning Public School District47%
State average 44.8% · 196 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Perham-Dent Public School District57%
State average 51.1% · 836 students tested
Math · PK–12, Perham-Dent Public School District47%
State average 44.8% · 823 students tested

Otter Tail Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Otter Tail Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Otter Tail Township—Henning Public PK–12 · Perham-Dent Public PK–12
Ottertail—Perham-Dent Public
Rush LakeBPerham-Dent Public
Girard—Henning Public PK–12 · Battle Lake Public K–12
Amor—Battle Lake Public
Leaf Lake—Henning Public PK–12 · New York Mills Public PK–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Perham-Dent Public with Otter Tail Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Otter Tail Township

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Otter Tail Townshipin other towns
Heart of the Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Perham
B+
578 students14:1Rate it →
Henning Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Henning
B+
210 students13:1Rate it →
Prairie Wind Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Perham
B
526 students16:1Rate it →
Henning Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Henning
B
171 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Otter Tail Township’s schools

Are Otter Tail Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Otter Tail Township. Henning Public School District and Perham-Dent Public School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Otter Tail Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Otter Tail Township in?

Henning Public School District and Perham-Dent Public School District.

Where do Otter Tail Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Prairie Wind Middle and Henning Secondary.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.