Enrollment
58
Elementary
DISTRICT 227 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271407000585
FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY
2159 HWY 18, FINLAYSON, MN 55735 · (320) 233-7611 · Pine County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL58 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
30 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 6 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 4 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 17% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY→HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
48.4%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
50.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY
FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY this school | 58 | 51.7% | 46.1% |
| Rollingstone Community School ROLLINGSTONE | 59 | 44.1% | 24.1% |
| ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY ELLSWORTH | 76 | 46.1% | 53.8% |
| GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY STARBUCK | 97 | 51.5% | 48.7% |
| COMFREY ELEMENTARY COMFREY | 57 | 42.1% | N/A |
| MARBLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER MARBLE | 78 | 43.6% | N/A |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Pine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 58 | #1,010 of 1,130 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
58
-10 (-15%) vs 2020
-46% since 2000-01, when it was 108
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58 | 5.7 | 10.2:1 | 52% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 58 | 5.7 | 10.2:1 | 64% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 52 | 5.2 | 10.0:1 | 52% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 68 | 6 | 11.3:1 | 41% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 70 | 6.9 | 10.2:1 | 44% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 69 | 6 | 11.5:1 | 58% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 81 | 6 | 13.5:1 | 52% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 108 | 9 | 12.0:1 | 39% (42) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (70 to 58); teachers down 17% (6.9 to 5.7).
About FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY
FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school in FINLAYSON, Minnesota, one of the schools in HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school had 58 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Minnesota) has about 344 students.
District-wide, HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SCHOOL DISTRICT has 4 schools and 869 students.
FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY enrolls a student body that is 81% White. The school is also 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. By the diversity index, FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY comes in at 33%.
Federal data list 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY in 2024-25, for a ratio of 10.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 52%.
FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (46.1%) and its predicted rate (37.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools.
Pine County has these Census figures: median household income is about $71,146, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY is among the 21 public schools in Pine County.
EAST CENTRAL SENIOR SECONDARY is the public school closest to FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY, about 4.2 miles away. FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY has 3 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY ranks 1st of 6 nearby schools, at 46.1% versus a 34.7% average.
In the federal locale system, FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 58 was 15% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 68. Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.3:1 to 10.2:1.
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Pine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,640
Census ACS
Median income
$71,146
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
3,657 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SECONDARYHigh · 398 students
- HINCKLEY ELEMENTARYElementary · 395 students
- Empower Learning CenterHigh · 18 students
- Pine County Transition ProgramHigh
Other schools in FINLAYSON
- EAST CENTRAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 391 students
- EAST CENTRAL SENIOR SECONDARYHigh · 309 students
- CROSSROADS AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 32 students
- East Central Early ChildhoodElementary
Nearby schools
- EAST CENTRAL SENIOR SECONDARY4.2 mi · 309
- CROSSROADS AREA LEARNING CENTER4.2 mi · 32
- EAST CENTRAL ELEMENTARY4.2 mi · 391
- WILLOW RIVER SECONDARY9.1 mi · 205
- WILLOW RIVER ELEMENTARY9.1 mi · 231
- Pine County Transition Program13.0 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About FINLAYSON ELEMENTARYHow many students attend FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY?
FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 58 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY serve?
FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY?
FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY?
FINLAYSON ELEMENTARY is overseen by HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SCHOOL DISTRICT in Pine County.
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