FINLEY-SHARON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 201 3rd St, in Finley, North Dakota, FINLEY-SHARON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a micro-enrollment K-5 school that caters to 66 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within FINLEY-SHARON 19. Compared to the state average of about 212 students per school, that is 69% leaner than typical.

FINLEY-SHARON 19 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 101 students. FINLEY-SHARON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, FINLEY-SHARON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Steele County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Steele County (around 36%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the area at large, census data for Steele County shows median household income runs about $77,500, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. FINLEY-SHARON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 3 public schools in Steele County (combined enrollment of about 166 students).

The closest other public school is FINLEY-SHARON HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. FINLEY-SHARON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has rose 57% since 2018, when it stood at 42 (now 66). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 4.5:1 in 2018 to 6.6:1 today.

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