FINLEY-SHARON HIGH SCHOOL

Located at 201 3rd St, in Finley, North Dakota, FINLEY-SHARON HIGH SCHOOL is an one-room-style high school that caters to 35 students (grades 7 through 12), part of FINLEY-SHARON 19. Compared to the state average of about 220 students per school, that is 84% below typical.

FINLEY-SHARON 19 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 101 students; FINLEY-SHARON HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FINLEY-SHARON HIGH SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Other groups include 6% Black, 6% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 95%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 3.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.1:1 average. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Steele County's rate of about 36%.

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

FINLEY-SHARON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FINLEY-SHARON HIGH SCHOOL has edged down 15%, going from 41 students in 2018 to 35 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 95% to 83% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 5.0:1 in 2018 to 3.8:1 today.

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