Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Finlayson Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Finland Avenue in Finlayson, MinnesotaPhoto: Lorie Shaull · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in Finlayson Township

Finlayson Township’s public schools

East Central School District and Hinckley-Finlayson School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Finlayson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 5% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · Hinckley-Finlayson
Students per teacher
13.3
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
700 students on the public path
In brief

Finlayson Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Finlayson Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. East Central Elementary places highest (better than 41%); East Central Senior Secondary lowest (23%). 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 Finlayson Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6East Central ElementaryEast Central School DistrictC+
7–12East Central Senior SecondaryEast Central School DistrictC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the East Central School District.

Two districts serve Finlayson Township

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

East Central School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 732 students · 14.2 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,614MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Hinckley-Finlayson School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 869 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$16,168MN $17,091 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, East Central School District41%
State average 51.1% · 380 students tested
Math · PK–12, East Central School District36%
State average 44.8% · 364 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Hinckley-Finlayson School District35%
State average 51.1% · 507 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hinckley-Finlayson School District24%
State average 44.8% · 499 students tested

Finlayson Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Finlayson Township—East Central PK–12 · Hinckley-Finlayson PK–12
Finlayson (city)—Hinckley-Finlayson
Pine Lake—Hinckley-Finlayson
Kettle River—Willow River Public
Partridge—East Central
Rutledge—Willow River Public
Sandstone—East Central
Dell Grove—East Central PK–12 · Hinckley-Finlayson PK–12
Bremen—Willow River Public

3 of the 8 neighbors share Hinckley-Finlayson with Finlayson Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Finlayson Township

3 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).

District schools in Finlayson Townshipby address
East Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Finlayson
C+
391 students14:1Rate it →
East Central Senior Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Finlayson
C−
309 students14:1Rate it →
Other district programsby referral or application
Crossroads Area Learning Center
High · Grades 7–12 · Finlayson
C−
Alternative Education
32 students16:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (East Central Early Childhood).

Questions about Finlayson Township’s schools

Are Finlayson Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Finlayson Township. East Central School District and Hinckley-Finlayson School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Finlayson Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Finlayson Township in?

East Central School District and Hinckley-Finlayson School District.

Where do Finlayson Township kids go to high school?

East Central Senior Secondary.

Parents talk

What Finlayson Township families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Finlayson Township → They have their own page.

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.