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Schools in Finley

Finley’s public schools

Finley-Sharon Public School District 19 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Finley. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in North Dakota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.3K
▲ 70% vs ND $16.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
5.3
ND 11.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
101 students on the public path
In brief

Finley’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Finley’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s 420 public schools. Finley-Sharon High School places highest (better than 90%); Finley-Sharon Elementary School lowest (90%). 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 Finley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Finley-Sharon Elementary SchoolFinley-Sharon Public School District 19A
7–12Finley-Sharon High SchoolFinley-Sharon Public School District 19A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Finley-Sharon Public School District 19.

The district

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

Finley-Sharon Public School District 19Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 101 students, up 22% since 2020–21 · 5.3 per teacher (ND 11.5)
$28,259ND $16,642 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 43.8% · 47 students tested
Math54%
State average 38.6% · 47 students tested

Finley vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Dakota towns that share Finley’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Finley—Finley-Sharon Public School District 19
Franklin—Finley-Sharon Public School District 19

Every school in Finley

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

District schools in Finleyby address
Finley-Sharon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A
66 students7:1Rate it →
Finley-Sharon High School
High · Grades 7–12
A
35 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Finley’s schools

Are Finley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Finley. Finley-Sharon Public School District 19 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Finley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Dakota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Finley in?

Finley-Sharon Public School District 19.

Where do Finley kids go to high school?

Finley-Sharon High School.

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What Finley families are saying about school.

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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.