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Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary

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Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary ranks 298 th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 34% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the Hinckley-Finlayson School District, located in Hinckley, Minnesota. With 421 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota high schools in recent years, currently rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary faces significant challenges in academic performance, with students consistently underperforming the state average on standardized tests like the MCA-III in math, reading, and science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 13.46% of 11th graders were proficient in math, compared to the state average of 34.96%. The school's 4-year graduation rate is also slightly below the state average, ranging from 83-84% in recent years, and its dropout rate is higher than the state average, ranging from 3.5% to 5.1%. Additionally, a significant portion of the school's student population comes from low-income families, with 51.21% to 59.82% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is notably higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary's performance is generally lower than the nearby Mora Public School District and the East Central School District. For example, Mora Secondary and Pine City Secondary both outperform Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary on standardized tests and have higher graduation rates. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Special Education students, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of Minnesota high schools.

398

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,274

Per pupil spending ?

52.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Main St E
Hinckley, MN 55037-9331

(320) 384-6132

District: Hinckley-Finlayson School District

Feeder schools for Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary:

Elementary:	Finlayson Elementary
	Hinckley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.8%

American Indian:

15.1%

Two or more races:

12.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Math scores 30 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg33%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

450^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

298^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	450 of 519	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	381 of 545	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	355 of 529	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	426 of 520	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	480 of 521	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	477 of 533	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	457 of 518	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	470 of 523	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	445 of 508	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.5	456 of 516	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.9	431 of 490	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.0	374 of 488	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.3	297 of 469	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.6	334 of 478	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.0	385 of 454	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.6	367 of 409	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.2	346 of 403	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.1	318 of 406	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	50.4	250 of 396	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.6	251 of 387	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	371 of 450	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	329 of 474	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	301 of 455	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.2	396 of 467	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	417 of 443	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	415 of 439	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	406 of 436	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	379 of 432	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	334 of 473	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	247 of 459	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	328 of 404	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	383 of 399	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	399 of 415	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	371 of 401	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	420 of 452	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	371 of 479	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	333 of 464	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	400 of 476	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	407 of 437	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	405 of 454	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	388 of 438	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	7.1	127 of 131	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	48 of 50	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	43 of 55	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	39 of 49	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.6	6 of 22	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	36.1	17 of 23	26.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	20 of 23	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	252 of 265	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	255 of 307	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	209 of 298	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	115 of 288	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	9.8	251 of 260	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	253 of 253	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	385 of 415	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	334 of 440	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	294 of 436	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.4	408 of 438	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	417 of 422	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	417 of 428	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	415 of 428	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	298 of 450	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.1	401 of 480	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	353 of 476	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	376 of 472	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	362 of 428	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	370 of 492	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	349 of 494	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.1	340 of 489	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.1	341 of 489	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.4	324 of 504	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.7	331 of 483	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.2	300 of 534	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.8	304 of 539	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.9	328 of 545	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.5	273 of 540	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	70.2	165 of 460	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.6	318 of 463	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.5	211 of 450	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.2	135 of 452	70.1%	★★★★☆
2004	73.4	131 of 433	69.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	193 of 358	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.4	366 of 403	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	299 of 396	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	313 of 388	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	319 of 339	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	299 of 401	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	290 of 395	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	218 of 333	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.9	365 of 389	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	273 of 393	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	227 of 312	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	242 of 270	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	230 of 370	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	202 of 374	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	315 of 377	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	364 of 405	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	321 of 398	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	357 of 403	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	299 of 351	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	359 of 411	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	329 of 398	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	17 of 28	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	30 of 42	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	23 of 36	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	13 of 16	18.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	167 of 178	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	218 of 221	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	212 of 216	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	188 of 214	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	139 of 173	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	175 of 220	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	290 of 376	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	374 of 402	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	354 of 398	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	354 of 401	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	344 of 364	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	363 of 412	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	342 of 414	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Female (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile-8 vs school

Native American (2025)4th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)3rd percentile-15 vs school

High school

Female (2025)46th percentile+12 vs school

Native American (2025)39th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile~ school

White (2025)23rd percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading33%-17 vs state

Math15%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Pine County Transition Program	Public	9-12	201 Main St E	Hinckley	55037	Pine County	St. Croix River Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 358-1214	19	3	6.3	31.6%	15 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary	Public	7-12	201 Main St E	Hinckley	55037	Pine County	Hinckley-Finlayson School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 384-6132	398	27	14.6	52.3%	262 (65.8%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.0%)	3 (0.8%)	60 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.6%)	39.7	298^th of 450 public high schools	33.8%		18.1	401^st of 480 public high schools	16.5%	103	16.7	15.4	13.5	15.2	26.2	24.1	49.0	32.5	$14,274
Pine County Transition Program	Public	12	201 Main St E	Hinckley	55037	Pine County	Hinckley-Finlayson School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 384-6132	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Empower Learning Center	Public	9-12	201 Main St E	Hinckley	55037	Pine County	Hinckley-Finlayson School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 384-6132	18	2	10.8	72.2%	8 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (22.2%)								(n/a)									$8,862
Crossroads Area Learning Center	Public	7-12	61085 State Highway 23	Finlayson	55735	Pine County	East Central School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 245-6016	32	2	16.0	71.9%	22 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)									$10,760
East Central Senior Secondary	Public	7-12	61085 State Highway 23	Finlayson	55735	Pine County	East Central School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 245-6015	309	22	14.0	37.5%	255 (82.5%)	6 (1.9%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	31.5	337^th of 450 public high schools	25.1%		34.6	336^th of 480 public high schools	30.0%	1	30.8	14.3	24.5	23.1	35.9	42.9	29.2	35.7	$13,146
Pine City Area Learning Center	Public	9-12	1225 Main St S	Pine City	55063	Pine County	Pine City Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 629-4111	22	1	16.5	59.1%	19 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)								(n/a)									$13,898
Pine City Secondary	Public	7-12	1400 Main St S	Pine City	55063	Pine County	Pine City Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 629-4111	683	35	19.2	36.0%	596 (87.3%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.9%)	20 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.3%)	69.5	139^th of 450 public high schools	69.1%		63.9	183^rd of 480 public high schools	61.9%	44	33.3	33.0	39.5	34.8	39.8	39.4	53.1	43.8	$13,798
Online Academy High	Public	9-12	1400 Main St S	Pine City	55063	Pine County	Pine City Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(320) 629-4117	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mora High School	Public	7-12	118 9th St	Mora	55051	Kanabec County	Mora Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 679-6200	743	46	15.9	36.5%	661 (89.0%)	9 (1.2%)	26 (3.5%)	15 (2.0%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	73.9	111^th of 450 public high schools	75.3%		68	154^th of 480 public high schools	67.9%	43	37.3	53.5	35.1	42.5	52.9	62.8	61.2	59.1	$12,438

Frequently Asked Questions about Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary

What district is Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary in?

Hinckley-Finlayson School District

What is the racial makeup of Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary?

Students at Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary are 66% White, 15% American Indian, 13% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Is Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary a good school?

Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary ranks 298^th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary?

Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Finlayson Elementary
Elementary : Hinckley Elementary

How many students attend Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary.

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