Regular local school district · Pine County
Hinckley-Finlayson School District, MN: schools, enrollment and spending
Hinckley-Finlayson School District runs 5 public schools with 869 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.1 students per teacher is 3.1 lower than the Minnesota figure of 15.2.Listed in NCES data as "HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 5
- Students
- 869
- Teachers (FTE)
- 72
- Students per teacher
- 12.1
- MN: 15.2 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 201 Main Street E, Hinckley, MN 55037
- Phone
- (320)384-6277
- County
- Pine County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2714070
- State district ID
- MN-012165
- Total staff (FTE)
- 158
- School counselors (FTE)
- 1.0About 869 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 3.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.1
Minnesota15.2
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (964), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $15.9 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.7 million
- State revenue
- $10.8 million
- Local revenue
- $3.5 million
- Total spending
- $15.3 million
- Spending per pupil
- $15,850
- Salaries
- $8.0 million52.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $19.9 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 10.5%
- State: 67.7%
- Local: 21.8%
Minnesota overall
- Federal: 9.4%
- State: 63.0%
- Local: 27.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$15,850
Minnesota$17,873
United States$16,826
Schools in Hinckley-Finlayson School District
By level: 3 high, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Empower Learning Center | High | 9 to 12 | 18 | 18.0 |
| Finlayson Elementary | Elementary | PK to 6 | 58 | 11.6 |
| Hinckley Elementary | Elementary | PK to 6 | 395 | 11.6 |
| Hinckley-Finlayson Secondary | High | 7 to 12 | 398 | 14.7 |
| Pine County Transition Program | High | 12 | 0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Pine County
- Pine City Public School District 1,582 students
- East Central School District 732 students
- Willow River Public School District 436 students
More in Minnesota
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.