| Index | Finley | North Dakota | National |
| Average Test Scores | 65% | 44% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 12:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 272 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 47 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 30 | 7,963 |
| Index | Finley | North Dakota | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 90.1% | 90.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 87.5% | 88.3% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 56.8% | 64.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 32.4% | 41.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 18.2% | 28.2% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.3% | 7.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Finley. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Finley, ND schools is 65%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Finley, ND, an average of 90.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 87.5% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Hope, ND | 273 | 40% | 16.7% |
| Cooperstown, ND | 1,042 | 37% | 22.4% |
| Finley, ND | 410 | 65% | 35.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Pleasanton, NE | 410 | 45% | 6.8% |
| Newfolden, MN | 410 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Carlos, MN | 410 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Caroga Lake, NY | 410 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Homer, NE | 410 | 51% | 5.7% |
| Finley, ND | 410 | 65% | 35.4% |
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