Norfolk Public Schools
Norfolk Public Schools is a public school district based in Norfolk, Nebraska, serving 4,543 students in 12 schools. By enrollment it ranks #12 of the 45 Nebraska districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 75% of them. Its schools average 379 students each, about the same as the Nebraska median of 400. It spends about $12,016 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.7 students per teacher.
How Norfolk compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Norfolk | Nebraska median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,016 | $12,277 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,572 | $7,814 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $55.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $60.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 310 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 651 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 14.5 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 284 | 402 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Nebraska median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Nebraska
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont Public SchoolsFremont | 5,283 | 14 | $12,475 | 15.9 | #11 |
| Norfolk Public SchoolsNorfolk · this district | 4,543 | 12 | $12,016 | 14.7 | #12 |
| Bennington Public SchoolsBennington | 4,381 | 8 | $9,813 | 14.1 | #13 |
| Columbus Public SchoolsColumbus | 4,171 | 9 | $11,245 | 16.2 | #14 |
| So Sioux City Community SchsSo Sioux City | 3,871 | 8 | $13,425 | 13.5 | #15 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Elementary District (4266)Buckeye, AZ | 4,547 | $7,847 | 19.0 |
| Grain Valley R-VGrain Valley, MO | 4,546 | $9,751 | 12.8 |
| Tamalpais Union HighLarkspur, CA | 4,542 | $18,225 | 18.5 |
| Enumclaw School DistrictEnumclaw, WA | 4,542 | $15,081 | 19.0 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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