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Norfolk Public Schools

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Norfolk Public Schools is located in east Nebraska. Norfolk Public Schools has 143.67 square miles of land area and 1.36 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Norfolk Public Schools population is 29,772. Norfolk Public Schools median household income is $44,052 in 2006-2010. Norfolk Public Schools median house value is $106,400 in 2006-2010. On average, Norfolk Public Schools is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (134 out of 237, bottom 43%) Elementary/Middle School: (159 out of 251, bottom 37%)* Rank: #163
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	16
Population	29,772 (2010), rank #11
Population Growth	2.88% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	205.28/sq mi, rank #14
Median Household Income:	$44,052 at 2006-2010—1.88% increase since 2005-2009, rank #133
Median House Price:	$106,400 at 2006-2010—5.66% increase since 2005-2009, rank #55
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	143.67 sq mi, rank #175
Water Area:	1.36 sq mi (0.94%), rank #99
State:	Nebraska
County:	Wayne County, Stanton County, Pierce County, Madison County
City:	Hoskins, Carroll, Madison, Stanton, Norfolk, Woodland Park, Pierce, Hadar
Zip:	68740, 68723, 68748, 68779, 68701, 68767
Area:	Norfolk, NE

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Norfolk Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

512 Philip Ave

Norfolk NE, 68702, Madison County

Phone: 402-644-2500

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,999	3,968	3,942
English Language Learner Students:	205	195	214
Total Teachers:	274.58	288.40	294.40
Prekindergarten:	6.00	NA	NA
Kindergarten:	15.00	NA	NA
Elementary:	145.57	175.60	181.60
Secondary:	108.01	112.80	112.80
Ungraded:	NA	NA	0.00
Total Other Staff:	360.04	322.30	346.10
Instructional Aides:	114.48	109.80	128.60
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	7.75	6.80	4.80
Total Guidance Counselors:	12.30	12.30	12.30
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	6.30	6.30	6.30
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	6.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.00	5.00	5.40
Library/Media Support:	1.00	9.50	13.30
District Administrators:	6.00	6.00	6.00
District Administrative Support:	14.34	20.10	39.10
School Administrators:	12.59	12.70	14.50
School Administrative Support:	23.44	22.70	NA
Student Support Services:	14.48	16.30	16.30
Other Support Services:	148.66	101.10	105.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.56	13.76	13.39

Schools

Bel Air Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1101 North 18th St, Norfolk NE 68702
Grant Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1106 Philip Ave, Norfolk NE 68702
Jefferson Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	406 Cottonwood St, Norfolk NE 68702
Lincoln Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	310 South 3rd St, Norfolk NE 68702
Norfolk Jr High School	Grade 7 to Grade 9	510 Pasewalk Ave, Norfolk NE 68702
Norfolk Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 7	1221 North First St, Norfolk NE 68702
Norfolk Public Montessori School	Prekindergarten to Grade 3	1001 South Victory Rd, Norfolk NE 68702
Norfolk Senior High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	801 Riverside Blvd, Norfolk NE 68702
Northern Hills Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	600 North 12th St, Norfolk NE 68702
Sunny Meadow School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	305 North 37th St, Norfolk NE 68702
Washington Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1205 South 2nd St, Norfolk NE 68702
Westside Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1703 Philip Ave, Norfolk NE 68702
Woodland Park Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	611 Meadow Ln, Norfolk NE 68702

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
NeSA Test
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	94.3%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	54.1%	53.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.8%	68.4%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65%	67.3%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	67.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63.1%	67.5%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	71.1%	71%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	74%	67.6%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64.5%	69.5%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.3%	75.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	93.7%	89%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	73.1%	66%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.4%	67.4%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63.1%	70%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89.3%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	71.2%	62.7%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	60.8%	68.2%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67.5%	73.7%
2011	Science	6th Grade	% met std	99.6%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52.8%	61.5%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.4%	69%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.4%	73.9%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	67.9%	N/A
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	53.4%	60.6%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60.4%	70.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65.8%	71.4%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	89.5%	N/A
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	90.8%	89.7%
2011	Science	9th Grade	% met std	70.7%	N/A
STARS Test
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.1%	N/A
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	88.45%	N/A
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	91.78%	N/A
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	90.76%	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	94.77%	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	96.81%	N/A
2006	Math	11th Grade	% met std	93.26%	81.54%
2007	Math	11th Grade	% met std	90.46%	84.82%
2008	Math	11th Grade	% met std	92.35%	85.87%
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	94.61%	89.97%
2010	Math	11th Grade	% met std	92.53%	90.3%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	63.79%	68.4%
2004	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	87.89%	87.39%
2005	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	88.51%	89.52%
2006	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	86.25%	90%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	91.26%	91.04%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	94.41%	94.3%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	97.16%	93.98%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	96.49%	94.43%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.64%	N/A
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.31%	N/A
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	99.66%	92.04%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	95.05%	93.7%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	88.65%	94.7%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	96.48%	N/A
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	90.78%	N/A
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	94.44%	88.78%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	93.57%	92.21%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63.1%	67.53%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	97.5%	90.15%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	96.97%	91.23%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	100%	93.7%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	99.66%	95.5%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	98.63%	96.7%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	93.52%	88.27%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	92.22%	89.38%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	94.65%	91.48%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	97.24%	94.85%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	64.54%	69.52%
2002	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	77.49%	72.51%
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	73.9%	79.57%
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	85.89%	82.99%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	80.38%	81.81%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	93.22%	86.15%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	94.35%	90.58%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	95.36%	90.03%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	91.52%	88.11%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	90.99%	N/A
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	87.6%	N/A
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	98.65%	90.27%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	98.3%	91.74%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	94.78%	93.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	91.49%	N/A
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	88.1%	N/A
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87.54%	87.97%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	90.41%	93.04%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.42%	67.42%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	89.14%	89.07%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86.45%	91.5%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	96.31%	N/A
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	95.74%	N/A
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	96.7%	87.52%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	94.35%	91.95%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	93.49%	92%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	89.11%	N/A
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.16%	N/A
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	88.01%	89.25%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90.91%	93.96%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	60.81%	68.2%
2008	Science	6th Grade	% met std	98.94%	N/A
2010	Science	6th Grade	% met std	99%	N/A
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	92.83%	N/A
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	98.09%	N/A
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	93.56%	89.03%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	83.97%	92.22%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	78.38%	91.8%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	85.94%	N/A
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	93.08%	N/A
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.1%	88.34%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	71.99%	91.61%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	64.38%	69.01%
2008	Science	7th Grade	% met std	72.22%	N/A
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	75.56%	N/A
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87.39%	83.89%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	90.24%	87.52%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	98.23%	90.03%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	92.66%	91.87%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	88.78%	91.6%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	88.87%	87.48%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82.81%	89.66%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	83.51%	91.72%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	85.51%	95.22%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60.35%	70.38%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	98.23%	86.37%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	95.38%	90.7%
2003	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	70.97%	74.76%
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	84.33%	82.56%
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	84.54%	84.94%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	83.27%	86.08%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	93.26%	90.15%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	97.42%	92.69%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	92.78%	94.57%
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	96.86%	94.31%
2008	Science	9th Grade	% met std	60%	N/A
2010	Science	9th Grade	% met std	76.09%	N/A

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$45,597,000	$11,491		$41,396,000	$10,501		$42,290,000	$10,731
Federal:	$4,383,000	$1,105	9.6%	$3,487,000	$885	8.4%	$2,887,000	$733	6.8%
State:	$14,622,000	$3,685	32.1%	$13,396,000	$3,398	32.4%	$14,246,000	$3,615	33.7%
Local:	$26,592,000	$6,702	58.3%	$24,513,000	$6,218	59.2%	$25,157,000	$6,383	59.5%
Total Expenditures:	$39,826,000	$10,037		$42,835,000	$10,866		$51,041,000	$12,951
Total Current Expenditures:	$36,583,000	$9,220		$36,762,000	$9,326		$35,927,000	$9,116
Instructional Expenditures:	$25,219,000	$6,356	68.9%	$24,982,000	$6,337	68.0%	$24,140,000	$6,125	67.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,645,000	$667	7.2%	$2,781,000	$705	7.6%	$3,154,000	$800	8.8%
Administration:	$3,277,000	$826	9.0%	$3,586,000	$910	9.8%	$3,655,000	$927	10.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$5,442,000	$1,371	14.9%	$5,413,000	$1,373	14.7%	$4,978,000	$1,263	13.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,813,000	$457		$4,809,000	$1,220		$13,836,000	$3,511
Construction:	$414,000	$104		$3,182,000	$807		$11,545,000	$2,929
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$1,145,000	$289		$1,052,000	$267		$1,080,000	$274

Total Salary:	$24,343,000	$6,135		$24,647,000	$6,252		$23,787,000	$6,036
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$17,921,000	$4,516	73.6%	$17,989,000	$4,563	73.0%	$17,023,000	$4,319	71.6%
Other Salary:	$6,422,000	$1,618	26.4%	$6,658,000	$1,689	27.0%	$6,764,000	$1,716	28.4%
Total Benefit:	$6,688,000	$1,685		$6,464,000	$1,640		$6,726,000	$1,707
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$5,083,000	$1,281	76.0%	$4,801,000	$1,218	74.3%	$4,947,000	$1,255	73.6%
Other Benefit:	$1,605,000	$404	24.0%	$1,663,000	$422	25.7%	$1,779,000	$451	26.4%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	40.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	59.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	18.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	15.9%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	16.7%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	24.8%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	29.3%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	13.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$47,934.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,692.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$42,222.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$49,734.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$53,856.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$55,738.0

* Norfolk Public Schools was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.