Norris Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Firth, Nebraska
Norris Elementary School in Firth, Nebraska enrolled 512 students in 2024-25 with 31.5 full-time teachers, 16.3 students per teacher against the Nebraska elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
554 students in 2022-23, 513 students in 2023-24, 512 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.3 to 31.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 554 | 33.3 | 16.6 |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 31.6 | 16.2 |
| 2024-25 | 512 | 31.5 | 16.3 |
16.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 of every 100 Nebraska elementary schools
Among the 526 Nebraska elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 589 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Norris Elementary School enrolled 589 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 589 of the 589 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent6.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
93.0% of students were White, 5.1% Hispanic, 1.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White93.0%
- Hispanic5.1%
- Two or more races1.4%
- Asian0.4%
- Black0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Firth
2 public elementary schools in Firth report 2024-25 enrollment; Norris Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Intermediate School | 535 | 15.5 | 7.3% |
| Norris Elementary School | 512 | 16.3 | 6.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Norris Elementary School
- Norris Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 535 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Freeman Elementary-AdamsThe next nearest public elementary school, 9.7 miles away: 280 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).9.7 mi
- Compare Norris Elementary School with Norris Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Norris School Dist 160 spends per student$11,779 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,779
- The largest public schools in NebraskaNorris Elementary School is the number 42 by size of 527 Nebraska elementary schools open in 2024-25.#42 of 527
- Nebraska schools by students per teacher16.3 students per teacher here against the Nebraska median of 13.4 for elementary schools.16.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Norris Elementary School
How many students attend Norris Elementary School?
512 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 554 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Firth, NE.What is the student-teacher ratio at Norris Elementary School?
16.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nebraska median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Norris Elementary School a Title I school?
Norris Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Norris Elementary School in?
Norris School Dist 160, NCES district ID 3100088. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 310008801316 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.