NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL

NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL operates as a sprawling 9-12 campus in FIRTH, Nebraska, part of NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160. Current enrollment sits at 736 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 391 students each, so NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL sits 88% larger than that benchmark.

NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 4 schools operated by NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160, a district that works with 2,343 students overall.

Demographically, NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Lancaster County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. The state averages around 10.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 6% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lancaster County (around 32%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Lancaster County put median household earnings sit near $74,793, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL is one of 97 public schools in Lancaster County (combined enrollment of about 48,123 students).

The closest other public school is NORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL.

NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 679 (now 736).

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