NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL

NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL, a large high school, is located in FIRTH, Nebraska. In all, 736 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 88% above the 391-student average for high schools in Nebraska.

NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL is one school in NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160, a system of 4 schools with 2,343 students.

The share of White students at NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL is 91%. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The school's White share is 10 points above the 81% share among Lancaster County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.

NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1, with 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Nebraska average 10.6:1. The school has 6% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Lancaster County, the average is 32%.

In the surrounding county, Lancaster County, median household income comes to about $74,793, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 97 public schools and about 48,123 students.

NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is NORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL, there are 3 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Federal enrollment counts increased from 687 (2020-21) to 736 (2024-25).

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