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School district · Nebraska · LEAID 3174430

Norfolk Public Schools

Norfolk Public Schools is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (4,518 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Norfolk Public Schools come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$63,898
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$14,621
Per-pupil spending
4,518
Students enrolled
62nd
Pct. in NE
$63,898

Norfolk Public Schools is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (4,518 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $63,898, below the national average of $70,245, serving 4,518 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Large enrollment scale: Norfolk Public Schools is in the largest third by enrollment among comparable Nebraska districts (4,518 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 62nd percentile for Nebraska
  • 46th percentile nationally
  • 37% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Nebraska ranks #31 of 49 on the salary estimate and #35 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Norfolk Public Schools ranks #76 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #179 of 200 by per-pupil spending. Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs pay #1 at $90,446 is not Laurel-concord-coleridge School spending #1 at $62,234 per pupil
  • +5.0% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Nebraska median

Among 246 Nebraska districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Norfolk Public Schools's instructional payroll puts 62.3% into regular program , 18.5 points below the state median of 80.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Norfolk Public NE median Gap
Regular program 62.3% 80.7% -18.5 pp
Special education 16.7% 11.8% +4.9 pp
Vocational programs 2.3% 0.0% +2.3 pp
Other programs 18.7% 7.4% +11.4 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 246 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 3174430 · FY2023.

LEAID 3174430 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Norfolk Public F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P62 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P46 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-MID 4,518 students INSTR-MID 37% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Norris FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $63,898 estimated average teacher salary · P62 in Nebraska · P46 nationally · 37% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Norris ($53est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Norfolk Public

Salary neighbourhood · Norfolk Public

Norfolk Public sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Norfolk Public

Norfolk Public Schools's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$63,898 46th percentile higher than 46% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Norfolk Public Schools $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

What stands out about Norfolk Public Schools

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +5.0% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Nebraska's statewide +9.1% by 4.1 points, a growth rate faster than 29% of the 221 Nebraska districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$63,897.919

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Nebraska price level
90.3 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$70,771

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Nebraska run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Nebraska compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Norfolk Public Schools

What the Numbers Say About Norfolk Public Schools

Norfolk Public Schools is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Nebraska, serving 4,518 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,621. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $63,898, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3174430 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Norfolk Public Schools runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 1.2% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (9.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 62% of them. Nebraska itself ranks #31 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Norfolk Public Schools reports $66.1M in total expenditure against $66.1M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 37% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $12.2M, special-education teacher pay is $3.3M.

How does Norfolk Public Schools compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Nebraska average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Norfolk Public Schools $63,898
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Norfolk Public Schools pays -14.6% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $14,621 vs $18,493

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Nebraska districts

On pay, Norfolk Public Schools sits closest to Norris School Dist 160; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Crete Public Schools. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Norris School Dist 160
  2. Springfield Platteview Community Schools
  3. Crete Public Schools
  4. Alliance Public Schools
  5. Plattsmouth Community Schools
  6. Elkhorn Public Schools
  7. North Platte Public Schools
  8. Nebraska City Public Schools
  9. Westside Community Schools
  10. Waverly School District 145
  11. Lexington Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Crete Public Schools
  2. Schuyler Community Schools
  3. Hastings Public Schools
  4. Bellevue Public Schools
  5. Seward Public Schools
  6. Beatrice Public Schools
  7. Papillion la Vista Community Schools
  8. Grand Island Public Schools
  9. Mc Cook Public Schools
  10. Columbus Public Schools
  11. Scottsbluff Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Norfolk Public Schools's enrollment scale

Two out-of-state peer sets for Norfolk Public Schools: closest on enrollment (4,518 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($63,898 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$66.1M
Total Revenue
$66.1M
Total Expenditure
$24.4M
Instruction Salaries
37% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$12.2M
Regular Program
$3.3M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$3.7M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Norfolk Public Schools: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 81% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 19% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Nebraska Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Nebraska districts belongs to Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs at $90,446. Norfolk Public Schools places 53 of 90 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Kansas and Kentucky are the states closest to Nebraska on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all Nebraska districts →

Other Nebraska Districts

Large-district sample from 199 Nebraska peers with reliable NCES data; bar length shows pay magnitude within this slice.

Seward Public Schools
$66,010
1,496 students
Northwest Public Schools
$61,525
1,465 students
Nebraska City Public Schools
$62,396
1,428 students
Mc Cook Public Schools
$66,476
1,376 students
Alliance Public Schools
$63,499
1,345 students
Sidney Public Schools
$59,229
1,276 students

This is a sample of 6 from 199 Nebraska districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Norfolk Public Schools
What is the average teacher salary in Norfolk Public Schools?

The average teacher salary in Norfolk Public Schools is $63,898 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Norfolk Public Schools teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Norfolk Public Schools pays 1.2% more than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $63,898.

How does Norfolk Public Schools teacher pay compare to the national average?

Norfolk Public Schools pays 9.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $63,898.

What is the per-pupil spending in Norfolk Public Schools?

Norfolk Public Schools spends approximately $14,621 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Norfolk Public Schools's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 37% of Norfolk Public Schools's total expenditure of $66.1M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Norfolk Public Schools's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.