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Norris School Dist 160

Norris School Dist 160 spends $12,853 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Nebraska districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Norris School Dist 160 come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$63,845
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$12,853
Per-pupil spending
2,483
Students enrolled
61st
Pct. in NE
$63,845

Norris School Dist 160 spends $12,853 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Nebraska districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $63,845, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,483 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower per-pupil spending: Norris School Dist 160 spends $12,853 per pupil, in the lowest third among comparable Nebraska districts with a reliable figure.
  • 61st percentile for Nebraska
  • 46th percentile nationally
  • 35% 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.
  • Norris School Dist 160 ranks #78 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #199 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
  • +5.3% 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, Norris School Dist 160's instructional payroll puts 1.8% into other programs , 5.6 points below the state median of 7.4%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Norris School NE median Gap
Regular program 86.1% 80.7% +5.4 pp
Special education 12.1% 11.8% +0.3 pp
Other programs 1.8% 7.4% -5.6 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 3100088 · FY2023.

LEAID 3100088 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Norris School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P61 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P46 national PPE-LOW $13K/pupil ENR-SMALL 2,483 students INSTR-LOW 35% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Milford FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $63,845 estimated average teacher salary · P61 in Nebraska · P46 nationally · 35% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Springfield ($45est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Norris School

Salary neighbourhood · Norris School

Norris School 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 Norris School

Norris School Dist 160's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$63,845 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. Norris School Dist 160 $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

Norris School in Nebraska's lower-third pay band

Same 200 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Norris School Dist 160 ranks #78 of 200 Nebraska districts by estimated teacher salary and #199 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

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Norris School Dist 160 is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Laurel-concord-coleridge School leads spending at $62,234 per pupil; Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schs leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Norris School Dist 160

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +5.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Nebraska's statewide +9.1% by 3.8 points, a growth rate faster than 32% of the 221 Nebraska districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$63,845.404

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
$70,713

+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 Norris School Dist 160

What the Numbers Say About Norris School Dist 160

Norris School Dist 160 is a small school district in Nebraska, serving 2,483 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $12,853. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $63,845, placing the district in the lower-spending tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3100088 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Nebraska statewide average of $63,159, teacher pay in Norris School Dist 160 runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 1.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (9.1% differential). Among enrolling districts in Nebraska, it pays more than 61% 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, Norris School Dist 160 reports $31.9M in total expenditure against $32.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 35% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $8.5M, special-education teacher pay is $1.2M.

How does Norris School Dist 160 compare?

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

Norris School Dist 160 $63,845
Omaha Public Schools $74,787
Nebraska avg $63,159
National avg $70,245

Norris School Dist 160 pays -14.6% less than Omaha Public Schools · per-pupil $12,853 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, Norris School Dist 160 sits closest to Milford Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Kearney 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. Milford Public Schools
  2. Springfield Platteview Community Schools
  3. Norfolk Public Schools
  4. Crete Public Schools
  5. Mitchell Public Schools
  6. Alliance Public Schools
  7. Ogallala Public Schools
  8. Chase County Schools
  9. Lakeview Community Schools
  10. West Point Public Schools
  11. Conestoga Public Schools
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Kearney Public Schools
  2. Blair Community Schools
  3. Gering Public Schools
  4. Nebraska City Public Schools
  5. Broken Bow Public Schools
  6. York Public Schools
  7. Auburn Public Schools
  8. Waverly School District 145
  9. Sidney Public Schools
  10. Scottsbluff Public Schools
  11. Mc Cook Public Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Norris School Dist 160: closest on enrollment (2,483 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($63,845 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

$32.9M
Total Revenue
$31.9M
Total Expenditure
$11.0M
Instruction Salaries
35% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$8.5M
Regular Program
$1.2M
Special Education
$0.2M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Norris School Dist 160: the regular program, special education and other programs. It reports no separate figure for vocational programs. Together they are 89% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 11% 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. Norris School Dist 160 places 55 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.

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Other Nebraska Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Nebraska sample (including Norris School). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Holdrege Public Schools
$60,339
1,014 students
Adams Central Public Schools
$70,944
1,004 students
Wayne Community Schools
$68,299
997 students
Lakeview Community Schools
$64,290
952 students
Cozad Community Schools
$58,764
949 students
Chadron Public Schools
$62,280
941 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 Norris School Dist 160
What is the average teacher salary in Norris School Dist 160?

The average teacher salary in Norris School Dist 160 is $63,845 (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 Norris School Dist 160 teacher pay compare to the Nebraska average?

Norris School Dist 160 pays 1.1% more than the Nebraska state average of $63,159. The district's average is $63,845.

How does Norris School Dist 160 teacher pay compare to the national average?

Norris School Dist 160 pays 9.1% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $63,845.

What is the per-pupil spending in Norris School Dist 160?

Norris School Dist 160 spends approximately $12,853 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Norris School Dist 160's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 35% of Norris School Dist 160's total expenditure of $31.9M (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. Norris School Dist 160'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.