2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Island, NE vs Norfolk, NE

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Highlights
- Norfolk spends 0.2% more per student than Grand Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% higher in Norfolk than in Grand Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Norfolk had 10.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Island
 Grand Island, NENorfolk, NEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,579$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,175  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,406$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3074573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Island    1 Reviews

nice for the family but hard to find a good paying job.. the platte river is nice. i would try kearney before grand  More

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Reviews for Norfolk    2 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved here 16 years ago from OH/IN area. Great place to raise kids, great place for elderly. People are community-minded. Yes, it is 1.5-2 hours away from any major  More

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Over 20 years ago

Norfolk is a stale job market, two of 5 major employer have or will closing their doors. There is little in the way of industy here. That coupled with being taxed to  More

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