2025 Compare Cities Education:
Norfolk, NE vs Dodge City, KS

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Highlights
- Dodge City spends 12.4% less per student than Norfolk.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.1% higher in Dodge City than in Norfolk. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dodge City had 21.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Norfolk
 Norfolk, NEDodge City, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,768$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,992  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,735$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4774573
 Students per Counselor321  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock18.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock72.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
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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Reviews for Dodge City    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

We went to Dodge City on a job interview and liked the place until we got down to talking with the realtor. I don't know where they came up with the median housing cost,  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Low crime rate 2. Extremely low cost of living and housing 3. Affordable place to live 4. Old Western town atmosphere Cons: 1. Very poor school  More

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