2024 Compare Cities Education:
Norfolk, NE vs Gillette, WY

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Highlights
- Gillette spends 20.0% more per student than Norfolk.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.4% lower in Gillette than in Norfolk. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gillette had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Norfolk
 Norfolk, NEGillette, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$14,579$17,500$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,992$15,945$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,406$8,876$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.3113.416.23
 Students per Librarian3072354573
 Students per Counselor321333530
 Grade School Educ.4.8%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%5.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.0%92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%26.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.3%11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.0%20.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.6.4%7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Norfolk    2 Reviews

Over 4 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 19 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 Gillette    6 Reviews

Not sure why the people relying to the negative comments with positive comments don't make their own reviews. Gillette has the same problems that similarly-sized towns  More

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Over 3 years ago

You have to be a complete jerk to live here. These people are total losers. never been In a town where it's ok to steal and lie. the city tries to steal. Had a way too  More

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I've lived here several times - adding up to around 37 of my 45 years - and I can't wait to leave. As soon as my youngest graduates from high school I am out of here.  More

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