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Norfolk, NE vs Great Bend, KS

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Highlights
- Great Bend spends 1.1% more per student than Norfolk.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% lower in Great Bend than in Norfolk. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Great Bend had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Norfolk
 Norfolk, NEGreat Bend, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,734$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,992  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,488$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4474573
 Students per Counselor321  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Norfolk    2 Reviews

Over 6 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 21 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 Great Bend    4 Reviews

I've lived in Great Bend my entire life. Most small towns struggle with new businesses and industry. But life is what you make it. We have excellent schools and a low  More

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Over 18 years ago

I have lived here most of my life and have seen many opportunities for Bussiness Growth to help the economy and in 40+ years have not seen much if any growth to boost  More

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Over 18 years ago

Great Bend's economy is failing. There are no jobs and nothing new coming to town. This town is shrinking. The small town cost of living is great, but only if you can  More

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