Christ Lutheran School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 288 students 14.8 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Private schools in Norfolk, NE
4 schools in Norfolk itself and 3 more within 12 miles.
Norfolk private schools at a glance
Norfolk has 4 private schools of its own, and 3 more are within 12 miles. They are Christ Lutheran School, Norfolk Catholic High School, St. Pauls Lutheran School and Lutheran High Northeast. In Norfolk itself: 1 Catholic and 3 other Christian; 2 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Counting the 3 nearby, there are 7 in all: 1 Catholic and 6 other Christian; 5 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. 1 reports membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 123 students and 11 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
1 Catholic
11 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Norfolk (4)
Schools that give Norfolk as their address come first, then the 3 more within 12 miles. Closest schools first in each group. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
No school in Norfolk matches all of those.
Norfolk Catholic High School
under 1 mi Grades 7-12 225 students 15.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 82% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 77 students 9.6 students per teacher Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Co-ed
Grades 9-12 123 students 9.6 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed 75% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (3)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Norfolk.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-8 11 students 5.5 students per teacher Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Co-ed
Grades PreK-4 11 students 11 students per teacher Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 123 students 11.9 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Norfolk?
4 private schools give Norfolk as their address: Christ Lutheran School, Norfolk Catholic High School, St. Pauls Lutheran School and Lutheran High Northeast. Counting nearby towns, we list 7: 4 in Norfolk and 3 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 858 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Norfolk is Christ Lutheran School with 288 students.
Does Nebraska pay for private school?
No state program pays private school tuition. No Nebraska program pays private school tuition. Voters repealed the state scholarship law in November 2024 (Referendum 435), and lawmakers removed proposed private school scholarship money from the 2026 budget.