📍 706 North Jones Street, Norton, Norton County, 67654
Norton Jr High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Norton, Norton County. The school has 93 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Norton Community Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 8.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Norton Jr High enrolls 93 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 42% male and 58% female. A teaching staff of 8.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 85 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
41 of the school's 93 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 33 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Norton Jr High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 40, state house district 110.
Norton Jr High is one of 3 schools in Norton Community Schools, based in Norton, Kansas. The district serves 701 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 93 students, Norton Jr High is smaller than the district average of about 234 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote