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Eden Prairie, MN vs Northfield, MN

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Highlights
- Northfield spends 3.7% more per student than Eden Prairie.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Northfield than in Eden Prairie. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northfield had 0.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Eden Prairie
 Eden Prairie, MNNorthfield, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,007$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,138$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9104573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%1.5%
Reviews for Eden Prairie    8 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Minnesota for 33 years and have worked in Eden Prairie for 10 years as a software developer. The Minnesota metro is known for its high number of fortune  More

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Over 10 years ago

Eden Prairie (EP) is a great place to live. Lots of shopping, plenty of restaurants, small businesses, large employers, low unemployment rate, only about 15 minutes to  More

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Winter starts in September and doesn't end until May. There is lots of snow, and from December - early April, white snow against gray skies will be the prevalent color,  More

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Reviews for Northfield    5 Reviews

The city has nothing really to offer but high taxes and bad streets and sidewalks. Winter is really bad as the city sidewalks are barely passable. You usually can not  More

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For a town of 20 thousand, the amount of cars on the road at any given time is absolutely insane. Residents will tell you it's no secret that the drivers here are  More

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I've lived in Northfield for almost 14 years now, owning my own home here the entire time. I'm originally from the Twin Cities, and moved to Northfield after several  More

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