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Grand Rapids, MI vs Northfield, MN

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- Northfield spends 36.4% more per student than Grand Rapids.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% lower in Northfield than in Grand Rapids. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northfield had 9.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Rapids
 Grand Rapids, MINorthfield, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,007$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,296  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,138$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9104573
 Students per Counselor681  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Rapids    62 Reviews

I've lived in Grand Rapids about 85% of my life and can confidently say it is a great place to live for anyone. I know countless people who dogged the city, moved  More

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Grand Rapids proper - the small city - is fairly OK. Nothing special stands out about it when judged against the nicer areas of the US, but it has some decent dining and  More

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Wow. “bland Rapids and everyone is Smug, uptight and part of the Christian Reformed Church. “ Someone is accurately describing Grand Rapids in 1985. Much has changed  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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