2025 Compare Cities Education:
Irvington, NY vs Northfield, MN

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Highlights
- Northfield spends 36.2% less per student than Irvington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.9% higher in Northfield than in Irvington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northfield had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Irvington
 Irvington, NYNorthfield, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,007$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$27,367  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,138$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9104573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.4.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.80.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree14.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%1.5%
Reviews for Irvington    2 Reviews

Taxes thru the roof. Highest taxed town in the entire USA. Business frowned upon.Extremely bloated school budget with excess school administration staff. The high school  More

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Over 19 years ago

a good place to live in many ways - low crime, good location - but the school/property taxes are extremly high and will continue to rise in the years ahead due to a  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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