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Northfield, MN vs Bemidji, MN

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- Bemidji spends 8.9% less per student than Northfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.9% lower in Bemidji than in Northfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bemidji had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northfield
 Northfield, MNBemidji, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,233$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,690  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4984573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%1.5%
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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Reviews for Bemidji    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Cons. Winter is long, very cold. Not a lot to do (unless you are very into the outdoors) Health care is TERRIBLE. Decent job opportunities are very low. Not the safest  More

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Bemidji, Minn., is home to Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, USA curling teams and more art and theater than you'd think possible in a city of 13,000-plus. Downtown  More

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Over 18 years ago

Winters here can be very cold and you can generally look for a good amount of snow for winter  More

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