2025 Compare Cities Education:
Northfield, MN vs Brandon, MS

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Highlights
- Brandon spends 34.7% less per student than Northfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% lower in Brandon than in Northfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brandon had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northfield
 Northfield, MNBrandon, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,055$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,690  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,605$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5884573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Brandon    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in many areas of the country - Portland, Oregon, Scottsdale, Arizona, Memphis, Tennessee, Las Vegas, Nevada. Although Mississippi does not have exposure to  More

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We moved to Brandon 6 years ago. The people here are rude, will run you off the road, and will not let you into traffic no matter what. The High School allows the kids  More

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I moved here 10 years ago and it was the worse mistake in my life. People here are rude and hate outsiders. Common sense is not the norm here but the exception. They all  More

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