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Northfield, MN vs Elk River, MN

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- Elk River spends 33.8% less per student than Northfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.2% higher in Elk River than in Northfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elk River had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northfield
 Northfield, MNElk River, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,243$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,690  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,077$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5194573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Elk River    3 Reviews

The Northstar commuter rail line and the commuter rail station in Elk River (to be completed later in 2009) that will connect Elk River to Minneapolis, and a recent  More

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Over 18 years ago

good place to live and close to the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Small town but growing, nice place to live. Will be getting mass-transit soon, to  More

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