2025 Compare Cities Education:
Northfield, MN vs Montrose, CO

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Highlights
- Montrose spends 39.9% less per student than Northfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.0% higher in Montrose than in Northfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Montrose had 9.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northfield
 Northfield, MNMontrose, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,020$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,690  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,976$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5624573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%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 Montrose    23 Reviews

I've lived in the area for 4 yrs. First 2 in Ridgway. The positive is the City is growing which is bringing interesting development & tax revenue. The Montrose  More

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I was born in Montrose about 50 years ago and despite moving to Telluride, Denver, Ann Arbor, San Francisco and Chicago, I can’t find another place that makes me feel  More

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Okay so here’s the end all be all. If I could give this town a zero I would I came to visit my girlfriend from Denver and I considered moving out here despite being a  More

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