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Northfield, MN vs South Fork, CO

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Highlights
- South Fork spends 16.1% more per student than Northfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.3% lower in South Fork than in Northfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Fork had 0.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Northfield
 Northfield, MNSouth Fork, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,237$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,690  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,904$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3774573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 South Fork    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Cost of living can be fairly high because to obtain a lot of goods needed every day, you have to  More

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