2025 Compare Cities Education:
Northfield, MN vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Tacoma spends 8.2% less per student than Northfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.3% higher in Tacoma than in Northfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tacoma had 6.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Northfield
 Northfield, MNTacoma, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,690  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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