2025 Compare Cities Education:
Omaha, NE vs Northfield, MN

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Highlights
- Northfield spends 37.1% more per student than Omaha.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% higher in Northfield than in Omaha. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northfield had 7.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Omaha
 Omaha, NENorthfield, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,007$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,673  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,138$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9104573
 Students per Counselor372  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%1.5%
Reviews for Omaha    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Born and raised in Omaha, moved to the Pacific Northwest for 50 years, and now back in Omaha. Feels safe, secure, good health care, lots of activities. Compared to  More

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Over 2 years ago

Many of the reviews say Omaha is good for family life - it is, but it also offers the best of quality urban living. I've lived here for 20 years, after living in  More

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Pros: Not much happens, no news is good news. No major tornadoes for decades!! Education can be good in areas. Career opportunities for those who take risks and  More

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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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