2025 Compare Cities Education:
Plymouth, MN vs Northampton, MA

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Highlights
- Northampton spends 10.9% more per student than Plymouth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.9% lower in Northampton than in Plymouth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northampton had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plymouth
 Plymouth, MNNorthampton, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,404$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,450$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.9%1.5%
Reviews for Plymouth    9 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

annual music and art festivals, farmers market make it a great place to live and raise  More

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Over 14 years ago

They'e not kidding - it is COLD here! Snow never seems to melt from November to  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spring and fall are the best seasons. Winters are biting cold (often below zero January-February; summers usually hot (90s) and very humid  More

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Reviews for Northampton    6 Reviews

I was born in Northampton in the 1960"s and have lived other places but always came back to live here. My two children were born here too. What draws be back to  More

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The greater Northampton, MA area is generally a pretty good place to live, if you're interested in Western MA or southern New England in general. MA is more affordable  More

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Northampton is a very progressive, diverse, liberal small city where you will find so much to do in just the downtown area alone. Music, shopping, restaurants, bars,  More

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