2025 Compare Cities Education:
Plymouth, MN vs Northfield, MN

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Highlights
- Northfield spends 3.7% more per student than Plymouth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% lower in Northfield than in Plymouth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northfield had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Plymouth
 Plymouth, MNNorthfield, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,007$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,138$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9104573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%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 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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