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Prior Lake, MN vs Northfield, MN

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- Northfield spends 18.4% more per student than Prior Lake.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% lower in Northfield than in Prior Lake. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northfield had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Prior Lake
 Prior Lake, MNNorthfield, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,007$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,057  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,138$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9104573
 Students per Counselor770  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%1.5%
Reviews for Prior Lake    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Prior Lake is an amazing place to raise a family and to live. The city puts a lot of money into community events that are almost always free or of low cost. From the  More

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Over 15 years ago

A beautiful, quiet, friendly community built around a lovely good sized lake. Prior Lake is only a short drive away from many fun and exciting cultural, sporting,  More

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We actually live in Credit River Township, but our mailing address is Prior Lake. Our real estate taxes help pay for the schools in Prior Lake, but, in Credit River  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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