2026 Compare Cities Education:
Richmond, IN vs Northfield, MN

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Highlights
- Northfield spends 78.0% more per student than Richmond.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% higher in Northfield than in Richmond. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Northfield had 11.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Richmond
 Richmond, INNorthfield, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,007$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,097  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,138$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9104573
 Students per Counselor896  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%1.5%
Reviews for Richmond    5 Reviews

do you see any changes no and lot of people don't even vote in this poverty retirement town. most of the educated people have left Richmond and Indiana all together. Be  More

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Over 13 years ago

Richmond is an attractive city for the most part, but for its population there is way to much crime. The police seem to worry more about petty issues like driving  More

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Over 15 years ago

Richmond is a great city homes here are very reasonable to buy. We have great parks. And lots of things to do for a town our size. I was born here so were my parents 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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