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Forest City, NC vs Shelby, NC

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- Shelby spends 5.6% less per student than Forest City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% higher in Shelby than in Forest City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shelby had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Forest City
 Forest City, NCShelby, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,497$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,462  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,241$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6004573
 Students per Counselor281  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
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Daniel · Shelby, NC
Shelby's worth a look
Over 19 years ago

Not likely you'll settle here out of chance, a job will likely bring you here. I have lived in the Shelby area for the past ten years and have seen an explosion of  More

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