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Grand Island, NE vs Shelby, MT

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- Shelby spends 12.0% more per student than Grand Island.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% lower in Shelby than in Grand Island. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shelby had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Island
 Grand Island, NEShelby, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,294$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,175  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,937$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4454573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Island    1 Reviews

nice for the family but hard to find a good paying job.. the platte river is nice. i would try kearney before grand  More

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Reviews for Shelby    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Yes, there is shopping available, but you have to drive 1 1/2 hours to Great Falls, with very poor shopping for it's size, or 2 1/2 hours over a mountain pass (almost  More

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