2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ladson, SC vs Shelby, NC

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Highlights
- Shelby spends 6.1% less per student than Ladson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% lower in Shelby than in Ladson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shelby had 5.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ladson
 Ladson, SCShelby, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,497$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,241$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6004573
 Students per Counselor371  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.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Ladson    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Ladson is located in Charleston County and Dorchester County. If you have kids you must live in the Dorchester 2 school district. We moved from Charleston County to  More

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Reviews for Shelby    1 Reviews

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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