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Melba, ID vs Shelby, MT

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- Shelby spends 96.3% more per student than Melba.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.8% lower in Shelby than in Melba. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shelby had 10.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Melba
 Melba, IDShelby, MTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,294$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,772  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,937$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4454573
 Students per Counselor548  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.8.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
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Bp · Shelby, MT
Shelby bites!
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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