2025 Compare Cities Education:
Saraland, AL vs Shelbyville, TN

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Highlights
- Shelbyville spends 16.3% less per student than Saraland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.1% lower in Shelbyville than in Saraland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shelbyville had 11.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Saraland
 Saraland, ALShelbyville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,013$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,969  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,997$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5894573
 Students per Counselor450  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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Over 19 years ago

Our family enjoys living a small town like Shelbyville. We are close enough to larger cities like Nashville, Chattanooga, and Huntsville to enjoy the cultural amenities  More

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