2026 Compare Cities Education:
Shelburne, VT vs Waterbury, CT

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Highlights
- Waterbury spends 2.5% more per student than Shelburne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.8% higher in Waterbury than in Shelburne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waterbury had 16.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shelburne
 Shelburne, VTWaterbury, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,332  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,407$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5404573
 Students per Counselor230  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%1.5%
Reviews for Shelburne    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

farmers market - lake champlain - ride your bike right out your front door for fantastic road riding - also bike paths - great schools - nice people - great health clubs  More

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Reviews for Waterbury    10 Reviews

Very affordable but it has its own elegant history (Brass City) Almost all residents keep updating their values timely, the largest community, higher cultural  More

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I was born here in 1988 and have lived here after growing up mainly in next-door Watertown (which is outstanding. Go  More

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Over 12 years ago

Taxes,  More

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