2025 Compare Cities Education:
Shelby, MS vs Marion, MS

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Highlights
- Marion spends 4.9% less per student than Shelby.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% higher in Marion than in Shelby. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marion had 10.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shelby
 Shelby, MSMarion, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,730  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,725$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5334573
 Students per Counselor269  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Shelby    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

My hometown of historic Shelby, in the early 70's through the 80's, was a great place to grow up . The living was hard but the people of the Mississippi Delta town of  More

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