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Shelby, NC vs Ashburn, VA

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Highlights
- Ashburn spends 70.1% more per student than Shelby.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% lower in Ashburn than in Shelby. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ashburn had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shelby
 Shelby, NCAshburn, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,858$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,933  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6494573
 Students per Counselor288  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
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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Reviews for Ashburn    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 10 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  More

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