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Shelby, NC vs Benson, NC

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Highlights
- Benson spends 5.2% less per student than Shelby.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% higher in Benson than in Shelby. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Benson had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shelby
 Shelby, NCBenson, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,955$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,933  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,087$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7384573
 Students per Counselor288  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Benson    2 Reviews

Benson is located at the crossroads of 95 and 40 which should be a bustling location full of life, progress, dining and entertainment. Unfortunately Benson has been  More

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Over 16 years ago

If you don't meet a certain salary range and stay in a certain neighborhood your child may be named a low income, low achiever with low test scores. Seriously,they are  More

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