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Shelby, NC vs Pahrump, NV

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- Pahrump spends 24.0% more per student than Shelby.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% higher in Pahrump than in Shelby. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pahrump had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shelby
 Shelby, NCPahrump, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,012$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,933  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,061$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6204573
 Students per Counselor288  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Pahrump    28 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

There is so much new blood here and it's young. With the opening of Arby's, Chipotle, and maybe Dutch Brothers it's starting to feel a lot bigger than it used to. There  More

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Over 3 years ago

We moved to Pahrump about 7 years ago after our home in Las Vegas sold to the first couple looking at it, and we couldn't find a home there that we liked in our price  More

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Someone needs to update this information. Things have changed. The Town of Pahrump is making changes. No one wants negative comments about where they live, and the fact  More

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