2025 Compare Cities Education:
Shelbyville, TN vs Taylorville, IL

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Highlights
- Taylorville spends 62.5% more per student than Shelbyville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.5% lower in Taylorville than in Shelbyville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Taylorville had 16.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Shelbyville
 Shelbyville, TNTaylorville, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,643$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,184  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,956$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor552  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Shelbyville    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Our family enjoys living a small town like Shelbyville. We are close enough to larger cities like Nashville, Chattanooga, and Huntsville to enjoy the cultural amenities  More

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Reviews for Taylorville    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

ready for some sunny weather and southern  More

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Over 14 years ago

I personally do not care for the school system here, I have lived in many places and have never known a public school where you pay to go to it. Also in the schools I  More

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