2025 Compare Cities Education:
Taylor, MI vs Shelby, NC

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Highlights
- Shelby spends 23.8% less per student than Taylor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.2% lower in Shelby than in Taylor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shelby had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Taylor
 Taylor, MIShelby, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,497$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,521  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,241$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6004573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Taylor    1 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Due to budget cuts, the city closed 2 fire departments and reduced the number of police patrols in the city. As a result the response time of service is longer for the  More

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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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