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Urbandale, IA vs Shelby township, MI

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- Shelby township spends 7.5% less per student than Urbandale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Shelby township than in Urbandale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shelby township had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Urbandale
 Urbandale, IAShelby township, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,222$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,894  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,129$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10924573
 Students per Counselor362  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.50.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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Reviews for Urbandale    1 Reviews
Michelle · Urbandale, IA
Urbandale is a great place to live!
Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Urbandale for 10 years and I love it here. Urbandale is a great suburb to the capital city Des Moines. We are on the city border to Des Moines, Waukee,  More

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Reviews for Shelby Township    3 Reviews
Maiesha · Utica, MI
Four seasons
Over 12 years ago

We have the opportunity to enjoy four beautiful seasons. Fall is gorgeous and my favorite time here in  More

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Mike · Utica, MI
Looking for a small community
Over 14 years ago

Too much  More

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cl · Utica, MI
a nice place to live
Over 17 years ago

Shelby Twp, being our residence for the past 14 years has overall been a great place to raise a family. There is great community spirit. The school systems tends to be  More

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