| Index | Shelby | Indiana | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 46% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,755 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 675 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 141 | 7,963 |
| Index | Shelby | Indiana | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 72.6% | 84.6% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 66.8% | 82.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 26.1% | 53.8% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.7% | 33.0% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 9.5% | 24.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 5.4% | 8.9% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Shelby. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Shelby, IN schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Shelby, IN, an average of 72.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 66.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| De Motte, IN | 4,093 | 62% | 29.2% |
| Cedar Lake, IN | 12,830 | 60% | 25.0% |
| Lowell, IN | 9,793 | 60% | 24.8% |
| Lake Village, IN | 707 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Hebron, IN | 3,685 | 52% | 7.3% |
| Shelby, IN | 370 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Oneida, KY | 370 | 52% | 8.9% |
| Willow River, MN | 370 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Royal, IL | 370 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Whittemore, MI | 370 | 30% | 37.5% |
| Naknek, AK | 370 | 24% | 50.5% |
| Shelby, IN | 370 | n/a |
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