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37.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Shelby in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 4.4 percent lower than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 748.

84.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Shelby residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	75	15.8
Regular high school diploma	150	31.5
GED or alternative credential	3	0.6
Some college, less than 1 year	30	6.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	40	8.4
Associate's degree	81	17
Bachelor's degree	51	10.7
Master's degree	33	6.9
Professional school degree	13	2.7
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.