The Shelby, MS educational system consists of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools. Shelby public schools have average test scores of 14% which is 51% lower than than the Mississippi average and 73% lower than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Shelby public schools is 13:1, compared to 16:1 in Mississippi and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 65.8% of students have completed 8th grade, 62.1% have completed high school, 11.2% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 0.4% have completed a doctorate degree.