Mansfield Times

23.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Shelby in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 13.9 percent lower than the state average of 37.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 8,282.

87.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	742	12.9
Regular high school diploma	2,219	38.6
GED or alternative credential	284	4.9
Some college, less than 1 year	454	7.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	682	11.9
Associate's degree	520	9
Bachelor's degree	460	8
Master's degree	349	6.1
Professional school degree	43	0.7
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.