Shelby schools spent the most per pupil of the region's 18 systems in 2002.

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Shelby schools spent the most per pupil of the region's 18 systems in 2002. The top five: State Per-pupil rank System spending* 39 Shelby $7,228 43 Charlotte-Mecklenburg 7,156 56 Newton-Conover 6,904 59 Anson 6,822 65 Hickory 6,647 * child...