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EDITION 2026.08 /8,821 RECORDS / PUBLIC DOMAIN

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County / FIPS 19165

Shelby County

Iowa

Shelby County runs 6 public schools reporting to NCES. It also has 1 Medicare-certified hospital reporting to CMS, of which 1 carry an overall star rating.

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At a glance

Public schools

6schools

Hospitals

1facilities

With a star rating

1facilities

Land area

591sq mi

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Federal money

Obligations recorded against a place of performance in Shelby County. An obligation is a legal commitment to pay, not cash out the door — outlays follow later, sometimes by years.

Obligations, FY2025

$118.3M

2194th of 3,233 among counties

Per resident

$10,0752020 population

Change since FY2021

−8%nominal

Fiscal years covered

5years

Federal obligations in Shelby County, FY2021–FY2025
$80M$100M$120M$140M
$118M
202120232025
View as table
PeriodObligations
2021$129M
2022$117M
2023$96M
2024$92M
2025$118M

Figures are nominal — not adjusted for inflation — because USAspending publishes them that way and adjusting them here would mean this site had edited a government figure. The per-resident figure divides by the 2020 decennial count, which is the population USAspending carries; a 2020 denominator against 2025 spending overstates per-head figures wherever a place has grown since. Shelby County ranks 2194th of 3,233 on this measure in FY2025.

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Hospitals in Shelby County

Hospitals in Shelby County
HospitalCityCMS rating
Myrtue Medical CenterHarlan
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Public schools in Shelby County

Enrollment is the most recent year NCES published.

Public schools in Shelby County
SchoolDistrictCityEnrollment
Exiraelk Horn-Kimballton High SchoolExira-Elk Horn- Kimballton Comm Sch DistElk Horn196
Harlan Intermediate SchoolHarlan Comm School DistrictHarlan310
Harlan Community Middle SchoolHarlan Comm School DistrictHarlan342
Harlan High SchoolHarlan Comm School DistrictHarlan477
Harlan PrimaryHarlan Comm School DistrictHarlan369
Irwin Elementary SchoolIkm-Manning Comm School DistrictIrwin230
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