Shelby County Public Library - Shelbyville, Indiana. Welcome to the VELMA WORTMAN MORRISTOWN BRANCH of the Shelby County Public Library. Our library is dedicated to Mrs. Velma Wortman who was the first high school librarian at Morristown. We are pleased to honor Mrs. Wortman.
Families with college students and students themselves will spend $136.95 on apparel, $117.98 on food items to stock their dorms and apartments, $66.70 on school supplies, $72.79 on shoes and $78.02 on personal care items.
The findings, part of a 440-page tome of statistics, put the United States' spending on its young people in context. The United States spent more than $11,000 per elementary student in 2010 and more than $12,000 per high school student.