<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000879358
<NAME> STRONG SHORT-TERM MUNICIPAL BOND FUND, INC.
<SERIES>
<NUMBER> 001
<NAME> INVESTOR CLASS
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> AUG-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> SEP-01-1999
<PERIOD-END> AUG-31-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 315,705
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 314,948
<RECEIVABLES> 5,557
<ASSETS-OTHER> 136
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 320,641
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 8,897
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 1,431
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 10,328
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 327,287
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 31,885
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 33,277
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 2
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 0
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> (16064)
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> (912)
<NET-ASSETS> 307282
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 487
<INTEREST-INCOME> 15330
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (1751)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 14066
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> (878)
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (2999)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 10189
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (14046)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 16533
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (19181)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 1256
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (14426)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 2
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> (15184)
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 1050
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 1751
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 293118
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 10
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> (0)
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> (0)
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 10
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 0.6
</TABLE>
