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Abbeville, AL (Shorterville/Union)
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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Calera, AL Alabaster, AL (City Center), Alabaster, AL (Highway 22/Montevallo Rd), Alabaster, AL (Longview/Dargin), Alabaster, AL (Maylene/Old Maylene), Alabaster, AL (Siluria), Calera, AL, Columbiana, AL (City Center), Columbiana, AL (Nelson/Fourmile), Jemison, AL (Thorsby), Montevallo, AL (Roberta)
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $161,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | medium cost relative to AL, low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, a few Complexes/high rise apartments |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 3 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Black, some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking, some Italian speaking |
School Rating Information
SHELBY COUNTY School District
24,713 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of AL school districts |
83.0% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
4 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
32.8% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 14 |
| STATE AVERAGE 13 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| CALERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 855 10TH ST, CALERA, AL 35040 (205) 682-6120 |
PK-05 |
| CALERA HIGH SCHOOL 8454 HIGHWAY 31 SOUTH, CALERA, AL 35040 (205) 682-6100 |
06-12 |
| CHELSEA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2315 HIGHWAY 39, CHELSEA, AL 35043 (205) 682-7220 |
KG-05 |
| CHELSEA HIGH SCHOOL 10510 HIGHWAY 11, CHELSEA, AL 35043 (205) 682-7200 |
09-12 |
| CHELSEA MIDDLE SCHOOL 2321 HIGHWAY 39, CHELSEA, AL 35043 (205) 682-7210 |
06-08 |
| CHELSEA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 9000 CHELSEA PARK DRIVE, CHELSEA, AL 35043 (M) - |
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| COLUMBIANA MIDDLE SCHOOL 222 JOINERTOWN ROAD, COLUMBIANA, AL 35051 (205) 682-6610 |
06-08 |
| CREEK VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 8568 HIGHWAY 17, MAYLENE, AL 35114 (205) 682-5730 |
KG-03 |
| ELVIN HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 201 WASHINGTON ST, COLUMBIANA, AL 35051 (205) 682-6620 |
KG-05 |
| HELENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 187 THIRD ST, HELENA, AL 35080 (205) 682-5540 |
PK-02 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 79.7 | 59.4 |
| BLACK (%) | 12.5 | 36.0 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 5.6 | 2.8 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 24.6 | 51.6 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,723 | $116,724,000 | 50.2 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $432 | $10,665,000 | 4.6 |
| STAFF | $465 | $11,491,000 | 4.9 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $114 | $2,826,000 | 1.2 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $487 | $12,036,000 | 5.2 |
| OPERATION | $704 | $17,403,000 | 7.5 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $417 | $10,299,000 | 4.4 |
| OTHER | $88 | $2,175,000 | 0.9 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,707 | $66,895,000 | 28.8 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,979 | $48,899,000 | 21.0 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $9,409 | $232,518,000 | 100.0 |
Calera EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Calera WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 16.3 |
| CHILDREN IN Calera LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 11.6 |
Calera Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO AL* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 |  181.49%
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9.94%
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About Calera
Calera is a very small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 2,971 people and just one neighborhood, Calera is the 204th largest community in Alabama.
Calera is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Calera is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Calera who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.24%), sales jobs (14.31%), and management occupations (8.48%).
Calera is a very car-oriented city. 97.86% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Calera is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Calera has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Calera is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Calera Information and Demographics
In terms of college education, the citizens of Calera rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.26% of adults 25 and older in Calera have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Calera in 2000 was $16,395, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $65,580 for a family of four.
Calera is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Calera home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Calera is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Calera include English, Irish, African, and French.
The most common language spoken in Calera is English.
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