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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Dacula, GA Lawrenceville, GA (Allendale), Lawrenceville, GA (City Center), Lawrenceville, GA (Gloster), Lawrenceville, GA (Ronald Reagan Pky/Five Forks Trickum Rd), Lawrenceville, GA (University Pky/Sugarloaf Pky), Loganville, GA (Rosebud), Snellville, GA (City Center), Snellville, GA (Main St/Highpoint Rd), Suwanee, GA (City Center), Suwanee, GA (Duluth Hwy 120/Lawrenceville Suwanee Rd)

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $223,226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | high cost relative to GA, medium cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Rowhouses & attached homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Urban Sophisticates, Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 8 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Upper middle income (well-above average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Black, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic, some East Asian, some Mexican |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
144,598 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
10 |
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| Better than: of GA school districts |
90.6% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
4 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
37.7% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| 15 |
| STATE AVERAGE 15 |
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| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN READING |
PROFICIENT IN MATH |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| ALCOVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 770 EWING CHAPEL ROAD, DACULA, GA 30019 (678) 376-8500 |
PK-05 |
| ALTON C. CREWS MIDDLE SCHOOL 1000 OLD SNELLVILLE HIGHWAY, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30044 (770) 982-6940 |
06-08 |
| ANNISTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3150 SPAIN ROAD, SNELLVILLE, GA 30039 (770) 979-2950 |
PK-05 |
| ARCADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 5150 ARCADO ROAD, LILBURN, GA 30047 (770) 925-2100 |
PK-05 |
| BEAVER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1978 BEAVER RUIN ROAD, NORCROSS, GA 30071 (770) 447-6307 |
PK-05 |
| BENEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 970 MCELVANEY LANE, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30044 (770) 962-3771 |
PK-05 |
| BERKELEY LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 4300 S. BERKELEY LAKE ROAD, DULUTH, GA 30096 (770) 446-0947 |
PK-05 |
| BERKMAR HIGH SCHOOL 405 PLEASANT HILL ROAD, LILBURN, GA 30047 (770) 921-3636 |
09-12 |
| BERKMAR MIDDLE SCHOOL 4355 LAWRENCEVILLE HIGHWAY, LILBURN, GA 30047 (770) 638-2300 |
06-08 |
| BETHESDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 525 BETHESDA SCHOOL ROAD, LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30045 (770) 921-2000 |
PK-05 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 39.1 | 49.2 |
| BLACK (%) | 26.3 | 39.2 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 20.6 | 8.6 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 10.2 | 2.8 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 39.6 | 49.8 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,191 | $750,668,000 | 50.3 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $338 | $48,913,000 | 3.3 |
| STAFF | $322 | $46,605,000 | 3.1 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $33 | $4,758,000 | 0.3 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $600 | $86,787,000 | 5.8 |
| OPERATION | $477 | $69,037,000 | 4.6 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $432 | $62,454,000 | 4.2 |
| OTHER | $607 | $87,765,000 | 5.9 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,810 | $406,319,000 | 27.2 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $2,325 | $336,202,000 | 22.5 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $10,326 | $1493,189,000 | 100.0 |
Dacula EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN Dacula WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 26.9 |
| CHILDREN IN Dacula LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 2.7 |
Dacula is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 3,893 people and just one neighborhood, Dacula is the 190th largest community in Georgia.
Dacula has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Dacula, where the median household income is $57,525.
Unlike some cities , Dacula isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Dacula are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dacula is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Dacula who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.16%), sales jobs (12.75%), and management occupations (8.29%).
Also of interest is that Dacula has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Because of many things, Dacula is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Dacula really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Dacula perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Dacula is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Dacula, the average commute to work is 38.74 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Dacula is a very car-oriented city. 99.09% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Dacula 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. Dacula has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Dacula 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.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Dacula rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.62% of adults 25 and older in Dacula 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 Dacula in 2000 was $19,720, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,880 for a family of four. However, Dacula contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Dacula home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Dacula is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dacula include German, English, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Dacula is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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