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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Dorsey, IL Alton, IL (City Center), Alton, IL (Fosterburg), Dorsey, IL, East Alton, IL (Route 143/Old Alton Edwardsville Rd), Edwardsville, IL (Bluff Junction), Edwardsville, IL (City Center), Edwardsville, IL (Lake Dr/Gerber Rd), Edwardsville, IL (Southern Illinois U/University Dr), Edwardsville, IL (Wanda/Meadowbrook), Highland, IL (Marine/Saint Jacob)
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $179,459 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | low cost relative to IL, 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 Complexes/high rise apartments, some Mobile homes, a few Small apartment buildings |
| 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 Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet, Urban Sophisticates |
| 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: 6 (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 Manufacturing & Laborers, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
EDWARDSVILLE CUSD 7 School District
7,365 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of IL school districts |
82.0% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
8 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
78.2% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 16 |
| STATE AVERAGE 16 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| COLUMBUS ELEM SCHOOL 315 N KANSAS ST, EDWARDSVILLE, IL 62025 (618) 656-5167 |
03-05 |
| DISTRICT 7 ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL PO BOX 395, WORDEN, IL 62097 (618) 692-7466 |
09-12 |
| EDWARDSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 6161 CENTER GROVE RD, EDWARDSVILLE, IL 62025 (618) 656-7100 |
09-12 |
| GLEN CARBON ELEM SCHOOL 141 BIRGER AVE, GLEN CARBON, IL 62034 (618) 692-7460 |
PK-02 |
| HAMEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PO BOX 157, HAMEL, IL 62046 (618) 692-7444 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 86.6 | 56.4 |
| BLACK (%) | 8.5 | 20.6 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 1.2 | 19.0 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 1.9 | 3.8 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 14.4 | 37.2 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,243 | $31,247,000 | 48.2 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $495 | $3,642,000 | 5.6 |
| STAFF | $132 | $969,000 | 1.5 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $300 | $2,208,000 | 3.4 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $400 | $2,947,000 | 4.5 |
| OPERATION | $819 | $6,035,000 | 9.3 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $648 | $4,772,000 | 7.4 |
| OTHER | $222 | $1,633,000 | 2.5 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $3,015 | $22,206,000 | 34.3 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,538 | $11,327,000 | 17.5 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $8,796 | $64,780,000 | 100.0 |
Dorsey EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Dorsey WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 18.5 |
| CHILDREN IN Dorsey LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 2.5 |
Dorsey Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO IL* |
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| Since 1990 |  135.05%
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About Dorsey
Dorsey is a tiny town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 911 people and just one neighborhood, Dorsey is the 617th largest community in Illinois.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Dorsey is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Dorsey is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Dorsey who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.12%), management occupations (8.96%), and sales jobs (8.32%).
Dorsey is a very car-oriented town. 100% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Dorsey is a small town, 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. Dorsey has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Being a small town, Dorsey does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Dorsey Information and Demographics
The education level of Dorsey citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 17.45% of adults in Dorsey have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Dorsey in 2000 was $21,055, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,220 for a family of four. However, Dorsey contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dorsey also has one of the lowest poverty rates in America, with just 0% of the people in Dorsey living in poverty.
The people who call Dorsey home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Dorsey is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Dorsey include German, English, Italian, Irish, Scottish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Dorsey is English.
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