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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Saint John, IN Crete, IL (Village Center), Crown Point, IN (Hawthorne Hills), Crown Point, IN (Wald View/Shady Lawn), Glenwood, IL (Route 1/187th St), Munster, IN (Maynard), Munster, IN (Town Center), Schererville, IN, South Holland, IL (U.S. Route 6/170th St), Willowbrook, IL, Winfield, IN

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $254,785 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | very high cost relative to IN, medium cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density) |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Rowhouses & attached homes, some Small apartment buildings, a few Mobile homes |
| 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 Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), 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 |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some College students (people currently attending college), some Seniors (people 65 and over) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 7 (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 Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic, some Mexican, some Asian Indian, some Black |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some Italian speaking |
9,375 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
10 |
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| Better than: of IN school districts |
91.1% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
87.4% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| STATE AVERAGE 17 |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| GEORGE BIBICH ELEMENTARY SCH 14600 W 81ST ST, DYER, IN 46311 (219) 322-1185 |
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| HOMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 210 E JOLIET, SCHERERVILLE, IN 46375 (219) 322-4451 |
KG-05 |
| JAMES H WATSON ELEM SCH 333 W 77TH ST, SCHERERVILLE, IN 46375 (219) 322-1365 |
KG-05 |
| KAHLER MIDDLE SCHOOL 600 JOLIET ST, DYER, IN 46311 (219) 865-3535 |
06-08 |
| KOLLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 8801 WICKER AVE, SAINT JOHN, IN 46373 (219) 365-8577 |
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| LAKE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 8400 WICKER AVE, SAINT JOHN, IN 46373 (219) 365-8551 |
09-12 |
| MICHAEL GRIMMER MIDDLE SCHOOL 225 W 77TH AVE, SCHERERVILLE, IN 46375 (219) 865-6985 |
06-08 |
| PEIFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1824 S CLINE, SCHERERVILLE, IN 46375 (219) 322-5335 |
KG-05 |
| PROTSMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1121 HARRISON, DYER, IN 46311 (219) 322-2040 |
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| WEST LAKE SPEC ED COOP 212 E JOLIET ST, SCHERERVILLE, IN 46375 (219) 865-1171 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 85.7 | 80.3 |
| BLACK (%) | 2.3 | 12.4 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 9.4 | 5.7 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 10.5 | 36.1 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,121 | $48,005,000 | 53.6 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $477 | $4,471,000 | 5.0 |
| STAFF | $124 | $1,161,000 | 1.3 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $75 | $705,000 | 0.8 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $298 | $2,795,000 | 3.1 |
| OPERATION | $739 | $6,926,000 | 7.7 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $407 | $3,816,000 | 4.3 |
| OTHER | $199 | $1,862,000 | 2.1 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,319 | $21,736,000 | 24.3 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $2,111 | $19,791,000 | 22.1 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $9,550 | $89,532,000 | 100.0 |
Saint John EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN Saint John WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 24.1 |
| CHILDREN IN Saint John LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 2.2 |
Saint John is a somewhat small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 8,196 people and just one neighborhood, Saint John is the 87th largest community in Indiana.
Saint John is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Saint John is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Saint John who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.63%), sales jobs (12.61%), and management occupations (10.69%).
In addition, Saint John is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.
Saint John is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Saint John's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One downside of living in Saint John is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Saint John, the average commute to work is 34.39 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Saint John doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Saint John is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 25.70% of adults in Saint John have a college degree.
The per capita income in Saint John in 2000 was $24,998, which is wealthy relative to Indiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,992 for a family of four. However, Saint John contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Saint John home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Saint John is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Saint John include Polish, German, Irish, Italian, Dutch, English, Hungarian, Slovak, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Saint John is English.
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