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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Wakarusa, IN Elkhart, IN (County Rd 9/Prairie St), Elkhart, IN (Grant St/Osolo Rd), Elkhart, IN (Greenleaf Manor/East Lake Estates), Elkhart, IN (State Road 120/Jackson Blvd), Goshen, IN (Midway), Goshen, IN (State Road 119/County Rd 17), Goshen, IN (U.S. Route 20/State Road 15), Goshen, IN (U.S. Route 33/Lincoln Way), Goshen, IN (Waterford Mills/Goshen College), Mishawaka, IN (Hi-View Addition)
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $175,305 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | medium cost relative to IN, low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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, some Rowhouses & attached homes, a few Complexes/high rise apartments |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms), a few Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), 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 Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 4 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Upper middle income (well-above average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Farmers, foresters, or fishers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic, some Mexican |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
WA-NEE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS School District
3,258 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
8 |
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| Better than: of IN school districts |
78.1% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
8 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
78.0% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 18 |
| STATE AVERAGE 17 |
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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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| NAPPANEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 755 E VAN BUREN ST, NAPPANEE, IN 46550 (574) 773-7421 |
KG-05 |
| NORTH WOOD HIGH SCHOOL 2101 N MAIN ST, NAPPANEE, IN 46550 (574) 773-4127 |
09-12 |
| NORTH WOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL 207 N ELKHART, WAKARUSA, IN 46573 (574) 862-2710 |
06-08 |
| WAKARUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 400 N WASHINGTON ST, WAKARUSA, IN 46573 (574) 862-2000 |
KG-05 |
| WOODVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 800 E WOODVIEW DR, NAPPANEE, IN 46550 (574) 773-3117 |
PK-05 |
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 92.8 | 80.3 |
| BLACK (%) | 1.2 | 12.4 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 5.5 | 5.7 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 21.2 | 36.1 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,090 | $16,582,000 | 47.9 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $328 | $1,070,000 | 3.1 |
| STAFF | $275 | $895,000 | 2.6 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $109 | $354,000 | 1.0 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $378 | $1,230,000 | 3.6 |
| OPERATION | $870 | $2,834,000 | 8.2 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $498 | $1,624,000 | 4.7 |
| OTHER | $147 | $479,000 | 1.4 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,605 | $8,486,000 | 24.5 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $2,935 | $9,562,000 | 27.6 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $10,629 | $34,630,000 | 100.0 |
Wakarusa EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Wakarusa WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 13.3 |
| CHILDREN IN Wakarusa LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 14.8 |
Wakarusa Appreciation Rates
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About Wakarusa
Wakarusa is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 1,590 people and just one neighborhood, Wakarusa is the 279th largest community in Indiana.
When you are in Wakarusa, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.7% of Wakarusa's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Wakarusa is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Wakarusa who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.84%), sales jobs (11.56%), and teaching (6.28%).
One of the benefits of Wakarusa is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.75 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Wakarusa is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Wakarusa Information and Demographics
The percentage of people in Wakarusa with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 11.75% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Wakarusa in 2000 was $19,615, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,460 for a family of four.
The people who call Wakarusa home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Wakarusa is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Wakarusa include German, Swiss, Irish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Wakarusa is English.
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