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Abbeville, AL (Shorterville/Union)
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $58,896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | very low cost relative to KS, very low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Remote (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Rowhouses & attached 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 Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet, Artsy/funky |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Seniors (people 65 and over), some Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 5 (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 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 |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
OSBORNE COUNTY School District
367 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
8 |
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| Better than: of KS school districts |
70.3% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
88.2% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 11 |
| STATE AVERAGE 14 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN READING |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| OSBORNE ELEM 234 N THIRD, OSBORNE, KS 67473 (785) 346-5491 |
PK-06 |
| OSBORNE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH 219 N SECOND, OSBORNE, KS 67473 (785) 346-2143 |
07-12 |
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 97.3 | 75.4 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.8 | 8.6 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 1.1 | 12.1 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 46.3 | 38.7 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $6,330 | $2,323,000 | 52.7 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $232 | $85,000 | 1.9 |
| STAFF | $112 | $41,000 | 0.9 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $422 | $155,000 | 3.5 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $542 | $199,000 | 4.5 |
| OPERATION | $1,106 | $406,000 | 9.2 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $471 | $173,000 | 3.9 |
| OTHER | $0 | $0 | 0.0 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,886 | $1,059,000 | 24.0 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $2,787 | $1,023,000 | 23.2 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $12,003 | $4,405,000 | 100.0 |
Alton EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Alton WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 15.5 |
| CHILDREN IN Alton LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 12.6 |
Alton Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO KS* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 |  229.01%
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12.05%
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About Alton
Alton is a tiny town located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 295 people and just one neighborhood, Alton is the 229th largest community in Kansas. Alton has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Alton is a blue-collar town, with 39.1% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Alton is a town of managers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Alton who work in farm management (24.36%), teaching (5.77%), and office and administrative support jobs (5.77%).
You will also find that a lot of people in Alton work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.09% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Alton spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.08 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small town, Alton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Alton Information and Demographics
In terms of college education, Alton ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 7.20% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Alton in 2000 was $17,187, which is middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $68,748 for a family of four.
The people who call Alton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Alton is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Alton include German, English, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Dutch, Scottish, and Welsh.
The most common language spoken in Alton is English.
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