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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Castor, LA Bienville, LA, Castor, LA, Coushatta, LA (Martin/Hall Summit), Dubberly, LA, Gibsland, LA, Ringgold, LA, Saline, LA
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $71,816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | very low cost relative to LA, very low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE SETTING | Remote (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Rowhouses & attached 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 Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet |
| 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: 3 (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 Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Sales & Service workers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Black, some Hispanic, some Italian ancestry, some Mexican |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
BIENVILLE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD School District
2,427 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
5 |
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| Better than: of LA school districts |
45.7% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
2 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
10.8% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 13 |
| STATE AVERAGE 15 |
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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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| ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL 967 DANIEL STREET, ARCADIA, LA 71001 (318) 263-2264 |
07-12 |
| BIENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 325 MAIN STREET HIGHWAY 507, BIENVILLE, LA 71008 (318) 385-7591 |
PK-12 |
| CASTOR HIGH SCHOOL 140 FRONT STREET, CASTOR, LA 71016 (318) 544-7271 |
PK-12 |
| CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 935 DANIEL STREET, ARCADIA, LA 71001 (318) 263-8757 |
PK-06 |
| GIBSLAND-COLEMAN HIGH SCHOOL 10TH STREET, GIBSLAND, LA 71028 (318) 843-6247 |
KG-12 |
| RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 4044 BIENVILLE ROAD, SUITE A, RINGGOLD, LA 71068 (318) 894-2911 |
PK-06 |
| RINGGOLD HIGH SCHOOL 4044 BIENVILLE ROAD, SUITE B, RINGGOLD, LA 71068 (318) 894-2271 |
07-12 |
| SALINE HIGH SCHOOL 1255 COOPER STREET, SALINE, LA 71070 (318) 576-3215 |
PK-12 |
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 39.4 | 51.5 |
| BLACK (%) | 59.5 | 44.4 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | NO DATA | 61.2 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,562 | $13,499,000 | 51.2 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $167 | $405,000 | 1.5 |
| STAFF | $389 | $944,000 | 3.6 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $457 | $1,109,000 | 4.2 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $511 | $1,240,000 | 4.7 |
| OPERATION | $857 | $2,081,000 | 7.9 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $843 | $2,047,000 | 7.8 |
| OTHER | $208 | $506,000 | 1.9 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $3,433 | $8,332,000 | 31.6 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,874 | $4,548,000 | 17.2 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $10,869 | $26,379,000 | 100.0 |
Castor EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Castor WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 9.3 |
| CHILDREN IN Castor LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 20.7 |
Castor Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO LA* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 |  194.67%
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10.24%
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About Castor
Castor is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 2,218 people and just one neighborhood, Castor is the 193rd largest community in Louisiana.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Castor is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 45.3% of the Castor workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Castor is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Castor who work in office and administrative support jobs (10.93%), teaching (6.41%), and sales jobs (6.12%).
In Castor, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 42.61 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
For a small town, Castor has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride taxis. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Castor exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
Castor Information and Demographics
The rate of college-level education in Castor is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 10.15% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Castor in 2000 was $10,570, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $42,280 for a family of four.
Castor is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Castor home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Castor is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Castor include Irish, English, and German.
The most common language spoken in Castor is English.
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