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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $174,139 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | high cost relative to PA, high cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Urban (based on population density) |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, some Small apartment buildings, a few Complexes/high rise apartments |
| 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 Walkable, Urban Sophisticates, Quiet, Artsy/funky |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 8 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic, some Puerto Rican |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
GOVERNOR MIFFLIN SD School District
4,281 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
6 |
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| Better than: of PA school districts |
56.4% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
81.2% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 16 |
| STATE AVERAGE 15 |
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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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| BRECKNOCK EL SCH ROUTE 568, MOHNTON, PA 19540 (610) 775-5079 |
KG-03 |
| CUMRU EL SCH PHILADELPHIA AVENUE, SHILLINGTON, PA 19607 (610) 775-5081 |
KG-03 |
| GOVERNOR MIFFLIN MS 130 EAST LANCASTER AVENUE, SHILLINGTON, PA 19607 (610) 775-1465 |
07-08 |
| GOVERNOR MIFFLIN SHS 101 S WAVERLY ST, SHILLINGTON, PA 19607 (610) 775-5089 |
09-12 |
| INTERMEDIATE SCH 600 GOVERNOR DR, SHILLINGTON, PA 19607 (610) 775-5083 |
04-06 |
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 88.7 | 74.8 |
| BLACK (%) | 3.6 | 16.2 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 13.6 | 31.4 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,407 | $23,148,000 | 55.2 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $408 | $1,745,000 | 4.2 |
| STAFF | $497 | $2,129,000 | 5.1 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $163 | $697,000 | 1.7 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $363 | $1,553,000 | 3.7 |
| OPERATION | $879 | $3,765,000 | 9.0 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $350 | $1,498,000 | 3.6 |
| OTHER | $227 | $973,000 | 2.3 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,887 | $12,360,000 | 29.5 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,502 | $6,431,000 | 15.3 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $9,797 | $41,939,000 | 100.0 |
Shillington EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Shillington WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 28.8 |
| CHILDREN IN Shillington LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 3.3 |
Shillington Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO PA* |
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| Since 1990 |  85.90%
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About Shillington
Shillington is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,059 people and just one neighborhood, Shillington is the 346th largest community in Pennsylvania. Shillington has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.
Shillington is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Shillington is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shillington who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.65%), sales jobs (12.01%), and teaching (8.92%).
Of important note, Shillington is also a borough of artists. Shillington has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Shillington's character.
In addition, Shillington is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.
Residents of the borough have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.08 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small borough, Shillington does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Shillington Information and Demographics
The education level of Shillington citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 28.83% of adults in Shillington have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Shillington in 2000 was $22,322, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,288 for a family of four.
The people who call Shillington home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Shillington is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Shillington include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, English, and Pennsylvania German.
The most common language spoken in Shillington is English.
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