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Fairview Heights, IL

Found within zip codes: 62208, 62223

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Fairview Heights, IL

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NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER	DETAILS
THE SETTING	Suburban (based on population density)
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS	mostly Single-family homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, 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 Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later)
HOME OWNERSHIP	Mixed owners & renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER	mostly Urban Sophisticates, Artsy/funky, Quiet


THE NEIGHBORS	DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE	mostly Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL	Rating: 6 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME	Upper middle income (well-above average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS	mostly Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Sales & Service workers, some Government employees
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY	mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Black, some Italian ancestry, some East Asian, some Hispanic
LANGUAGES	mostly English speaking

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)	6
Better than: of IL school districts	56.9%

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best)	6
Better than: of US school districts	56.5%

Fewer students per classroom means smaller classes and more personal attention to each student. STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
15
STATE AVERAGE 16

80%	74%	78%	71%	83%	77%	DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH	PROFICIENT IN READING	PROFICIENT IN MATH


SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT	GRADES
GRANT MIDDLE SCHOOL 10110 OLD LINCOLN TR, FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL 62208 (618) 397-2764	05-08
ILLINI ELEM SCHOOL 21 CIRCLE DR, FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL 62208 (618) 398-5552	PK-04

School district enrollment by group

ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	58.7	56.4
BLACK (%)	32.7	20.6
HISPANIC (%)	1.0	19.0
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	1.3	3.8
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	0.3	0.2

ECONOMIC GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	19.1	37.2

Educational Expenditures

FOR THIS DISTRICT	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$4,554	$3,529,000	55.5
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$208	$161,000	2.5
STAFF	$378	$293,000	4.6
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$297	$230,000	3.6
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$418	$324,000	5.1
OPERATION	$705	$546,000	8.6
TRANSPORTATION	$661	$512,000	8.0
OTHER	$77	$60,000	0.9
TOTAL SUPPORT	$2,743	$2,126,000	33.4
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$911	$706,000	11.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$8,208	$6,361,000	100.0


Fairview Heights EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN Fairview Heights WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%)	25.2
CHILDREN IN Fairview Heights LIVING IN POVERTY (%)	7.8

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)	7
Better than: of IL school districts	65.2%

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best)	7
Better than: of US school districts	63.6%

Fewer students per classroom means smaller classes and more personal attention to each student. STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
15
STATE AVERAGE 16

82%	74%	75%	71%	90%	77%	DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH	PROFICIENT IN READING	PROFICIENT IN MATH


SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT	GRADES
PONTIAC JR HIGH SCHOOL 400 ASHLAND DR, FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL 62208 (618) 233-6004	07-08
WILLIAM HOLLIDAY ELEM SCHOOL 400 JOSEPH DR, FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL 62208 (618) 233-7588	PK-06

School district enrollment by group

ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	50.6	56.4
BLACK (%)	36.3	20.6
HISPANIC (%)	3.7	19.0
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	2.4	3.8
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	0.0	0.2

ECONOMIC GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	24.0	37.2

Educational Expenditures

FOR THIS DISTRICT	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,293	$3,721,000	46.0
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$299	$210,000	2.6
STAFF	$181	$127,000	1.6
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$336	$236,000	2.9
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$309	$217,000	2.7
OPERATION	$784	$551,000	6.8
TRANSPORTATION	$632	$444,000	5.5
OTHER	$100	$70,000	0.9
TOTAL SUPPORT	$2,639	$1,855,000	22.9
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$3,566	$2,507,000	31.0
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$11,498	$8,083,000	100.0


Fairview Heights EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN Fairview Heights WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%)	25.2
CHILDREN IN Fairview Heights LIVING IN POVERTY (%)	7.8


Fairview Heights Crime Data

Fairview Heights violent crimes

Population: 14,863
	MURDER	RAPE	ROBBERY	ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA
RATE PER 1,000	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA

United States violent crimes

Population: 296,410,404
	MURDER	RAPE	ROBBERY	ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL	16,692	93,934	417,122	862,947
RATE PER 1,000	0.06	0.32	1.41	2.91

Fairview Heights property crimes

Population: 14,863
	BURGLARY	THEFT	MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA
RATE PER 1,000	NO DATA	NO DATA	NO DATA

United States property crimes

Population: 296,410,404
	BURGLARY	THEFT	MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL	2,154,126	6,776,807	1,235,226
RATE PER 1,000	7.27	22.86	4.17


Fairview Heights Appreciation Rates
PERIOD	TOTAL APPRECIATION	AVG. ANNUAL RATE	COMPARED TO IL*	COMPARED TO AMERICA*
Since 1990	83.08%	4.55%	1	2
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			* 10 is highest

About Fairview Heights

Fairview Heights is a somewhat small town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 14,863 people and just one neighborhood, Fairview Heights is the 155th largest community in Illinois.

Unlike some towns , Fairview Heights isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Fairview Heights are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fairview Heights is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fairview Heights who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.85%), sales jobs (11.43%), and management occupations (7.36%).

Also of interest is that Fairview Heights has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

For most residents of Fairview Heights, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 96.8% of people in Fairview Heights drive alone to work on most days, making Fairview Heights a very car-oriented town. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Fairview Heights's landscape.

Fairview Heights 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.

Fairview Heights Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Fairview Heights 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: 24.81% of adults in Fairview Heights have a college degree.

The per capita income in Fairview Heights in 2000 was $21,465, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,860 for a family of four.

Fairview Heights is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fairview Heights home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fairview Heights is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fairview Heights include German, Irish, English, Polish, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Fairview Heights is English.

Fairview Heights, IL

Fairview Heights, IL

School Rating Information

GRANT CCSD 110 School District

Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

PONTIAC-W HOLLIDAY SD 105 School District

Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

Fairview Heights Crime Data

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Fairview Heights Appreciation Rates

About Fairview Heights

Fairview Heights Information and Demographics

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