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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Ware Shoals, SC Cross Hill, SC, Fountain Inn, SC, Gray Court, SC, Greenwood, SC (Coronaca), Hodges, SC, Honea Path, SC (Town Center), Laurens, SC (City Center), Laurens, SC (Cold Point/Maddens), Pelzer, SC (Lickville/Fork Shoals), Ware Shoals, SC
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $108,710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | medium cost relative to SC, low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE SETTING | Rural (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: 2 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Black, some Hispanic |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
LAURENS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 55 School District
6,009 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
5 |
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| Better than: of SC school districts |
49.4% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
1 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
0.7% |
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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| E B MORSE ELEMENTARY 200 PARKVIEW DR., LAURENS, SC 29360 (864) 984-7777 |
PK-05 |
| FORD ELEMENTARY 72 LUCAS AVENUE, LAURENS, SC 29360 (864) 984-3986 |
PK-05 |
| GRAY COURT-OWINGS ELEMENTARY 9210 HIGHWAY 14, GRAY COURT, SC 29645 (864) 876-2171 |
03-08 |
| HICKORY TAVERN ELEMENTARY 163 NEELY FERRY RD, GRAY COURT, SC 29645 (864) 575-2126 |
PK-05 |
| HICKORY TAVERN MIDDLE 163 NEELY FERRY ROAD, GRAY COURT, SC 29645 (864) 575-4301 |
06-08 |
| LAURENS DISTRICT 55 HIGH SCHOOL 5058 HWY 76 WEST, LAURENS, SC 29360 (864) 682-3151 |
09-12 |
| LAURENS ELEMENTARY 301 HENRY STREET, LAURENS, SC 29360 (864) 984-3067 |
PK-05 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 62.6 | 54.0 |
| BLACK (%) | 31.7 | 40.3 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 4.7 | 4.0 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 57.1 | 51.5 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,057 | $24,380,000 | 46.0 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $491 | $2,950,000 | 5.6 |
| STAFF | $645 | $3,874,000 | 7.3 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $188 | $1,131,000 | 2.1 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $448 | $2,694,000 | 5.1 |
| OPERATION | $616 | $3,700,000 | 7.0 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $315 | $1,890,000 | 3.6 |
| OTHER | $199 | $1,195,000 | 2.2 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,901 | $17,434,000 | 32.9 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,856 | $11,150,000 | 21.0 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $8,814 | $52,964,000 | 100.0 |
Ware Shoals EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Ware Shoals WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 8.4 |
| CHILDREN IN Ware Shoals LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 19.2 |
Ware Shoals Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO SC* |
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| Since 1990 |  155.06%
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About Ware Shoals
Ware Shoals is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 4,967 people and just one neighborhood, Ware Shoals is the 100th largest community in South Carolina.
When you are in Ware Shoals, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 42.5% of Ware Shoals's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Ware Shoals is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ware Shoals who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.06%), sales jobs (7.40%), and teaching (4.85%).
Ware Shoals is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Ware Shoals isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.75% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
As is often the case in a small town, Ware Shoals doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
Ware Shoals Information and Demographics
The percentage of people in Ware Shoals with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 11.06% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Ware Shoals in 2000 was $15,885, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $63,540 for a family of four.
Ware Shoals is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ware Shoals home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Ware Shoals is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ware Shoals include English, Irish, German, and Scotch-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Ware Shoals is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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