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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Bethany, WV Bethany, WV, Burgettstown, PA (Paris/Jefferson), Follansbee, WV (City Center), Follansbee, WV (Scott Run/Coketown), Steubenville, OH (Fernwood Rd/Cross Creek Rd), Valley Grove, WV, Weirton, WV (U.S. Route 22/Colliers Way), Wellsburg, WV (City Center), Wheeling, WV (Clearview), Wheeling, WV (Warwood)

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $114,735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | low cost relative to WV, very low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Mobile homes, 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 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 | 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 College students (people currently attending college), some Seniors (people 65 and over) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 6 (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 Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
3,579 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of WV school districts |
83.6% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
3 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
27.9% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| STATE AVERAGE 14 |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| BEECH BOTTOM PRIMARY SCHOOL HIGH STREET, BEECH BOTTOM, WV 26030 (304) 394-5341 |
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| BETHANY PRIMARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAWER H, BETHANY, WV 26032 (304) 829-4333 |
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| BROOKE HIGH SCHOOL CROSS CREEK ROAD, WELLSBURG, WV 26070 (304) 527-1410 |
09-12 |
| COLLIER PRIMARY SCHOOL PENN STREET, COLLIER, WV 26035 (304) 748-8188 |
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| EDGEWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL 4215 WELLS STREET, WEIRTON, WV 26062 (304) 748-7676 |
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| FOLLANSBEE MIDDLE SCHOOL 1400 MAIN ST, FOLLANSBEE, WV 26037 (304) 527-1942 |
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| FRANKLIN PRIMARY SCHOOL 1305 WASHINGTON PIKE, WELLSBURG, WV 26070 (304) 737-1760 |
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| HOOVERSON HEIGHTS PRIMARY SCHOOL 200 ROCKDALE ROAD, FOLLANSBEE, WV 26037 (304) 527-0870 |
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| JEFFERSON PRIMARY SCHOOL 1098 JEFFERSON ST, FOLLANSBEE, WV 26037 (304) 527-2250 |
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| LAURETTA B MILLSOP PRIMARY SCHOOL LEGION & SWEARINGEN, WEIRTON, WV 26062 (304) 748-7760 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 98.1 | 93.6 |
| BLACK (%) | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 41.6 | 49.1 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,594 | $20,022,000 | 58.0 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $327 | $1,169,000 | 3.4 |
| STAFF | $122 | $438,000 | 1.3 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $407 | $1,457,000 | 4.2 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $622 | $2,226,000 | 6.4 |
| OPERATION | $1,078 | $3,857,000 | 11.2 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $549 | $1,965,000 | 5.7 |
| OTHER | $96 | $343,000 | 1.0 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $3,201 | $11,455,000 | 33.2 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $849 | $3,038,000 | 8.8 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $9,644 | $34,515,000 | 100.0 |
Bethany EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN Bethany WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 19.4 |
| CHILDREN IN Bethany LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 14.0 |
Bethany is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 1,013 people and just one neighborhood, Bethany is the 165th largest community in West Virginia.
Bethany is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.87% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bethany is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bethany who work in teaching (25.74%), office and administrative support jobs (17.87%), and food service (9.79%).
Of important note, Bethany is also a town of artists. Bethany has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bethany's character.
Bethany is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Bethany area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Bethany maintain a good economy.
One of the benefits of Bethany is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.20 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
In Bethany, a lot of people use taxis to get to work every day even though Bethany is a relatively small town. Those that ride taxis are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Bethany, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Bethany is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 64.91% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.
The per capita income in Bethany in 2000 was $10,769, which is low income relative to West Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $43,076 for a family of four.
The people who call Bethany home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bethany is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bethany include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, English, Scotch-Irish, Slovak, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Bethany is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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