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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Shepherdstown, WV Burkittsville, MD, Charles Town, WV (City Center), Harpers Ferry, WV (Town Center), Keedysville, MD, Lovettsville, VA, Martinsburg, WV (Rosemont), Martinsburg, WV (Swan Pond/Blairton), Martinsburg, WV (Winchester Ave/Stephen St), Shepherdstown, WV, St. James, MD
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $352,132 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | very high cost relative to WV, high cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 Mobile homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Small apartment buildings, 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 Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Urban Sophisticates, Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some 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: 9 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Upper middle income (well-above average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Black, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic, some East Asian |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking |
School Rating Information
JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DIST School District
7,874 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
8 |
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| Better than: of WV school districts |
78.2% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
3 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
26.9% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 14 |
| STATE AVERAGE 14 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN READING |
PROFICIENT IN MATH |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| BLUE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 18866 CHARLES TOWN ROAD, HARPERS FERRY, WV 25425 (304) 725-2995 |
KG-05 |
| C W SHIPLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ROUTE 3, BOX 270, HARPERS FERRY, WV 25425 (304) 725-4395 |
KG-05 |
| CHARLES TOWN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 817 HIGH STREET, CHARLES TOWN, WV 25414 (304) 725-7821 |
06-08 |
| HARPERS FERRY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 1710 WEST WASHINGTON STREET, HARPERS FERRY, WV 25425 (304) 535-6357 |
06-08 |
| JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL 4141 FLOWING SPRINGS ROAD, SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, WV 25442 (304) 725-8491 |
09-12 |
| NORTH JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY 6996 CHARLES TOWN RD, KEARNEYSVILLE, WV 25430 (304) 725-9587 |
PK-05 |
| PAGE JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 370 PAGE JACKSON SCHOOL ROAD, CHARLES TOWN, WV 25414 (304) 725-8408 |
KG-02 |
| RANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 600 NORTH PRESTON STREET, RANSON, WV 25438 (304) 725-7310 |
PK-05 |
| SHEPHERDSTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 662 SOUTH CHURCH STREET, SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV 25443 (304) 876-6270 |
KG-05 |
| SHEPHERDSTOWN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 54 MINDEN AVE, SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV 25443 (304) 876-6120 |
06-08 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 84.7 | 93.6 |
| BLACK (%) | 9.7 | 5.0 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 4.5 | 0.7 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 30.0 | 49.1 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,351 | $42,135,000 | 59.0 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $325 | $2,559,000 | 3.6 |
| STAFF | $221 | $1,740,000 | 2.4 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $218 | $1,719,000 | 2.4 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $371 | $2,921,000 | 4.1 |
| OPERATION | $909 | $7,156,000 | 10.0 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $618 | $4,867,000 | 6.8 |
| OTHER | $200 | $1,572,000 | 2.2 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,862 | $22,534,000 | 31.6 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $853 | $6,714,000 | 9.4 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $9,066 | $71,383,000 | 100.0 |
Shepherdstown EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Shepherdstown WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 38.0 |
| CHILDREN IN Shepherdstown LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 8.8 |
Shepherdstown Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO WV* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 |  205.22%
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10.80%
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10 | 9 |
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About Shepherdstown
Shepherdstown is a tiny town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 796 people and just one neighborhood, Shepherdstown is the 176th largest community in West Virginia.
Shepherdstown is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.94% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Shepherdstown is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shepherdstown who work in teaching (12.30%), management occupations (11.14%), and office and administrative support jobs (11.14%).
Of important note, Shepherdstown is also a town of artists. Shepherdstown has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Shepherdstown's character.
Also of interest is that Shepherdstown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Shepherdstown is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Shepherdstown enrolled in college, Shepherdstown has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
Being a small town, Shepherdstown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Shepherdstown Information and Demographics
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Shepherdstown, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Shepherdstown is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 48.77% 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 Shepherdstown in 2000 was $28,539, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $114,156 for a family of four.
Shepherdstown is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Shepherdstown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Shepherdstown is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Shepherdstown include German, Irish, English, Scottish, Scotch-Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Shepherdstown is English.
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