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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Sophia, WV Beckley, WV (Beckley Junction/Mountain State U), Beckley, WV (City Center), Beckley, WV (East Beckley), Beckley, WV (Eisenhower Dr/Vance Dr), Beckley, WV (Harper/Maynor), Beckley, WV (Sprague/Skelton), Beckley, WV (Stanaford/Piney View), Beckley, WV (Wickham), Mabscott, WV, Shady Spring, WV
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $102,350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | medium cost relative to WV, very low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density) |
| 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 Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), 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 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 | Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
RALEIGH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT School District
11,703 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
7 |
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| Better than: of WV school districts |
67.3% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
3 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
24.8% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 15 |
| 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 |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| ACADEMY OF CAREERS AND TECHNOLOGY 390 STANAFORD ROAD, BECKLEY, WV 25801 (304) 256-4615 |
10-12 |
| BECKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 399 GRAY FLATS ROAD, BECKLEY, WV 25801 (304) 256-4575 |
PK-05 |
| BECKLEY/STRATTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 401 GRAY FLATS ROAD, BECKLEY, WV 25801 (304) 256-4616 |
06-08 |
| BRADLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 210 BRADLEY SCHOOL ROAD, MOUNT HOPE, WV 25880 (304) 256-4605 |
PK-05 |
| CLEAR FORK DISTRICT ELEMENTARY 4851 CLEAR FORK RD., CLEAR CREEK, WV 25044 (304) 854-1000 |
PK-05 |
| COAL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INDEPENDENCE RD., COAL CITY, WV 25823 (304) 683-5001 |
PK-05 |
| CRAB ORCHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1404 ROBERT C. BYRD DR., CRAB ORCHARD, WV 25827 (304) 256-4577 |
KG-05 |
| CRANBERRY-PROSPERITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 4575 ROBERT C BYRD DR, BECKLEY, WV 25801 (304) 256-4574 |
PK-05 |
| CRESCENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 205 CRESCENT ROAD, BECKLEY, WV 25801 (304) 256-4585 |
KG-05 |
| DANIELS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 351 4-H LAKE ROAD, DANIELS, WV 25832 (304) 256-4622 |
PK-05 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 88.1 | 93.6 |
| BLACK (%) | 10.5 | 5.0 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 54.1 | 49.1 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,292 | $61,927,000 | 48.6 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $509 | $5,961,000 | 4.7 |
| STAFF | $598 | $7,000,000 | 5.5 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $357 | $4,179,000 | 3.3 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $475 | $5,555,000 | 4.4 |
| OPERATION | $950 | $11,121,000 | 8.7 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $792 | $9,273,000 | 7.3 |
| OTHER | $144 | $1,680,000 | 1.3 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $3,825 | $44,769,000 | 35.1 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,781 | $20,844,000 | 16.3 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $10,898 | $127,540,000 | 100.0 |
Sophia EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Sophia WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 8.2 |
| CHILDREN IN Sophia LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 27.8 |
Sophia Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO WV* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 |  154.39%
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8.12%
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About Sophia
Sophia is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 1,300 people and just one neighborhood, Sophia is the 142nd largest community in West Virginia.
Sophia is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Sophia is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sophia who work in sales jobs (15.84%), office and administrative support jobs (10.70%), and healthcare (8.64%).
Sophia is a very car-oriented town. 97.24% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Sophia is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Sophia has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Being a small town, Sophia does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Sophia Information and Demographics
The rate of college-level education in Sophia is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 10.60% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Sophia in 2000 was $15,296, which is middle income relative to West Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $61,184 for a family of four.
The people who call Sophia home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Sophia is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sophia include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Sophia is English.
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