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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Terra Alta, WV Aurora, WV, Bruceton Mills, WV, Friendsville, MD, Kingwood, WV, Masontown, WV, Oakland, MD (North Glade/Green Glade), Oakland, MD (Town Center), Reedsville, WV, Terra Alta, WV
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $112,404 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | high cost relative to WV, very 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 Small apartment buildings, 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 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 | 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: 4 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Sales & Service workers, 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 |
School Rating Information
PRESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT School District
4,685 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
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| Better than: of WV school districts |
34.6% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
2 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
18.4% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| STATE AVERAGE 14 |
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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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| AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RR 1 BOX 209, AURORA, WV 26705 (304) 735-3781 |
PK-06 |
| BRUCETON SCHOOL 141 MORGANTOWN ST., BRUCETON MILLS, WV 26525 (304) 379-2593 |
PK-08 |
| CENTRAL PRESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL 100 E HIGH STREET, KINGWOOD, WV 26537 (304) 329-0033 |
06-08 |
| FELLOWSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RR 1 BOX 265, TUNNELTON, WV 26444 (304) 892-3866 |
PK-05 |
| KINGWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 207 S PRICE STREET, KINGWOOD, WV 26537 (304) 329-1034 |
PK-05 |
| PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL 400 PRESTON DRIVE, KINGWOOD, WV 26537 (304) 329-0400 |
09-12 |
| ROWLESBURG SCHOOL RR 1 BOX 255, ROWLESBURG, WV 26425 (304) 454-9311 |
PK-08 |
| SOUTH PRESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ROUTE 26, TUNNELTON, WV 26444 (304) 568-2331 |
06-08 |
| TERRA ALTA/EAST PRESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1103 EAST STATE AVENUE, TERRA ALTA, WV 26764 (304) 789-2596 |
KG-08 |
| TUNNELTON-DENVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RR 2 BOX 118B, TUNNELTON, WV 26444 (304) 568-2331 |
PK-05 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 98.9 | 93.6 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 51.6 | 49.1 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,500 | $25,767,000 | 65.1 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $249 | $1,166,000 | 2.9 |
| STAFF | $116 | $543,000 | 1.4 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $164 | $766,000 | 1.9 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $387 | $1,814,000 | 4.6 |
| OPERATION | $676 | $3,166,000 | 8.0 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $755 | $3,538,000 | 8.9 |
| OTHER | $89 | $416,000 | 1.0 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,435 | $11,409,000 | 28.8 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $517 | $2,423,000 | 6.1 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $8,452 | $39,599,000 | 100.0 |
Terra Alta EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Terra Alta WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 11.7 |
| CHILDREN IN Terra Alta LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 23.8 |
Terra Alta Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO WV* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 |  133.41%
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7.02%
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About Terra Alta
Terra Alta is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 4,126 people and just one neighborhood, Terra Alta is the 48th largest community in West Virginia.
Terra Alta is a blue-collar town, with 35.8% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Terra Alta is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Terra Alta who work in sales jobs (10.60%), office and administrative support jobs (10.48%), and healthcare support services (7.71%).
Being a small town, Terra Alta does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Terra Alta Information and Demographics
The rate of college-level education in Terra Alta is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 11.57% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Terra Alta in 2000 was $12,664, which is lower middle income relative to West Virginia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $50,656 for a family of four.
The people who call Terra Alta home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Terra Alta is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Terra Alta include German, English, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Terra Alta is English.
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