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Fort Polk, LA
Found within zip
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71459
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Fort Polk, LA Fort Polk, LA, Leesville, LA (Billy Goat Hill), Pitkin, LA (Fullerton/Dido), Simpson, LA
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $74,800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | very high cost relative to LA, 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) |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Small apartment buildings, some Rowhouses & attached homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Mobile homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), some Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 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), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Renters |
| 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 |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 3 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Government employees, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Executive, managerial & professional |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Black, some Irish ancestry, some Hispanic, some Mexican, some East Asian, some Italian ancestry, some Puerto Rican |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking |
School Rating Information
VERNON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD School District
9,744 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
10 |
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| Better than: of LA school districts |
94.3% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
5 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
43.2% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 14 |
| STATE AVERAGE 15 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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PROFICIENT IN READING |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| ANACOCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 4726 PORT ARTHUR AVENUE, ANACOCO, LA 71403 (337) 239-3040 |
PK-06 |
| ANACOCO HIGH SCHOOL 4740 PORT ARTHUR AVENUE, ANACOCO, LA 71403 (337) 239-3039 |
07-12 |
| EAST LEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 203 BELVIEW ROAD, LEESVILLE, LA 71446 (337) 239-4966 |
PK-01 |
| EVANS HIGH SCHOOL 18829 HIGHWAY 111, EVANS, LA 70639 (337) 286-5289 |
PK-12 |
| GATES SCHOOL 15112 LAKE CHARLES HIGHWAY, LEESVILLE, LA 71446 (337) 535-0247 |
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| HICKS HIGH SCHOOL 1296 HICKS SCHOOL ROAD, LEESVILLE, LA 71446 (337) 239-9645 |
PK-12 |
| HORNBECK HIGH SCHOOL 2363 STILLWELL AVENUE, HORNBECK, LA 71439 (318) 565-4440 |
PK-12 |
| LEESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 502 BERRY AVENUE, LEESVILLE, LA 71446 (337) 239-3464 |
09-12 |
| LEESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 480 BERRY AVENUE, LEESVILLE, LA 71446 (337) 239-3874 |
07-08 |
| NORTH POLK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 4978 UNIVERSITY PARKWAY, FORT POLK, LA 71459 (337) 537-5109 |
PK-01 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 71.8 | 51.5 |
| BLACK (%) | 20.1 | 44.4 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 5.0 | 2.1 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | NO DATA | 61.2 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,946 | $48,190,000 | 56.2 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $321 | $3,130,000 | 3.6 |
| STAFF | $294 | $2,861,000 | 3.3 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $164 | $1,597,000 | 1.9 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $441 | $4,301,000 | 5.0 |
| OPERATION | $772 | $7,522,000 | 8.8 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $629 | $6,127,000 | 7.2 |
| OTHER | $99 | $961,000 | 1.1 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,720 | $26,499,000 | 30.9 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,126 | $10,967,000 | 12.8 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $8,791 | $85,656,000 | 100.0 |
Fort Polk EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Fort Polk WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 19.7 |
| CHILDREN IN Fort Polk LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 13.3 |
Fort Polk Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO LA* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 |  245.80%
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13.46%
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About Fort Polk
Fort Polk is a somewhat small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 14,323 people and just one neighborhood, Fort Polk is the 33rd largest community in Louisiana.
Fort Polk is a military town: the armed forces employs 59.07% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Healthcare and Public Service are prominent in the local economy and are the town's largest civilian employers, employing 21.48% and 17.60% of the civilian workforce respectively.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 12.18 minutes getting to work every day.
Fort Polk Information and Demographics
The overall education level of Fort Polk is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 20.29% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Fort Polk in 2000 was $12,017, which is lower middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $48,068 for a family of four.
Fort Polk is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Fort Polk home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fort Polk is White, followed by African-American. Fort Polk also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.73% of the town's residents. Important ancestries of people in Fort Polk include German, Irish, Italian, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Fort Polk is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German.
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