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Of all of the major school districts in the Kansas City metropolitan area, Blue Valley and Olathe are the only school districts that have experienced an enrollment increase every year since 1975.
The Blue Valley School District is home to nearly 42,000 residential housing units. Approximately 68 percent of the units are single-family dwellings, while 11 percent and 21 percent of duplexes/condos and multiple-family dwellings respectively, account for the remaining 32 percent of the housing stock. The average household size in Blue Valley is 2.5 residents.
According to 2006-2007 school district records, 51 percent of the students in Blue Valley schools were male and 49 percent were female. Additionally, 84.5 percent of all students in Blue Valley reported their ethnic background as White/Caucasian. In the 2006-2007 school year, 7.2 percent of all Blue Valley students were of Asian/Pacific Islander descent, while 3.2 percent of students were of African-American descent, 0.2 percent of students were of Indian decent, and 2.0 percent were of Hispanic descent.
The majority of Blue Valley residents are under the age of 45, with a significant portion of the population in the 20 to 44-year-old age group. The median age of Blue Valley's residential population in 2005-2006 was 33.8 years old.
More than 50 percent of the households in the Blue Valley School District earn in excess of $75,000 annually. According to information derived from the Johnson County Appraiser's Office, the average value of single family residences in the school district is approximately $329,074. The majority of single-family homes in the Blue Valley School District have an appraised value of between $250,000 and $350,000.
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