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It may be difficult at best finding a home in the Summerville area on a 1/2+ acre lot for under $325,000. The two least expensive single family homes in the Summerville area on the market today are listed at $339,000 and $355,000. Most homes on such larger lots will be in the $400,000+ range. Keep in mind that the real estate market in the Charleston area is to say the least "soft" and there often will be some descent negotiating room with many homes. If you can live with less than 1/2 acre you will have quite a few excellent options in the Summerville area.
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Although our boys are in elementary school I'm concerned about the high schools. They seem so big (2000+ students). Are they overcrowded? Will the new schools just accomodate the growth or will it lower the number of students at the established schools? Does anyone know what neighborhoods will go to the new school?
Yes there are some schools that are overcrowded. They have portable classrooms (trailer's) to accomodate the overcrowding. The two new high schools that are being built will help a few year's, less than 5, but with all the new construction they will also be overcrowded.
I was told by one of the ass't principal's at one of the local high schools that will be affected by one of the new high schools that the superintendant plans to leave the trailer's at this high school because with the construction that is being planned the lines will have to be redrawn again and it will send the students back to this high school that were originally suppose to attend it. Right now the whole freshman class are in trailer's.
I do know Legend Oak will attend the new high school.
As for choosing between Mt. Pleasant, that would certainly depend on personal taste: both have great schools and beautiful homes, M.P. is closer to beaches, but Summerville has more reasonably priced homes. I personally would choose Summerville because of the quaint, original downtown section, historical homes, lower priced homes, and it's away from the coast for hurricane season.
About James Island, for those who asked: I lived on James Island for 14 years before moving out to Johns Island 12 years ago and I also teach on James Island so I am coming from experience, not heresay. James Island is rapidly becoming more and more populated, which is compromising its integrity, in my opinion. There are many older, settled neighborhoods as well as many new middle- and higher- priced neighborhoods. Our elem. school is one of 8 in the entire area which received an excellent rating and met AYP and there are other good elem. schools on J.I. too. The middle schools are pretty good (it's hard to find a middle school anywhere which is considered to be "excellent" due to the "stage of life" middle school students are in and the issues associated with it - ha), and James Island Charter High School is noted for its Academic Team, strong parental support, sports, and marching band. James Islanders have good, old-fashioned (I say this in a positive way) values and morals, strong sense of family, and pride in their schools, sports, and community. I hope this helps give those of you who asked, a feel for James Island. I just wish it weren't being developed so quickly....and now the developers are infilitrating Johns Island - my neck of the woods.
I was not told that by the superintendant, whom I spoke to in person.
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Jim are you talking about the Dorchester Co. superintendant? I was talking about the Berkeley Co. one.
Cane Bay is being built to only hold 1500 students which is the same as Stratford was built to hold. The students that now attend Sangaree schools are being sent to Cane Bay. Once most of the new construction is built the lines will need to be changed back to where some if not all of the students attending Sangaree schools will be sent back to Stratford. That's why the trailer's will stay at Stratford.
I don't understand why not make Cane Bay hold more students? You see all the development going up there. It's going to be overcrowded in the next several year's. I've been hearing 5 but who knows. I've also heard, just from talk of parent's and teacher's, that they are over budget on the school also. Not sure how true it is though.
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