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Kings Mountain, NC vs Tega Cay, SC

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- Tega Cay spends 37.1% more per student than Kings Mountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.6% lower in Tega Cay than in Kings Mountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tega Cay had 17.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kings Mountain
 Kings Mountain, NCTega Cay, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,396$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,933  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,408$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.22  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5754573
 Students per Counselor288  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock24.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Kings Mountain    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I'm 22 now and I've been here my entire life. I truly despise living here now and would not recommend it to anyone, although the country areas and the historical Kings  More

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Over 14 years ago

Beautiful Small Town Near the Appalachian  More

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Reviews for Tega Cay    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Love the casualness of Tega Cay. Lake Wylie is beautiful and not crowded and fishing is good. Good schools, nice people. Needs more restaurants,  More

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Tega Cay SC is one of the youngest small incorporated cities in South Carolina. Tega Cay is just minutes south of Charlotte located on a peninsula of Lake Wylie.   More

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My husband and I are considering a move from San Diego, CA to North or South Carolina later this year. It's time for us to cash out on our tiny little southern  More

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