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Tega Cay, SC vs Cape Coral, FL

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- Cape Coral spends 19.8% less per student than Tega Cay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.3% higher in Cape Coral than in Tega Cay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cape Coral had 6.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tega Cay
 Tega Cay, SCCape Coral, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,160  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock28704573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Tega Cay    3 Reviews

Over 16 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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Reviews for Cape Coral    48 Reviews

95% of Cape Coral is a lifeless & soulless money-making area, yet the local hypocrisy goes as far as blaming every issue on the recent hurricane, which one has literally  More

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Over 8 years ago

I moved to the area from Bradenton/Sarasota area. Lived here since 2003. My youngest has been in day care all the way to a sophomore in high school now. Schools are  More

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Over 11 years ago

Growing community with lots of land.   More

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