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Tega Cay, SC vs Gaithersburg, MD

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- Gaithersburg spends 37.1% more per student than Tega Cay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% higher in Gaithersburg than in Tega Cay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gaithersburg had 10.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tega Cay
 Tega Cay, SCGaithersburg, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,160  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.4%1.5%
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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Reviews for Gaithersburg    10 Reviews

We recently sold our family home of 20+ years in Potomac, MD and moved just down the road to Gaithersburg. We have nothing but good things to say about the people  More

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Over 10 years ago

The city of Gaithersburg offers all of the employment opportunities of being within commuting range of D.C. without the congestion. Homes are more affordable and you  More

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The state has the potential to be a great place to live ... but that 'Reality’ is just slipping away. The current leadership has done a really bang-up job creating so  More

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