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Tega Cay, SC vs Gilroy, CA

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Highlights
- Gilroy spends 27.8% more per student than Tega Cay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.8% higher in Gilroy than in Tega Cay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gilroy had 15.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tega Cay
 Tega Cay, SCGilroy, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,160  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Gilroy    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am in the process and figuring out where to move and I have been doing cost comparison, amoung other things, on different places. When will you be updating the tax  More

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Trust me, I love the ecosystem in Gilroy but the truth is that city as a whole does not care about its youth(nor the silicon vally in general but gilroy takes the  More

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Over 19 years ago

Since moving to Gilory six years ago, I've really fallen in love with the small town atmoshpere. I communte 30 minutes to San Jose along with my kids every day. That  More

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