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Tega Cay, SC vs Hilton Head Island, SC

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- Hilton Head Island spends 4.7% more per student than Tega Cay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% lower in Hilton Head Island than in Tega Cay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hilton Head Island had 6.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tega Cay
 Tega Cay, SCHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,160  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,547$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3434573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%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 Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then  More

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We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be  More

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I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who  More

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