2025 Compare Cities Education:
Tega Cay, SC vs Irvine, CA

Change Cities
Highlights
- Irvine spends 6.1% more per student than Tega Cay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 70.7% higher in Irvine than in Tega Cay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Irvine had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tega Cay
 Tega Cay, SCIrvine, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,160  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%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.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.6%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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Tega Cay

Reviews for Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

   |    Reply

I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

   |    Reply

I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Irvine


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.