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Tega Cay, SC vs Lexington, NC

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- Lexington spends 33.5% less per student than Tega Cay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.4% higher in Lexington than in Tega Cay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 20.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tega Cay
 Tega Cay, SCLexington, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,578$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,160  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,707$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5554573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Lexington    7 Reviews

I've have been in Lexington for about five years now. I am a military guy that is been around the world. I grew up nearby in Salisbury North Carolina which unfortunately  More

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I've have been in Lexington for about five years now. I am a military guy that is been around the world. I grew up nearby in Salisbury North Carolina which unfortunately  More

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Over 6 years ago

The most criminal place ever. Police do nothing to and don't clean it up. Police here need to be investigated by fbi or something it's dirty and I like cops but  More

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