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Tega Cay, SC vs Myrtle Beach, SC

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- Myrtle Beach spends 13.1% less per student than Tega Cay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% higher in Myrtle Beach than in Tega Cay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Myrtle Beach had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tega Cay
 Tega Cay, SCMyrtle Beach, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,505$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,160  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,721$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5014573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%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 Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  More

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