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Tega Cay, SC vs Santa Fe, NM

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Highlights
- Santa Fe spends 5.2% more per student than Tega Cay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.8% higher in Santa Fe than in Tega Cay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Fe had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tega Cay
 Tega Cay, SCSanta Fe, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,160  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,510$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14984573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%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 Santa Fe    55 Reviews

I’ve recently moved to Santa Fe from Colorado. I love Santa Fe for various reasons… mostly because of the tricultural aspects of it. We have amazing Native American,  More

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Over 6 years ago

Bought a house here in 2013 and split my time here with other house in Adirondack Mountains of NYS. Santa Fe is great, but not perfect. Love the climate. 306 days of  More

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Over 6 years ago

The only 2 things about Santa Fe that are nice is the scenery and the weather. But, those two things cannot bring about the total comfort and homeyness that makes a city  More

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