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Tega Cay, SC vs Southport, NC

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- Southport spends 10.4% less per student than Tega Cay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% higher in Southport than in Tega Cay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Southport had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tega Cay
 Tega Cay, SCSouthport, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,898$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,160  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,165$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8104573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Southport    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I found the other reviews interesting stating that the housing market is priced high. This is very subjective and based on what they've looked at. We live in NJ and are  More

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Over 15 years ago

I hated to leave the other reveiw stand alone. Yes cost of living is higher in Southport than say Whiteville or Fayetteville. You do pay a premium to live next to the  More

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Over 17 years ago

Southport is a great place to live if you can stand the cost of living. Housing prices are high, taxes are high, and utilities are expensive. The city of Southport is  More

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