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Tega Cay, SC vs Tampa, FL

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- Tampa spends 22.9% less per student than Tega Cay.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.8% higher in Tampa than in Tega Cay. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tampa had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Tega Cay
 Tega Cay, SCTampa, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,103$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,160  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,009$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10264573
 Students per Counselor313  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Tampa    162 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

The people in Tampa are fantastic but the city is a total bore. All events are always in South Tampa and never elsewhere, ie, North Tampa. The north end never  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in small towns before and now for the past 25 years in this large metropolis. It's a very nice city. Lots of jobs, shopping restaurants, churches, Busch  More

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This is my favorite city that I have ever lived in. I am reading all of these terrible reviews for Tampa, but then when I read what people are writing, they are actually  More

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