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Ocala, FL vs Panama City, FL

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Highlights
- Panama City spends 27.1% more per student than Ocala.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.1% lower in Panama City than in Ocala. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Panama City had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ocala

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 Ocala, FLPanama City, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,568$13,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,611$10,427$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,543$6,200$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.8818.316.23
 Students per Librarian8217694573
 Students per Counselor454409530
 Grade School Educ.3.8%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%5.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.8%89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%24.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.5%10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.0%26.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.5%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Ocala    56 Reviews

My wife and I have lived in Ocala as retirees since 2014 and we love it here. It is definitely a place for retired folks. There is lots to do here for us. As for  More

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I lived here for 12 years during my 20's to early 30's. Raised my children and started careers. This place offered plenty of work, good neighbors and lots of memories.  More

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Over 2 years ago

I like this city, a small town and a lot to offer for adults between 30 to seniors. Now if you planing to move with teens is not for you, unless you coming from another  More

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Reviews for Panama City    20 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved here from Akron, OH back in 2007 and was expecting a huge city (similar to Miami), nope, I was wrong. It ended up being more like a backwards redneck town more  More

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Over 3 years ago

If you love bars, trailers, isolation, and generic shopping while feeling depressed then this is the place for you. Panama City has alot of shallow people, most red  More

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This review is from a 24 year resident moved from Michigan. When I first moved, I missed the bigger city things like a university, large library, electronics stores, and  More

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ZIPS IN OCALA, FLORIDA
34471 34482 34470 34480 34481 34474 34479 34475
ZIPS IN PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
32405 32401

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