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Panama City Beach, FL vs Clearwater, FL

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Highlights
- Clearwater spends 13.5% less per student than Panama City Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% lower in Clearwater than in Panama City Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clearwater had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Panama City Beach

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 Panama City Beach, FLClearwater, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,432$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,427$10,164$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,200$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.315.8916.23
 Students per Librarian7698214573
 Students per Counselor409404530
 Grade School Educ.4.3%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.7%89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%21.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.4%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%32.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.9%8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Panama City Beach    12 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here since 2001 and have seen many changes, mainly for the good. Although in the last couple years, and even more so after Hurricane Michael the cost of  More

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Over 5 years ago

I loved this area until I heard the property owners/corporations increased peoples rents between 30% to 90% that were still recovering from last years  More

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Over 11 years ago

Pannama city lived in the neighboring area 6 years loved it . I think you expect to much from such a small town as for the papermill you either put up with the smell or  More

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Reviews for Clearwater    23 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here all my life and it is still an amazing place to call home. Rural is long gone, but there are plentiful places to get away from the glitz and glamour that  More

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Just moved here 2 months ago. My utility bill was $160. Water usage was only $31 but the charge for sewer based on the water usage was $42. I was also charged $17.85  More

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I've resided in Clearwater for 30 odd years (no pun intended). It does have it's good and bad. We are an attractive city wrapped around an amazing piece of waterfront.  More

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ZIPS IN PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA
32413 32407
ZIPS IN CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
33756 33764 33755 33761 33763 33759 33765 33767

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