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Alexander City, AL vs Panama City, FL

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Highlights
- Panama City spends 15.1% more per student than Alexander City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% lower in Panama City than in Alexander City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Panama City had 8.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexander City
 Alexander City, ALPanama City, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,727  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,200$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.25  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7694573
 Students per Counselor425  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Alexander City    3 Reviews

If lake living is your thing you will thrive in Alexander City. Retirees and really just nature loving students and young professionals are moving to the Tallapoosa  More

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This is a corrupt dying old mill town that has lost its mill. The crony government is totally corrupt. The schools are pathetic and it shows in the ignorance of the  More

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it is a great place to live in. it is very quiet and you can get along with people really easily. its a very cool place where fun is always an option. i love staying  More

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Reviews for Panama City    20 Reviews

Over 3 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 4 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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