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Florence, AL vs Panama City, FL

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Highlights
- Panama City spends 18.3% more per student than Florence.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% lower in Panama City than in Florence. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Panama City had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Florence
 Florence, ALPanama City, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,311  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,200$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7694573
 Students per Counselor349  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Florence    8 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I am a 41 yr old female in search of a new life. I am not running I amj ust trying to find myself some happiness and I would like to know what I can rent there to make  More

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Over 16 years ago

A few years ago, while i was still living in Florence, the local newspaper did an article abt why the young educated people were leaving Florence. In my early 20's as i  More

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Over 17 years ago

we will relocate to Alabama, Muscle Shoals, Florence, Sheffield area.We would like a nice town to live in, where our two kids can grow up and would not cost us a  More

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Reviews for Panama City    20 Reviews

Over 4 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 5 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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