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Fort Smith, AR vs Panama City, FL

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- Panama City spends 11.4% more per student than Fort Smith.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.7% higher in Panama City than in Fort Smith. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Panama City had 7.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Smith
 Fort Smith, ARPanama City, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,197  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,200$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.39  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7694573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 7 years ago

Dis place lit no  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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