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Fort Walton Beach, FL vs Panama City Beach, FL

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- Panama City Beach spends 36.0% more per student than Fort Walton Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.7% higher in Panama City Beach than in Fort Walton Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Panama City Beach had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Walton Beach

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 Fort Walton Beach, FLPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,875$13,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,180$10,427$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,920$6,200$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.3118.316.23
 Students per Librarian16177694573
 Students per Counselor409409530
 Grade School Educ.3.2%4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.8%90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.7%24.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.3%11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.6%31.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.9%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Fort Walton Beach    10 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Ive lived in Fort Walton for atleast 15yrs.Ive seen the good days(early to late 200's)and now the bad.If you move here,youd better make atleast $10,000 a month.These  More

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I would like to know if Fort Walton Beach is a better place to live rather than busy Clearwater FL. We want to re-locate to a quieter city with all the amenities of a  More

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FWB is great for its beautiful beaches and saltwater fishing. It's also easy to move around town except during rush hour (yes, we have a rush hour - but it literally  More

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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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32548 32544
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32413 32407

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