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Griffin, GA vs Panama City, FL

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Highlights
- Panama City spends 6.2% more per student than Griffin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.4% higher in Panama City than in Griffin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Panama City had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Griffin
 Griffin, GAPanama City, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,577  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,200$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7694573
 Students per Counselor281  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Griffin    3 Reviews

Gang violence plagues the city I went inside a retail store and a bloods flag was flying I asked the manager about it and the manager told me that there was nothing he  More

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Over 12 years ago

Use to be "Griffin Great and Growing" Then after vote the slogan became "Griffin what's in it for Me" Nothing here. Old Mill town with no jobs. Lots of Tire Shops,  More

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There is nothing to say good about Griffin GA. A former mill town with that same mentality still to this day-even with all the mills defunct. The main employer is  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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