2025 Compare Cities Education:
Hernando, MS vs Panama City, FL

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Highlights
- Panama City spends 52.9% more per student than Hernando.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% higher in Panama City than in Hernando. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Panama City had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hernando
 Hernando, MSPanama City, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,200$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7694573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Hernando    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Very hot but still a nice place to  More

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Over 19 years ago

We moved to Hernando, MS a year ago as a result of a job transfer. We no longer have children in school, so the quality of education isn't an issue. Our daughter  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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