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Macon, GA vs Panama City, FL

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Highlights
- Panama City spends 18.4% more per student than Macon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.3% lower in Panama City than in Macon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Panama City had 0.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Macon
 Panama City, GAUnited States, FL
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,427  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.3  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.7%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
Reviews for Macon    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Macon is great, the thing I like about Macon is it's just an extension of Atlanta, like you wouldn't know the difference. The politics are the same, the people are the  More

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I moved to Macon seven years ago and have found the people to be welcoming, the restaurants wonderful, the downtown vibrant and so many activities to get involved with.   More

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Over 4 years ago

Macon is a perfect example of what Southern whites most feared in the 50-60s when there was the big push to bus blacks in to vote. The expected disaster occurred and 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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