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Melbourne, FL vs Panama City Beach, FL

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Highlights
- Panama City Beach spends 25.4% more per student than Melbourne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% higher in Panama City Beach than in Melbourne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Panama City Beach had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melbourne
 Melbourne, FLPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,200$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.35  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7694573
 Students per Counselor397  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Melbourne    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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The rating on here is accurate. Crime is rather high. There's shootings and killings constantly. If you're coming from another state, just check floridatoday.com at  More

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Reviews for Panama City Beach    12 Reviews

Over 6 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 6 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 12 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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