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Melbourne, FL vs Panama City, FL

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Highlights
- Panama City spends 25.4% more per student than Melbourne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% higher in Panama City than in Melbourne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Panama City had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Melbourne

Education
 Melbourne, FLPanama City, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,715$13,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,148$10,427$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,574$6,200$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.3518.316.23
 Students per Librarian8387694573
 Students per Counselor397409530
 Grade School Educ.2.2%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%5.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.4%89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%24.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.8%10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%26.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.2%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.0%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Melbourne    29 Reviews

Was looking for change from Orlando area- crime and hecticness- and went to an opposite extreme Let me start by saying that I am moving soon. I am moving back to the  More

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Over 3 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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Reviews for Panama City    20 Reviews

Over 2 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 3 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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