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Miami, FL vs Panama City Beach, FL

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- Panama City Beach spends 13.5% more per student than Miami.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.3% lower in Panama City Beach than in Miami. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Panama City Beach had 14.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Miami
 Miami, FLPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,524  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,200$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7694573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  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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