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Panama City Beach, FL vs DeFuniak Springs, FL

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- DeFuniak Springs spends 9.3% less per student than Panama City Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% lower in DeFuniak Springs than in Panama City Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- DeFuniak Springs had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Panama City Beach
 Panama City Beach, FLDeFuniak Springs, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,187$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,427  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,029$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11214573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
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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Reviews for Defuniak Springs    6 Reviews

I've had to drive through this town on several road trip and there is nothing to do here except Wal Mart. No Class, no education, no worth while attractions. Just a  More

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DeFuniak Springs, FL at first glance is not a bad town. But make sure you do some research on the crime here. The people are nice at face value, but don't let them fool  More

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Over 14 years ago

We have lived here for two years and it is the worst two years of my life. Our house is for sale, we just can't take these ignorant and backward people. Walmart is  More

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