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Panama City Beach, FL vs Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Highlights
- Fort Lauderdale spends 12.7% less per student than Panama City Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Fort Lauderdale than in Panama City Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Lauderdale had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Panama City Beach

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 Panama City Beach, FLFort Lauderdale, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,432$11,723$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,427$9,998$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,200$6,249$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.319.1916.23
 Students per Librarian7697214573
 Students per Counselor409366530
 Grade School Educ.4.3%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%6.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.7%89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%18.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.4%8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%39.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.9%10.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%4.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Panama City Beach    12 Reviews

Over 5 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 5 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 11 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 Fort Lauderdale    64 Reviews

Fort Lauderdale and South Florida are eclectic, which makes for a tough adjustment if you're from a homogenous area. The secret is to find the location of all the things  More

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Like any city, Fort Lauderdale has it's good points and it's bad. On the good side you can't beat the weather here, especially October to June. No snow and no winter  More

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Over 9 years ago

My husband I are are from Illinois and Indiana. We moved here five years ago and we still HATE it! In the Midwest people are friendly and care about others. I can't  More

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ZIPS IN PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA
32413 32407
ZIPS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
33311 33312 33308 33304 33301 33315 33305 33316 33306

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