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Panama City Beach, FL vs Spokane, WA

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- Spokane spends 31.5% more per student than Panama City Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.6% lower in Spokane than in Panama City Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Spokane had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Panama City Beach
 Panama City Beach, FLSpokane, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,661$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,427  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,051$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock18994573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Panama City Beach    12 Reviews

Over 7 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 7 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 13 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 Spokane    146 Reviews

Lived here all of my life. I've visited enough cities to understand that Spokane could be so much better, but it falls short in many ways. Its car-oriented development  More

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Over 4 years ago

I lived in the Spokane area for 35 years. It has its positives and negatives. Be sure and pick a safe community to live in. Rural areas are rather scary. Too many  More

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I've lived in Spokane for over 5 years after moving here from the Vancouver area for a job. I miss Western Washington. Home buying: When I first moved here, you could  More

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