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Panama City Beach, FL vs Watsonville, CA

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- Watsonville spends 21.8% more per student than Panama City Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.3% higher in Watsonville than in Panama City Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Watsonville had 29.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Panama City Beach
 Panama City Beach, FLWatsonville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,427  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock27.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock63.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Watsonville    3 Reviews

We live in a nice area and love the climate but cost of living have gotten way out of hand. Vandals walk around smashing windows over and over without getting  More

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the cost of housing is slightly more affordable (just slightly). Close to the beach and near perfect weather. Especially during summer when it was 107 in San Jose' it  More

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Over 20 years ago

Nice neighborhood, but since moving here we have not felt a sense of  More

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