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Panama City, FL vs Clearwater, FL

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Highlights
- Clearwater spends 13.5% less per student than Panama City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% lower in Clearwater than in Panama City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clearwater had 0.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Panama City

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 Panama City, FLClearwater, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,432$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,427$10,164$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,200$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.315.8916.23
 Students per Librarian7698214573
 Students per Counselor409404530
 Grade School Educ.4.9%4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.3%89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%21.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.6%8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.7%32.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Panama City    20 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved here from Akron, OH back in 2007 and was expecting a huge city (similar to Miami), nope, I was wrong. It ended up being more like a backwards redneck town more  More

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Over 3 years ago

If you love bars, trailers, isolation, and generic shopping while feeling depressed then this is the place for you. Panama City has alot of shallow people, most red  More

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This review is from a 24 year resident moved from Michigan. When I first moved, I missed the bigger city things like a university, large library, electronics stores, and  More

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Reviews for Clearwater    23 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Lived here all my life and it is still an amazing place to call home. Rural is long gone, but there are plentiful places to get away from the glitz and glamour that  More

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Just moved here 2 months ago. My utility bill was $160. Water usage was only $31 but the charge for sewer based on the water usage was $42. I was also charged $17.85  More

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I've resided in Clearwater for 30 odd years (no pun intended). It does have it's good and bad. We are an attractive city wrapped around an amazing piece of waterfront.  More

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ZIPS IN PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
32405 32401
ZIPS IN CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
33756 33764 33755 33761 33763 33759 33765 33767

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