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Panama City, FL vs Hot Springs Village, AR

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Highlights
- Hot Springs Village spends 3.5% more per student than Panama City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.0% lower in Hot Springs Village than in Panama City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hot Springs Village had 9.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Panama City
 Panama City, FLHot Springs Village, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,427  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5354573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Panama City    20 Reviews

Over 3 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 4 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 Hot Springs Village    16 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We’ve been coming here for nearly 30 years. Bought a house on Lake Balboa 3 years ago and love the neighbors, golf, restaurants and location. Many lakes in this gated  More

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I have moved into Hot Springs Village less than 2 months ago. Within that 2 month time period I have had the POA compliance authorities come to tell me I was out of  More

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1. Cost of living is lower than most other states, especially property taxes. 2. Icy and snowy weather is infrequent. 3. Hurricane evacuations are not an issue you  More

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