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Panama City, FL vs Lehigh Acres, FL

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- Lehigh Acres spends 14.0% less per student than Panama City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% higher in Lehigh Acres than in Panama City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lehigh Acres had 9.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Panama City
 Panama City, FLLehigh Acres, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,545$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,427  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,654$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock28704573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Lehigh Acres    11 Reviews

I grew up in Lehigh and liked it better then now it has too many people. The crime is worse now with the growth in population. I miss my small town that no one seemed  More

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Over 7 years ago

I love the hometown feel. They have a great VFW and American Legion to socialize. Great Climate the cost of living is much cheaper than Cape Coral . You are close to  More

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Michael · 

I have lived in Lehigh Acres for most of my life. Throughout the years I've been living there, I've been physically attacked in the schools (growing up), physically  More

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