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Panama City, FL vs Pensacola, FL

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Highlights
- Pensacola spends 20.3% less per student than Panama City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.3% lower in Pensacola than in Panama City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pensacola had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Panama City

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 Panama City, FLPensacola, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,432$10,709$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,427$9,326$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,200$5,296$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.315.3116.23
 Students per Librarian7698224573
 Students per Counselor409455530
 Grade School Educ.4.9%1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%5.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.3%92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%20.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.6%12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.7%40.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%3.1%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 Pensacola    72 Reviews

I grew up in Pcola and moved away after hurricane Ivan over a decade ago. I have recently moved back and was shocked to see the rate of decline it has endured over the  More

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I've lived here for almost 30 years and love it! Good size town but not a big city still plenty to do in downtown's really come alive in the last 10 years. Plus we have  More

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I came here to visit and never left! The American Planning Association named downtown Pensacola "Florida's Greatest Place" after a popular vote and Palafox Street was  More

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ZIPS IN PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
32405 32401
ZIPS IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA
32503 32504 32501 32502

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