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Panama City, FL vs Perry, FL

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Highlights
- Perry spends 14.3% less per student than Panama City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% higher in Perry than in Panama City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Perry had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Panama City
 Panama City, FLPerry, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,512$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,427  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,429$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6884573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Panama City    20 Reviews

Over 4 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 5 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 Perry    4 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Although most teachers work with the students and try to keep all students on the same level, this may litit your childs education. Many times there are somewhat  More

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Over 18 years ago

Honestly Buckeye is the only kind of industry in perry. When it rains or even a heavy fog in the morning then it smells terrible because of buckeye. Anywhere near the  More

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Coming from someone who grew up there: There is nothing to do in perry for children or teens. To be quite honest if you move here your kids will most liklely take up  More

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