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Panama City, FL vs Pocono, PA

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Highlights
- Pocono spends 72.5% more per student than Panama City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.2% lower in Pocono than in Panama City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pocono had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Panama City

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 Panama City, FLPocono, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,432$23,173$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,427$19,382$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,200$12,149$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.312.0416.23
 Students per Librarian7697104573
 Students per Counselor409266530
 Grade School Educ.4.9%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%5.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.3%88.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%20.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.6%9.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.7%26.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.2%8.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%3.0%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 Pocono    3 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I like many things about my move from NYC to Tannersville, PA. The country view and the open roads are GREAT. The cost of living here is lower than the city and there  More

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Over 9 years ago

Sadly school and property taxes make this place next to impossible at the average local earnings rate. Supposedly PA has a ancient two tear tax structure that makes  More

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Over 17 years ago

The cost of living out weighs the Income  More

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ZIPS IN PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
32405 32401
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