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Panama City, FL vs Sioux Falls, SD

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- Sioux Falls spends 8.6% less per student than Panama City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% lower in Sioux Falls than in Panama City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sioux Falls had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Panama City
 Panama City, FLSioux Falls, SDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,280$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,427  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,595$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.3  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24904573
 Students per Counselor409  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Sioux Falls    56 Reviews

I've lived in Sioux Falls for 2 years. I've found it to be a good place to live. The city is not too big, and has an thriving economy. Traffic is not bad, but as the  More

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Sioux Falls isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. I’ve lived here for 2 years and my experience has been pleasant. Sioux Falls is a decent sized city, not too big or  More

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Over 4 years ago

Lived on both sides of the city (it's split up by east side and west side by the locals and they're kinda in competition with each other). I've been here for 3 years and  More

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