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Parkland, FL vs Panama City, FL

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Highlights
- Panama City spends 14.6% more per student than Parkland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.6% lower in Panama City than in Parkland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Panama City had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Parkland
 Parkland, FLPanama City, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,998  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,200$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.19  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7694573
 Students per Counselor366  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.66.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Parkland    8 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I am only 18 years old, but I have lived here for 10 years, more than half of my life. I attended Riverglades Elementary, Westglades middle, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas  More

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Over 11 years ago

Let's face it, South Florida has really gone downhill fast in the past 5-7 years. Maybe it was the economy crashing, maybe it was the influx of crazies and weirdos to  More

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Our family is from Chicago and we have been living here a year now. Our family settled in NE Parkland, which is considered the "older" section of town. I like it here!   More

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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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