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Poplar Bluff, MO vs Panama City, FL

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- Panama City spends 29.5% more per student than Poplar Bluff.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.8% higher in Panama City than in Poplar Bluff. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Panama City had 8.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Poplar Bluff
 Poplar Bluff, MOPanama City, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,356  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,200$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.88  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7694573
 Students per Counselor377  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Poplar Bluff    4 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

The people here are what makes this town. Most are nice and friendly if talked to. When we bought our home here 7 years ago we were immediately accepted by our  More

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Poplar Bluff is smack dab in the middle of the country. A smallish town that seems to buffer the highs and lows of economics and continues to make modest growth. It is  More

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Over 17 years ago

Poplar Bluff is a good place to raise a family, especially if you are politically conservative and religious. The cost of living is very low on virtually every category  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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