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Topeka, KS vs Panama City, FL

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Highlights
- Panama City spends 1.4% less per student than Topeka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.1% higher in Panama City than in Topeka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Panama City had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Topeka
 Topeka, KSPanama City, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,364  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,200$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7694573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 8 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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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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