Port Charlotte High School

This article is about the educational facility in Port Charlotte, Florida. For the similarly named school in Punta Gorda, see Charlotte High School (Punta Gorda, Florida).

Port Charlotte High School
Address
Map
18200 Cochran Boulevard

Port Charlotte
,
Florida
33948

United States
Coordinates27°00′12″N 82°09′03″W / 27.00340°N 82.15093°W / 27.00340; -82.15093
Information
TypePublic
Established1982; 42 years ago (1982)[2]
NCES School ID120024002122[1]
PrincipalLou Long III[3]
Staff76.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12[2]
Number of students1,649 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.70[1]
CampusSuburban[1]
Color(s)Red and Black    [2]
AthleticsFlorida High School Athletic Association
MascotPirate[2]
Websitewww.yourcharlotteschools.net/pchs

Port Charlotte High School (PCHS) is a public comprehensive U.S. high school located in Port Charlotte, Florida and is located adjacent to Charlotte Technical College. The school opened in 1981, graduated its first class in 1984, its mascot is the pirate, and the school motto is "Yes, I am a Pirate."[2] It is operated by Charlotte County Public Schools.[4]

At one point in time, Port Charlotte High School was the largest high school in Charlotte County, with 2,082 students enrolled in grades Grades 9 through 12.[5] Charlotte County Public Schools has "controlled open enrollment" in which students are generally assigned to a specific school by default based on geographic location, but families choose to enroll students at a different school if the selected school is not at capacity.[6]

The school has grown much, and it survived Hurricane Charley in 2004 and Hurricane Ian in 2022. The school's main feeders are Murdock Middle School, Port Charlotte Middle School, and Punta Gorda Middle School.[7] The school's top athletic rivals are Charlotte High School[8] and Lemon Bay High School.[9] PCHS has educated three National Football League players and two Major League Baseball player, one of whom also played in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public Schools - PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL (120024002122)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "About PCHS". Port Charlotte High School. Archived from the original on February 24, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
  3. ^ "Secondary EdSchool". Charlotte County Public Schools. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  4. ^ "Port Charlotte High". Charlotte County Public Schools. Archived from the original on May 9, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2008.
  5. ^ "Demographic Makeup By School of Attendance". Charlotte County Public Schools. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  6. ^ "Controlled Open Enrollment (School Choice)". Charlotte County Public Schools. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "Secondary Education - Middle School". Charlotte County Public Schools. Archived from the original on July 2, 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2008.
  8. ^ "Port Charlotte Pirates". NBC. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2008.
  9. ^ "Real Property Record". Charlotte County Property Appraiser. Retrieved January 20, 2008.