Port Charlotte High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Port Charlotte, Florida

Port Charlotte High School in Port Charlotte, Florida enrolled 1,730 students in 2024-25 with 82.0 full-time teachers, 21.1 students per teacher against the Florida high-school median of 21.6. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 49% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Florida: 52.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85% (Florida: 88%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

1,649 students in 2022-23, 1,659 students in 2023-24, 1,730 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 76.0 to 82.0.

Students enrolled at Port Charlotte High School by school year2022-23: 1,649, 2023-24: 1,659, 2024-25: 1,73005001k1.5k2k2022-231,6492023-241,6592024-251,730
Students enrolled at Port Charlotte High School by school year2022-23: 1,649, 2023-24: 1,659, 2024-25: 1,73005001k1.5k2k2022-231,6492023-241,6592024-251,730
Students enrolled at Port Charlotte High School by school year2022-23: 1,649, 2023-24: 1,659, 2024-25: 1,73005001k1.5k2k2022-231,6492023-241,6592024-251,730
Students enrolled at Port Charlotte High School by school year2022-23: 1,649, 2023-24: 1,659, 2024-25: 1,73005001k1.5k2k2022-231,6492023-241,6592024-251,730
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,64976.021.7
2023-241,65980.020.7
2024-251,73082.021.1

21.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 56 of every 100 Florida high schools

Among the 730 Florida high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.6; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; This school 21.1; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 21.1state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; This school 21.1; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 21.1state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; This school 21.1; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 21.1state median 21.6U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Florida high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 97.0; This school 21.1; state median 21.6.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherThis school 21.1state median 21.6U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

15 AP courses and one counselor per 312 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Port Charlotte High School enrolled 1,559 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 175 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses15
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 312 of the 1,559 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions175
  • Chronically absent35.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.9% of students were White, 25.9% Hispanic, 13.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White50.9%
  2. Hispanic25.9%
  3. Black13.5%
  4. Two or more races7.2%
  5. Asian2.1%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%
  7. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Port Charlotte High School scored proficient or above: 49% in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Florida, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtFlorida
Math49%59% (2021-22)52.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

85% of the 387 students in Port Charlotte High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtFlorida
Four-year graduation rate85%86%88%
Students in the class3871,380208,274

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Port Charlotte

3 public high schools in Port Charlotte report 2024-25 enrollment; Port Charlotte High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Port Charlotte High School1,73021.138.4%
The Academy29816.652.0%
Charlotte Technical College120.7not reported

All public schools in Port Charlotte →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Port Charlotte High School

  1. The AcademyThe nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 298 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Charlotte Technical CollegeThe next nearest public high school, 0.3 miles away: 12 students (2024-25).0.3 mi
  3. Compare Port Charlotte High School with The AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Charlotte County Public Schools spends per student$14,173 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,173
  5. The largest public schools in FloridaPort Charlotte High School is the number 227 by size of 818 Florida high schools open in 2024-25.#227 of 818
  6. Florida schools by students per teacher21.1 students per teacher here against the Florida median of 21.6 for high schools.21.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Port Charlotte High School

  1. How many students attend Port Charlotte High School?
    1,730 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,649 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Port Charlotte, FL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Port Charlotte High School?
    21.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Florida median for high schools is 21.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Port Charlotte High School a Title I school?
    Port Charlotte High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Port Charlotte High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Port Charlotte High School scored proficient or above: 49% in math, against 52.2% in math across Florida. Florida's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Port Charlotte High School?
    85% of the 387 students in Port Charlotte High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88% across Florida. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Port Charlotte High School in?
    Charlotte County Public Schools, NCES district ID 1200240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 120024002122 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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