Plantation High School


Plantation High School is a public high school located in Plantation, Florida, United States, part of the Broward County Public Schools district. As of 2023, the school served 1,834 students in grades 9 through 12. It was originally located on the Fort Lauderdale Airport grounds, specifically on the Naval [Air Station Fort Lauderdale] base. This was used as a temporary location until the new building was ready to open at its present location. Students at Plantation High are called "Colonels." The original school logo was a graphic of a traditional Southern colonel—the equivalent of Colonel Reb, mascot of the University of Mississippi. In the early 1990s, amidst concerns of racial insensitivity, the logo was changed to a large red letter C, similar to the Chicago Bears logo.
Plantation High has an FCAT school grade of "C" since 2014–2023 .
The school's attendance zone includes Plantation and a portion of Sunrise.

Athletics

The school's athletic teams are known as the PHS Colonels:

Academics

In the 2006–2007 school year, Plantation High School was the only school in Broward County to go up a letter grade based on FCAT scores.
Plantation High School has participated in the International Baccalaureate program since April 2010.

Demographics

As of the 2023–24 school year, the total student enrollment was 1,834. The ethnic makeup of the school was 6.5% White, 71.2% Black, 17.7% Hispanic, 1.9% Asian, 2.3% Multiracial, 0.3% Native American or Native Alaskan, and 0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

Notable alumni