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Selling and Buying Homes in Charlotte County, Florida. To search the MLS click the link above. September 12, 2006
Charlotte County Public Schools
Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda and Englewood, FL are all part of the Charlotte County School district. The following information is offered to help new residents learn about our fine schools. More information about specific programs and needs can be had by calling or writing at the numbers below.
Welcome New Residents
We understand that a school system is in large part a consideration in the decision making process of family relocation. Charlotte County is a wonderful place to live for both children and adults alike. Our district received an “A” rating by the State of Florida for the fourth consecutive year! We are very proud of our students, faculty and support staff for their achievements.
This page was designed to help you find your way around a new and unfamiliar place. Please view the topics listed in the column on the left hand side of the page in order to help you locate information about your child’s school, registration, bus stops, school meals, and other specific information.
If we can be of any additional assistance, please call our School and Community Relations office at 941-255-7430.
The School Board of Charlotte County is dedicated to its Vision of Student Success. Our mission is to provide an innovative educational environment that allows and inspires success for everyone.
Our History
From the beginning, settlers in Southwest Florida recognized a need for education. Young men and women motivated to educate the community’s children took on the role of teaching children in town halls and churches. As the community grew, so did our history. The following table outlines the district’s growth over the last 120 years.
1888
Classes outgrow the community hall and the first building is designated as a school at the corner of Marion & Harvey Streets in Punta Gorda.
1896
A larger school is built on Goldstein Street. The school was filled to capacity with an enrollment of 91 males and 87 females.
1893
The first school for African Americans is formed. After an organized search, Benjamin Joshua Baker agrees to be its principal and relocates from New Orleans. Mr. Baker retired in 1940 after 49 years of teaching and died in 1942 while a new school for the African American Community (Baker Center) was constructed. The school remained segregated until 1964 when Charlotte County Schools were integrated.
1907
Punta Gorda Grammar & High School opens with an enrollment of 150 students. Overcrowding forced construction of a new school on Taylor Street in 1911.
1921
Charlotte County’s modern era begins when DeSoto County is divided into 5 parts. The first bridge across Charlotte Harbor is constructed and schools begin bussing students from rural communities to the Junior High in Port Charlotte and combined schools in Punta Gorda. Six busses operated on a budget of $30.00 per semester, per student.
1926
Bussing increased Punta Gorda enrollment to 1,000 and forced construction of Charlotte High School. Charlotte County teacher salaries were reported as the highest in the State of Florida at $615.00 for teachers in a two room school to $933.00 in schools with 10 or more rooms.
As the Great Depression made its way into Charlotte County, the school year was reduced to 7 months and teachers often recieved promissory notes for items like food and clothing from local merchants rather than a paycheck.
1937
Sallie Jones, one of the original 21 teachers assigned to Charlotte High School, is appointed the first female superintendent of schools in the State of Florida. Ms. Jones served 16 years as superintendent. She created the first school lunchrooms and set the standard that all teachers had to be professionally certified. Ms. Jones retired in 1953 after 31 years as an educator.
1950
Two large residential developers (General Development Corporation and Punta Gorda Isles Development Corporation) spur Southwest Florida growth and force the expansion of the district. New schools are built in rapid succession as can be seen below.
1960
Adult & Community Education
1961
1962
1962
1964
1964-1966
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1971
1971
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1980
1980
1982
Charlotte High School, 10 & 12 Grades
1982
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1986
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1990
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2003
Sallie Jones Elementary School
Charlotte County Demographics
The total number of students attending Charlotte County Public Schools in the 2004/2005 school year was 19,397. The following tables will give you an idea of our student make up. If you have any questions, please contact John Weant at 941.255.0808, ext. 3091.
Please select the statistics you would like to view:
District Makeup by Grade Level
District Makeup by School Enrollment
District Makeup by Ethnicity and Gender
The following link provides a variety of demographic data on Charlotte County and Florida:
Charlotte County Economic Development Office
Charlotte County Economic Development Office
Student Testing
Charlotte County Public Schools uses a variety of assessments to capture a comprehensive picture of student learning in our district. Assessments provide the information necessary to improve student performance through instructional decision-making, setting priorities, allocating resources, and for accountability to students, parents, the community, and the mandated state and federal education authorities.
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