South Plantation High School

Public high school in Florida, US

South Plantation High School

Address

1300 SW 54th Ave

Plantation

Florida

33317

United States

Coordinates| 26°06′11″N 80°13′12″W﻿ / ﻿26.1031°N 80.2201°W﻿ / 26.1031; -80.2201
Information
School type| Public
Opened| 1971
School district| Broward County Public Schools
Superintendent| Peter B. Licata
Principal| Christine Henschel
Staff| 93.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades| 9-12
Enrollment| 2,224 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 23.91[1]
Colour(s)|  Purple and gold
Nickname| Paladins
Newspaper| The Sword & Shield
Website| www.browardschools.com/southplantation

South Plantation High School is a four-year public high school located in the city of Plantation, Florida in the United States.

SPHS is part of the Broward County Public Schools school district, which is the sixth-largest district in the nation with over 258,000 students enrolled as of the 2007/08 school year. The school was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1982 and 1983.[2] South Plantation had an FCAT school grade of "A" for the 2010–11 academic year.[3]

South Plantation High School operates an environmental science magnet program, which allows students living outside of the school's boundaries to attend.[4]

## Demographics

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As of the 2021-22 school year, the total student enrollment was 2,275. The ethnic makeup of the school was 21.4% Non-Hispanic White, 39.5% Black, 32.6% Hispanic, 2.4% Asian, 3.6% Multiracial, 0.8% Native American or Native Alaskan, and 0.4% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.[5]

## Attendance zone

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The school serves sections of Plantation, Broadview Park, Fort Lauderdale and Davie.[6][7] The magnet school serves students from anywhere in the BCPS school district.

## Notable alumni

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* Richard Bleier (born 1987), Major League Baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox
* Jay Burna, hip hop & pop artist, songwriter
* Laurie Cardoza-Moore, activist, film producer and Evangelical leader
* Robbie Chosen, NFL wide receiver
* Benjamin Crump, attorney specializing in civil rights and catastrophic personal injury cases
* Colin Cole, former NFL player
* Alex Collins (1994-2023), former NFL running back
* Reggie Cross, former basketball player
* Erin DiMeglio, first female Florida high school quarterback
* Dan Farkas, multiple Academy Award-winning sound engineer for film and television
* Wayne Federman, comedian, film and television actor, author
* John Franklin III, professional wide receiver for Memphis Showboats
* Zane Hijazi, podcaster and Internet personality
* Heath Hussar, podcaster and Internet personality
* Marc Kudisch (born 1966), Broadway actor
* Andrew Mayne, television personality (Don't Trust Andrew Mayne, Shark Week), WSJ best-selling novelist
* George Noriega, Grammy-winning songwriter and record producer
* Donna Pastore, professor, collegiate softball coach and player, University of Florida Hall of Fame
* Alfredo Roberts, former NFL player and NFL coach
* Ricco Ross, film and television actor
* Justin Robert Young, podcaster and Internet personality

## References

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1. ^ a b c "SOUTH PLANTATION HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
2. ^ http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf [bare URL PDF]
3. ^ FCAT School Grades – High Archived 2004-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ Odzer • •, Ari (January 29, 2016). "South Plantation High School Magnet Program Focuses on Environmental Science". NBC 6 South Florida. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
5. ^ "2021-22 BENCHMARK DAY ENROLLMENT REPORT" (PDF). Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
6. ^ "Zoning Map". Davie, Florida. Retrieved May 6, 2020. \- Compare this map to attendance boundary maps and/or street addresses of particular schools.
7. ^ "South Plantation High School" (PDF). Broward County Public Schools. Retrieved May 6, 2020. \- Compare with the Davie zoning map.

## External links

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* South Plantation High School

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