Total enrollment
7,762
-41 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in Port Charlotte
Florida · Public K-12
For a city in Florida, Port Charlotte carries 14 public K-12 schools, with combined enrollment of about 7,762 students and an average school size near 554.
4-year change in Port Charlotte
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
+1 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
66,133
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
7,762
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
14
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLOTTE HARBOR SCHOOL | Combined | PK-12 | 130 |
| CHARLOTTE TECHNICAL COLLEGE | High | 09-12 | 12 |
| CHARLOTTE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE | Combined | KG-12 | 83 |
| CHARLOTTE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM | Combined | KG-12 | 0 |
| KINGSWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 579 |
| LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 764 |
| MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 708 |
| MURDOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 06-08 | 656 |
| MYAKKA RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 624 |
| NEIL ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 763 |
| PEACE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 557 |
| PORT CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL | High | 09-12 | 1,730 |
| PORT CHARLOTTE MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 06-08 | 858 |
| THE ACADEMY | High | 06-12 | 298 |
About Port Charlotte
Port Charlotte is a mid-sized Florida city in terms of public-school footprint, with 14 schools and 7,762 students total.
For a sense of the school types, the city is built around 6 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high, and 3 other.
Per-school enrollment runs near 554, lower than the state mean of about 705.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 7,803 students in SY 2020-21 versus 7,762 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Port Charlotte gained 1 school, going from 12 to 13.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Port Charlotte discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.