Total enrollment
7,762
+164 (+2%) vs SY 2017-18
14 schools in Port Charlotte
Florida · Public K-12
For a city in Florida, Port Charlotte carries 14 public K-12 campuses, with combined enrollment of about 7,762 students and an average school size near 554.
7-year change in Port Charlotte
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
+1 (+8%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
55%
was 62%
% Hispanic
24%
was 18%
% Black
12%
was 12%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| 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-campus enrollment runs near 554, lower than the state mean of about 705.
Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 7,598 students in SY 2017-18 versus 7,762 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Port Charlotte gained 1 school, going from 12 to 13. Demographically, the White share of enrollment fell from 62% to 55%.
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.