Durant High School | |
Established: | 1995 |
Fundingtype: | Public high school |
District: | Hillsborough County Public Schools |
Principal: | Gary Graham |
Streetaddress: | 4748 Cougar Path |
City: | Plant City |
State: | Florida |
Postcode: | 33567 |
Country: | U.S. |
Grades: | 9-12 |
Enrollment: | 2,589 (2022–23)[1] |
Ratio: | 22.32 |
Staff: | 116.00 (FTE) |
Mascot: | Cougar |
Rivals: | Plant City Newsome[2] |
Colors: | Dark Blue, Gold, and White |
Website: | durant.mysdhc.org |
Durant High School is a public high school in Plant City, Florida. The school is named for the community in which it is located and opened in 1995. The school's first Principal, Ron Frost died of cancer in 1997. The Durant High School Football stadium is named in his honor. Principals have included Ron Frost (1995–1997), Sherry Sikes (1997–1999), Joe Perez (1999–2004), Pamela Bowden (2004–2019) and Gary Graham (2019–present).[3] [4] [5] [6]
The school mascot is the cougar and the school newspaper is The PawPrint, which is part of the High School National Ad Network.
In 2012 Durant's graduation rate was 86% as compared to a statewide rate of 74.5% and a Hillsborough County rate of 72.6% npr[7]