Durant High School (Florida) Explained

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.

Graduation Rate

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]

State of Florida School Grades

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Durant High School. National Center for Education Statistics. June 27, 2024.
  2. Web site: Florida high school sports . 2015-10-16 . 2015-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150626215434/http://www.tampabay.com/hometeam/blog/football-newsome-33-durant-31/21267/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Durant High School. greatschools.org. 25 February 2014.
  4. Web site: Durant High School. trulia.com. 25 February 2014.
  5. Web site: Durant High School. education.com. 25 February 2014.
  6. Web site: Durant High School. publicschoolreview.com. 25 February 2014.
  7. Web site: O'Connor . John . 2011-2012 Florida High School Grades . 21 May 2021 . December 21, 2012.