Pahokee High School

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Pahokee Middle-Senior High School
Address
Pahokee High School
900 Larrimore Road

Pahokee
,
Florida
33476

United States
Coordinates 26°49′33″N80°39′17″W / 26.8257°N 80.6546°W / 26.8257; -80.6546
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Type Public middle school and high school
School district School District of Palm Beach County
SuperintendentDonald E. Fennoy
PrincipalDwayne Denard [1]
Teaching staff50.00 (FTE) [2]
Grades 6–12
Enrollment916 (2023-2024) [2]
Student to teacher ratio18.32 [2]
Color(s)  white and   Blue [1]
MascotBlue Devil
Website pmsm.palmbeachschools.org
Old Pahokee High School
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Location360 Main St., Pahokee, Florida
Coordinates 26°49′30″N80°39′47″W / 26.8251°N 80.6630°W / 26.8251; -80.6630
Built1928
Architectural style Mission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No. 96001334
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1996

Pahokee High School (also known as Pahokee Junior Senior High School) is a historic school in Pahokee, Florida. It is currently located at 900 Larrimore Road. [3] On November 15, 1996, The Old Pahokee High School building on E. Main St. was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [4] It was designed by architect William Manly King. It has had a very successful football program and numerous NFL players have graduated from the school. It has a rivalry with Glades Central High School which also has a successful football program. The schools feature in Bryan Mealer's 2012 book Muck City.

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Athletics

Pahokee's football team, the Blue Devils, has won 6 state championships in 1989, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008, including a span from 2006 to 2007 which featured a 28–0 record, a #6 national ranking, and 2 state championships. [5]

Notable alumni

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