South Plantation High School is a four-year public high school located in the city of

Plantation, Florida Plantation is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 91,750. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area. The city's name comes from the previous part-owner of the land, the E ...

in the United States. SPHS is part of the

Broward County Public Schools Broward County Public Schools is a public school district serving Broward County, Florida, is the sixth largest public school system in the nation. During the 2016–2017 school year, Broward County Public Schools served 271,517 students enroll ...

school district, which is the sixth-largest district in the nation with over 258,000 students enrolled as of the 2007/08 school year. The school was named a

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in 1982 and 1983. South Plantation had an FCAT school grade of "''A''" for the 2010–11 academic year. South Plantation High School operates an environmental science magnet program, which allows students living outside of the school's boundaries to attend.

Demographics

As of the 2021-22 school year, the total student enrollment was 2,275. The ethnic makeup of the school was 21.4% Non-Hispanic White, 39.5%

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, 32.6%

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, 2.4%

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, 3.6% Multiracial, 0.8% Native American or

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, and 0.4%

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Attendance zone

The school serves sections of Plantation, Broadview Park,

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and

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. - Compare this map to attendance boundary maps and/or street addresses of particular schools. - Compare with the Davie zoning map. The magnet school serves students from anywhere in the BCPS school district.

Notable alumni

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'' * Alex Collins, NFL player (free agent) *

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, former basketball player *

Erin DiMeglio Erin DiMeglio (born October 22, 1994) is a former high school football and basketball player, who attended the University of Central Florida. In 2012, Erin graduated from South Plantation High School, in Plantation, Florida. As a senior at her h ...

, first female Florida high school quarterback *

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, NFL wide receiver for

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* Zane Hijazi, podcaster and Internet personality * Heath Hussar, podcaster and Internet personality *

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(born 1966), Broadway actor *

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, television personality (''Don't Trust Andrew Mayne'', ''Shark Week''), ''WSJ'' best-selling novelist * Donna Pastore, professor, collegiate softball coach and player, University of Florida Hall of Fame *

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, former NFL player *

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, film and television actor * Justin Robert Young, podcaster and Internet personality

References

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South Plantation High School
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