Paul R. Wharton High School

Paul R. Wharton High School

Address

20150 Bruce B Downs Boulevard Tampa , Florida 33647 United States
Coordinates	28°09′31″N 82°21′17″W / 28.15856°N 82.35476°W / 28.15856; -82.35476
Information
Other name	Wharton High School
Type	Public high school
Established	1997 (1997)
School district	Hillsborough County Public Schools
NCES School ID	120087003185^[1]
Principal	Michael Rowan
Teaching staff	99.00 (on an FTE basis)^[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,186 (2023-2024)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	22.08^[1]
Color(s)	Navy and white
Nickname	Wildcats
Yearbook	Felidae^[2]
Website	wharton.mysdhc.org

Paul R. Wharton High School (also known as Wharton High School) is a public high school in Tampa, Florida, United States. It was established in 1997 and is part of the Hillsborough County Public Schools district.^[3]

Demographics

Wharton High School is 30.1% Hispanic, 29.7% Black, 27.3% White, 6.9% Multi-Racial, 6.0% Asian, and 0.1% Indian.^[4]

Athletics

Soccer

In 2008, the boys' soccer team won the class 5A state championship.^[5]

Tennis

The Wildcats boys tennis team won state championships in 2008, 2009, and 2010.^[6]

Notable alumni

Caroline DeLisle, Damallsvenskan goalkeeper
Candice Dupree, WNBA player
Larry Edwards, NFL player
Adam Kluger, Business Magnate, Music Manager of Lil Yachty, Bhad Bhabie
Ettore Ewen, professional wrestler
Vernon Hargreaves, NFL player
Chase Litton, NFL player
Tre Odoms-Dukes, football player
Auden Tate, NFL player

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Search for Public Schools - WHARTON HIGH SCHOOL (120087003185)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
^ "FSPA - 2019 Spring Digital Winners".
^ "School Information". Paul R. Wharton High School. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
^ "Ethnic enrollment by school - School year 2020-2021" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2021.
^ "BOYS SOCCER 2013-14 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS" (PDF). FHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
^ "FHSAA Boys Tennis Championships Records" (PDF). FHSAA. Retrieved April 23, 2014.

External links

Official website

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