Pittsfield High School (Illinois)

Comprehensive public high school in Pittsfield, Pike County, Illinois, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pittsfield High School, or PHS, is a public four-year high school located at 201 East Higbee Street in Pittsfield, Illinois, a small city in Pike County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. PHS serves the communities of Pittsfield, Baylis, Milton, Nebo, Pearl, and Rockport.[2][3] The campus is located 35 miles west of Jacksonville, Illinois, and serves a mixed small city, village, and rural residential community.

Coordinates39.602°N 90.805°W / 39.602; -90.805
Other namePHS
School district
Pikeland Community Unit School District 10
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Pittsfield High School
Location
201 East Higbee Street

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62363

Coordinates39.602°N 90.805°W / 39.602; -90.805
Information
Other namePHS
TypeComprehensive Public High School
School district
Pikeland Community Unit School District 10
Principal
Angie Greger
Faculty29.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment323 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio
11.14[1]
Campus type
Small city
Colors    Red, Black
Athletics conference
Sangamo (Football), Pike County (Girls Basketball and Baseball)
MascotSaukees
Websitewww.phs.net
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Academics

Potential reference:[4]

Athletics

Pittsfield High School competes in the Sangamo Conference in football and the Pike County Conference in Baseball and Girls Basketball. They are also a member school in the Illinois High School Association. The PHS mascot is the Saukees, with school colors of red and black. The school has 3 state championships on record in team athletics and activities: IDTA Pom A in 2009, IDTA Pom A in 2025, IDTA Hip-Hop A in 2025, Boys Basketball in 1990–1991 (A), and Boys Golf in 1982–1983 (A).[5][2][6]

Pittsfield High School holds the IHSA state record for Most Consecutive football wins. Sixty four consecutive wins occurred from 6 September 1966 – 21 September 1973. http://www.ihsa.org/SportsActivities/BoysFootball/RecordsHistory.aspx?url=/data/fb/records/index.htm

History

Former Milton, Nebo, and Pearl High Schools now attend Pittsfield.[6] Baylis and Rockport may have also possessed high schools at some time which were consolidated into the current PHS. Potential citation:[7]

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