It covers Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Englewood, Rotonda West, Babcock Ranch, and surrounding areas.

The roots of the district are traced back to 1888 when the first school building in the area was built on the corner of Marion Street and Harvey Street in Punta Gorda.

At the time, African Americans in Charlotte County were not allowed to attend a white school.

Accelerated growth in the community beginning in 1950 resulted in the rapid expansion of the school district.

New, larger schools started popping up all over the county much more rapidly than before.