Portage High School

This article is about the school in Indiana. For the school in Wisconsin, see Portage High School (Wisconsin).

Portage High School is a public high school in Portage, Indiana that serves grades 9 through 12.

Portage High School
Location
6450 US Highway 6 Portage , Indiana 46368 United States
Coordinates	41°33′08″N 87°10′11″W
Information
Type	Public secondary school
Opened	1932
School district	Portage Township Schools
Principal	Mike Stills
Teaching staff	138.33 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	2,248(2024-2025)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.89[1]
Color(s)
Song	Go U Northwestern
Athletics conference	Duneland Athletic Conference
Nickname	Indians
Rival	Crown Point High School Chesterton High School Valparaiso High School[2]
Newspaper	The Chronicle
Yearbook	Legend
Feeder schools	Fegely Middle School Willowcreek Middle School
Website	phs.portage.k12.in.us

The school has been in the area since the 1960s but can be dated back to the 1940s. The school serves the Portage, Indiana area as well as the South Haven area of Valparaiso, Indiana and Ogden Dunes, Indiana. The principal is Mike Stills.^[3] The school offers a wide range of classes including Advanced Placement classes and dual credit enrollment classes.

Athletics

Portage High School offers a wide range of athletics including:^[4]

• Football (State Champions, 1977 (3A))
• Soccer
• Baseball
• Basketball (Regional Champions: 1988, 1996) (Sectional Champions: 1956, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2025)
• Track and field
• Cross country (State Champions: 1974, 1984, 1992, 1999)
• Volleyball
• Tennis
• Gymnastics (State Champions 1975, 2013)
• Golf
• Wrestling
• Cheerleading
• Swimming
• Softball (State Champions, 2000 (3A), 2013 (4A))
• Esports (State Champions Rocket League (3A), 2023 Spring, IEN)

All sports compete in the Duneland Athletic Conference (DAC).

Publications

The Publications Department produces the student news website and newspaper (The Chronicle),^[5] as well as the student yearbook (Legend).^[6]

See also

• List of high schools in Indiana