<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains financial information extracted from the consolidated balance sheet and the consolidated statement of income filed as part of the report on Form 10-QSB and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such report on Form 10-QSB. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000915127 <NAME> PHC, Inc. <MULTIPLIER> 1 <CURRENCY> US <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUN-30-2000 <PERIOD-START> JUL-1-1999 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-2000 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1.000 <CASH> 172,852 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 10,647,708 <ALLOWANCES> 3,374,100 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 7,738,731 <PP&E> 2,542,326 <DEPRECIATION> 1,164,510 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 15,612,856 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 10,292,213 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 77,326 <OTHER-SE> 3,202,838 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 15,612,856 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 14,851,592 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 14,738,446 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 129,356 <LOSS-PROVISION> 1,629,029 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 601,071 <INCOME-PRETAX> (16,210) <INCOME-TAX> 53,289 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (69,499) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (69,499) <EPS-BASIC> (.10) <EPS-DILUTED> (.10)