<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-30-1998 <PERIOD-START> JUL-1-1997 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1998 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1.000 <CASH> 92,591 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 12,085,357 <ALLOWANCES> 2,062,093 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 10,946,335 <PP&E> 4,662,328 <DEPRECIATION> 1,235,747 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 20,716,982 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 7,341,329 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 10 <COMMON> 56,626 <OTHER-SE> 7,451,051 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 20,716,982 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 16,148,430 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 16,748,046 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 466,113 <LOSS-PROVISION> 1,536,377 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 935,145 <INCOME-PRETAX> (1,065,729) <INCOME-TAX> 105,509 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (1,171,238) <DISCONTINUED> (1,829,508) <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (3,000,746) <EPS-PRIMARY> (.58) <EPS-DILUTED> (.58)