<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the consolidated balance sheet and the consolidated statement of income filed as part of the report on Form 10-KSB and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such report on Form 10-KSB. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000915127 <NAME> PHC, Inc <MULTIPLIER> 1 <CURRENCY> US <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUN-30-1998 <PERIOD-START> JUL-1-1997 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1998 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1.000 <CASH> 227,077 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 11,615,001 <ALLOWANCES> 3,488,029 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 8,532,173 <PP&E> 3,032,925 <DEPRECIATION> 904,652 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 17,099,968 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 8,330,177 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 10 <COMMON> 56,626 <OTHER-SE> 4,360,176 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 17,099,968 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 21,246,189 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 24,199,169 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,438,542 <LOSS-PROVISION> 3,684,452 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,289,642 <INCOME-PRETAX> (3,792,686) <INCOME-TAX> 219,239 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (4,011,925) <DISCONTINUED> (2,220,296) <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (6,232,221) <EPS-PRIMARY> (1.19) <EPS-DILUTED> (1.19)