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                         EXHIBIT  27
Exhibit    Number          Document
27               Financial Data Schedule
 
<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>

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<NAME>                        PHC, Inc.
<MULTIPLIER>                  1
<CURRENCY>                    US
                    
                           
<PERIOD-TYPE>                 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>             JUN-30-1999
<PERIOD-START>                JUL-1-1998
<PERIOD-END>                  MAR-31-1999
<EXCHANGE-RATE>               1.000
<CASH>                        137,949
<SECURITIES>                  0
<RECEIVABLES>                 9,776,595
<ALLOWANCES>                  3,079,521
<INVENTORY>                   0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>              8,059,645
<PP&E>                        2,458,788
<DEPRECIATION>                946,669
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                16,066,779
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>         8,498,920
<BONDS>                       500,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>         0
<PREFERRED>                   9
<COMMON>                      62,574
<OTHER-SE>                    4,983,450
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>  16,066,779
<SALES>                       0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>              14,371,529
<CGS>                         0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                 14,530,760
<OTHER-EXPENSES>              882,640
<LOSS-PROVISION>              1,419,583
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>            869,199
<INCOME-PRETAX>               (613,327)
<INCOME-TAX>                  44,635
<INCOME-CONTINUING>           (657,962)
<DISCONTINUED>                0
        <EXTRAORDINARY>       1,089,076
<CHANGES>                     0
<NET-INCOME>                  431,114
<EPS-PRIMARY>                 .08
<EPS-DILUTED>                 .08