<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> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> JUN-30-1999 <PERIOD-START> JUL-1-1998 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1998 <EXCHANGE-RATE> 1.000 <CASH> 512,801 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 10,085,625 <ALLOWANCES> 3,505,310 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 8,201,235 <PP&E> 3,022,479 <DEPRECIATION> 925,664 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 16,638,914 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 10,168,516 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 9 <COMMON> 60,754 <OTHER-SE> 3,361,581 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 16,638,914 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 9,661,645 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 10,225,662 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 772,434 <LOSS-PROVISION> 1,144,320 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 772,434 <INCOME-PRETAX> (1,058,783) <INCOME-TAX> 911 <INCOME-CONTINUING> (1,059,694) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (1,059,694) <EPS-BASIC> (.19) <EPS-DILUTED> (.19)