East High School

Set in Columbus, Ohio, East High School is a close-knit 9-12 campus, overseen by Columbus City Schools District. It hosts 431 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 565 students per school, that is 24% smaller than typical.

Within Columbus City Schools District, which oversees 115 schools and 46,249 students, East High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, East High School reports that 79% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest is composed of 10% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, East High School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Franklin County's 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), East High School is one campus in the mix.

A+ Arts Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 27%: 587 students in 2018 compared to 431 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 83% to 79% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.