Fairport Harding High School

Located at 329 Vine St, in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, Fairport Harding High School is a cozy 9-12 campus that instructs 291 students (grades 6 through 12), run under Fairport Harbor Exempted Village. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Fairport Harding High School sits 48% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Fairport Harbor Exempted Village, which oversees 2 schools and 530 students, Fairport Harding High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Fairport Harding High School records that 70% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

On the resource side, On paper, Fairport Harding High School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Lake County) shows that median household earnings sit near $80,925, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Lake County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,899 students), Fairport Harding High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mckinley Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fairport Harding High School has contracted 24%, going from 383 students in 2018 to 291 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 80% to 70% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.