Fort Hayes Arts and Academic HS

Fort Hayes Arts and Academic HS is a high school of medium-sized scale in Columbus, Ohio, one of the schools within Columbus City Schools District, works with 752 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 33% bigger than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.

Columbus City Schools District comprises 115 schools with combined enrollment of 46,249 students; Fort Hayes Arts and Academic HS is among them.

On the student-mix side, Fort Hayes Arts and Academic HS reports that 65% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest comes out to 14% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 23% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Fort Hayes Arts and Academic HS higher than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Franklin County put median household earnings sit near $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Franklin County's 402 public schools (combined enrollment of about 195,359 students), Fort Hayes Arts and Academic HS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Fort Hayes Career Center, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Fort Hayes Arts and Academic HS operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 3%: 733 students in 2018 compared to 752 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 74% to 65%.

On the community side, the feed for Fort Hayes Arts and Academic HS typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.