The brief
A Columbus City Schools District high school serving grades 10th – 12th.
It ranks 2,060 of 3,458 schools in Ohio and 51 of 115 in Columbus City Schools District.
Fort Hayes Career Center is listed in Columbus City Schools District, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 3 sources, 2019–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
- Estimated academic score. This school does not have standardized test data. Based on 221 schools in Columbus. Learn more
- Component weights adjusted due to data availability.
Partial Profile · 3/4 metrics
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 43215; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments vintage unavailable; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the Columbus school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $74,469
- Median home value
- $508,300
- Median rent
- $1,487/mo
- College educated
- 71.5%
- Homeownership
- 20.8%
- Poverty rate
- 14%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 43215; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 33
- Car-Dependent
- Transit Score
- 50
- Good Transit
- Bike Score
- 71
- Very Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 2,878/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Columbus. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Columbus), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Compare nearby
Grade-compatible schools using the same rating model.- 6.0Compare →
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- Fort Hayes Career Center5.9
- 5.6Compare →
- 5.2Compare →
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- 4.9Compare →
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Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.
Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Fort Hayes Career Center serve?
Fort Hayes Career Center serves students in grades 10th through 12th.
How many students attend Fort Hayes Career Center?
Fort Hayes Career Center has an enrollment of approximately 110 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Hayes Career Center?
The student-teacher ratio at Fort Hayes Career Center is 3.9:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does Fort Hayes Career Center rank in OH?
Fort Hayes Career Center ranks #2,060 of 3,458 schools in OH.
What is Fort Hayes Career Center's MySchoolScout rating?
Fort Hayes Career Center has a current MySchoolScout rating of 5.9 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
Is Fort Hayes Career Center a charter school?
No, Fort Hayes Career Center is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Fort Hayes Career Center a Title I school?
No, Fort Hayes Career Center is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- 10th – 12th
- Enrollment
- 110
- Student-teacher ratio
- 3.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 28
- Type
- Vocational
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Large City
- County
- Franklin County
- Phone
- (614) 365-6681
- Rank in district
- #51 of 115
- Schools in district
- 116
- District spending per student
- $22,308
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 25.4%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 43215)
- 16,999
- Area average commute
- 17.7 min
- Area median age
- 30.5
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Ohio Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.