Fort Hayes Career Center

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At a glance

Programs & features

Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)

Academic signals

AP rigor: Bottom 18% of US high schools
SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 1% by test-taker volume

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Fort Hayes Career Center compares for families

What families should know about Fort Hayes Career Center.

▸ LocallyOH students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Early College Academy, Central High School, Ohio Construction Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

Bottom 1% by test-taker volume

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

1.0

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Compared against

18,426

US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

56.2%

Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Your state's public flagship

Ohio State University-Main Campus

51%

admit rate

$13,244

in-state tuition/yr · $40,022 out-of-state

1330–1480

SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–32

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $17,339/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days

89.8%

Well above the national average (~16%). At this level, chronic absence becomes a leading driver of enrollment loss as families rotate to other schools.

Students absent 15+ days

Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor

51:1

Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.

Counselor FTE

2.0

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +0.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 102 students:

2025

103

2027

104

2029

105

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
Early College Academy Columbus	Public · charter	1.1	114	-6.6%
Central High School Columbus	Public · charter	2.2	93	+16.2%
Ohio Construction Academy Columbus	Public · charter	4.4	122	+50.6%
Capital City Career Prep High School Columbus	Public · charter	6.7	93	-25.0%
Mason Run High School Columbus	Public · charter	4.1	127	-39.2%
Capital High School Columbus	Public · charter	3.3	76	-35.0%
North Woods Career Prep High School Columbus	Public · charter	7.9	94	-13.8%
Special Education Center Columbus	Public	1.9	68	—

At a glance

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Fort Hayes Career Center is a public high school in Columbus, OH, enrolling 102 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

1 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 1% of U.S. high schools.

It has about 51 students per school counselor.

90% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

How many students attend Fort Hayes Career Center? Fort Hayes Career Center is a public high school in Columbus, OH, enrolling 102 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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