Fayette County High School is at its fourth location. The first two buildings burned: the first in the 1930s, and the second on March 4, 1954.[7] Before 1954, Fayette County offered no secondary education to its African-American citizens. After the 1954 fire, Fayette County built two high schools in different locations: the white Fayette County High School on Lafayette Avenue, and the black Fayette County Training School on Booker Avenue. When Georgia integrated its public schools in 1969, black students moved to Fayette County High, and the old Fayette County Training School became Fayette County Junior High until a new Middle School was built on Grady Ave, then the old training school was used to house East Fayette Elementary School. In the mid-1990s, Fayette County High moved into a new campus across Tiger Trail from the old school. The building that had housed FCHS from 1955 to 1995 became home to Fayette Community School it is now houses the Fayette County Board of Education.
Fine arts
In the 1990s, the band, choral, orchestra, and drama departments received awards on the local, state, regional, and national levels.[8][9]
The choral department's Select Chorus performed in Europe in 1999.[10]
In 2019, the choral department rebranded and is now known as The Fayette Chorale.
The fight song that the band plays after touchdowns is the "Tiger Rag", a common fight song for schools with Tiger mascots. Auburn, Clemson, and LSU all use the "Tiger Rag" in some capacity.
The 1980 team (10-2) was ranked #4 at season's end by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.[citation needed]
Wrestling
The 2010 Tiger wrestling squad won the Area 5-AAAA Duals title.[13]
Girls' basketball
The Fayette County Lady Tigers basketball team first rose to prominence in the mid-1980s, when current Hofstra University Head Basketball Coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey starred for FCHS.[14] The Lady Tigers advanced to the Class AAAA basketball state championship game in both 2008 and 2009, falling to Southwest Dekalb both times.[15]
Softball
The Lady Tigers softball team won the 2002 Class AAAAA Championship.[citation needed]Ashley Holcombe, a member of the 2002 state title team, went on to star at Alabama and made Team USA in 2009 and 2010.[16]
Esports
The Fayette County High School ESports team stream their matches on Twitch.
Debate
In the 2008–2009 season, the Fayette County Debate Team won the GFCA AAAA Policy Debate State Championship[17] and GFCA Lincoln Douglas State Championship.[18]
