The majority of Fukuoka High School students attend four-year universities after graduating from FHS.

This school has one of the top reputations among public high schools in Fukuoka Prefecture (along with Shuyukan Senior High School and Chikushigaoka High School) because a large number of graduates continue on to Kyushu University, one of the top public universities in Japan.

It was not until 1924 that separate facilities were constructed—until then, students shared use of the buildings at Shuyukan high school for classes.

The original buildings were made of wood, and they burned down in 1927.

Following the fire, the school was reconstructed in stone and cement; those buildings have remained in use until today.