kənstɹˈʌktᵻd æɾə kˈɔst ʌv dˈɑːlɚ tˈuː.fˈaɪv mˈɪliən, fˈɔːɹt hˈʌnt hˈaɪ ˈoʊpənd ɪts dˈoːɹz æɾ ˈeɪt θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt fˈɔːɹt hˈʌnt ɹˈoʊd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti θɹˈiː, təwˈɔːɹd ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə pˈoʊst wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː bˈeɪbi bˈuːm, æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə fˈɛɹfæks kˈaʊnti pˈʌblɪk skˈuːlz.
Constructed at a cost of $2.5 million, Fort Hunt High opened its doors at 8428 Fort Hunt Road in 1963, toward the end of the post–World War II baby boom, as part of the Fairfax County Public Schools.