📍 100 Veterans Drive, Kill Devil Hills, Dare County, 27948
First Flight High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kill Devil Hills, Dare County. The school has 956 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dare County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 53.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
First Flight High School enrolls 956 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 53.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 771 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 115 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
260 of the school's 956 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 247 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
First Flight High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-30, state senate district 1, state house district 6.
First Flight High School is one of 11 schools in Dare County Schools, based in Nags Head, North Carolina. The district serves 4,968 students district-wide and employs 410 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 956 students, First Flight High School is larger than the district average of about 452 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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