First Flight High School

100 Veterans Drive, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948

BSchola Grade
Grades
9–12
High
Students
874
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
20 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Dare County Schools
Dare County

Schola Grade B · Above average

Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 532 North Carolina high schools · How we grade
Test scores60% proficient in math & reading
45thpercentile
Equity54% of low-income students proficient
72ndpercentile
Attendance29% chronically absent
46thpercentile
Graduation rate95% graduate in 4 years
79thpercentile
College readinessAt least 25% take AP, IB or dual-enrollment courses
64thpercentile
Class size20 students per teacher
40thpercentile

Percentiles compare this school with other North Carolina high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).

About First Flight High School

First Flight High School is a public high school in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Dare County Schools. The school is located in a remote town in Dare County.

In the 2024–25 school year, 874 students were enrolled, with about 20 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical North Carolina high school (18.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 532 North Carolina high schools.

Grades & enrollment

Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12

Location & nearby schools

100 Veterans Drive
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
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School details

Type
Public School · What this means
Level
High
Grades offered
9–12
Enrollment (2024–25)
874 students
Students per teacher
20 to 1
AP courses offered
16
Charter school
No
Magnet school
No
Locale
Town — Remote
School district
Dare County Schools
County
Dare County
NCES school ID
370111002724

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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.