First Flight High School

First Flight High School operates as a mid-tier four-year high school in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, one of the schools within Dare County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 874 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

First Flight High School is one of 11 schools operated by Dare County Schools, a district that serves 4,968 students overall.

Looking at the student body, First Flight High School lists that nearly all students (80%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.0:1. The state averages about 19.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Dare County (around 46%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), First Flight High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Dare County put median household earnings sit near $88,994, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. First Flight High School is one of 12 public schools in Dare County (combined enrollment of about 4,968 students).

Nearest neighbor: Dare Learning Academy, around 0.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), First Flight High School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 59.7%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 8%: 811 students in 2018 compared to 874 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 86% to 80% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.