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First Flight High School

100 Veterans Drive

Tel: (252)449-7000

First Flight High School serves 807 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the NC average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority American Indian and Asian), which is more than the state average of 50%.
First Flight High School operates within the Dare County s School District.
Dare County s School District's 91% graduation rate is higher than the NC state average of 76%.

The student population of 807 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 58 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 has increased from 13:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.19 is less than the state average of 0.45. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(NC) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	14:1	16:1

Asian	n/a	3%

Hispanic	n/a	16%

Black	n/a	26%

White	n/a	50%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	n/a	4%

Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.19	0.45

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	20%	52%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	4%	5%

Dare County s School District's student population of 5,086 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 91% has decreased from 97% over five years.
The revenue/student of $10,869 in this district is less than the state average of $11,110. The district revenue/student has declined by 25% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $12,022 is higher than the state average of $11,529. The district spending/student has declined by 10% over four years.

School District Name	Dare County s School District
Number of Schools Managed	11	1
Number of Students Managed	5,086	912

Graduation Rate	91%	76%

District Total Revenue	$55 MM	$10 MM

District Spending	$60 MM	$11 MM

District Revenue / Student	$10,869	$11,110

District Spending / Student	$12,022	$11,529

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