Dare County Schools
Public
Regional · 6 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade
Public schools for Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, Nags Head, Southern Shores, Manteo and Duck.
At a glance
4,968Students enrolled
12Schools
6Towns served
$15,072Spent per student
14:1Student–teacher ratio
46%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades 6–12
First Flight Middle School or Manteo Middle School or Cape Hatteras Secondary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 12
First Flight High School or Manteo High School or Cape Hatteras Secondary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–12
First Flight Middle School or Manteo Middle School or Cape Hatteras Secondary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 12
First Flight High School or Manteo High School or Cape Hatteras Secondary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–12
First Flight Middle School or Manteo Middle School or Cape Hatteras Secondary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 12
First Flight High School or Manteo High School or Cape Hatteras Secondary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–12
First Flight Middle School or Manteo Middle School or Cape Hatteras Secondary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 6–12
First Flight Middle School or Manteo Middle School or Cape Hatteras Secondary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades 12
First Flight High School or Manteo High School or Cape Hatteras Secondary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs NC
Math proficiency44%
State average 41.9%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 47.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 87.7%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$15,072
per student each year · 16% above the NC average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
5,250’20
5,244’21
5,181’22
5,102’23
4,968’24
Students
White · 71%3,523
Hispanic · 21%1,041
Two or more races · 6%307
Black · 1%62
Asian · 1%32
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools12 in district
Manteo Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 636 students · Manteo
CPublicKitty Hawk Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 487 students · Kitty Hawk
A-PublicNags Head Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 484 students · Nags Head
BPublicFirst Flight Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 285 students · Kill Devil Hills
BPublicCape Hatteras Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 284 students · Buxton
CPublicFirst Flight Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 604 students · Kill Devil Hills
BPublicManteo Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 383 students · Manteo
B-PublicFirst Flight High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 874 students · Kill Devil Hills
B+PublicManteo High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 528 students · Manteo
A-PublicCape Hatteras Secondary SchoolHigh · Grades 6–12 · 364 students · Buxton
B+PublicDare Learning AcademyHigh · Grades 9–12 · 39 students · Kill Devil Hills
D-PublicDare Early CollegeGrades M · Manteo
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.