Cape Hatteras Secondary School
Buxton, NC · Dare County Schools · Grades 06–12
PublicRegular SchoolTraditional calendar
State grade
C
Score 68 · 2025
4-year grad rate
88%
2025
Average SAT
1027
29% of students took it
Went to college
64%
Class of 2024
Academics
- Students enrolled
- 359
- School performance score
- 68
- 4-year graduation rate
- 88%
- 5-year graduation rate
- 93%
- Met UNC System minimum on ACT
- 37%
- Graduates enrolled in college
- 64%
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
AP & IB
- Students taking AP
- 10%
- AP exams passed (3+)
- 79%
- Students taking IB
- No IB program reported
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Average SAT over time
20181115
20191100
20201101
20211095
20221114
20241027
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Contact
- Address
- 48576 Highway 12, Buxton, NC 27920
- Phone
- (252) 995-5730
- District
- Dare County Schools
- Superintendent
- Mrs Beth Rooks
- County
- Dare
Source: NC Department of Public Instruction, School Report Cards (2024–25 data set)
Other high schools in Dare County
- Dare Learning AcademyPublic
- First Flight High SchoolGrade B
- Manteo High SchoolGrade B