Students in grades 9-12 living at the NDSD are sent to Devils Lake High.

In 2014, the school dress code was adjusted, prohibiting tight blue jeans, leggings, and jeggings.

[7] The high school received national attention in 2002 over its controversial nickname, the Satans.

In 2003, a poll was conducted of the school's students to pick a new, less controversial nickname.

The winning name was the Blaze but the school board, thinking it was a drug reference, rejected it and chose the Firebirds.