Niceville Senior High School - Niceville, Florida/FL

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Niceville Senior High School

800 E John Sims Parkway, Niceville, FL, 32578-1210 -

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Definition of Terms

Niceville Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Okaloosa County, FL

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2350 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

129 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 634 students

Grade 10 - 607 students

Grade 11 - 601 students

Grade 12 - 508 students

This School

(FL) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(FL) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	3%	2%
% Hispanic	4%	25%
% Black	5%	23%
% White	88%	48%

Additional Student Information

This School

(FL) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

42%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(FL) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Okaloosa County School District

This School's Agency

(FL) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	58	20
Number of Students Managed	31,126 students	12,342 students
District Total Revenue	$237,941,000	$110,828,000
District Expenditure	$246,096,000	$112,427,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,644	$7,755
District Expenditure / Student	$7,906	$7,433
District Graduation Rates	85%	81%

Niceville Senior High School is a public high school in the town of Niceville, FL. The school is SACS-accredited and considered to be a top high school within its high performing district. In 1996 NHS was selected as one of 226 secondary schools (private and public) to be designated as a Blue Ribbon National School of Excellence. NHS was also named a New American High School in 1999. The State of Florida Department of Education rated the school an A+ in 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2005.
Contrary to popular belief, the current location of NHS atop a hill was not the original site of the school, opened in 1964. According to various sources, NHS was initially located in a dance hall on Howell Avenue and once held classes at the present-day Edge Elementary.
Niceville high school has continuelly been in the top 5 schools in the state for FCAT testing since 2003.
Note Worthy Graduate: (1998) TSgt Michael Fuchs C-130 Instructor Loadmaster.
Quick Facts: NHS's philosophy is, "Teachers teach. Students learn. Everyone else supports." .
The school features a state-of-the-art IT Institute, headed by Dean Patti Bonezzi. Since the institute opened in 2004, students have been awarded 250+ certificates in programs such as Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, Adobe, and more.
The school's Eagle Pride marching band is one of the biggest in the state with 330 members.
NHS won the state championship in football in 1988 and went to the state semifinals in 2005.
NHS's main rival is Choctawhatchee High School in Fort Walton Beach, FL.
This school at one time had a sexual predatator working within. Tracy Burch was fired for having sex witha female minor student while employed at Niceville High School.
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About This Zip Code (32578)

School Zip (32578)

(FL) State Average

Population (Approximate)

27,967 people

15,366,089 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

45%

27%

Population Average Age

40 years old

37 years old

Average Household size

2.6 persons

2.3 persons

Median Household Income

$54,534

$38,396

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

6.1 rooms

5.0 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

23 years old

32 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

77% / 23%

67% / 33%

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1. Owcc Collegiate Charter High School - 247 students - view location
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