Niceville Senior High School
800 E John Sims Parkway, Niceville, FL, 32578-1210 -  Map
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School Overview:
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 5% 42%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 3% 9%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(FL) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
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%
School Notes:
  • 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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School Zip Code:
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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1. Owcc Collegiate Charter High School - 247 students - view location
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