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COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE
Located at 100 COLLEGE BLVD E, in NICEVILLE, Florida, COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE is a low-enrollment secondary school that educates 463 students (grades 9 through 12), run under OKALOOSA. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 55% leaner than typical.
Across the 49 schools in OKALOOSA (32,120 students total), COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE reports that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school reports having 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 115.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.5:1, putting COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE higher than the state norm the norm. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Okaloosa County (around 50%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE ranks in the top 10% of Florida public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 69.4%; COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE posts 90.2%, +20.8 points above that line.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Okaloosa County) records that the typical household earns roughly $81,998 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE is one of 51 public schools in Okaloosa County (combined enrollment of about 32,120 students).
The closest other public school is C. W. RUCKEL MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 76.4%.
COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE operates from a bedroom-community location. COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL AT NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE has grew 64%, going from 283 students in 2018 to 463 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 63% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 47.2:1 in 2018 to 115.8:1 in 2025.
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