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What's something Nicolet High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,043
High
STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NICOLET UNION HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550549000584
Nicolet High
6701 N Jean Nicolet Rd, Glendale, WI 53217 · (414) 351-7554 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,043 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
82 FTE teachers
STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
202 students
STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 250 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 268 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 257 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 268 | 26% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Nicolet High
Nicolet High's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolet High this school | 1,043 | 19.4% | 52.1% |
| East High Wauwatosa | 1,043 | 22.7% | 63.0% |
| West High Wauwatosa | 986 | 29.5% | 47.9% |
| Shorewood High Shorewood | 589 | 16.8% | 59.6% |
| Sun Prairie East High Sun Prairie | 1,340 | 27.2% | 40.8% |
| Menomonee Falls High Menomonee Falls | 1,261 | 15.9% | 56.9% |
Matched among Wisconsin high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Nicolet High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #143 of 402 | #6 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,043 | #81 of 532 | #10 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #66 of 325 | #3 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #34 of 325 | #10 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.4% | #353 of 418 | #46 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #148 of 203 | #21 of 26 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,043
-44 (-4%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,216
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,043 | 82.3 | 12.7:1 | 19% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 1,054 | 83.2 | 12.7:1 | 20% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 1,089 | 82 | 13.3:1 | 20% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 1,087 | 79 | 13.8:1 | 20% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 1,098 | 80.9 | 13.6:1 | 14% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 1,115 | 78 | 14.3:1 | 18% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 1,107 | 73 | 15.2:1 | 16% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 1,353 | 92 | 14.7:1 | 4% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 1,216 | 83 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nicolet High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,098 to 1,043); teachers up 2% (80.9 to 82.3).
About Nicolet High
Nicolet High is a large high school with its address in Glendale, Wisconsin. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,043 students. High schools in Wisconsin average about 475 students, which makes this school 120% bigger than average.
Federal records list Nicolet Union High School School District as the district for Nicolet High.
More than half of enrollment at Nicolet High is White: 53%. Enrollment also includes 23% Black, 9% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. In Milwaukee County overall, the White share is about 51%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. The school has 82.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Wisconsin is 14.6:1. In all, 19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 64% average among public schools in Milwaukee County.
Nicolet High posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.1%, compared with a predicted 65.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
For Milwaukee County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $64,435, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The county has 284 public schools and about 122,496 students.
Stormonth Elementary is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Nicolet High is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Nicolet High is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school shrank from 1,087 students in 2020-21 to 1,043 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.8:1 to 12.7:1.
Nicolet High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Milwaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
926,331
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
284
122,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Glendale
- Parkway ElementaryElementary · 490 students
- Glen Hills MiddleMiddle · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Stormonth Elementary0.9 mi · 473
- Parkway Elementary1.1 mi · 490
- Richards Elementary1.2 mi · 680
- Glen Hills Middle1.4 mi · 483
- Maple Dale School2.1 mi · 224
- Pratt Elementary2.1 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Nicolet HighHow large is Nicolet High?
Nicolet High enrolls approximately 1,043 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Nicolet High serve?
Nicolet High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nicolet High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nicolet High is approximately 12.7:1 (82 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Nicolet High?
Student demographics at Nicolet High are roughly 53% White, 9% Hispanic, 23% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Nicolet High?
Nicolet High is overseen by Nicolet Union High School School District in Milwaukee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.