Nicolet High School

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Nicolet High School
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Nicolet High School
6701 North Jean Nicolet Road

,
53217

United States
Coordinates 43°08′22″N87°55′01″W / 43.13944°N 87.91687°W / 43.13944; -87.91687 Coordinates: 43°08′22″N87°55′01″W / 43.13944°N 87.91687°W / 43.13944; -87.91687
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Type Public
Established1955
School districtNicolet Unified School District
PrincipalJoe Patek
Faculty83.37 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1090 (2021-22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio13.07 [1]
Color(s)White, Baby Blue, Blue
Athletics conference North Shore Conference
Nickname Knights
RivalHomestead
Website www.nicolet.k12.wi.us

Nicolet High School is a public secondary school located in Glendale, Wisconsin. It is the only school in the Nicolet Unified School District, which serves Glendale, Fox Point, Bayside, and River Hills. Primary schooling is administered by three feeder districts. The Nicolet Unified School district is one of the few school districts in Wisconsin to be made up of only one school. Its main feeder schools are Milwaukee Jewish Day School, Glen Hills Middle School, Maple Dale Middle School, and Bayside Middle School.

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Academics

The school offers French, German, Hebrew, and Spanish languages.

Nicolet High School has an advanced placement program that includes calculus (AB and BC), statistics, computer science, physics (B, C: mechanics, and C: electromagnetism), chemistry, biology, environmental science, English language and composition, French language, Spanish language, Spanish literature, German language, music theory, American history, European history, macro-economics, micro-economics, studio art (drawing, 2D, 3D), and American government.

Nicolet offers Microsoft Certification.[ citation needed ] Students earn college credit for each application they become certified in. Certification are available in 365, Access, Excel, SharePoint, Word and more.

Nicolet High School was named a Blue Ribbon School by the Department of Education [2] and was listed as one of the 50 best schools in Wisconsin by U.S. News & World Report in 2008. [3]

Nicolet spends more money per student than other comparable high schools in Wisconsin. [4]

Athletics

Notable alumni

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  3. Archived December 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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