Niceville, FL, USA
Niceville
The school-first choice near Eglin AFB — ten to twenty minutes to the gate, on Choctawhatchee Bay.
Niceville and neighboring Valparaiso sit on Choctawhatchee Bay, ten to twenty minutes from the Eglin AFB gate. Quiet, established and intentionally unflashy, this is what families choose when schools come first. Niceville Senior High ranks among Florida's strongest, and Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State College — which is here — reports 100 percent college readiness.
Ten to Twenty Minutes to Eglin
Niceville Senior High ranks among Florida's strongest, and Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State College reports 100 percent college readiness. Ruckel Middle and Plew Elementary are well regarded.
Okaloosa Holds District-Level Purple Star
Unlike Escambia, which holds it school by school, Okaloosa County holds the Purple Star designation at district level — one of only five Florida districts that do.
Ten to Twenty Minutes to Eglin
Close enough for a daily commute to the gate, and reachable from Hurlburt Field and Duke Field as well.
Your BAH Area Is FL056, Not Pensacola's
Eglin, Hurlburt and Duke Field are in military housing area FL056. That is a different rate from Pensacola's FL064, about fifty miles west, and BAH follows your duty station rather than your house.
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