| Index | Nichols | South Carolina | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 932 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 369 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 96 | 7,963 |
| Index | Nichols | South Carolina | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 73.0% | 83.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 72.2% | 81.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 33.0% | 56.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 10.4% | 35.6% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.0% | 26.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.4% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.5% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Nichols. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Nichols, SC schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Nichols, SC, an average of 73.0% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 72.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Loris, SC | 2,676 | 46% | 4.4% |
| Cerro Gordo, NC | 322 | 39% | 18.2% |
| Dillon, SC | 6,358 | 36% | 24.8% |
| Lake View, SC | 714 | 35% | 26.6% |
| Mullins, SC | 4,276 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Nichols, SC | 228 | n/a |
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| Everglades, FL | 228 | 55% | 13.5% |
| Fruitdale, AL | 228 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Cambridge, ID | 228 | 43% | 11.5% |
| Granada, MN | 228 | 39% | 19.1% |
| Midwest, WY | 228 | 45% | 7.3% |
| Nichols, SC | 228 | n/a |
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