Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0Nicholls’s public schools score below 61% of Georgia districts on tests and graduation
Reading proficiency in Nicholls’s districts is 30%, below the Georgia average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Nicholls, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Georgia, not nationally.
From Georgia state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Nicholls’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 224 Georgia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Nicholls’s, its schools beat 46%, higher than their 39% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 40% and 37% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,607 per student, against $15,800 across Georgia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Nicholls’s grade
C+: better than 39% of Georgia school districts, #168 of 260 Georgia towns. Graduation is above the Georgia average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Nicholls, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Nicholls
Nicholls Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 325 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Nicholls
Nicholls Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 325 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Nicholls
Nicholls Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 325 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Nicholls
Nicholls Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 325 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Nicholls
Nicholls Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 325 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Nicholls
Nicholls Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 325 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Nicholls
Coffee Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,591 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Douglas
7th grade in Nicholls
Coffee Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,591 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Douglas
8th grade in Nicholls
Coffee Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,591 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Douglas
9th grade in Nicholls · depends on your address
Coffee County High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,373 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Douglas
George Washington Carver Freshman Campus
Grades 9–10 · 493 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Douglas
Wiregrass Regional College and Career Academy
Grades 9–12 · 215 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Douglas
10th grade in Nicholls · depends on your address
Coffee County High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,373 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Douglas
George Washington Carver Freshman Campus
Grades 9–10 · 493 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Douglas
Wiregrass Regional College and Career Academy
Grades 9–12 · 215 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Douglas
Nicholls’s public schools are run by Coffee County School District, which also serves Ambrose, Broxton and Douglas. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Nicholls vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Nicholls’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Nicholls | C+ | Coffee County |
Every school in Nicholls
5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Nicholls’s schools
Are Nicholls’s schools good?
On Georgia’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Nicholls children attend score below 61% of Georgia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #168 of 260 Georgia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 46%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Nicholls in?
Coffee County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,640 students in 12 schools (2024–25).
Where do Nicholls kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Coffee County High School, George Washington Carver Freshman Campus and Wiregrass Regional College and Career Academy.
What is Nicholls’s graduation rate?
85% of the class of 2023 in Coffee County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia.
How much does Nicholls spend per student?
$14,607 in Coffee County School District (FY2024), against $15,800 across Georgia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Nicholls families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Nicholls → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Georgia. Stars are from neighbors.