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Schools in Nichols

Nichols’s public schools

Marion School District 10 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nichols. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/7schools above South Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in South Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
16%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.7K
▲ 17% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.7
SC 14.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,633 students on the public path
In brief

Nichols’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Nichols’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. Marion High places highest (better than 60%); Johnakin Middle lowest (1%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Nichols, graded from D to D, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three elementary schools, three middle schools and two high schools: Marion High and Mullins High. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Nichols, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–23 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD
3–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to D
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Marion School District 10.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Marion School District 10Grades PK–12 · 9 schools · 3,633 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 16.7 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$17,669SC $15,090 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 52.1% · 2114 students tested
Math16%
State average 41% · 2106 students tested

Nichols vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Nichols’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Nichols—Marion School District 10

Every school in Nichols

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Nicholsin other towns
Easterling Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Marion
431 students16:1Rate it →
North Mullins Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Mullins
372 students10:1Rate it →
Creek Bridge STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Marion
D
324 students16:1Rate it →
Marion Intermediate
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Marion
D
390 students23:1Rate it →
McCormick Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Mullins
D
295 students20:1Rate it →
Johnakin Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Marion
D−
395 students16:1Rate it →
Palmetto Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mullins
D
297 students20:1Rate it →
Marion High
High · Grades 9–12 · Marion
B
572 students18:1Rate it →
Mullins High
High · Grades 9–12 · Mullins
B
557 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Nichols’s schools

Are Nichols’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Nichols. Marion School District 10 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nichols. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Nichols in?

Marion School District 10.

Where do Nichols kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Marion High and Mullins High.

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What Nichols families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.