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Nichols School

Buffalo · NY · Private independent · K-12 combined

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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Nichols School compares for families

What families should know about Nichols School.

  • LocallyNY sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: TAPESTRY CHARTER SCHOOL, RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC, BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 556 in 2018 to 596 in 2022 — over 4 years.
+7.2%
Why only 2 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +1.8%/year, projecting from 2022's 596 students:

2023
606
2025
628
2027
650

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At tuition per student, the 54 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $864,000/year in tuition upside.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
TAPESTRY CHARTER SCHOOL
BUFFALO
Public · charter 0.6 336 +0.9%
RESEARCH LABORATORY HS-BIOINFORMATIC
BUFFALO
Public 0.9 174 -11.7%
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL
BUFFALO
Public · charter 0.9 247 -17.1%
MCKINLEY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
BUFFALO
Public 1.1 854 -12.6%
St Joseph'S Collegiate Institute
Buffalo
Private 1.3 630 -13.1%
MIDDLE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
BUFFALO
Public 1.3 288 -6.2%
LEWIS J BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLGY
BUFFALO
Public 1.3 469 +23.4%
ACADEMY SCHOOL
BUFFALO
Public 1.3 70 -23.1%

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