Nichols Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Biloxi, Mississippi

Nichols Elementary School in Biloxi, Mississippi enrolled 203 students in 2024-25 with 14.9 full-time teachers, 13.6 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 30%

212 students in 2022-23, 206 students in 2023-24, 203 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.3 to 14.9.

Students enrolled at Nichols Elementary School by school year2022-23: 212, 2023-24: 206, 2024-25: 20301002003002022-232122023-242062024-25203
Students enrolled at Nichols Elementary School by school year2022-23: 212, 2023-24: 206, 2024-25: 20301002003002022-232122023-242062024-25203
Students enrolled at Nichols Elementary School by school year2022-23: 212, 2023-24: 206, 2024-25: 20301002003002022-232122023-242062024-25203
Students enrolled at Nichols Elementary School by school year2022-23: 212, 2023-24: 206, 2024-25: 20301002003002022-232122023-242062024-25203
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2321221.39.9
2023-2420624.18.6
2024-2520314.913.6

13.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 Mississippi elementary schools

Among the 419 Mississippi elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Mississippi elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 38.6; This school 13.6; state median 14.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 14.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Mississippi elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 38.6; This school 13.6; state median 14.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 14.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Mississippi elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 38.6; This school 13.6; state median 14.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 14.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Mississippi elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 38.6; This school 13.6; state median 14.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 14.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Nichols Elementary School enrolled 235 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent9.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

40.9% of students were Black, 26.6% White, 21.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black40.9%
  2. White26.6%
  3. Hispanic21.2%
  4. Two or more races10.3%
  5. Asian1.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Biloxi

8 public elementary schools in Biloxi report 2024-25 enrollment; Nichols Elementary School is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Creekbend Elementary and Middle99616.448.5%
North Bay Elementary School65816.539.5%
Popps Ferry Elementary School60817.464.0%
St Martin N Elementary School53716.660.1%
Woolmarket Elementary School53317.468.7%
Back Bay Elementary School52817.057.4%
Gorenflo Elementary School32614.791.7%
Nichols Elementary School20313.665.0%

All public schools in Biloxi →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Nichols Elementary School

  1. Gorenflo Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 326 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. St Martin N Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.6 miles away: 537 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Nichols Elementary School with Gorenflo Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Biloxi Public School District spends per student$13,206 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,206
  5. The largest public schools in MississippiNichols Elementary School is the number 393 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#393 of 423
  6. Mississippi schools by students per teacher13.6 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.13.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Nichols Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Nichols Elementary School?
    203 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 212 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Biloxi, MS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Nichols Elementary School?
    13.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for elementary schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Nichols Elementary School a Title I school?
    Nichols Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Nichols Elementary School in?
    Biloxi Public School District, NCES district ID 2800630. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280063001263 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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