| Index | Nickerson | Kansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 26% | 35% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 2 | 970 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 190 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 86 | 7,963 |
| Index | Nickerson | Kansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 82.2% | 87.4% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 79.8% | 86.1% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 53.5% | 63.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.2% | 39.8% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 15.6% | 31.6% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 6.2% | 11.4% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.4% | 3.0% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 2 public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Nickerson. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Nickerson, KS schools is 26%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Nickerson, KS, an average of 82.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 79.8% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Sterling, KS | 2,585 | 51% | 5.7% |
| Yoder, KS | 163 | 30% | 37.5% |
| South Hutchinson, KS | 2,651 | 30% | 38.5% |
| Lyons, KS | 3,504 | 29% | 39.9% |
| Hutchinson, KS | 40,669 | 28% | 41.4% |
| Nickerson, KS | 863 | 26% | 46.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lewiston, MI | 863 | 42% | 12.5% |
| St. Jo, TX | 863 | 58% | 20.3% |
| Toksook Bay, AK | 863 | 5% | 89.6% |
| Bloomfield, NE | 862 | 66% | 37.5% |
| Alexis, IL | 862 | 27% | 43.8% |
| Nickerson, KS | 863 | 26% | 46.5% |
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