| Index | Nicholson | Pennsylvania | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 2,563 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,626 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 406 | 7,963 |

| Index | Nicholson | Pennsylvania | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 89.6% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 89.6% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 47.9% | 53.6% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 31.6% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 21.1% | 29.3% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 7.4% | 11.5% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Nicholson. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Nicholson, PA schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Nicholson, PA, an average of 89.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 89.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Chinchilla, PA | 2,198 | 82% | 70.8% |
| Waverly, PA | 696 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Clarks Summit, PA | 5,002 | 74% | 53.6% |
| Archbald, PA | 7,275 | 61% | 27.1% |
| Montrose, PA | 1,565 | 61% | 26.6% |
| Nicholson, PA | 677 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Lake Hughes, CA | 677 | 47% | 2.1% |
| Quilcene, WA | 677 | 45% | 7.3% |
| White River, SD | 677 | 31% | 36.5% |
| Peninsula, OH | 677 | 64% | 33.3% |
| Mathiston, MS | 677 | 57% | 17.7% |
| Nicholson, PA | 677 | n/a |