Huey L Porter Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 356 students
Nichols Middle School
529 North Mace Street, Canton, MS 39046
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
362
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Canton Public Schools
Madison County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 171 Mississippi middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Mississippi middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Nichols Middle School
Nichols Middle School is a public middle school in Canton, Mississippi, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Canton Public Schools. The school is located in a town on the edge of a metro area in Madison County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 362 students were enrolled, with about 12.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Mississippi middle school (13.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 171 Mississippi middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 362 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Fringe
- School district
- Canton Public Schools
- County
- Madison County
- NCES school ID
- 280090000103
Schools near Nichols Middle School
All 14 schools in Canton →
Germantown Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 1,008 students
Madison Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 1,180 students
Old Town Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 693 students
Shirley D. Simmons Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 124 students
Kirksey Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 389 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.