page_title: Nichols School
section_title: Accreditation and honors
hierarchical_section_title: Nichols School / Accreditation and honors
caption_attribution_description: English: An aerial view of the Nichols School campus in Buffalo, N.Y., circa 2010.
context_page_description: Nichols School is a private, non-denominational, co-educational college-preparatory day school in Buffalo, New York, United States. The average enrollment is 570 students with an average Upper School grade/class size of 98 students. The average classroom size is 14 students.
context_section_description: Nichols is accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools and the New York State Department of Education. It received national recognition in the Secondary School Recognition Program and Exemplary Private School Recognition Program. Nichols is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools.
  Nichols, along with other local private schools (including Buffalo Seminary, Canisius High School, and Park School of Buffalo), does not administer Regents exams.
caption: An aerial view of the Nichols School campus in Buffalo, N.Y., circa 2010.
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