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This study determined the influence of school variables on students’ attitudes in geometry in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The study is a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised all the senior secondary 2 students in Nasarawa state. This is 18,609 (8,882 male and 9,727 female) SS2 students of 428 secondary schools in Nasarawa State. The sample for the study was 392 SS II students from 18 senior secondary schools. The study adopted multi-stage random sampling technique. Three research objectives, three research questions, and three null hypotheses aided the study. Geometry Attitude Scale (GAS) was used as an instrument in this study. The instrument was validated by experts with average logical validity index of 0.80.  Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while inferential statistics of independent t-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed, among others, that boarding students had positive attitude towards geometry than day students, and urban students had positive attitude towards geometry than rural students. Also, single-sexschool students had positive attitude towards geometry than mixed sex school students. The study also revealed that private school students had positive attitude towards geometry than public school students. It was, however, recommended, among others, that the government should make informed educational policies and practices to better support students’ attitudes and well-being across school variables; the government and school owners should provide targeted support to students in single-sex or mixed schools, addressing specific attitude-related needs of students; and educational policies and practices should be reviewed to promote equal opportunities and support for students in both public and private schools.