We prove that if F is a field of positive odd characteristic p, and m, and n are positive integers such that m≥2, and n≤p, every n×n nonderogatory matrix A∈Mn(F) which is sum of m idempotents and a nilpotent, has a decomposition A=E1+E2+⋯+Em+V, such that Ei2=Ei, for every i∈{1,…,m}, and V[mp−2]+2=0.