ZIP 02744 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

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School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 02744

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 02744 (New Bedford, MA) is associated with New Bedford School District (LEA 2508430) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.

Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 56 K-12 schools (46 public, 10 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.

The nearest college/university on US5 is University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth about 5.0 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

New Bedford School District

LEA ID

2508430

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (100)

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth5.0 miles (8.0 km)4yr-public
Bristol Community College13.3 miles (21.4 km)2yr-public
Massachusetts Maritime Academy17.5 miles (28.2 km)4yr-public
Roger Williams University18.2 miles (29.2 km)4yr-private
Roger Williams University School of Law18.3 miles (29.4 km)4yr-private
Salve Regina University22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-private
IYRS School of Technology & Trades22.5 miles (36.2 km)2yr-private
Bridgewater State University26.5 miles (42.7 km)4yr-public
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
College Unbound29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
Brown University29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Online29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Johnson & Wales University-Providence29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
Rhode Island School of Design29.8 miles (47.9 km)4yr-private
Community College of Rhode Island30.2 miles (48.6 km)2yr-public
Cape Cod Community College30.3 miles (48.8 km)2yr-public
New England Institute of Technology30.7 miles (49.4 km)4yr-private
Providence College31.6 miles (50.8 km)4yr-private
Stonehill College32.5 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
Massasoit Community College32.6 miles (52.5 km)2yr-public
Rhode Island College32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-public
University of Rhode Island32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-public
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing33.5 miles (54.0 km)2yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln37.0 miles (59.6 km)2yr-private
Bryant University38.9 miles (62.6 km)4yr-private
Dean College41.5 miles (66.7 km)4yr-private
FINE Mortuary College42.3 miles (68.0 km)2yr-private
Curry College44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-private
Quincy College44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-public
Laboure College of Healthcare45.8 miles (73.8 km)4yr-private
Boston Baptist College45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-private
Eastern Nazarene College46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
University of Massachusetts-Boston49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-public
William James College49.9 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology50.4 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering50.8 miles (81.7 km)4yr-private
Roxbury Community College50.8 miles (81.8 km)2yr-public
Babson College51.0 miles (82.1 km)4yr-private
Wentworth Institute of Technology51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-private
Massachusetts College of Art and Design51.4 miles (82.7 km)4yr-public
MCPHS University51.4 miles (82.7 km)4yr-private
Wellesley College51.5 miles (82.8 km)4yr-private
Northeastern University51.5 miles (82.9 km)4yr-private
Northeastern University Professional Programs51.5 miles (82.9 km)4yr-private
The New England Conservatory of Music51.5 miles (82.9 km)4yr-private
Simmons University51.5 miles (83.0 km)4yr-private
Emmanuel College51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-private
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology51.7 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-private
Berklee College of Music52.0 miles (83.6 km)4yr-private
Massachusetts Bay Community College52.0 miles (83.7 km)2yr-public
Boston Architectural College52.0 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
New England Law-Boston52.0 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
Boston College52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
Emerson College52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
Urban College of Boston52.2 miles (84.0 km)2yr-private
New England College of Optometry52.3 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
Fisher College52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-private
Boston University52.4 miles (84.4 km)4yr-private
Suffolk University52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-private
University of Massachusetts-Central Office52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-public
Saint John's Seminary52.6 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
Sattler College52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
North Bennet Street School52.8 miles (84.9 km)2yr-private
Massachusetts Institute of Technology52.8 miles (85.0 km)4yr-private
Hebrew College53.1 miles (85.5 km)4yr-private
Hult International Business School53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-private
Lasell University53.6 miles (86.2 km)4yr-private
MGH Institute of Health Professions53.6 miles (86.3 km)4yr-private
Bunker Hill Community College53.7 miles (86.4 km)2yr-public
Harvard University54.1 miles (87.1 km)4yr-private
Cambridge College54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-private
Longy School of Music of Bard College54.5 miles (87.6 km)4yr-private
Lesley University54.5 miles (87.7 km)4yr-private
Pope St John XXIII National Seminary54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-private
Framingham State University54.8 miles (88.2 km)4yr-public
Regis College55.4 miles (89.1 km)4yr-private
Brandeis University55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-private
Bentley University56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
Tufts University56.4 miles (90.8 km)4yr-private
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing57.5 miles (92.6 km)2yr-private
Nichols College60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
Salem State University62.0 miles (99.8 km)4yr-public
University of Connecticut-Avery Point62.9 miles (101.2 km)4yr-public
College of the Holy Cross63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-private
United States Coast Guard Academy63.5 miles (102.2 km)4yr-public
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School63.7 miles (102.5 km)4yr-public
Connecticut College63.7 miles (102.6 km)4yr-private
National Aviation Academy of New England63.9 miles (102.9 km)2yr-private
Mitchell College64.1 miles (103.2 km)4yr-private
Clark University64.5 miles (103.9 km)4yr-private
Worcester Polytechnic Institute65.2 miles (104.9 km)4yr-private
Montserrat College of Art65.3 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
Endicott College65.5 miles (105.5 km)4yr-private
Middlesex Community College66.1 miles (106.4 km)2yr-public
Worcester State University66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-public
Quinsigamond Community College66.6 miles (107.2 km)2yr-public
Assumption University66.9 miles (107.6 km)4yr-private
Eastern Connecticut State University67.8 miles (109.2 km)4yr-public
North Shore Community College68.0 miles (109.5 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

		Grades
Roosevelt Middle School	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.6 km)
William H Taylor	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
John B Devalles	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Joseph Demello	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
James B Congdon	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Alfred J Gomes	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Andrew B. Cushman School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
ST JAMES - ST JOHN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
NATIVITY PREPARATORY SCHOOL NEW BEDFORD	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Betsey B Winslow	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Whaling City Junior/Senior High School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Sgt Wm H Carney Academy	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Ellen R Hathaway	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Trinity Day Academy	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
OUR SISTERS' SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Fairhaven High	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Leroy Wood	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
Thomas R Rodman	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
John Avery Parker	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
James M. Quinn School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Hastings Middle	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Dartmouth Middle	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
New Bedford High	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Elizabeth Carter Brooks	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Keith Middle School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Dartmouth High	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Hayden/McFadden	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
BISHOP STANG HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Carlos Pacheco	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
FRIENDS ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
Global Learning Charter Public School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
East Fairhaven	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
NAZARENE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Alma del Mar Charter School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
MEETING STREET/THE SCHWARTZ CENTER	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
KIDDIE KAMPUS	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Abraham Lincoln	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Charles S Ashley	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Normandin Middle School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Jireh Swift	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
George H Potter	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Old Hammondtown	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Gr New Bedford Vocational Technical	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Center	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Elwyn G Campbell	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Westport Middle-High School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Westport Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
Albert F Ford Middle School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Acushnet Elementary School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Old Rochester Regional Jr High	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Old Rochester Regional High	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Casimir Pulaski	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Alice A Macomber	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 02744

What school district is ZIP code 02744 in?

ZIP 02744 (New Bedford, MA) maps to New Bedford School District (LEA ID 2508430) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 02744?

US5 lists 56 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 46 public and 10 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 02744 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 02744 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	13.4%
High school	31.6%
Less than HS	28.2%
School district	New Bedford School District

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