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South Woodstock CDP, CT

ZIP 06281 — Schools & Education

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

Upper Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 06281

K-12 nearby
35
Public
27
Private
8
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 06281 (South Woodstock, CT) is associated with Thompson School District (LEA 0904530) 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 35 K-12 schools (27 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.5 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 Nichols College about 6.5 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Thompson School District
LEA ID
0904530
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Nichols College6.5 miles (10.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-public
  • Eastern Connecticut State University20.3 miles (32.7 km)4yr-public
  • College of the Holy Cross21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
  • Clark University21.5 miles (34.5 km)4yr-private
  • Worcester State University22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-public
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute23.3 miles (37.6 km)4yr-private
  • Assumption University24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-private
  • Bryant University24.7 miles (39.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School24.7 miles (39.7 km)4yr-public
  • Anna Maria College25.1 miles (40.5 km)4yr-private
  • Quinsigamond Community College26.1 miles (41.9 km)2yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln27.7 miles (44.5 km)2yr-private
  • Western New England University27.8 miles (44.7 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield College29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
  • American International College29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
  • Rhode Island College29.6 miles (47.7 km)4yr-public
  • Bay Path University29.8 miles (47.9 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield Technical Community College30.4 miles (49.0 km)2yr-public
  • Providence College31.0 miles (49.9 km)4yr-private
  • College of Our Lady of the Elms32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-private
  • Dean College32.6 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Providence32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Online32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-private
  • Rhode Island School of Design32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Rhode Island32.8 miles (52.8 km)2yr-public
  • Brown University33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-private
  • College Unbound33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-private
  • New England Institute of Technology34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Holyoke College34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
  • Goodwin University35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-private
  • Hampshire College36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-private
  • Holyoke Community College36.1 miles (58.0 km)2yr-public
  • Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford36.2 miles (58.3 km)4yr-private
  • Rensselaer at Hartford36.6 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
  • Connecticut State Community College36.7 miles (59.1 km)2yr-public
  • University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus36.9 miles (59.3 km)4yr-public
  • Framingham State University37.0 miles (59.6 km)4yr-public
  • Amherst College37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of Hartford38.0 miles (61.2 km)4yr-private
  • Trinity College38.2 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
  • Hartford International University for Religion and Peace38.4 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Amherst38.8 miles (62.4 km)4yr-public
  • University of Saint Joseph39.1 miles (63.0 km)4yr-private
  • Smith College39.9 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
  • Conway School of Landscape Design40.1 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute-West Hartford40.4 miles (65.0 km)2yr-private
  • Connecticut College41.3 miles (66.5 km)4yr-private
  • Holy Apostles College and Seminary41.3 miles (66.5 km)4yr-private
  • United States Coast Guard Academy41.5 miles (66.9 km)4yr-public
  • Westfield State University41.6 miles (67.0 km)4yr-public
  • University of Rhode Island42.1 miles (67.7 km)4yr-public
  • Wellesley College42.4 miles (68.2 km)4yr-private
  • Wheaton College (Massachusetts)42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Wachusett Community College42.8 miles (68.9 km)2yr-public
  • Central Connecticut State University43.3 miles (69.7 km)4yr-public
  • Wesleyan University44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pope St John XXIII National Seminary44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-private
  • Fitchburg State University44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-public
  • Franklin W Olin College of Engineering44.4 miles (71.4 km)4yr-private
  • Babson College44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-private
  • FINE Mortuary College44.5 miles (71.6 km)2yr-private
  • Regis College44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-private
  • Roger Williams University School of Law44.7 miles (71.9 km)4yr-private
  • Roger Williams University44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-private
  • Mitchell College44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-private
  • Charter Oak State College44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-public
  • Massachusetts Bay Community College45.0 miles (72.5 km)2yr-public
  • University of Connecticut-Avery Point45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-public
  • National Aviation Academy of New England46.6 miles (74.9 km)2yr-private
  • Hebrew College46.8 miles (75.4 km)4yr-private
  • Lasell University47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-private
  • William James College47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-private
  • Brandeis University47.2 miles (75.9 km)4yr-private
  • Stonehill College48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
  • Bristol Community College49.2 miles (79.2 km)2yr-public
  • Curry College49.5 miles (79.7 km)4yr-private
  • Bentley University49.5 miles (79.7 km)4yr-private
  • IYRS School of Technology & Trades49.6 miles (79.8 km)2yr-private
  • Boston College50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
  • Boston Baptist College50.2 miles (80.8 km)4yr-private
  • Salve Regina University50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-private
  • Saint John's Seminary50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
  • Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology51.2 miles (82.3 km)4yr-private
  • Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-private
  • Laboure College of Healthcare52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
  • Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing53.0 miles (85.3 km)2yr-private
  • Massasoit Community College53.0 miles (85.4 km)2yr-public
  • MCPHS University53.1 miles (85.4 km)4yr-private
  • Emmanuel College53.1 miles (85.4 km)4yr-private
  • Roxbury Community College53.1 miles (85.4 km)2yr-public
  • Massachusetts College of Art and Design53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-public
  • Simmons University53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-private
  • Boston University53.2 miles (85.7 km)4yr-private
  • Wentworth Institute of Technology53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-private
  • Bridgewater State University53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-public
  • Longy School of Music of Bard College53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
  • Greenfield Community College53.5 miles (86.1 km)2yr-public
  • Harvard University53.6 miles (86.2 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
The Woodstock Academypublic——2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Woodstock Elementary Schoolpublic——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Woodstock Middle Schoolpublic——4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Putnam Middle Schoolpublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Putnam Elementary Schoolpublic——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Thompson Middle Schoolpublic——5.9 miles (9.6 km)
Mary R. Fisher Elementary Schoolpublic——5.9 miles (9.6 km)
Tourtellotte Memorial High Schoolpublic——6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Eastford Elementary Schoolpublic——6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Putnam High Schoolpublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
RIVER RUN ACADEMY AT THE SUSAN WAYNE CTR OF EXCELprivate——6.4 miles (10.2 km)
PUTNAM SCIENCE ACADEMYprivate——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
POMFRET SCHOOLprivate——6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Eastford Roadpublic——6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Southbridge Academypublic——7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Shepherd Hill Regional Highpublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Charlton Streetpublic——7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Mason Road Schoolpublic——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
TRINITY CATHOLIC ACADEMYprivate——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
West Streetpublic——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Southbridge Middle Schoolpublic——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Southbridge High Schoolpublic——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
MARIANAPOLIS PREP SCHOOLprivate——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Dudley Middle Schoolpublic——7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Union Schoolpublic——7.7 miles (12.3 km)
VIEWPOINT CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Pomfret Community Schoolpublic——8.4 miles (13.5 km)
ALL SAINTS ACADEMYprivate——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Dudley Elementarypublic——8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Bartlett High Schoolpublic——8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Webster Middle Schoolpublic——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
ST JOSEPH SCHOOLprivate——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Park Avenue Elementarypublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Ashford Schoolpublic——9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Holland Elementarypublic——9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 06281

What school district is ZIP code 06281 in?
ZIP 06281 (South Woodstock, CT) maps to Thompson School District (LEA ID 0904530) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 06281?
US5 lists 35 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 27 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 06281 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 06281 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher47.3%
High school22.7%
Less than HS2.8%
School districtThompson School District