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Stony Point CDP, NC

ZIP 28678 — Schools & Education

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

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 28678

K-12 nearby
27
Public
23
Private
4
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 28678 (Stony Point, NC) is associated with Alexander County Schools (LEA 3700090) 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 27 K-12 schools (23 public, 4 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 Mitchell Community College about 9.7 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Alexander County Schools
LEA ID
3700090
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Mitchell Community College9.7 miles (15.6 km)2yr-public
  • Catawba Valley Community College15.3 miles (24.6 km)2yr-public
  • Lenoir-Rhyne University16.0 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
  • NASCAR Technical Institute18.9 miles (30.4 km)2yr-private
  • Wilkes Community College22.8 miles (36.7 km)2yr-public
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute23.8 miles (38.3 km)2yr-public
  • Davidson College25.4 miles (40.8 km)4yr-private
  • Catawba College33.6 miles (54.1 km)4yr-private
  • Livingstone College34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-private
  • Hood Theological Seminary34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College34.8 miles (56.1 km)2yr-public
  • Western Piedmont Community College35.8 miles (57.6 km)2yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Gaston College35.9 miles (57.8 km)2yr-public
  • Cabarrus College of Health Sciences36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-private
  • Belmont Abbey College38.8 miles (62.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte40.2 miles (64.6 km)4yr-public
  • Johnson C Smith University41.6 miles (66.9 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
  • Surry Community College43.4 miles (69.8 km)2yr-public
  • Central Piedmont Community College43.7 miles (70.3 km)2yr-public
  • Appalachian State University44.0 miles (70.9 km)4yr-public
  • Cleveland Community College44.6 miles (71.8 km)2yr-public
  • Carolinas College of Health Sciences44.8 miles (72.2 km)4yr-public
  • Queens University of Charlotte45.5 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
  • Southeastern College-Charlotte47.2 miles (75.9 km)2yr-private
  • Forsyth Technical Community College47.3 miles (76.1 km)2yr-public
  • Chamberlain University-North Carolina47.8 miles (77.0 km)4yr-private
  • Wake Forest University48.8 miles (78.6 km)4yr-private
  • Carolina University48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte49.1 miles (79.0 km)2yr-private
  • Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-private
  • Davidson-Davie Community College49.3 miles (79.4 km)2yr-public
  • Salem College49.4 miles (79.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts49.4 miles (79.5 km)4yr-public
  • Pfeiffer University49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-private
  • Carolina Christian College50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
  • Winston-Salem State University50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-public
  • Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine50.7 miles (81.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lees-McRae College51.2 miles (82.3 km)4yr-private
  • McDowell Technical Community College51.8 miles (83.4 km)2yr-public
  • Gardner-Webb University52.4 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
  • Mayland Community College54.1 miles (87.0 km)2yr-public
  • Stanly Community College57.0 miles (91.8 km)2yr-public
  • Isothermal Community College58.4 miles (94.0 km)2yr-public
  • High Point University60.6 miles (97.5 km)4yr-private
  • Winthrop University60.8 miles (97.9 km)4yr-public
  • York Technical College61.4 miles (98.8 km)2yr-public
  • Limestone University62.4 miles (100.3 km)4yr-private
  • Clinton College62.7 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
  • South University-High Point63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-private
  • Guilford Technical Community College65.0 miles (104.6 km)2yr-public
  • Wingate University67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-North Carolina67.8 miles (109.1 km)4yr-private
  • Guilford College68.3 miles (109.9 km)4yr-private
  • Health And Style Institute69.9 miles (112.4 km)2yr-private
  • Randolph Community College69.9 miles (112.4 km)2yr-public
  • Montreat College70.4 miles (113.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro72.0 miles (115.9 km)4yr-public
  • Greensboro College72.6 miles (116.8 km)4yr-private
  • Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton72.8 miles (117.2 km)2yr-public
  • Bennett College73.6 miles (118.5 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery Community College73.9 miles (118.9 km)2yr-public
  • North Carolina A & T State University74.1 miles (119.2 km)4yr-public
  • South Piedmont Community College74.2 miles (119.5 km)2yr-public
  • Sherman College of Chiropractic76.3 miles (122.8 km)4yr-private
  • Milligan University76.4 miles (123.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Lancaster76.6 miles (123.2 km)2yr-public
  • University of South Carolina-Upstate76.7 miles (123.4 km)4yr-public
  • Converse University76.9 miles (123.7 km)4yr-private
  • Wofford College77.2 miles (124.3 km)4yr-private
  • Emory & Henry University78.4 miles (126.2 km)4yr-private
  • Wytheville Community College78.5 miles (126.3 km)2yr-public
  • Spartanburg Community College78.5 miles (126.3 km)2yr-public
  • Spartanburg Methodist College78.8 miles (126.8 km)4yr-private
  • Warren Wilson College78.9 miles (126.9 km)4yr-private
  • Virginia Highlands Community College80.1 miles (128.9 km)2yr-public
  • East Tennessee State University80.1 miles (129.0 km)4yr-public
  • King University80.8 miles (130.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Union82.6 miles (132.9 km)2yr-public
  • Rockingham Community College82.6 miles (132.9 km)2yr-public
  • Mars Hill University83.5 miles (134.4 km)4yr-private
  • Blue Ridge Community College84.5 miles (136.0 km)2yr-public
  • University of North Carolina Asheville85.6 miles (137.7 km)4yr-public
  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College85.6 miles (137.8 km)2yr-public
  • Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts85.9 miles (138.2 km)4yr-private
  • Galen Health Institutes-Asheville87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-private
  • Northeast State Community College88.1 miles (141.7 km)2yr-public
  • Elon University89.3 miles (143.7 km)4yr-private
  • North Greenville University90.2 miles (145.1 km)4yr-private
  • New River Community College91.0 miles (146.4 km)2yr-public
  • Southwest Virginia Community College91.5 miles (147.3 km)2yr-public
  • Patrick & Henry Community College91.6 miles (147.5 km)2yr-public
  • Radford University95.2 miles (153.2 km)4yr-public
  • Ferrum College95.8 miles (154.1 km)4yr-private
  • Alamance Community College96.8 miles (155.7 km)2yr-public
  • Tusculum University98.1 miles (157.8 km)4yr-private
  • Bob Jones University98.5 miles (158.5 km)4yr-private
  • Bluefield University98.8 miles (159.1 km)4yr-private
  • Richmond Community College99.0 miles (159.4 km)2yr-public
  • Furman University99.4 miles (160.0 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Scotts Elementarypublic——3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Stony Point Elementarypublic——3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Sharon Elementarypublic——3.5 miles (5.7 km)
West Iredell Highpublic——4.4 miles (7.0 km)
West Iredell Middlepublic——4.9 miles (7.8 km)
River Bend Middlepublic——5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Bunker Hill Highpublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Hiddenite Elementarypublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Oxford Elementarypublic——6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Celeste Henkel Elementarypublic——6.6 miles (10.7 km)
MILLERSVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
East Alexander Middlepublic——8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Catawba Elementary Schoolpublic——8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Catawba Rosenwald Education Centerpublic——8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Claremont Elementarypublic——8.6 miles (13.9 km)
N B Mills Elementarypublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Alexander Early Collegepublic——9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Central Elementarypublic——9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Lyle Creek Elementarypublic——9.3 miles (14.9 km)
STATESVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Taylorsville Elementarypublic——9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Crossroads Arts and Science Early Collegpublic——9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Statesville Highpublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Alexander Central Highpublic——9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Collaborative College for Technologypublic——9.8 miles (15.7 km)
ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCEprivate——9.9 miles (15.9 km)
SOUTHVIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28678

What school district is ZIP code 28678 in?
ZIP 28678 (Stony Point, NC) maps to Alexander County Schools (LEA ID 3700090) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 28678?
US5 lists 27 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 23 public and 4 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 28678 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28678 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher14.6%
High school51.7%
Less than HS13.0%
School districtAlexander County Schools