ZIP 29206 — 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 29206

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 29206 (Forest Acres, SC) is associated with Richland School District 1 (LEA 4503360) 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 100 K-12 schools (73 public, 27 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 1.6% 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 Southeastern College-Columbia about 2.4 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Richland School District 1

LEA ID

4503360

Private school share (ACS)

1.6%

Colleges & universities (74)

Southeastern College-Columbia2.4 miles (3.8 km)2yr-private
Benedict College3.6 miles (5.7 km)4yr-private
Allen University3.6 miles (5.8 km)4yr-private
Columbia College4.1 miles (6.6 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Columbia4.4 miles (7.0 km)4yr-public
South University-Columbia4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Columbia7.0 miles (11.2 km)2yr-private
Columbia International University7.2 miles (11.7 km)4yr-private
Midlands Technical College10.4 miles (16.8 km)2yr-public
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College34.3 miles (55.2 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Sumter34.3 miles (55.2 km)2yr-public
Central Carolina Technical College34.5 miles (55.4 km)2yr-public

Show all 74 colleges & universities

Morris College35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
Claflin University37.1 miles (59.8 km)4yr-private
South Carolina State University37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-public
Newberry College41.6 miles (67.0 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Lancaster49.9 miles (80.3 km)2yr-public
Denmark Technical College50.3 miles (81.0 km)2yr-public
Voorhees University50.8 miles (81.7 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina Aiken56.0 miles (90.1 km)4yr-public
Coker University56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-private
Presbyterian College60.3 miles (97.0 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union60.7 miles (97.7 km)2yr-public
Aiken Technical College61.0 miles (98.2 km)2yr-public
Clinton College61.3 miles (98.7 km)4yr-private
York Technical College62.6 miles (100.8 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-public
Florence-Darlington Technical College67.2 miles (108.2 km)2yr-public
Piedmont Technical College67.5 miles (108.6 km)2yr-public
Lander University69.9 miles (112.4 km)4yr-public
Williamsburg Technical College70.5 miles (113.4 km)2yr-public
Augusta University70.5 miles (113.5 km)4yr-public
Paine College70.8 miles (113.9 km)4yr-private
Helms College72.3 miles (116.3 km)2yr-private
Wingate University72.4 miles (116.5 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie72.8 miles (117.1 km)2yr-public
Northeastern Technical College74.4 miles (119.8 km)2yr-public
Augusta Technical College75.4 miles (121.3 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Augusta75.5 miles (121.5 km)2yr-private
Francis Marion University75.7 miles (121.8 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina76.6 miles (123.3 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte77.7 miles (125.1 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary79.2 miles (127.4 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte79.3 miles (127.7 km)2yr-private
South Piedmont Community College79.6 miles (128.0 km)2yr-public
Carolinas College of Health Sciences79.7 miles (128.3 km)4yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte80.5 miles (129.6 km)4yr-private
Limestone University81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College82.5 miles (132.8 km)2yr-public
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte83.5 miles (134.3 km)4yr-private
Converse University84.1 miles (135.3 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University84.1 miles (135.4 km)4yr-private
Erskine College84.4 miles (135.8 km)4yr-private
Wofford College84.9 miles (136.6 km)4yr-private
Belmont Abbey College85.2 miles (137.2 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College86.0 miles (138.5 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College87.8 miles (141.2 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Upstate88.2 miles (141.9 km)4yr-public
Charleston Southern University88.5 miles (142.5 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte89.2 miles (143.6 km)4yr-public
Gaston College89.6 miles (144.2 km)2yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic89.7 miles (144.3 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Charleston91.2 miles (146.7 km)2yr-private
Cleveland Community College91.6 miles (147.4 km)2yr-public
Trident Technical College93.0 miles (149.7 km)2yr-public
Gardner-Webb University93.3 miles (150.1 km)4yr-private
Richmond Community College93.5 miles (150.5 km)2yr-public
Southeastern College-Charleston94.7 miles (152.5 km)2yr-private
Greenville Technical College97.4 miles (156.8 km)4yr-public
St. Andrews University98.0 miles (157.7 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University99.1 miles (159.4 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina99.3 miles (159.8 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College99.5 miles (160.1 km)2yr-public
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences99.6 miles (160.3 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
CUTLER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.5 miles (0.7 km)
CUTLER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.5 miles (0.7 km)
Brockman Elementary	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Satchel Ford Elementary	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Crayton Middle	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
HARMONY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
A. C. Flora High	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Samuel A. Heyward Career and Technology Center	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Berea	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
JUBILEE ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Forest Lake Elementary	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Bradley Elementary	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
W. G. Sanders Middle	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
KILBOURNE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
MISSION HOPE FOUNDATION	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Brennen Elementary	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Richland Northeast High	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Dent Middle	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
CENTER FOR LEARNING INC	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Jackson Creek Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
SHANDON UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Dreher High	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
SC Whitmore School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Burton Pack Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
L. W. Conder Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Richland One Charter Middle College	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
MARNIE LEADS ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
W. A. Perry Middle	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Pendergrass Fairwold School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Watkins-Nance Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Carver-Lyon Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
C. A. Johnson High	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Joseph Keels Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Rosewood Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Hand Middle	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
ST MARTIN DE PORRES SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
DANIELS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Arden Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
ASBURY KINDERGARTEN & PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF COLUMBIA	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Manning High	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Meadowfield Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
CARDINAL NEWMAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
A. C. Moore Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
J. P. Thomas Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
South Kilbourne Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
E. L. Wright Middle	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Alcorn Middle	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Polo Road Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Annie Burnside Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Clear Dot Charter School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Hyatt Park Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
HAMMOND SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
ST PETERS CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Caughman Road Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Eau Claire High	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Windsor Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Logan Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
SANDHILLS SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
W.J. Keenan High	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Heyward Gibbes Middle	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Mill Creek Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Edward E. Taylor Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Carolina School for Inquiry	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
ST JOHN NEWMANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Brookland-Cayce High	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
THE SCHOOL OF NORAH ARK	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
L. B. Nelson Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Forest Heights Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
BEN LIPPEN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Spring Valley High	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
H. B. Rhame Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.7 km)
St. Andrews Middle	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Cayce Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Lexington Two Innovation Center	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Saluda River Academy for the Arts	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
GRACE COMMUNITY ACADEMY OF COLUMBIA	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Columbia High	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Lower Richland High	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Killian Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
HOPE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
Riverbank Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Northside Middle	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
THE UHURU ACADEMY EDUCATION SOLUTIONS	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Sandel Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
South Carolina Virtual Charter School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Broad River High	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Kirkland High	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Longleaf Middle	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
East Point Academy	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Horrell Hill Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
GLENFOREST SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Sara Babb High	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
LAKE MURRAY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
North Springs Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 29206

What school district is ZIP code 29206 in?

ZIP 29206 (Forest Acres, SC) maps to Richland School District 1 (LEA ID 4503360) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 29206?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 73 public and 27 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 29206 attend private school?

About 1.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 29206 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	64.4%
High school	8.8%
Less than HS	2.0%
School district	Richland School District 1

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