ZIP 43157 — 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 43157

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 43157 (Thurston, OH) is associated with Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District (LEA 3904688) 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 38 K-12 schools (33 public, 5 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.2 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 Ohio University-Lancaster Campus about 7.5 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District

LEA ID

3904688

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Ohio University-Lancaster Campus7.5 miles (12.0 km)4yr-public
Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath14.1 miles (22.7 km)2yr-private
Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Canal Winchester15.2 miles (24.4 km)2yr-private
Valor Christian College15.4 miles (24.8 km)4yr-private
Denison University15.9 miles (25.5 km)4yr-private
Central Ohio Technical College16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-public
Ohio State University-Newark Campus16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-public
Ohio State College of Barber Styling19.9 miles (32.0 km)2yr-private
Capital University22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-private
Ohio Dominican University23.3 miles (37.6 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Ohio23.7 miles (38.2 km)4yr-private
MyComputerCareer at Columbus24.0 miles (38.6 km)2yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Chamberlain University-Ohio24.3 miles (39.1 km)4yr-private
Ohio Christian University24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
Franklin University24.9 miles (40.0 km)4yr-private
Columbus State Community College25.0 miles (40.2 km)4yr-public
Columbus College of Art & Design25.0 miles (40.2 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Columbus25.1 miles (40.3 km)2yr-private
Mount Carmel College of Nursing26.4 miles (42.5 km)4yr-private
Ohio State University-Main Campus26.8 miles (43.0 km)4yr-public
Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences27.5 miles (44.3 km)2yr-private
Felbry College27.7 miles (44.5 km)4yr-private
Otterbein University28.4 miles (45.8 km)4yr-private
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-public
Zane State College28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-public
Hondros College of Nursing29.3 miles (47.2 km)2yr-private
The Spa School29.4 miles (47.2 km)2yr-private
American Institute of Alternative Medicine29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
Pontifical College Josephinum31.6 miles (50.8 km)4yr-private
Hocking College32.6 miles (52.5 km)2yr-public
Mount Vernon Nazarene University36.9 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
Kenyon College37.6 miles (60.5 km)4yr-private
Methodist Theological School in Ohio39.3 miles (63.3 km)4yr-private
Ohio Wesleyan University41.8 miles (67.3 km)4yr-private
Ohio University-Main Campus42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-public
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus43.0 miles (69.2 km)4yr-public
Muskingum University44.2 miles (71.1 km)4yr-private
Rosedale Bible College50.9 miles (81.9 km)2yr-private
Marion Technical College58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-public
Ohio State University-Marion Campus58.4 miles (93.9 km)4yr-public
Madison Adult Career Center64.5 miles (103.9 km)2yr-public
Marietta College65.3 miles (105.2 km)4yr-private
Washington State College of Ohio65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-public
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus65.9 miles (106.1 km)4yr-public
North Central State College66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-public
Clark State College66.6 miles (107.2 km)4yr-public
University of Rio Grande67.0 miles (107.8 km)4yr-private
Wittenberg University67.6 miles (108.8 km)4yr-private
Cedarville University67.7 miles (108.9 km)4yr-private
West Virginia University at Parkersburg70.3 miles (113.2 km)4yr-public
Southern State Community College70.6 miles (113.7 km)2yr-public
Antioch College71.3 miles (114.7 km)4yr-private
Central State University71.4 miles (114.9 km)4yr-public
Ashland University71.4 miles (114.9 km)4yr-private
Wilberforce University71.5 miles (115.0 km)4yr-private
Payne Theological Seminary71.6 miles (115.3 km)4yr-private
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute72.3 miles (116.4 km)2yr-public
Antioch University72.3 miles (116.4 km)4yr-private
Antioch University-System Administration72.3 miles (116.4 km)4yr-public
Wilmington College73.0 miles (117.6 km)4yr-private
Kent State University at Tuscarawas74.0 miles (119.1 km)4yr-public
The College of Wooster74.2 miles (119.4 km)4yr-private
Paramount Beauty Academy79.7 miles (128.2 km)2yr-private
Shawnee State University80.5 miles (129.5 km)4yr-public
Wright State University-Main Campus80.7 miles (129.9 km)4yr-public
University of Akron Wayne College80.9 miles (130.2 km)4yr-public
Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management81.7 miles (131.4 km)4yr-public
Ohio Institute of Allied Health84.6 miles (136.1 km)2yr-private
International College of Broadcasting84.6 miles (136.2 km)2yr-private
Ohio University-Eastern Campus84.7 miles (136.3 km)4yr-public
The Modern College of Design85.1 miles (136.9 km)4yr-private
Belmont College85.3 miles (137.3 km)2yr-public
Fortis College-Centerville86.1 miles (138.5 km)2yr-private
University of Dayton86.8 miles (139.7 km)4yr-private
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton87.1 miles (140.2 km)2yr-private
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton87.8 miles (141.3 km)2yr-private
Ohio Medical Career College87.8 miles (141.4 km)2yr-private
Roane-Jackson Technical Center88.0 miles (141.6 km)2yr-public
Kettering College88.0 miles (141.6 km)4yr-private
Sinclair Community College88.0 miles (141.7 km)4yr-public
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences89.2 miles (143.6 km)4yr-private
Dayton Barber College90.3 miles (145.3 km)2yr-private
Edison State Community College90.8 miles (146.2 km)4yr-public
Ross College-Canton90.9 miles (146.2 km)2yr-private
Ohio University-Southern Campus91.3 miles (146.9 km)4yr-public
Malone University91.7 miles (147.5 km)4yr-private
Kent State University at Stark91.8 miles (147.8 km)4yr-public
United Theological Seminary91.9 miles (147.8 km)4yr-private
Stark State College91.9 miles (147.9 km)2yr-public
Ohio Northern University92.9 miles (149.5 km)4yr-private
Collins Career Technical Center93.4 miles (150.3 km)2yr-public
Heidelberg University93.8 miles (150.9 km)4yr-private
Tiffin University94.3 miles (151.8 km)4yr-private
Walsh University94.4 miles (151.9 km)4yr-private
Ashland Community and Technical College95.1 miles (153.0 km)2yr-public
Elite School of Cosmetology96.2 miles (154.8 km)2yr-private
West Virginia Northern Community College97.8 miles (157.5 km)2yr-public
Tri-State Bible College97.9 miles (157.5 km)4yr-private
Marshall University98.3 miles (158.2 km)4yr-public
Huntington Junior College98.5 miles (158.5 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Pleasantville Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Liberty Union Middle School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Liberty Union Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Liberty Union High School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Millersport Jr/Sr High School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Millersport Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Thomas Ewing Junior High School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
WILLIAM V. FISHER CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Fairfield Union Rushville Middle School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Fairfield Union High School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Thornville Elementary School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Tarhe Trails Elementary School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Lancaster High School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Medill Elementary School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
REDEEMER LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Early Childhood Center 1	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Bridges	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
ST BERNADETTE SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Bloom Carroll Primary School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Bloom Carroll Intermediate School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
General Sherman Junior High School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Fairfield Career Center	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Bloom-Carroll Middle School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Kirkersville Elementary School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Bloom-Carroll High School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Mt. Pleasant Elementary School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Sheridan High School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
LANCASTER MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Sheridan Middle School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
NEW STORY SCHOOLS	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Lakewood Elementary School	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Jackson Intermediate	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
SWL Digital Academy	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Lakewood Middle School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Toll Gate Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Lakewood High School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Toll Gate Middle School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Watkins Middle School	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 43157

What school district is ZIP code 43157 in?

ZIP 43157 (Thurston, OH) maps to Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District (LEA ID 3904688) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 43157?

US5 lists 38 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 33 public and 5 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 43157 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 43157 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	9.7%
High school	54.1%
Less than HS	8.5%
School district	Liberty Union-Thurston Local School District

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