ZIP 76712 — 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 76712

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 76712 (Waco, TX) is associated with China Spring Independent School District (LEA 4813960) 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 88 K-12 schools (78 public, 10 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.9 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 McLennan Community College about 6.8 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

China Spring Independent School District

LEA ID

4813960

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (74)

McLennan Community College6.8 miles (11.0 km)2yr-public
Southern Careers Institute-Waco7.3 miles (11.7 km)2yr-private
Baylor University8.4 miles (13.5 km)4yr-private
Texas State Technical College13.0 miles (20.9 km)2yr-public
Temple College31.9 miles (51.4 km)2yr-public
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor33.9 miles (54.6 km)4yr-private
Hill College35.0 miles (56.3 km)2yr-public
Central Texas College42.9 miles (69.0 km)2yr-public
Texas A&M University-Central Texas44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-public
Navarro College58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-public
Southwestern Adventist University60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
Nelson University65.2 miles (104.9 km)4yr-private

Show all 74 colleges & universities

Southwestern University66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-private
Tarleton State University73.8 miles (118.7 km)4yr-public
South University-Austin76.7 miles (123.4 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus76.9 miles (123.7 km)4yr-private
The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-private
Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie80.3 miles (129.2 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas80.3 miles (129.2 km)2yr-private
Texas Christian University82.0 miles (131.9 km)4yr-private
Brite Divinity School82.0 miles (131.9 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie82.1 miles (132.1 km)2yr-private
Texas A & M University-System Office82.7 miles (133.0 km)4yr-public
University of North Texas at Dallas82.8 miles (133.2 km)4yr-public
Texas A&M University-College Station83.2 miles (134.0 km)4yr-public
Texas Wesleyan University83.4 miles (134.2 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas at Arlington83.6 miles (134.5 km)4yr-public
Concordia University Texas83.7 miles (134.7 km)4yr-private
Dallas Baptist University83.8 miles (134.9 km)4yr-private
Arlington Baptist University84.0 miles (135.2 km)4yr-private
University of North Texas Health Science Center84.8 miles (136.4 km)4yr-public
Paul Quinn College84.9 miles (136.7 km)4yr-private
Tarrant County College District85.2 miles (137.1 km)2yr-public
Arlington Career Institute86.1 miles (138.5 km)2yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Austin87.1 miles (140.2 km)2yr-private
Austin Community College District87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-public
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin87.2 miles (140.4 km)2yr-private
The Recording Conservatory of Austin87.4 miles (140.6 km)2yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth89.2 miles (143.6 km)2yr-private
Weatherford College89.5 miles (144.1 km)4yr-public
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest89.7 miles (144.3 km)4yr-private
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary89.8 miles (144.6 km)4yr-private
Dallas College89.9 miles (144.7 km)4yr-public
The University of Texas at Austin90.5 miles (145.6 km)4yr-public
University of North Texas System90.9 miles (146.3 km)4yr-public
Remington College-Fort Worth Campus91.3 miles (146.9 km)2yr-private
Huston-Tillotson University91.4 miles (147.0 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas System Office91.4 miles (147.2 km)4yr-public
Messenger College91.7 miles (147.5 km)4yr-private
Wade College91.8 miles (147.7 km)4yr-private
KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts91.9 miles (147.9 km)2yr-private
Criswell College92.0 miles (148.1 km)4yr-private
Dallas Theological Seminary92.1 miles (148.2 km)4yr-private
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center92.2 miles (148.3 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Dallas92.4 miles (148.7 km)2yr-private
Dallas Institute of Funeral Service92.4 miles (148.7 km)2yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas92.9 miles (149.4 km)2yr-private
University of Dallas93.3 miles (150.2 km)4yr-private
Saint Edward's University94.3 miles (151.7 km)4yr-private
Trinity Valley Community College94.4 miles (152.0 km)4yr-public
Texas Health and Science University94.6 miles (152.3 km)4yr-private
Southern Careers Institute-Austin95.0 miles (152.9 km)2yr-private
Southern Methodist University95.2 miles (153.2 km)4yr-private
AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine95.2 miles (153.2 km)4yr-private
Parker University96.0 miles (154.5 km)4yr-private
The King's University98.0 miles (157.7 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Texas98.1 miles (157.9 km)4yr-private
Dallas Christian College98.3 miles (158.2 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Texas98.4 miles (158.3 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth98.6 miles (158.7 km)2yr-private
Amberton University98.8 miles (158.9 km)4yr-private
MediaTech Institute-Dallas98.8 miles (159.0 km)2yr-private
Peloton College98.9 miles (159.2 km)2yr-private
Bakke Graduate University99.1 miles (159.4 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
SOUTH BOSQUE EL	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
WOODWAY EL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
CEAC COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
SPEEGLEVILLE EL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
WOODWAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
RIVER VALLEY MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
VANGUARD COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
MOUNTAINVIEW EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (WACO)	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
EAGLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
PARKDALE EL	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
TENNYSON MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
CHAPEL PARK EL	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
LAKE AIR MONTESSORI SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
HILLCREST PDS MAGNET	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
WACO H S	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
MIDWAY MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
MIDWAY H S	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
HEWITT EL	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
CRESTVIEW EL	public	—	—	4.9 miles (8.0 km)
VALOR PREPARATORY ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
DEAN HIGHLAND EL	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
BRAZOS H S	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
CASTLEMAN CREEK EL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
PARK HILL EL	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
BISHOP LOUIS REICHER CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
PROVIDENT HEIGHTS EL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
MCLENNAN CO CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
MCLENNAN COUNTY CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
MCLENNAN COUNTY CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
CEDAR RIDGE EL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
PREMIER H S OF WACO	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
WACO CTR FOR YOUTH	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - WACO	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
WACO MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
SPRING VALLEY EL	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
CHINA SPRING INT	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
WEST AVENUE EL	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
METHODIST CHILDREN'S HOME	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
BROOK AVENUE EL	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
BELL'S HILL EL	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
CHINA SPRING H S	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
BOSQUEVILLE DAEP	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
BOSQUEVILLE H S	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
BOSQUEVILLE MIDDLE	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
CHINA SPRING MIDDLE	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
ALTA VISTA EL	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
UNIVERSITY H S	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
CESAR CHAVEZ MIDDLE	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
BOSQUEVILLE EL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
ST PAULS EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
CHINA SPRING EL	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
KENDRICK EL	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
LIVE OAK CLASSICAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
SOUTH WACO EL	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
AUDRE AND BERNARD RAPOPORT ACADEMY	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
TAG	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
CHINA SPRING PRI	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
G W CARVER MIDDLE	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
G L WILEY OPPORTUNITY CENTER	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
ROBINSON EL	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
QUINN CAMPUS PUBLIC MIDDLE	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
ROBINSON PRI	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
PAUL AND JANE MEYER PUBLIC H S	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
J H HINES EL	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
LORENA PRI	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
CHALLENGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
ROBINSON J H	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
ROBINSON H S	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
SUMMIT SCHOOL WACO	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
ROBINSON INT	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
LORENA MIDDLE	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
LORENA EL	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
BILL LOGUE DETENTION CENTER	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
LORENA HIGH	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 76712

What school district is ZIP code 76712 in?

ZIP 76712 (Waco, TX) maps to China Spring Independent School District (LEA ID 4813960) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 76712?

US5 lists 88 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 78 public and 10 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 76712 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 76712 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	48.7%
High school	17.5%
Less than HS	4.2%
School district	China Spring Independent School District

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