ZIP 78266 — 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 78266

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 78266 (Garden Ridge, TX) is associated with Comal Independent School District (LEA 4814730) 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 (88 public, 12 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.2 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 College of Biomedical Equipment Technology about 6.8 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Comal Independent School District

LEA ID

4814730

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (50)

College of Biomedical Equipment Technology6.8 miles (10.9 km)2yr-private
Northeast Lakeview College7.3 miles (11.7 km)2yr-public
Oblate School of Theology14.1 miles (22.7 km)4yr-private
University of the Incarnate Word14.8 miles (23.8 km)4yr-private
Trinity University15.6 miles (25.1 km)4yr-private
Alamo Community College District Central Office16.3 miles (26.3 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio16.5 miles (26.6 km)2yr-private
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
San Antonio College17.1 miles (27.4 km)4yr-public
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio17.3 miles (27.9 km)4yr-public
The University of Texas at San Antonio17.6 miles (28.3 km)4yr-public
St Philip's College17.7 miles (28.4 km)4yr-public

Show all 50 colleges & universities

Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio17.8 miles (28.7 km)4yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio18.1 miles (29.2 km)2yr-private
Concorde Career College-San Antonio18.4 miles (29.6 km)2yr-private
St. Mary's University19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
Our Lady of the Lake University19.8 miles (31.9 km)4yr-private
Lamson Institute19.9 miles (32.1 km)2yr-private
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio21.9 miles (35.2 km)2yr-private
Texas Lutheran University22.0 miles (35.5 km)4yr-private
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio22.4 miles (36.1 km)2yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-South San Antonio23.3 miles (37.5 km)2yr-private
Christ Mission College23.4 miles (37.6 km)4yr-private
Hallmark University24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-private
Baptist University of the Americas24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
Northwest Vista College25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-public
Palo Alto College25.8 miles (41.5 km)4yr-public
Texas A&M University-San Antonio26.4 miles (42.4 km)4yr-public
Texas State University28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-public
AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-private
Southern Careers Institute-Austin51.8 miles (83.4 km)2yr-private
Texas Health and Science University52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
Saint Edward's University53.1 miles (85.5 km)4yr-private
Schreiner University54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas System Office55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-public
Huston-Tillotson University56.3 miles (90.5 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas at Austin56.6 miles (91.0 km)4yr-public
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-private
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-private
The Recording Conservatory of Austin57.7 miles (92.8 km)2yr-private
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin59.7 miles (96.0 km)2yr-private
Austin Community College District59.8 miles (96.3 km)4yr-public
The College of Health Care Professions-Austin60.2 miles (96.9 km)2yr-private
Concordia University Texas61.1 miles (98.3 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas66.6 miles (107.2 km)2yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus69.0 miles (111.0 km)4yr-private
South University-Austin69.2 miles (111.3 km)4yr-private
Southwestern University79.0 miles (127.1 km)4yr-private
Southwest Texas College89.5 miles (144.1 km)2yr-public
Coastal Bend College91.0 miles (146.5 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
DAVENPORT H S	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
WORTHAM OAKS EL	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
GARDEN RIDGE EL	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
VETERANS MEMORIAL H S	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
ROLLING MEADOWS EL	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
RIVER CITY BELIEVERS ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
FOX RUN EL	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
HARRIS MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
HILL MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
STEUBING RANCH EL	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
BULVERDE CREEK	public	—	—	4.9 miles (8.0 km)
CIBOLO GREEN	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
GREAT HEARTS LIVE OAK	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
LONGS CREEK EL	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.8 km)
WOOD MIDDLE	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
STAHL EL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
MADISON H S	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF OLYMPIA	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
JOHNSON H S	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
LAURA INGALLS WILDER INT	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
NORMA J PASCHAL EL	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
DANVILLE MIDDLE	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
COMAL CREEK EL	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
SST SCHERTZ	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
ROAN FOREST EL	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
TEJEDA MIDDLE	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
GREAT HEARTS NORTHERN OAKS	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
IDEA JUDSON COLLEGE PREPARATORY	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
IDEA JUDSON ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
GREEN VALLEY EL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
ELAINE S SCHLATHER INT	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
WOODSTONE EL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
ENCINO PARK EL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
INDIAN SPRINGS EL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
JOHN A SIPPEL EL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
PINNACLE MONTESSORI OF SCHERTZ	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
SAN ANTONIO COUNTRY DAY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
NORTHERN HILLS EL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
DRISCOLL MIDDLE	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
NEW EL	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
CIBOLO CREEK MIDDLE	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
FRANZ LEADERSHIP ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
LAUREL RIDGE	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
REDLAND OAKS EL	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
LEGACY TRADITIONAL SCHOOL - CIBOLO	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
WATTS EL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
CORONADO VILLAGE EL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
JUDSON EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
TUSCANY HEIGHTS	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
THE LILYPAD FARM SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
FIRST BAPTIST ACADEMY OF UNIVERSAL CITY	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
BARBARA JORDAN INT	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
CIBOLO VALLEY EL	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
SAMUEL CLEMENS H S	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
KITTY HAWK MIDDLE	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
SAN ANTONIO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
CRESTVIEW EL	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
SCHERTZ EL	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
BASIS SAN ANTONIO - NORTHEAST CAMPUS	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
EL DORADO EL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
BASIS SAN ANTONIO PRI - NORTHEAST CAMPUS	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
MH SPECHT EL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
DOBIE J H	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
CANYON RIDGE EL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
ALLISON L STEELE E L C	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
SST ALAMO	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
BUSH MIDDLE	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
SST SONTERRA	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
WIEDERSTEIN EL	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
THOUSAND OAKS EL	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
WETMORE EL	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
FOUNDATION SCHOOL OF AUTISM - SAN ANTONIO	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
RICARDO SALINAS EL	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
ROYAL RIDGE EL	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
BULVERDE MIDDLE	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
MILLER POINT EL	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
RANDOLPH EL	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
JOHNSON RANCH EL	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
BUCKNER FANNING SCHOOL AT MISSION SPRINGS	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
SJRC TEXAS	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
KINDER RANCH EL	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.1 km)
LAS LOMAS EL	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
SST SA COLLEGE PREP H S	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
RANDOLPH H S	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
RANDOLPH MIDDLE	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
BYRON P STEELE II H S	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
HOMEBASED COMP ED	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
PIEPER RANCH MIDDLE	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
LIVING ROCK ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
ACADEMY OF CREATIVE ED	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
FUSION ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
REAGAN H S	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
NOBIS PACEM	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
BRADLEY MIDDLE	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
CLEAR SPRING EL	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
PIEPER H S	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
HARDY OAK EL	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 78266

What school district is ZIP code 78266 in?

ZIP 78266 (Garden Ridge, TX) maps to Comal Independent School District (LEA ID 4814730) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 78266?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 88 public and 12 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 78266 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 78266 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	51.6%
High school	18.8%
Less than HS	2.3%
School district	Comal Independent School District

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