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Westerly CDP, RI

ZIP 02891 — 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 02891

K-12 nearby
21
Public
18
Private
3
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 02891 (Westerly, RI) is associated with Westerly School District (LEA 4401170) 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 21 K-12 schools (18 public, 3 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 University of Connecticut-Avery Point about 14.6 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Westerly School District
LEA ID
4401170
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • University of Connecticut-Avery Point14.6 miles (23.5 km)4yr-public
  • Mitchell College16.0 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Rhode Island16.2 miles (26.0 km)4yr-public
  • United States Coast Guard Academy16.2 miles (26.1 km)4yr-public
  • Connecticut College16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
  • New England Institute of Technology25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-private
  • IYRS School of Technology & Trades26.0 miles (41.9 km)2yr-private
  • Salve Regina University26.5 miles (42.6 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Rhode Island29.3 miles (47.1 km)2yr-public
  • Eastern Connecticut State University33.5 miles (54.0 km)4yr-public
  • Roger Williams University School of Law34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-private
  • Roger Williams University34.0 miles (54.8 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • College Unbound36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Online37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Providence37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-private
  • Rhode Island College37.4 miles (60.3 km)4yr-public
  • Rhode Island School of Design37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-private
  • Brown University38.0 miles (61.2 km)4yr-private
  • Providence College38.1 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-public
  • Bryant University40.9 miles (65.9 km)4yr-private
  • Bristol Community College42.8 miles (68.9 km)2yr-public
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln43.2 miles (69.6 km)2yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth44.7 miles (72.0 km)4yr-public
  • Wesleyan University46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-private
  • Holy Apostles College and Seminary47.6 miles (76.7 km)4yr-private
  • Nichols College48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
  • Goodwin University51.4 miles (82.7 km)4yr-private
  • Wheaton College (Massachusetts)52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-private
  • Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford53.3 miles (85.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-public
  • Connecticut State Community College53.8 miles (86.5 km)2yr-public
  • Trinity College53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-private
  • Rensselaer at Hartford54.0 miles (86.9 km)4yr-private
  • Dean College54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute-West Hartford54.7 miles (88.1 km)2yr-private
  • Hartford International University for Religion and Peace55.4 miles (89.1 km)4yr-private
  • Central Connecticut State University55.5 miles (89.4 km)4yr-public
  • Charter Oak State College55.6 miles (89.4 km)4yr-public
  • University of Hartford56.7 miles (91.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Saint Joseph56.7 miles (91.3 km)4yr-private
  • Quinnipiac University57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
  • Albertus Magnus College58.9 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
  • Yale University59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
  • Southern Connecticut State University60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-public
  • Bridgewater State University60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-public
  • Stonehill College60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-private
  • College of the Holy Cross60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of New Haven61.0 miles (98.1 km)4yr-private
  • Clark University61.7 miles (99.2 km)4yr-private
  • Worcester State University62.9 miles (101.3 km)4yr-public
  • Bay Path University63.2 miles (101.8 km)4yr-private
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School63.6 miles (102.4 km)4yr-public
  • Western New England University64.5 miles (103.8 km)4yr-private
  • Massasoit Community College64.5 miles (103.8 km)2yr-public
  • FINE Mortuary College64.7 miles (104.1 km)2yr-private
  • Assumption University64.7 miles (104.2 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield College64.9 miles (104.4 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education64.9 miles (104.4 km)4yr-private
  • Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital School of Nursing65.1 miles (104.7 km)2yr-private
  • American International College65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-private
  • Massachusetts Maritime Academy65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-public
  • Springfield Technical Community College65.9 miles (106.1 km)2yr-public
  • Quinsigamond Community College66.1 miles (106.3 km)2yr-public
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-public
  • Framingham State University67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-public
  • Anna Maria College67.5 miles (108.7 km)4yr-private
  • Post University68.0 miles (109.5 km)4yr-private
  • College of Our Lady of the Elms68.5 miles (110.2 km)4yr-private
  • Wellesley College69.2 miles (111.3 km)4yr-private
  • Curry College70.0 miles (112.7 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin W Olin College of Engineering70.1 miles (112.8 km)4yr-private
  • Babson College70.3 miles (113.2 km)4yr-private
  • Boston Baptist College71.1 miles (114.5 km)4yr-private
  • Massachusetts Bay Community College71.3 miles (114.7 km)2yr-public
  • William James College71.5 miles (115.0 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute of Healthcare & Technology71.9 miles (115.7 km)2yr-private
  • Pope St John XXIII National Seminary72.2 miles (116.1 km)4yr-private
  • Laboure College of Healthcare72.9 miles (117.3 km)4yr-private
  • Holyoke Community College72.9 miles (117.3 km)2yr-public
  • Regis College72.9 miles (117.4 km)4yr-private
  • Hebrew College73.2 miles (117.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lasell University73.6 miles (118.4 km)4yr-private
  • Quincy College73.9 miles (118.9 km)4yr-public
  • University of Bridgeport74.0 miles (119.0 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Holyoke College74.0 miles (119.1 km)4yr-private
  • Paier College74.2 miles (119.4 km)4yr-private
  • Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology74.5 miles (119.9 km)4yr-private
  • Westfield State University74.6 miles (120.0 km)4yr-public
  • Suffolk County Community College74.7 miles (120.3 km)2yr-public
  • Boston College74.8 miles (120.3 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern Nazarene College74.8 miles (120.3 km)4yr-private
  • Brandeis University74.8 miles (120.3 km)4yr-private
  • Saint John's Seminary75.4 miles (121.4 km)4yr-private
  • Stony Brook University75.7 miles (121.9 km)4yr-public
  • Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc75.8 miles (121.9 km)4yr-private
  • Roxbury Community College76.0 miles (122.4 km)2yr-public
  • Sacred Heart University76.1 miles (122.4 km)4yr-private
  • MCPHS University76.4 miles (122.9 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Westerly Middle Schoolpublic——0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Dunn's Corners Schoolpublic——1.0 miles (1.7 km)
State Street Schoolpublic——1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Westerly High Schoolpublic——2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Westerly Inclusion Preschool Ppublic——2.1 miles (3.4 km)
ST MICHAEL SCHOOLprivate——2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Stonington Middle Schoolpublic——2.9 miles (4.7 km)
West Vine Street Schoolpublic——3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Springbrook Elementary Schoolpublic——3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Stonington High Schoolpublic——3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Ashaway Elementary Schoolpublic——4.3 miles (7.0 km)
PINE POINT SCHOOLprivate——5.5 miles (8.8 km)
NORTH STONINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Deans Mill Schoolpublic——7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Wheeler High Schoolpublic——7.5 miles (12.2 km)
North Stonington Elementary Schoolpublic——7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Chariho Regional Middle Schoolpublic——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Chariho Career and Tech Centerpublic——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Chariho Alternative Learning Apublic——8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Chariho High Schoolpublic——8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Charlestown Elementary Schoolpublic——9.4 miles (15.2 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 02891

What school district is ZIP code 02891 in?
ZIP 02891 (Westerly, RI) maps to Westerly School District (LEA ID 4401170) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 02891?
US5 lists 21 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 18 public and 3 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 02891 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 02891 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher41.5%
High school29.5%
Less than HS5.5%
School districtWesterly School District