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Laconia city, NH

ZIP 03246 — 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 03246

K-12 nearby
22
Public
17
Private
5
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 03246 (Laconia, NH) is associated with Gilford School District (LEA 3303180) 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 22 K-12 schools (17 public, 5 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.3 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 Lakes Region Community College about 4.9 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Gilford School District
LEA ID
3303180
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Lakes Region Community College4.9 miles (7.8 km)2yr-public
  • Plymouth State University16.4 miles (26.3 km)4yr-public
  • NHTI-Concord's Community College24.5 miles (39.4 km)2yr-public
  • University System of New Hampshire System Office25.1 miles (40.5 km)4yr-public
  • Magdalen College25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce School of Law25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-public
  • Colby-Sawyer College27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-private
  • New England College32.5 miles (52.3 km)4yr-private
  • Southern New Hampshire University37.2 miles (59.8 km)4yr-private
  • Upper Valley Educators Institute37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
  • Manchester Community College38.5 miles (61.9 km)2yr-public
  • University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online40.7 miles (65.5 km)4yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • University of New Hampshire at Manchester40.7 miles (65.5 km)4yr-public
  • Saint Anselm College40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of New Hampshire-Main Campus41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-public
  • Dartmouth College41.3 miles (66.5 km)4yr-private
  • River Valley Community College44.4 miles (71.4 km)2yr-public
  • York County Community College48.5 miles (78.0 km)2yr-public
  • Great Bay Community College48.9 miles (78.7 km)2yr-public
  • The Landing School50.9 miles (81.9 km)2yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's College of Maine52.8 miles (85.0 km)4yr-private
  • Thomas More College of Liberal Arts53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-private
  • Nashua Community College54.1 miles (87.0 km)2yr-public
  • Vermont Law and Graduate School54.6 miles (87.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of New England55.6 miles (89.4 km)4yr-private
  • St Joseph School of Nursing57.1 miles (91.9 km)2yr-private
  • Rivier University57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
  • Northern Essex Community College58.1 miles (93.6 km)2yr-public
  • Northpoint Bible College59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-private
  • Keene State College60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-public
  • Antioch University-New England60.4 miles (97.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Southern Maine60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-public
  • Maine College of Art & Design61.3 miles (98.7 km)4yr-private
  • Vermont State University61.4 miles (98.8 km)4yr-public
  • Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts61.8 miles (99.5 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin Pierce University62.2 miles (100.1 km)4yr-private
  • Southern Maine Community College62.9 miles (101.2 km)2yr-public
  • Massachusetts School of Law63.4 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-public
  • Unity Environmental University65.2 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
  • Merrimack College65.3 miles (105.1 km)4yr-private
  • White Mountains Community College66.0 miles (106.3 km)2yr-public
  • Landmark College66.3 miles (106.8 km)4yr-private
  • Goddard College68.0 miles (109.4 km)4yr-private
  • Fitchburg State University70.0 miles (112.7 km)4yr-public
  • Norwich University70.4 miles (113.3 km)4yr-private
  • Vermont College of Fine Arts71.5 miles (115.1 km)4yr-private
  • Vermont State Colleges-Office of the Chancellor71.7 miles (115.4 km)4yr-public
  • SIT Graduate Institute72.3 miles (116.4 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Wachusett Community College72.5 miles (116.7 km)2yr-public
  • Maine College of Health Professions72.7 miles (117.0 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Vermont72.9 miles (117.4 km)2yr-public
  • North Shore Community College72.9 miles (117.4 km)2yr-public
  • Central Maine Community College73.1 miles (117.6 km)2yr-public
  • Middlesex Community College73.5 miles (118.2 km)2yr-public
  • Bates College73.5 miles (118.2 km)4yr-private
  • Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary73.9 miles (118.9 km)4yr-private
  • Gordon College75.8 miles (122.1 km)4yr-private
  • National Aviation Academy of New England77.2 miles (124.2 km)2yr-private
  • Montserrat College of Art77.2 miles (124.3 km)4yr-private
  • Endicott College77.8 miles (125.1 km)4yr-private
  • Bowdoin College79.2 miles (127.4 km)4yr-private
  • Salem State University79.9 miles (128.7 km)4yr-public
  • Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing81.7 miles (131.5 km)2yr-private
  • Tufts University82.8 miles (133.2 km)4yr-private
  • Bentley University83.3 miles (134.1 km)4yr-private
  • Brandeis University84.4 miles (135.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lesley University84.7 miles (136.3 km)4yr-private
  • Longy School of Music of Bard College84.7 miles (136.4 km)4yr-private
  • Harvard University85.1 miles (136.9 km)4yr-private
  • Regis College85.1 miles (137.0 km)4yr-private
  • Cambridge College85.2 miles (137.0 km)4yr-private
  • Bunker Hill Community College85.6 miles (137.8 km)2yr-public
  • MGH Institute of Health Professions85.8 miles (138.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pope St John XXIII National Seminary85.9 miles (138.3 km)4yr-private
  • Hult International Business School85.9 miles (138.3 km)4yr-private
  • Lasell University86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-private
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology86.4 miles (139.0 km)4yr-private
  • Hebrew College86.6 miles (139.4 km)4yr-private
  • North Bennet Street School86.6 miles (139.4 km)2yr-private
  • Sattler College86.7 miles (139.4 km)4yr-private
  • Saint John's Seminary86.7 miles (139.5 km)4yr-private
  • Sterling College86.7 miles (139.5 km)4yr-private
  • Boston University86.8 miles (139.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Central Office86.8 miles (139.7 km)4yr-public
  • Suffolk University86.8 miles (139.8 km)4yr-private
  • Fisher College86.9 miles (139.8 km)4yr-private
  • New England College of Optometry87.0 miles (139.9 km)4yr-private
  • Urban College of Boston87.2 miles (140.3 km)2yr-private
  • Boston College87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-private
  • Emerson College87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-private
  • Boston Architectural College87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-private
  • New England Law-Boston87.3 miles (140.4 km)4yr-private
  • Berklee College of Music87.3 miles (140.4 km)4yr-private
  • Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis Inc87.3 miles (140.5 km)4yr-private
  • Emmanuel College87.5 miles (140.8 km)4yr-private
  • Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology87.5 miles (140.9 km)4yr-private
  • Simmons University87.6 miles (141.0 km)4yr-private
  • The New England Conservatory of Music87.7 miles (141.1 km)4yr-private
  • Northeastern University Professional Programs87.7 miles (141.2 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Elm Street Schoolpublic——1.4 miles (2.2 km)
LACONIA CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Laconia Middle Schoolpublic——2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Pleasant Street Schoolpublic——2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Laconia High Schoolpublic——3.1 miles (4.9 km)
HOLY TRINITY SCHOOLprivate——3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Woodland Heights Elementary Schoolpublic——3.6 miles (5.9 km)
SAPLINGS A FOREST AND NATURE PRESCHOOLprivate——4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Gilford Middle Schoolpublic——4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Gilford High Schoolpublic——4.6 miles (7.3 km)
Gilford Elementary Schoolpublic——4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Inter-Lakes Middle Schoolpublic——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Inter-Lakes High Schoolpublic——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Inter-Lakes Elementary Schoolpublic——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Sanbornton Central Schoolpublic——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
New Hampton Community Schoolpublic——8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Belmont High Schoolpublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
NEW HAMPTON SCHOOLprivate——8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Belmont Elementary Schoolpublic——9.3 miles (14.9 km)
SANT BANI SCHOOLprivate——9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Belmont Middle Schoolpublic——9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Newfound Regional High Schoolpublic——10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 03246

What school district is ZIP code 03246 in?
ZIP 03246 (Laconia, NH) maps to Gilford School District (LEA ID 3303180) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 03246?
US5 lists 22 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 17 public and 5 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 03246 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 03246 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher25.3%
High school32.9%
Less than HS7.2%
School districtGilford School District