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Chester Center CDP, CT

ZIP 06412 — 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 06412

K-12 nearby
29
Public
23
Private
6
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 06412 (Chester Center, CT) is associated with Chester School District (LEA 0900780) 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 29 K-12 schools (23 public, 6 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.7 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 Wesleyan University about 13.2 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Chester School District
LEA ID
0900780
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Wesleyan University13.2 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
  • Holy Apostles College and Seminary15.8 miles (25.5 km)4yr-private
  • Connecticut College19.8 miles (31.9 km)4yr-private
  • United States Coast Guard Academy20.1 miles (32.4 km)4yr-public
  • Quinnipiac University21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
  • Mitchell College21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Avery Point22.8 miles (36.8 km)4yr-public
  • Charter Oak State College23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-public
  • Albertus Magnus College23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-private
  • Yale University23.8 miles (38.4 km)4yr-private
  • Central Connecticut State University24.2 miles (38.9 km)4yr-public
  • Goodwin University24.2 miles (39.0 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Southern Connecticut State University24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-public
  • American Institute-West Hartford25.0 miles (40.3 km)2yr-private
  • Trinity College25.5 miles (41.0 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern Connecticut State University25.5 miles (41.1 km)4yr-public
  • University of New Haven26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-public
  • Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford26.3 miles (42.3 km)4yr-private
  • Connecticut State Community College26.4 miles (42.6 km)2yr-public
  • Rensselaer at Hartford26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-private
  • Hartford International University for Religion and Peace27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of Saint Joseph28.4 miles (45.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of Hartford29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut30.1 miles (48.4 km)4yr-public
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-public
  • Post University31.9 miles (51.4 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute of Healthcare & Technology38.3 miles (61.6 km)2yr-private
  • University of Bridgeport40.3 miles (64.8 km)4yr-private
  • Paier College40.5 miles (65.2 km)4yr-private
  • Sacred Heart University41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
  • Fairfield University43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
  • Bay Path University44.7 miles (72.0 km)4yr-private
  • Stony Brook University47.6 miles (76.6 km)4yr-public
  • Springfield College47.8 miles (77.0 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education47.8 miles (77.0 km)4yr-private
  • Springfield Technical Community College48.4 miles (77.9 km)2yr-public
  • American International College48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-private
  • Western New England University48.6 miles (78.2 km)4yr-private
  • Suffolk County Community College48.9 miles (78.7 km)2yr-public
  • Western Connecticut State University49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-public
  • University of Rhode Island50.0 miles (80.4 km)4yr-public
  • College of Our Lady of the Elms50.8 miles (81.7 km)4yr-private
  • Nichols College52.3 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
  • Westfield State University52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-public
  • New England Institute of Technology53.8 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
  • Holyoke Community College54.8 miles (88.1 km)2yr-public
  • Community College of Rhode Island56.0 miles (90.1 km)2yr-public
  • Western Suffolk BOCES57.9 miles (93.2 km)2yr-public
  • Mount Holyoke College58.4 miles (94.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Stamford60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-public
  • Bryant University60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-private
  • Rhode Island College60.6 miles (97.5 km)4yr-public
  • IYRS School of Technology & Trades60.9 miles (98.0 km)2yr-private
  • Salve Regina University61.6 miles (99.1 km)4yr-private
  • College Unbound61.8 miles (99.5 km)4yr-private
  • Providence College61.9 miles (99.5 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Online62.3 miles (100.2 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Providence62.3 miles (100.2 km)4yr-private
  • Rhode Island School of Design62.6 miles (100.8 km)4yr-private
  • Five Towns College62.7 miles (100.9 km)4yr-private
  • Brown University62.9 miles (101.2 km)4yr-private
  • Conway School of Landscape Design62.9 miles (101.2 km)4yr-private
  • Smith College63.1 miles (101.6 km)4yr-private
  • Hampshire College63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln63.6 miles (102.3 km)2yr-private
  • Roger Williams University School of Law65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-private
  • Roger Williams University65.6 miles (105.5 km)4yr-private
  • Amherst College66.4 miles (106.9 km)4yr-private
  • Farmingdale State College66.8 miles (107.6 km)4yr-public
  • College of the Holy Cross66.9 miles (107.7 km)4yr-private
  • Clark University67.3 miles (108.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts-Amherst67.3 miles (108.4 km)4yr-public
  • New York College of Health Professions67.7 miles (109.0 km)4yr-private
  • Worcester State University67.8 miles (109.1 km)4yr-public
  • SUNY at Purchase College68.0 miles (109.4 km)4yr-public
  • Manhattanville University69.0 miles (111.1 km)4yr-private
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute69.1 miles (111.2 km)4yr-private
  • Assumption University69.8 miles (112.3 km)4yr-private
  • Anna Maria College69.9 miles (112.5 km)4yr-private
  • Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary70.2 miles (112.9 km)4yr-private
  • Island Drafting and Technical Institute70.2 miles (113.0 km)2yr-private
  • Webb Institute70.4 miles (113.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School70.5 miles (113.5 km)4yr-public
  • SUNY Old Westbury70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-public
  • Center for Ultrasound Research & Education70.6 miles (113.6 km)2yr-private
  • Long Island University70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-private
  • Hunter Business School70.9 miles (114.0 km)2yr-private
  • New York Institute of Technology71.5 miles (115.1 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY Westchester Community College71.7 miles (115.4 km)2yr-public
  • Bard College at Simon's Rock71.7 miles (115.4 km)4yr-private
  • Quinsigamond Community College71.8 miles (115.5 km)2yr-public
  • The College of Westchester72.3 miles (116.4 km)4yr-private
  • New York Medical College72.3 miles (116.4 km)4yr-private
  • Dean College73.0 miles (117.4 km)4yr-private
  • Ohr Hameir Theological Seminary73.4 miles (118.2 km)4yr-private
  • Bristol Community College73.9 miles (118.9 km)2yr-public
  • Nassau Community College74.5 miles (120.0 km)2yr-public
  • Vassar College75.2 miles (121.1 km)4yr-private
  • Hofstra University75.3 miles (121.2 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Chester Elementary Schoolpublic——1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Deep River Elementary Schoolpublic——3.2 miles (5.2 km)
FRANKLIN ACADEMYprivate——3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Valley Regional High Schoolpublic——3.5 miles (5.6 km)
John Winthrop Middle Schoolpublic——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Burr District Elementary Schoolpublic——4.1 miles (6.7 km)
Haddam-Killingworth Middle Schoolpublic——4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Haddam-Killingworth Intermediate Schoolpublic——4.5 miles (7.2 km)
STEWARD OUTDOOR SCHOOLprivate——4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Killingworth Elementary Schoolpublic——4.9 miles (8.0 km)
OAK HILL SCHOOL AT HADDAM-KILLINGWORTH HIGH SCHOOLprivate——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Haddam-Killingworth High Schoolpublic——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Essex Elementary Schoolpublic——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Nathan Hale-Ray High Schoolpublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
East Haddam Elementary Schoolpublic——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Lyme Consolidated Schoolpublic——7.7 miles (12.5 km)
Lewin G. Joel Jr. Schoolpublic——7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Nathan Hale-Ray Middle Schoolpublic——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Westbrook Middle Schoolpublic——8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Westbrook High Schoolpublic——8.0 miles (12.9 km)
The Morgan Schoolpublic——8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Jared Eliot Schoolpublic——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Dr. Robert H. Brown Intermediate Schoolpublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Kathleen H. Ryerson Elementary Schoolpublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Daisy Ingraham Schoolpublic——9.0 miles (14.4 km)
THE OXFORD ACADEMYprivate——9.2 miles (14.8 km)
THE CHILDREN'S TREE MONTESSORI SCHOOLprivate——9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Old Saybrook Senior High Schoolpublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
THE COUNTRY SCHOOLprivate——9.8 miles (15.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 06412

What school district is ZIP code 06412 in?
ZIP 06412 (Chester Center, CT) maps to Chester School District (LEA ID 0900780) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 06412?
US5 lists 29 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 23 public and 6 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 06412 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 06412 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher42.8%
High school17.5%
Less than HS4.2%
School districtChester School District