ZIP 08731 — 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 08731

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 08731 (Forked River, NJ) is associated with Lacey Township School District (LEA 3408100) 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 49 K-12 schools (42 public, 7 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.2 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 Ocean County College about 11.0 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Lacey Township School District

LEA ID

3408100

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Ocean County College11.0 miles (17.7 km)2yr-public
American Institute-Toms River12.5 miles (20.1 km)2yr-private
Beth Medrash of Asbury Park12.6 miles (20.2 km)4yr-private
Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim12.7 miles (20.5 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah13.8 miles (22.1 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah14.2 miles (22.8 km)4yr-private
Seminary Bnos Chaim15.5 miles (24.9 km)2yr-private
Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel15.8 miles (25.5 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel15.9 miles (25.6 km)4yr-private
Beth Medrash Govoha16.0 miles (25.8 km)4yr-private
Georgian Court University16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Bais Medrash Toras Chesed16.4 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Bais Aharon16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Toras Chaim16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village16.9 miles (27.1 km)4yr-private
Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah16.9 miles (27.3 km)4yr-private
Yeshivas Emek Hatorah17.1 miles (27.5 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah17.3 miles (27.8 km)4yr-private
Talmudical Academy-New Jersey24.3 miles (39.1 km)4yr-private
Stockton University29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-public
MCI Institute of NJ29.7 miles (47.8 km)2yr-private
Monmouth University31.6 miles (50.8 km)4yr-private
Brookdale Community College32.4 miles (52.2 km)2yr-public
Mercer County Community College33.9 miles (54.6 km)2yr-public
Rowan College at Burlington County34.5 miles (55.5 km)2yr-public
Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology35.2 miles (56.7 km)2yr-private
Capital Health School of Nursing35.2 miles (56.7 km)2yr-private
Atlantic Cape Community College35.8 miles (57.6 km)2yr-public
Pennco Tech-Bristol36.2 miles (58.2 km)2yr-private
Thomas Edison State University36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-public
Rider University38.2 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
The College of New Jersey39.1 miles (63.0 km)4yr-public
Princeton University39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
Princeton Theological Seminary39.6 miles (63.7 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
Cairn University-Langhorne40.2 miles (64.7 km)4yr-private
American Institute-Cherry Hill40.4 miles (65.0 km)2yr-private
Holy Family University40.8 miles (65.7 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia41.2 miles (66.4 km)2yr-private
Camden County College41.7 miles (67.2 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-Pennsylvania41.8 miles (67.3 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia42.1 miles (67.7 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-New Jersey42.5 miles (68.5 km)4yr-private
Orleans Technical College42.8 miles (68.8 km)2yr-private
Pennco Tech-Blackwood42.8 miles (68.8 km)2yr-private
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-private
Middlesex College44.5 miles (71.6 km)2yr-public
Rutgers University-New Brunswick44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-public
New Brunswick Theological Seminary45.1 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
Bucks County Community College45.4 miles (73.1 km)2yr-public
Rutgers University-Camden46.1 miles (74.2 km)4yr-public
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus46.1 miles (74.2 km)2yr-public
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church46.3 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
Rowan University46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-public
Manor College47.3 miles (76.2 km)4yr-private
ASPIRA City College47.6 miles (76.6 km)2yr-private
Missio Theological Seminary47.7 miles (76.7 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-New Jersey47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-private
Studio Incamminati48.0 miles (77.2 km)2yr-private
Thomas Jefferson University48.0 miles (77.3 km)4yr-private
Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary48.1 miles (77.3 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield48.1 miles (77.4 km)2yr-private
Temple University48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington48.3 miles (77.8 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts48.3 miles (77.8 km)4yr-private
Gratz College48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-private
University of the Arts48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-private
Jna Institute of Culinary Arts48.4 miles (77.9 km)2yr-private
Community College of Philadelphia48.5 miles (78.1 km)2yr-public
Salus University48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-private
Peirce College48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-private
Curtis Institute of Music48.7 miles (78.3 km)4yr-private
Moore College of Art and Design48.8 miles (78.6 km)4yr-private
Academy of Vocal Arts48.8 miles (78.6 km)4yr-private
La Salle University48.8 miles (78.6 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-New Jersey48.9 miles (78.8 km)4yr-private
American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education49.0 miles (78.8 km)2yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Warminster49.0 miles (78.9 km)2yr-private
Won Institute of Graduate Studies49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-private
PITC Institute49.6 miles (79.8 km)2yr-private
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-private
American Institute-Somerset49.7 miles (80.0 km)2yr-private
Drexel University49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
University of Pennsylvania49.9 miles (80.3 km)4yr-private
Arcadia University50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-private
Walnut Hill College50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
Westminster Theological Seminary51.2 miles (82.3 km)4yr-private
College of Staten Island CUNY51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-public
St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island51.3 miles (82.5 km)2yr-private
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church51.5 miles (83.0 km)4yr-private
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine51.6 miles (83.1 km)4yr-private
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing51.6 miles (83.1 km)2yr-private
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus51.7 miles (83.1 km)2yr-public
JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools51.7 miles (83.2 km)2yr-private
CUNY Kingsborough Community College52.0 miles (83.7 km)2yr-public
Wagner College52.5 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Central Regional Middle School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Mill Pond Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Lacey Township Middle School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Cedar Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Central Regional High School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Lacey Township High School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Forked River Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Lanoka Harbor Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
THE EDUCATION ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
OCEAN RCH	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Toms River Intermediate School South	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Ocean County Vocational Technical School Waretown Center	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Clara B. Worth Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Beachwood Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
South Toms River Elementary School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Berkeley Township Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Frederic A. Priff Elementary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Waretown Elementary School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
OCEAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Pine Beach Elementary School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Bayville Elementary School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Barnegat High School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
H & M Potter School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Toms River High School South	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Ocean Gate Elementary School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Cecil S. Collins Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
West Dover Elementary School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Russell O. Brackman Middle School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
DONOVAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
ST JOSEPH GRADE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Washington Street Elementary School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Walnut Street Elementary School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Island Heights Elementary School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
WESTMINSTER NURSERY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Ocean Regional School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Cedar Grove Elementary School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Ocean Acres Elementary School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Toms River High School North	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Ocean County Vocational Technical School Toms River Center	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
East Dover Elementary School	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Whiting Elementary School	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
THE GODDARD SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
Toms River High School East	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Toms River Intermediate School North	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
OCEAN COUNTY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
OCEAN CO JDC	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 08731

What school district is ZIP code 08731 in?

ZIP 08731 (Forked River, NJ) maps to Lacey Township School District (LEA ID 3408100) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 08731?

US5 lists 49 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 42 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 08731 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 08731 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	31.6%
High school	33.9%
Less than HS	6.4%
School district	Lacey Township School District

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