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Connelly Springs town, NC

ZIP 28612 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Working ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 28612

K-12 nearby
26
Public
23
Private
3
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 28612 (Connelly Springs, NC) is associated with Burke County Schools (LEA 3700480) 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 26 K-12 schools (23 public, 3 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.1 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.6% 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 Western Piedmont Community College about 9.8 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Burke County Schools
LEA ID
3700480
Private school share (ACS)
0.6%

Colleges & universities (98)

  • Western Piedmont Community College9.8 miles (15.7 km)2yr-public
  • Lenoir-Rhyne University13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-private
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute14.4 miles (23.2 km)2yr-public
  • Catawba Valley Community College14.4 miles (23.2 km)2yr-public
  • McDowell Technical Community College23.8 miles (38.4 km)2yr-public
  • Cleveland Community College25.7 miles (41.4 km)2yr-public
  • Gardner-Webb University28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-private
  • Isothermal Community College30.2 miles (48.6 km)2yr-public
  • Gaston College30.5 miles (49.1 km)2yr-public
  • Mayland Community College33.3 miles (53.6 km)2yr-public
  • Mitchell Community College37.2 miles (59.9 km)2yr-public
  • NASCAR Technical Institute38.5 miles (61.9 km)2yr-private
Show all 98 colleges & universities
  • Belmont Abbey College38.8 miles (62.4 km)4yr-private
  • Wilkes Community College39.0 miles (62.8 km)2yr-public
  • Appalachian State University39.9 miles (64.1 km)4yr-public
  • Lees-McRae College40.1 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
  • Davidson College40.3 miles (64.9 km)4yr-private
  • Limestone University41.5 miles (66.7 km)4yr-private
  • Montreat College42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-private
  • Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine44.5 miles (71.7 km)4yr-private
  • Carolinas College of Health Sciences47.2 miles (76.0 km)4yr-public
  • Johnson C Smith University47.5 miles (76.5 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-North Carolina49.2 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
  • Central Piedmont Community College49.8 miles (80.2 km)2yr-public
  • Southeastern College-Charlotte50.0 miles (80.4 km)2yr-private
  • Sherman College of Chiropractic50.7 miles (81.6 km)4yr-private
  • Queens University of Charlotte50.9 miles (81.9 km)4yr-private
  • Warren Wilson College50.9 miles (81.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte51.2 miles (82.5 km)4yr-public
  • University of South Carolina-Upstate51.4 miles (82.7 km)4yr-public
  • Converse University52.6 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
  • Wofford College52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
  • Spartanburg Community College53.2 miles (85.6 km)2yr-public
  • Spartanburg Methodist College53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
  • Cabarrus College of Health Sciences54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-private
  • Blue Ridge Community College55.3 miles (89.0 km)2yr-public
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte56.4 miles (90.7 km)2yr-private
  • Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary56.4 miles (90.8 km)4yr-private
  • Winthrop University56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-public
  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College57.4 miles (92.4 km)2yr-public
  • University of North Carolina Asheville57.8 miles (93.0 km)4yr-public
  • Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
  • Clinton College58.0 miles (93.4 km)4yr-private
  • York Technical College58.2 miles (93.6 km)2yr-public
  • Mars Hill University58.2 miles (93.6 km)4yr-private
  • Galen Health Institutes-Asheville58.4 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
  • Livingstone College59.2 miles (95.2 km)4yr-private
  • Catawba College59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College59.3 miles (95.4 km)2yr-public
  • Hood Theological Seminary59.3 miles (95.5 km)4yr-private
  • Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton61.0 miles (98.3 km)2yr-public
  • Milligan University61.7 miles (99.3 km)4yr-private
  • North Greenville University61.7 miles (99.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Union64.6 miles (104.0 km)2yr-public
  • East Tennessee State University64.6 miles (104.0 km)4yr-public
  • Surry Community College68.4 miles (110.0 km)2yr-public
  • Bob Jones University71.1 miles (114.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pfeiffer University71.4 miles (114.9 km)4yr-private
  • Furman University71.5 miles (115.0 km)4yr-private
  • Brevard College72.9 miles (117.4 km)4yr-private
  • King University73.3 miles (118.0 km)4yr-private
  • Greenville Technical College73.9 miles (118.9 km)4yr-public
  • Strayer University-South Carolina74.2 miles (119.4 km)4yr-private
  • Northeast State Community College75.5 miles (121.4 km)2yr-public
  • University of South Carolina-Lancaster76.1 miles (122.4 km)2yr-public
  • Stanly Community College76.3 miles (122.8 km)2yr-public
  • Forsyth Technical Community College76.5 miles (123.1 km)2yr-public
  • Wingate University76.9 miles (123.8 km)4yr-private
  • Virginia Highlands Community College76.9 miles (123.8 km)2yr-public
  • Tusculum University77.4 miles (124.5 km)4yr-private
  • Davidson-Davie Community College77.5 miles (124.6 km)2yr-public
  • Wake Forest University78.0 miles (125.6 km)4yr-private
  • Carolina University78.2 miles (125.8 km)4yr-private
  • Salem College78.6 miles (126.5 km)4yr-private
  • Haywood Community College78.6 miles (126.5 km)2yr-public
  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts78.6 miles (126.5 km)4yr-public
  • Emory & Henry University79.2 miles (127.5 km)4yr-private
  • Carolina Christian College79.5 miles (127.9 km)4yr-private
  • Winston-Salem State University79.5 miles (128.0 km)4yr-public
  • Presbyterian College84.0 miles (135.2 km)4yr-private
  • South Piedmont Community College87.2 miles (140.4 km)2yr-public
  • High Point University89.3 miles (143.7 km)4yr-private
  • South University-High Point92.2 miles (148.3 km)4yr-private
  • Guilford Technical Community College93.7 miles (150.8 km)2yr-public
  • Wytheville Community College94.0 miles (151.2 km)2yr-public
  • Southern Wesleyan University94.0 miles (151.3 km)4yr-private
  • Newberry College94.4 miles (151.9 km)4yr-private
  • Southwest Virginia Community College94.8 miles (152.5 km)2yr-public
  • Western Carolina University95.7 miles (154.0 km)4yr-public
  • Montgomery Community College95.8 miles (154.2 km)2yr-public
  • Randolph Community College96.0 miles (154.4 km)2yr-public
  • Southwestern Community College96.2 miles (154.8 km)2yr-public
  • Strayer University-North Carolina96.7 miles (155.7 km)4yr-private
  • Guilford College97.3 miles (156.6 km)4yr-private
  • Health And Style Institute98.7 miles (158.9 km)2yr-private
  • Clemson University99.4 miles (159.9 km)4yr-public
  • Tri-County Technical College99.4 miles (160.0 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
George Hildebrand Elementarypublic——1.6 miles (2.6 km)
East Burke Highpublic——5.8 miles (9.4 km)
East Burke Middlepublic——6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Icard Elementarypublic——6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Valdese Elementarypublic——6.9 miles (11.0 km)
CHRIST CLASSICAL ACADEMYprivate——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
CHRIST CLASSICAL ACADEMYprivate——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Hildebran Elementarypublic——7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Mull Elementarypublic——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Heritage Middlepublic——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Burke Virtual Academypublic——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Drexel Elementarypublic——7.9 miles (12.8 km)
Draughn High Schoolpublic——8.0 miles (12.9 km)
REFLECTIONS OF CHRIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Hallyburton Academypublic——8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Patton High Schoolpublic——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Banoak Elementarypublic——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Liberty Middlepublic——8.4 miles (13.6 km)
North Libertypublic——8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Mountain View Elementarypublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Ray Childers Elementarypublic——9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Southwest Primarypublic——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Fred T Foard Highpublic——9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Salem Elementarypublic——9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Jacobs Fork Middlepublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Burke Middle Collegepublic——9.8 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28612

What school district is ZIP code 28612 in?
ZIP 28612 (Connelly Springs, NC) maps to Burke County Schools (LEA ID 3700480) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 28612?
US5 lists 26 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 23 public and 3 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 28612 attend private school?
About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28612 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher14.2%
High school32.1%
Less than HS16.3%
School districtBurke County Schools