ZIP 78261 — 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 78261

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 78261 (San Antonio, TX) is associated with Comal Independent School District (LEA 4814730) 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 75 K-12 schools (63 public, 12 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.9 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.5% 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 Northeast Lakeview College about 11.0 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Comal Independent School District

LEA ID

4814730

Private school share (ACS)

0.5%

Colleges & universities (50)

Northeast Lakeview College11.0 miles (17.7 km)2yr-public
College of Biomedical Equipment Technology11.1 miles (17.9 km)2yr-private
Oblate School of Theology14.1 miles (22.7 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas at San Antonio15.0 miles (24.2 km)4yr-public
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions15.5 miles (25.0 km)4yr-private
University of the Incarnate Word15.8 miles (25.5 km)4yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio16.2 miles (26.0 km)2yr-private
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-public
Trinity University16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private
Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio17.4 miles (28.0 km)2yr-private
Alamo Community College District Central Office17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-public

Show all 50 colleges & universities

Concorde Career College-San Antonio17.5 miles (28.2 km)2yr-private
San Antonio College17.8 miles (28.6 km)4yr-public
Lamson Institute18.9 miles (30.5 km)2yr-private
St. Mary's University19.0 miles (30.5 km)4yr-private
St Philip's College19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-public
Our Lady of the Lake University20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-private
Christ Mission College20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-private
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio20.9 miles (33.7 km)2yr-private
Hallmark University22.9 miles (36.9 km)4yr-private
Northwest Vista College23.6 miles (38.0 km)4yr-public
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio23.7 miles (38.2 km)2yr-private
The College of Health Care Professions-South San Antonio24.3 miles (39.1 km)2yr-private
Baptist University of the Americas25.4 miles (40.8 km)4yr-private
Texas Lutheran University26.5 miles (42.6 km)4yr-private
Palo Alto College26.7 miles (43.0 km)4yr-public
Texas A&M University-San Antonio27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-public
Texas State University30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-public
Schreiner University49.6 miles (79.9 km)4yr-private
AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine51.8 miles (83.4 km)4yr-private
Southern Careers Institute-Austin52.4 miles (84.3 km)2yr-private
Texas Health and Science University52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
Saint Edward's University53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas System Office56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-public
Huston-Tillotson University56.9 miles (91.6 km)4yr-private
The University of Texas at Austin57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-public
The Recording Conservatory of Austin57.6 miles (92.7 km)2yr-private
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-private
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest57.8 miles (93.1 km)4yr-private
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-Austin60.1 miles (96.8 km)2yr-private
Austin Community College District60.3 miles (97.0 km)4yr-public
The College of Health Care Professions-Austin60.7 miles (97.7 km)2yr-private
Concordia University Texas60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas67.0 miles (107.8 km)2yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus69.0 miles (111.1 km)4yr-private
South University-Austin69.2 miles (111.4 km)4yr-private
Southwestern University78.7 miles (126.7 km)4yr-private
Southwest Texas College86.8 miles (139.8 km)2yr-public
Coastal Bend College95.1 miles (153.0 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
CIBOLO GREEN	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
INDIAN SPRINGS EL	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
JOHNSON H S	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
ROAN FOREST EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
TUSCANY HEIGHTS	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
WORTHAM OAKS EL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
MH SPECHT EL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
HILL MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
BULVERDE MIDDLE	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
KINDER RANCH EL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
TEJEDA MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
BULVERDE CREEK	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
JOHNSON RANCH EL	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
ENCINO PARK EL	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
PIEPER RANCH MIDDLE	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
LIVING ROCK ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.3 km)
PIEPER H S	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
BUCKNER FANNING SCHOOL AT MISSION SPRINGS	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
CANYON RIDGE EL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
BUSH MIDDLE	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
HILL COUNTRY COLLEGE PREP H S	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
SAN ANTONIO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
THE LILYPAD FARM SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
HARDY OAK EL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
DAVENPORT H S	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
RAHE BULVERDE EL	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
LOPEZ MIDDLE	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
LAS LOMAS EL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
LAUREL RIDGE	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
SST SONTERRA	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
GREAT HEARTS NORTHERN OAKS	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
HARRIS MIDDLE	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
STEUBING RANCH EL	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
TIMBERWOOD PARK EL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
DRISCOLL MIDDLE	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
SJRC TEXAS	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
VETERANS MEMORIAL H S	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
REDLAND OAKS EL	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
LONGS CREEK EL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
GARDEN RIDGE EL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
STONE OAK EL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
REAGAN H S	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
NOBIS PACEM	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
FUSION ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
FOX RUN EL	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
WILDERNESS OAK EL	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
BRACKEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
ROLLING MEADOWS EL	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
MADISON H S	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
STAHL EL	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
ARLON R SEAY EL	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
THOUSAND OAKS EL	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
FOUNDATION SCHOOL OF AUTISM - SAN ANTONIO	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
BILL BROWN EL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
SPRING BRANCH MIDDLE	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
SAN ANTONIO COUNTRY DAY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
WOOD MIDDLE	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
SMITHSON VALLEY H S	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
RIVER CITY BELIEVERS ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
NORTHERN HILLS EL	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
WETMORE EL	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
BRADLEY MIDDLE	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
WOODSTONE EL	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
GREAT HEARTS LIVE OAK	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
VINEYARD RANCH EL	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
IDEA JUDSON ACADEMY	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
IDEA JUDSON COLLEGE PREPARATORY	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
CONCORDIA LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
HIDDEN FOREST EL	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
EL DORADO EL	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
COKER EL	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
SMITHSON VALLEY MIDDLE	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
THE MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF SAN ANTONIO	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF OLYMPIA	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 78261

What school district is ZIP code 78261 in?

ZIP 78261 (San Antonio, TX) maps to Comal Independent School District (LEA ID 4814730) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 78261?

US5 lists 75 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 63 public and 12 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 78261 attend private school?

About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 78261 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	54.7%
High school	13.9%
Less than HS	3.2%
School district	Comal Independent School District

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