The public schools in Stow include the Pompositticut Elementary School (grades K-2), Center School (grades 3-5) and Hale Middle School (grades 6-8). The schools are all part of the Nashoba Regional School District; high school level students attend Nashoba Regional High School in Bolton. Students also have the option of attending Minuteman Regional High School in Lexington, Massachusetts, a public vocational-technical high school.
Stow may be best known for its numerous golf courses, having 4 courses and 81 total holes of golf in town. The best known of these is Stow Acres Country Club, the site of the 1995 US Amateur Public Links Championship. Numerous times it has been ranked among the best public courses in the state and boasts a top 50 pro shop for public pro shops nationally.
Courses:
- Butternut Farm Golf Club - Public, 18 holes
- Stow Acres Country Club - Public, 36 holes
- Stowaway Golf Course - Public, 9 holes
- Wedgewood Pines Country Club - Private, 18 holes


