ZIP 15438 — 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 15438

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 15438 (Newell, PA) is associated with Belle Vernon Area School District (LEA 4203210) 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 33 K-12 schools (29 public, 4 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.6 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Pennsylvania Western University about 1.6 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Belle Vernon Area School District

LEA ID

4203210

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (100)

Pennsylvania Western University1.6 miles (2.5 km)4yr-public
Douglas Education Center6.3 miles (10.2 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly13.7 miles (22.1 km)4yr-public
Laurel Business Institute13.8 miles (22.1 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny18.9 miles (30.4 km)4yr-public
Westmoreland County Community College19.1 miles (30.8 km)2yr-public
West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute19.3 miles (31.1 km)2yr-private
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics19.5 miles (31.4 km)2yr-private
Waynesburg University21.0 miles (33.8 km)4yr-private
Washington & Jefferson College21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School21.4 miles (34.5 km)2yr-private
Washington Health System School of Nursing21.8 miles (35.1 km)2yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg22.3 miles (35.8 km)4yr-public
Seton Hill University22.8 miles (36.7 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Greensburg23.2 miles (37.3 km)2yr-private
Carlow University25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
UPMC Mercy School of Nursing25.9 miles (41.7 km)2yr-private
Carnegie Mellon University26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-private
Duquesne University26.1 miles (41.9 km)4yr-private
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus26.1 miles (42.1 km)4yr-public
Chatham University26.2 miles (42.1 km)4yr-private
Point Park University26.4 miles (42.5 km)4yr-private
Vet Tech Institute26.7 miles (43.0 km)2yr-private
UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing26.7 miles (43.0 km)2yr-private
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc26.9 miles (43.4 km)2yr-private
Institute of Medical Careers27.2 miles (43.7 km)2yr-private
Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing27.3 miles (43.9 km)2yr-private
Community College of Allegheny County27.4 miles (44.1 km)2yr-public
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary27.4 miles (44.2 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh28.1 miles (45.2 km)2yr-private
Saint Vincent College28.4 miles (45.8 km)4yr-private
Saint Vincent Seminary28.4 miles (45.8 km)4yr-private
UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing28.9 miles (46.6 km)2yr-private
Rosedale Technical College29.2 miles (47.0 km)2yr-private
West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and Nutrition29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius29.6 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
Pittsburgh Technical College29.9 miles (48.1 km)4yr-private
West Virginia University30.7 miles (49.4 km)4yr-public
West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown30.9 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
Morgantown Beauty College Inc31.1 miles (50.0 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania Gunsmith School31.3 miles (50.4 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-public
Citizens School of Nursing34.7 miles (55.9 km)2yr-private
La Roche University35.2 miles (56.7 km)4yr-private
Robert Morris University36.0 miles (58.0 km)4yr-private
Bethany College38.1 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
West Liberty University39.8 miles (64.0 km)4yr-public
Trinity Anglican Seminary40.9 miles (65.9 km)4yr-private
Fairmont State University43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-public
Wheeling University44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-private
Garrett College44.8 miles (72.1 km)2yr-public
Trinity Health System School of Nursing44.9 miles (72.2 km)2yr-private
Franciscan University of Steubenville45.3 miles (72.9 km)4yr-private
West Virginia Northern Community College45.6 miles (73.4 km)2yr-public
Community College of Beaver County46.6 miles (75.0 km)2yr-public
Eastern Gateway Community College47.6 miles (76.6 km)2yr-public
Pierpont Community and Technical College47.7 miles (76.7 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-public
Commonwealth Technical Institute50.7 miles (81.6 km)2yr-private
DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center52.2 miles (84.0 km)2yr-private
Butler County Community College52.3 miles (84.2 km)2yr-public
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-public
Kent State University at East Liverpool53.3 miles (85.8 km)4yr-public
Geneva College54.1 miles (87.1 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College55.6 miles (89.4 km)2yr-public
University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-public
East Ohio College56.3 miles (90.5 km)2yr-private
Frostburg State University57.1 miles (91.8 km)4yr-public
Belmont College58.5 miles (94.1 km)2yr-public
West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport58.7 miles (94.5 km)2yr-private
Ohio University-Eastern Campus59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-public
Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage Therapy60.4 miles (97.3 km)2yr-private
Potomac State College of West Virginia University64.0 miles (103.0 km)4yr-public
Salem University66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-private
Allegany College of Maryland66.5 miles (107.1 km)2yr-public
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania69.1 miles (111.2 km)4yr-public
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing70.8 miles (113.9 km)2yr-private
Saint Francis University71.0 miles (114.2 km)4yr-private
Mount Aloysius College71.5 miles (115.1 km)4yr-private
New Castle School of Trades72.3 miles (116.4 km)2yr-private
Kent State University at Salem75.0 miles (120.7 km)4yr-public
Grove City College75.7 miles (121.9 km)4yr-private
Allegheny Wesleyan College76.1 miles (122.4 km)4yr-private
Westminster College76.4 miles (123.0 km)4yr-private
Fred W Eberle Technical Center76.5 miles (123.1 km)2yr-public
West Virginia Wesleyan College77.2 miles (124.2 km)4yr-private
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman78.6 miles (126.4 km)2yr-private
Davis & Elkins College78.9 miles (126.9 km)4yr-private
YTI Career Institute-Altoona82.0 miles (131.9 km)2yr-private
Youngstown State University82.4 miles (132.6 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona83.0 miles (133.5 km)4yr-public
Laurel Technical Institute83.4 miles (134.3 km)2yr-private
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College84.8 miles (136.4 km)2yr-public
Kent State University at Tuscarawas86.1 miles (138.5 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango87.2 miles (140.4 km)4yr-public
University of Mount Union87.4 miles (140.6 km)4yr-private
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance88.9 miles (143.1 km)2yr-private
ETI Technical College of Niles89.3 miles (143.7 km)2yr-private
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles90.1 miles (145.0 km)2yr-private
Casal Aveda Institute91.6 miles (147.5 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Belle Vernon Area MS	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Marion El Sch	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Mon Valley Career and Technology Center	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
California Academy of Learning CS	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
California Area El Sch	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
California Area MS	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
California Area SHS	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
California Area Intermediate MS	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
ST SEBASTIAN REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
CALVARY CHAPEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Monessen SHS	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Monessen MS	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Brownsville Area El Sch	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Brownsville Area MS	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Brownsville Area HS	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CENTER	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Monessen El Ctr	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Frazier HS	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Frazier El Sch	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Frazier MS	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Charleroi Area HS	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Charleroi Area El Ctr	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Charleroi Area MS	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Ringgold El Sch South	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Belle Vernon Area HS	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Rostraver El Sch	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Franklin Sch	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Bentworth El Ctr	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Bentworth SHS	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Bethlehem-Center El Sch	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
Bethlehem-Center JSHS	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Bentworth MS	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
SRCES-MADONNA CATHOLIC REGIONAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 15438

What school district is ZIP code 15438 in?

ZIP 15438 (Newell, PA) maps to Belle Vernon Area School District (LEA ID 4203210) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 15438?

US5 lists 33 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 29 public and 4 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 15438 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 15438 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	21.8%
High school	44.3%
Less than HS	7.3%
School district	Belle Vernon Area School District

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