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Portersville borough, PA

ZIP 16051 — Schools & Education

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

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 16051

K-12 nearby
17
Public
15
Private
2
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 16051 (Portersville, PA) is associated with Ellwood City Area School District (LEA 4209240) 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 17 K-12 schools (15 public, 2 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 9.2 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania about 9.4 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Ellwood City Area School District
LEA ID
4209240
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania9.4 miles (15.2 km)4yr-public
  • UPMC Jameson School of Nursing12.5 miles (20.2 km)2yr-private
  • Butler County Community College14.3 miles (23.0 km)2yr-public
  • Grove City College14.9 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
  • New Castle School of Trades15.1 miles (24.3 km)2yr-private
  • Geneva College15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
  • Westminster College15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver20.2 miles (32.5 km)4yr-public
  • Community College of Beaver County21.8 miles (35.1 km)2yr-public
  • Laurel Technical Institute24.0 miles (38.6 km)2yr-private
  • Trinity Anglican Seminary24.8 miles (39.8 km)4yr-private
  • La Roche University26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango27.9 miles (44.8 km)4yr-public
  • Youngstown State University28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-public
  • Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman28.8 miles (46.3 km)2yr-private
  • East Ohio College29.2 miles (46.9 km)2yr-private
  • Robert Morris University29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Gunsmith School31.2 miles (50.2 km)2yr-private
  • Citizens School of Nursing31.2 miles (50.2 km)2yr-private
  • Kent State University at East Liverpool32.3 miles (51.9 km)4yr-public
  • Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius32.5 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh34.0 miles (54.7 km)2yr-private
  • Rosedale Technical College34.1 miles (54.9 km)2yr-private
  • UPMC St. Margaret School of Nursing34.5 miles (55.5 km)2yr-private
  • Community College of Allegheny County34.7 miles (55.8 km)2yr-public
  • ETI Technical College of Niles34.8 miles (56.0 km)2yr-private
  • Thiel College34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-private
  • Western Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing34.9 miles (56.1 km)2yr-private
  • Pittsburgh Theological Seminary34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-private
  • Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc35.3 miles (56.8 km)2yr-private
  • Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles35.3 miles (56.9 km)2yr-private
  • Vet Tech Institute35.4 miles (56.9 km)2yr-private
  • UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing35.4 miles (57.0 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington35.7 miles (57.4 km)4yr-public
  • Point Park University35.7 miles (57.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-public
  • Duquesne University36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pittsburgh Technical College36.0 miles (58.0 km)4yr-private
  • Chatham University36.1 miles (58.0 km)4yr-private
  • UPMC Mercy School of Nursing36.1 miles (58.1 km)2yr-private
  • Carlow University36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
  • Carnegie Mellon University36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
  • Kent State University at Salem36.8 miles (59.3 km)4yr-public
  • Casal Aveda Institute36.9 miles (59.4 km)2yr-private
  • Institute of Medical Careers37.0 miles (59.5 km)2yr-private
  • Allegheny Wesleyan College38.1 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics42.5 miles (68.4 km)2yr-private
  • Kent State University at Trumbull43.0 miles (69.3 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-public
  • Franciscan University of Steubenville46.7 miles (75.1 km)4yr-private
  • Trinity Health System School of Nursing48.1 miles (77.5 km)2yr-private
  • Eastern Gateway Community College48.1 miles (77.5 km)2yr-public
  • Allegheny College48.6 miles (78.3 km)4yr-private
  • West Virginia Junior College-United Career Institute49.1 miles (79.0 km)2yr-private
  • University of Mount Union50.9 miles (81.9 km)4yr-private
  • Washington Health System School of Nursing52.9 miles (85.1 km)2yr-private
  • Penn Commercial Business/Technical School53.0 miles (85.2 km)2yr-private
  • Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance53.0 miles (85.3 km)2yr-private
  • University of Pittsburgh-Titusville53.3 miles (85.7 km)2yr-public
  • Seton Hill University53.4 miles (86.0 km)4yr-private
  • Washington & Jefferson College53.8 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Greensburg54.3 miles (87.4 km)2yr-private
  • Bethany College55.7 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
  • Douglas Education Center55.7 miles (89.6 km)2yr-private
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus56.0 miles (90.1 km)4yr-public
  • University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg56.0 miles (90.2 km)4yr-public
  • Westmoreland County Community College57.6 miles (92.7 km)2yr-public
  • Hiram College58.1 miles (93.6 km)4yr-private
  • Northeast Ohio Medical University58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-public
  • West Liberty University59.2 miles (95.2 km)4yr-public
  • Saint Vincent Seminary59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Vincent College59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Western University62.2 miles (100.1 km)4yr-public
  • Kent State University at Geauga64.1 miles (103.2 km)4yr-public
  • Kent State University at Kent64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-public
  • Walsh University64.5 miles (103.8 km)4yr-private
  • Malone University65.2 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
  • Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences66.9 miles (107.7 km)4yr-private
  • Wheeling University67.0 miles (107.8 km)4yr-private
  • Ross College-Canton67.8 miles (109.1 km)2yr-private
  • Kent State University at Stark68.0 miles (109.5 km)4yr-public
  • Stark State College68.1 miles (109.6 km)2yr-public
  • West Virginia Northern Community College68.2 miles (109.7 km)2yr-public
  • Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls70.8 miles (113.9 km)2yr-private
  • Herzing University-Akron70.9 miles (114.1 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois71.3 miles (114.8 km)2yr-private
  • University of Akron Main Campus72.2 miles (116.1 km)4yr-public
  • Waynesburg University72.3 miles (116.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois73.3 miles (118.0 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly73.4 miles (118.2 km)4yr-public
  • Belmont College74.0 miles (119.2 km)2yr-public
  • Kent State University at Tuscarawas74.2 miles (119.4 km)4yr-public
  • Kent State University at Ashtabula74.4 miles (119.7 km)4yr-public
  • Ohio University-Eastern Campus74.6 miles (120.0 km)4yr-public
  • Laurel Business Institute75.2 miles (121.1 km)2yr-private
  • Commonwealth Technical Institute76.7 miles (123.4 km)2yr-private
  • DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center77.7 miles (125.1 km)2yr-private
  • Erie Institute of Technology Inc77.9 miles (125.3 km)2yr-private
  • Great Lakes Institute of Technology78.4 miles (126.2 km)2yr-private
  • Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
PORTERSVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Moraine El Schpublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
FAITH COUNTRY CHAPEL PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTENprivate——7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Laurel HSpublic——8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Laurel MSpublic——8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Laurel El Schpublic——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Perry Lower Intrmd Schpublic——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Slippery Rock Area HSpublic——9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Shenango HSpublic——9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Slippery Rock Area MSpublic——9.3 miles (14.9 km)
North Side Primary Schoolpublic——9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Shenango El Schpublic——9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Ryan Gloyer MSpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Slippery Rock Area El Schpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Seneca Valley HSpublic——9.5 miles (15.4 km)
Hartman Intrmd Schpublic——9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Lincoln JSHSpublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 16051

What school district is ZIP code 16051 in?
ZIP 16051 (Portersville, PA) maps to Ellwood City Area School District (LEA ID 4209240) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 16051?
US5 lists 17 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 15 public and 2 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 16051 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 16051 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher28.8%
High school40.9%
Less than HS3.6%
School districtEllwood City Area School District