ZIP 16501 — 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 16501

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 16501 (Erie, PA) is associated with Erie City School District (LEA 4209300) 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 58 K-12 schools (38 public, 20 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.0 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 Gannon University about 0.5 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Erie City School District

LEA ID

4209300

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (76)

Gannon University0.5 miles (0.8 km)4yr-private
Mercyhurst University2.1 miles (3.4 km)4yr-private
Great Lakes Institute of Technology2.9 miles (4.7 km)2yr-private
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine2.9 miles (4.7 km)4yr-private
Erie Institute of Technology Inc3.5 miles (5.6 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College5.4 miles (8.7 km)4yr-public
Allegheny College32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-private
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville40.5 miles (65.1 km)2yr-public
Kent State University at Ashtabula41.3 miles (66.5 km)4yr-public
Jamestown Business College43.1 miles (69.3 km)4yr-private
Jamestown Community College44.6 miles (71.8 km)2yr-public
SUNY at Fredonia44.7 miles (72.0 km)4yr-public

Show all 76 colleges & universities

Thiel College51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-private
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College52.0 miles (83.7 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango65.0 miles (104.5 km)4yr-public
Lake Erie College66.0 miles (106.1 km)4yr-private
Grove City College66.7 miles (107.4 km)4yr-private
Laurel Technical Institute67.2 miles (108.1 km)2yr-private
Kent State University at Trumbull69.8 miles (112.4 km)4yr-public
Kent State University at Geauga69.9 miles (112.5 km)4yr-public
Westminster College70.3 miles (113.2 km)4yr-private
Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor70.7 miles (113.8 km)2yr-private
Casal Aveda Institute71.5 miles (115.0 km)2yr-private
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles71.8 miles (115.6 km)2yr-private
ETI Technical College of Niles72.4 miles (116.5 km)2yr-private
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania73.2 miles (117.8 km)4yr-public
Lakeland Community College73.6 miles (118.5 km)2yr-public
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford73.7 miles (118.6 km)4yr-public
Youngstown State University75.9 miles (122.1 km)4yr-public
New Castle School of Trades76.8 miles (123.5 km)2yr-private
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing76.9 miles (123.7 km)2yr-private
Hiram College78.1 miles (125.7 km)4yr-private
Hilbert College78.1 miles (125.7 km)4yr-private
Rabbinical College Telshe80.6 miles (129.7 km)4yr-private
Erie Community College81.2 miles (130.7 km)2yr-public
D'Youville University81.5 miles (131.1 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Online81.6 miles (131.3 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo81.6 miles (131.4 km)4yr-private
LaBarberia Institute of Hair81.6 miles (131.4 km)2yr-private
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman81.8 miles (131.6 km)2yr-private
Trocaire College82.1 miles (132.2 km)4yr-private
St Bonaventure University82.5 miles (132.8 km)4yr-private
Ursuline College83.0 miles (133.5 km)4yr-private
SUNY Buffalo State University83.2 miles (134.0 km)4yr-public
Canisius University84.0 miles (135.1 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame College84.9 miles (136.6 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Clinic Health System-School of Diagnostic Imaging85.1 miles (137.0 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Cleveland85.3 miles (137.3 km)4yr-private
Villa Maria College85.5 miles (137.7 km)4yr-private
Lakewood University86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-private
John Carroll University86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-private
Niagara University88.3 miles (142.0 km)4yr-private
Daemen University88.3 miles (142.0 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Institute of Art88.6 miles (142.6 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Institute of Music88.8 miles (143.0 km)4yr-private
Case Western Reserve University89.0 miles (143.3 km)4yr-private
Butler County Community College89.7 miles (144.4 km)2yr-public
University at Buffalo89.8 miles (144.6 km)4yr-public
Remington College-Cleveland Campus90.7 miles (146.0 km)2yr-private
Ohio Technical College90.8 miles (146.2 km)2yr-private
Cleveland State University92.2 miles (148.3 km)4yr-public
Northeast Ohio Medical University92.3 miles (148.5 km)4yr-public
Cuyahoga Community College District92.8 miles (149.4 km)2yr-public
Kent State University at Kent93.4 miles (150.3 km)4yr-public
Geneva College94.0 miles (151.2 km)4yr-private
Niagara County Community College94.0 miles (151.2 km)2yr-public
Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College94.1 miles (151.5 km)2yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois94.8 miles (152.5 km)2yr-private
Kent State University at Salem95.1 miles (153.0 km)4yr-public
Allegheny Wesleyan College95.4 miles (153.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois97.4 miles (156.8 km)4yr-public
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls98.2 miles (158.1 km)2yr-private
Valley College-Cleveland98.3 miles (158.2 km)2yr-private
Meryma'at Barber College98.3 miles (158.2 km)2yr-private
Stautzenberger College-Brecksville98.7 miles (158.9 km)2yr-private
University of Mount Union99.3 miles (159.8 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
LUTHER MEMORIAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.2 miles (0.3 km)
CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.2 miles (0.4 km)
Perseus House CS of Excellence	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Pfeiffer-Burleigh Sch	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Erie Rise Leadership Academy CS	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Northwest PA Collegiate Academy	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Strong Vincent MS	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
ERIE DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Perry El Sch	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Erie HS	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Harding Sch	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Woodrow Wilson MS	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
McKinley El Sch	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Jefferson El Sch	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
ELIZABETH LEE BLACK BARBER NATIONAL INSTITUTE	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
DR GERTRUDE A BARBER CENTER, INC	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
East MS	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Lincoln El Sch	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
ST LUKE SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Grover Cleveland El Sch	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Robert Benjamin Wiley Community CS	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
MERCYHURST PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
BETHEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Montessori Regional CS	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Edison El Sch	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Tracy El Sch	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
James S Wilson MS	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
ST GEORGE GRADE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Chestnut Hill El Sch	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
ST JUDE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
TRIUMPHANT LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
JoAnna Connell Sch	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
OUR LADY OF PEACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Diehl Sch	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Belle Valley El Sch	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
ST JAMES ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Grandview El Sch	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.7 km)
Iroquois JSHS	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
SOUTH HILLS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
COMMUNITY COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Iroquois El Sch	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
McDowell HS	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.3 km)
Rolling Ridge El Sch	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
ERIE FIRST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Robison El Sch	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Westlake MS	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Klein El Sch	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Erie County Technical School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
MONTESSORI IN THE WOODS	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
HARBORCREEK YOUTH SERVICES	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Asbury El Sch	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Walnut Creek MS	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
LEADERSHIP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Harbor Creek Junior HS	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Harbor Creek Senior HS	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Clark El Sch	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
McKean El Sch	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 16501

What school district is ZIP code 16501 in?

ZIP 16501 (Erie, PA) maps to Erie City School District (LEA ID 4209300) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 16501?

US5 lists 58 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 38 public and 20 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 16501 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 16501 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	23.0%
High school	31.9%
Less than HS	15.3%
School district	Erie City School District

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