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Shade Gap borough, PA

ZIP 17255 — 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 17255

K-12 nearby
12
Public
7
Private
5
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 17255 (Shade Gap, PA) is associated with Forbes Road School District (LEA 4209870) 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 12 K-12 schools (7 public, 5 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.5 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 Triangle Tech-Chambersburg about 16.3 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Forbes Road School District
LEA ID
4209870
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Triangle Tech-Chambersburg16.3 miles (26.3 km)2yr-private
  • Wilson College18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania19.3 miles (31.1 km)4yr-public
  • Juniata College24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto27.8 miles (44.8 km)4yr-public
  • Dickinson College35.2 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-Altoona36.2 miles (58.2 km)2yr-private
  • Hagerstown Community College38.1 miles (61.3 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-public
  • United Lutheran Seminary39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
  • Gettysburg College40.0 miles (64.4 km)4yr-private
  • South Hills School of Business & Technology42.4 miles (68.3 km)2yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Mount St. Mary's University42.8 miles (68.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-World Campus43.9 miles (70.6 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus43.9 miles (70.6 km)4yr-public
  • Mount Aloysius College44.0 miles (70.9 km)4yr-private
  • Messiah University46.2 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
  • Martinsburg College46.9 miles (75.4 km)4yr-private
  • Valley College-Martinsburg46.9 miles (75.4 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Francis University47.4 miles (76.2 km)4yr-private
  • International Beauty School 449.0 miles (78.9 km)2yr-private
  • Central Penn College50.0 miles (80.4 km)4yr-private
  • Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology50.2 miles (80.8 km)2yr-public
  • Shepherd University50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-public
  • Blue Ridge Community and Technical College50.7 miles (81.6 km)2yr-public
  • University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania Highlands Community College51.9 miles (83.6 km)2yr-public
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg Area Community College52.3 miles (84.2 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-public
  • Frederick Community College54.4 miles (87.5 km)2yr-public
  • Hood College56.3 miles (90.7 km)4yr-private
  • DLP Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center56.6 miles (91.1 km)2yr-private
  • Allegany College of Maryland57.9 miles (93.2 km)2yr-public
  • Commonwealth Technical Institute58.0 miles (93.4 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-public
  • American Public University System60.4 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
  • Catholic International University60.4 miles (97.2 km)4yr-private
  • McDaniel College60.6 miles (97.5 km)4yr-private
  • York College of Pennsylvania61.8 miles (99.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York63.0 miles (101.3 km)4yr-public
  • Carroll Community College63.5 miles (102.1 km)2yr-public
  • YTI Career Institute-York64.6 miles (104.0 km)2yr-private
  • Frostburg State University66.9 miles (107.6 km)4yr-public
  • Elizabethtown College67.0 miles (107.9 km)4yr-private
  • Susquehanna University68.0 miles (109.4 km)4yr-private
  • Shenandoah University70.4 miles (113.4 km)4yr-private
  • Patrick Henry College71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lebanon Valley College72.0 miles (116.0 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury75.0 miles (120.7 km)2yr-private
  • Bucknell University75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-private
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg76.5 miles (123.1 km)2yr-private
  • Stevenson University76.8 miles (123.7 km)4yr-private
  • Potomac State College of West Virginia University77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-public
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College79.5 miles (128.0 km)4yr-private
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania80.3 miles (129.3 km)4yr-public
  • Laurel Ridge Community College80.7 miles (129.8 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois81.4 miles (131.0 km)4yr-public
  • Saint Vincent College81.8 miles (131.7 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Vincent Seminary81.8 miles (131.7 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin and Marshall College81.9 miles (131.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary82.0 miles (132.0 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery College82.4 miles (132.6 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design82.5 miles (132.8 km)4yr-private
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College82.9 miles (133.4 km)4yr-private
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore83.1 miles (133.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Bible College83.4 miles (134.3 km)4yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology83.6 miles (134.6 km)2yr-public
  • Howard Community College83.8 miles (134.9 km)2yr-public
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois83.9 miles (135.1 km)2yr-private
  • Divine Mercy University84.7 miles (136.3 km)4yr-private
  • Goucher College85.0 miles (136.8 km)4yr-private
  • Towson University85.0 miles (136.8 km)4yr-public
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center85.3 miles (137.2 km)2yr-public
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster85.7 miles (137.8 km)4yr-private
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology86.2 miles (138.7 km)4yr-public
  • Baltimore City Community College86.3 miles (138.8 km)2yr-public
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University86.6 miles (139.3 km)4yr-private
  • Loyola University Maryland86.7 miles (139.5 km)4yr-private
  • Coppin State University86.8 miles (139.7 km)4yr-public
  • SANS Technology Institute87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia87.3 miles (140.5 km)2yr-private
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County87.5 miles (140.8 km)4yr-public
  • Johns Hopkins University87.5 miles (140.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lycoming College87.5 miles (140.9 km)4yr-private
  • Morgan State University88.3 miles (142.0 km)4yr-public
  • Maryland Institute College of Art88.4 miles (142.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg88.5 miles (142.4 km)4yr-public
  • University of Baltimore88.8 miles (142.8 km)4yr-public
  • Garrett College88.8 miles (142.9 km)2yr-public
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Greensburg89.0 miles (143.2 km)2yr-private
  • Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital89.1 miles (143.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore89.3 miles (143.8 km)4yr-public
  • Seton Hill University90.0 miles (144.8 km)4yr-private
  • Westmoreland County Community College90.0 miles (144.8 km)2yr-public
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers90.1 miles (145.0 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland90.1 miles (145.0 km)4yr-public
  • Columbia College91.2 miles (146.8 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Shade Gap El Schpublic——1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Southern Huntingdon Co HS/MSpublic——4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Fannett-Metal SHSpublic——5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Fannett-Metal El Schpublic——5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Fannett-Metal MSpublic——5.0 miles (8.1 km)
MTN VIEW AMISH SCHOOLprivate——5.3 miles (8.4 km)
MEADOW BROOK AMISH SCHOOLprivate——5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Rockhill El Schpublic——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
PATH VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——7.8 miles (12.5 km)
MEADOW GREEN MENNONITE SCHOOLprivate——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Spring Farms El Schpublic——8.2 miles (13.1 km)
BROOK SIDE AMISH SCHOOL, CHAIRMANprivate——9.7 miles (15.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17255

What school district is ZIP code 17255 in?
ZIP 17255 (Shade Gap, PA) maps to Forbes Road School District (LEA ID 4209870) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 17255?
US5 lists 12 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 7 public and 5 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17255 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17255 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher8.1%
High school55.2%
Less than HS17.5%
School districtForbes Road School District