ZIP 17560 — 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 17560

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 17560 (Refton, PA) is associated with Lampeter-Strasburg School District (LEA 4213110) 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 79 K-12 schools (41 public, 38 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.8 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 Lancaster County Career and Technology Center about 5.4 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Lampeter-Strasburg School District

LEA ID

4213110

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (100)

Lancaster County Career and Technology Center5.4 miles (8.7 km)2yr-public
Millersville University of Pennsylvania9.2 miles (14.7 km)4yr-public
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology9.2 miles (14.9 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design9.9 miles (15.9 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster10.3 miles (16.5 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-private
Franklin and Marshall College10.5 miles (16.9 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Bible College11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-private
Lincoln University17.5 miles (28.2 km)4yr-public
YTI Career Institute-York23.6 miles (37.9 km)2yr-private
Cecil College23.6 miles (38.0 km)2yr-public
Harford Community College24.4 miles (39.3 km)2yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Elizabethtown College25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York25.4 miles (40.8 km)4yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-private
University of Delaware29.9 miles (48.1 km)4yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc30.7 miles (49.4 km)2yr-private
Goldey-Beacom College30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
Alvernia University31.5 miles (50.6 km)4yr-private
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences32.1 miles (51.7 km)2yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Exton32.5 miles (52.4 km)2yr-private
Lebanon Valley College32.6 miles (52.5 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute32.6 miles (52.5 km)2yr-private
Reading Area Community College33.0 miles (53.1 km)2yr-public
West Chester University of Pennsylvania33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks33.6 miles (54.1 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg33.8 miles (54.4 km)4yr-public
Albright College35.3 miles (56.7 km)4yr-private
Immaculata University35.7 miles (57.4 km)4yr-private
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania37.0 miles (59.6 km)4yr-public
Wilmington University37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
Delaware College of Art and Design37.9 miles (60.9 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-Delaware37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-public
University of Valley Forge38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-private
Goucher College39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
Community College of Baltimore County41.0 miles (66.0 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine41.2 miles (66.4 km)4yr-public
Towson University41.3 miles (66.4 km)4yr-public
Neumann University41.8 miles (67.3 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology42.1 miles (67.8 km)4yr-private
Williamson College of the Trades42.7 miles (68.7 km)2yr-private
Salem Community College42.8 miles (68.9 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office43.4 miles (69.8 km)4yr-public
Messiah University43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
Morgan State University43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-public
Harrisburg Area Community College43.8 miles (70.4 km)2yr-public
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore43.8 miles (70.6 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame of Maryland University44.1 miles (70.9 km)4yr-private
Delaware County Community College44.4 miles (71.4 km)2yr-public
Loyola University Maryland44.4 miles (71.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology44.5 miles (71.5 km)4yr-private
Stevenson University44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-private
Ursinus College45.1 miles (72.7 km)4yr-private
Johns Hopkins University45.5 miles (73.1 km)4yr-private
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-private
Ner Israel Rabbinical College45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-private
Valley Forge Military College45.8 miles (73.7 km)2yr-private
American College of Financial Services46.0 miles (74.0 km)4yr-private
Central Penn College46.1 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
Cabrini University46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
Swarthmore College46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-private
Eastern University46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
Widener University46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
Maryland Institute College of Art46.7 miles (75.1 km)4yr-private
University of Baltimore46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-public
McDaniel College47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-private
Baltimore City Community College47.0 miles (75.7 km)2yr-public
Coppin State University47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-public
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania47.7 miles (76.7 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland-Research Centers47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-public
Villanova University47.8 miles (76.8 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland, Baltimore48.1 miles (77.4 km)4yr-public
Rosemont College48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
Carroll Community College48.4 miles (77.8 km)2yr-public
Washington College48.8 miles (78.5 km)4yr-private
Harcum College48.9 miles (78.7 km)2yr-private
Bryn Mawr College49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-private
All-State Career School49.1 miles (79.1 km)2yr-private
Haverford College49.3 miles (79.3 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland-Baltimore County52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-public
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia52.2 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
Montgomery County Community College53.5 miles (86.1 km)2yr-public
Gettysburg College53.8 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing53.9 miles (86.7 km)2yr-private
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine54.0 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
Walnut Hill College54.1 miles (87.1 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-private
Chestnut Hill College54.2 miles (87.3 km)4yr-private
Lansdale School of Business54.3 miles (87.4 km)2yr-private
Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing54.5 miles (87.7 km)2yr-private
University of Pennsylvania54.8 miles (88.2 km)4yr-private
Drexel University55.0 miles (88.6 km)4yr-private
Dickinson College55.1 miles (88.6 km)4yr-private
Academy of Vocal Arts55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University56.0 miles (90.1 km)4yr-private
Moore College of Art and Design56.0 miles (90.1 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
DEER HOLLOW AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.7 miles (1.0 km)
PENNSY RIDGE SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Providence El Sch	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
PENNSY RIDGE SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
KRANTZ MILL SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
BUCK VIEW AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
BUNKER HILL SCHOOL/HENRY STOLTZFOOS, CHAIRMAN	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
HAWKSVILLE AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
PICADILLY RIDGE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Quarryville El Sch	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Martic El Sch	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
HIGHFIELD AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Smith MS	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
BEAVER VALLEY SCHOOL/JOHN KING, CHAIRMAN	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Marticville MS	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
TWIN ELM SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
LOOP ROAD AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
QUARRYVILLE AMISH PAROCHIAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
SCALPY HOLLOW SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
EDISONVILLE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
HESS VIEW AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Solanco HS	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Pequea El Sch	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
FURNACE ROAD SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - Willow St	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
LOCUST RIDGE AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Lampeter-Strasburg SHS	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
SUMMIT HILL SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Martin Meylin MS	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Hans Herr El Sch	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Lampeter El Sch	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
NORTH JACKSON SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Lampeter-Strasburg Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
HAITI WOODS SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
POND VIEW C/O DANIEL BLANK, CHAIRMAN	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Conestoga El Sch	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
ROCKY RIDGE SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
GREENLAND AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
BETHEL MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
GEORGETOWN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Swift MS	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
BART VIEW SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Clermont El Sch	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
ANCHOR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Bart-Colerain El Sch	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
LYNWOOD SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
BELMONT SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
PLEASANT VIEW AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Leola El Sch	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Washington El Sch	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Hamilton El Sch	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Martin School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Penn Manor HS	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Jackson MS	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Phoenix Academy	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Paradise El Sch	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
King El Sch	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Lafayette El Sch	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Gerald G Huesken MS	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Carter and MacRae El Sch	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
WONDER ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
CLEARVIEW SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Burrowes El Sch	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
La Academia Partnership CS	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Conestoga Valley SHS	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
RESURRECTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Smith-Wade-El El Sch	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
WAY OF JESUS ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Eshleman El Sch	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Smoketown El Sch	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Lincoln MS	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Wheatland MS	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Fulton El Sch	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
WEAVERTOWN MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Wickersham El Sch	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Price El Sch	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
GIBBONS SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)
STONE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
McCaskey Campus	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17560

What school district is ZIP code 17560 in?

ZIP 17560 (Refton, PA) maps to Lampeter-Strasburg School District (LEA ID 4213110) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 17560?

US5 lists 79 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 41 public and 38 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 17560 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17560 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	14.5%
High school	48.0%
Less than HS	19.6%
School district	Lampeter-Strasburg School District

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