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ZIP 17944 — 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 17944

K-12 nearby
25
Public
20
Private
5
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 17944 (PA) is associated with Minersville Area School District (LEA 4215510) 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 25 K-12 schools (20 public, 5 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.2 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 Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing about 4.9 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Minersville Area School District
LEA ID
4215510
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing4.9 miles (7.9 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill6.3 miles (10.2 km)4yr-public
  • Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton25.1 miles (40.4 km)4yr-public
  • Lebanon Valley College26.7 miles (42.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks27.0 miles (43.4 km)4yr-public
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute27.6 miles (44.4 km)2yr-private
  • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania28.2 miles (45.4 km)4yr-public
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury28.4 miles (45.7 km)2yr-private
  • Albright College29.0 miles (46.6 km)4yr-private
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences29.5 miles (47.5 km)2yr-private
  • Reading Area Community College29.5 miles (47.5 km)2yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Alvernia University30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
  • Susquehanna University32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-private
  • Lehigh Carbon Community College35.0 miles (56.4 km)2yr-public
  • Bucknell University37.1 miles (59.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown37.6 miles (60.6 km)2yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg38.3 miles (61.6 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office39.0 miles (62.7 km)4yr-public
  • Luzerne County Community College39.1 miles (62.9 km)2yr-public
  • Elizabethtown College39.8 miles (64.0 km)4yr-private
  • Cedar Crest College40.3 miles (64.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg40.5 miles (65.1 km)4yr-public
  • Muhlenberg College40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg Area Community College41.1 miles (66.2 km)2yr-public
  • Lancaster Bible College41.3 miles (66.4 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology42.5 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
  • Central Penn College42.8 miles (68.8 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin and Marshall College43.2 miles (69.5 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary43.4 miles (69.8 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown43.6 miles (70.1 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology43.8 miles (70.6 km)2yr-public
  • Wilkes University44.4 miles (71.5 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem44.6 miles (71.8 km)2yr-private
  • King's College45.0 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre45.9 miles (73.8 km)4yr-public
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-public
  • Moravian University47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-private
  • International Institute for Restorative Practices47.2 miles (75.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lehigh University47.4 miles (76.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center47.5 miles (76.5 km)2yr-public
  • DeSales University48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
  • Misericordia University49.2 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
  • Northampton County Area Community College50.1 miles (80.6 km)2yr-public
  • YTI Career Institute-York51.1 miles (82.2 km)2yr-private
  • Messiah University51.6 miles (83.0 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc52.0 miles (83.7 km)2yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton54.1 miles (87.0 km)2yr-private
  • University of Valley Forge54.3 miles (87.5 km)4yr-private
  • Ursinus College54.5 miles (87.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York54.5 miles (87.7 km)4yr-public
  • Lycoming College54.7 miles (88.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Technology54.9 miles (88.4 km)4yr-public
  • York College of Pennsylvania55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-private
  • Lafayette College56.1 miles (90.2 km)4yr-private
  • Immaculata University58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-private
  • Dickinson College58.2 miles (93.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-public
  • Yeshivath Beth Moshe59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of Scranton60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lackawanna College60.4 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
  • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine60.6 miles (97.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lansdale School of Business60.8 miles (97.8 km)2yr-private
  • Fortis Institute-Scranton61.0 miles (98.1 km)2yr-private
  • American College of Financial Services61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-private
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania61.3 miles (98.6 km)4yr-public
  • East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania62.0 miles (99.7 km)4yr-public
  • Marywood University62.5 miles (100.5 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln University62.6 miles (100.7 km)4yr-public
  • Montgomery County Community College62.9 miles (101.3 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton63.1 miles (101.6 km)4yr-public
  • Johnson College63.2 miles (101.6 km)2yr-private
  • Valley Forge Military College63.7 miles (102.5 km)2yr-private
  • Cabrini University63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-private
  • Gwynedd Mercy University63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook64.0 miles (103.0 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern University64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware Valley University64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-private
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania64.6 miles (104.0 km)4yr-public
  • Clarks Summit University64.7 miles (104.1 km)4yr-private
  • Villanova University66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-private
  • Warren County Community College66.2 miles (106.6 km)2yr-public
  • Keystone College66.6 miles (107.2 km)4yr-private
  • Rosemont College66.7 miles (107.4 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware County Community College67.5 miles (108.6 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine67.5 miles (108.7 km)4yr-public
  • Bryn Mawr College67.6 miles (108.8 km)4yr-private
  • Harcum College67.8 miles (109.1 km)2yr-private
  • Chestnut Hill College68.5 miles (110.3 km)4yr-private
  • Haverford College68.9 miles (110.8 km)4yr-private
  • Williamson College of the Trades69.5 miles (111.8 km)2yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church69.9 miles (112.5 km)4yr-private
  • Westminster Theological Seminary70.3 miles (113.2 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Technology70.6 miles (113.7 km)4yr-private
  • Neumann University70.7 miles (113.7 km)4yr-private
  • Won Institute of Graduate Studies71.0 miles (114.3 km)4yr-private
  • Arcadia University71.1 miles (114.4 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Early Childhood Edu Ctrpublic——0.1 miles (0.2 km)
Minersville Area JSHSpublic——1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Schuylkill Technology Centers-South Campuspublic——1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Minersville Area El Ctrpublic——1.7 miles (2.7 km)
ST NICHOLAS SCHOOLprivate——1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Clarke El Ctrpublic——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Pottsville Area HSpublic——3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Lengel MSpublic——3.6 miles (5.7 km)
THE PERCEPTION TRAINING CENTER, INC.private——3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Gillingham Charter Schoolpublic——4.1 miles (6.7 km)
ASSUMPTION BVM SCHOOLprivate——4.3 miles (6.9 km)
NATIVITY BVM HIGH SCHOOLprivate——4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Blue Mountain El West Schpublic——5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Saint Clair Area El/MSpublic——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Schuylkill Haven MSpublic——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Schuylkill Haven SHSpublic——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Schuylkill Haven El Ctrpublic——6.5 miles (10.4 km)
ST JOSEPH CENTER FOR SPECIAL LEARNINGprivate——6.8 miles (10.9 km)
North Schuylkill El Schpublic——6.9 miles (11.1 km)
North Schuylkill JSHSpublic——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Blue Mountain HSpublic——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Schuylkill Technology Centers-North Campuspublic——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Pine Grove El Schpublic——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Pine Grove Area MSpublic——9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Pine Grove Area HSpublic——9.4 miles (15.2 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17944

What school district is ZIP code 17944 in?
ZIP 17944 (PA) maps to Minersville Area School District (LEA ID 4215510) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 17944?
US5 lists 25 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 20 public and 5 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17944 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17944 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher32.5%
High school38.5%
Less than HS11.2%
School districtMinersville Area School District