Newark city, DE
ZIP 19717 — 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 19717
K-12 nearby
100
Public
74
Private
26
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 19717 (Newark, DE) is associated with Christina School District (LEA 1000200) 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 100 K-12 schools (74 public, 26 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.8 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 University of Delaware about 0.1 miles away (4yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Christina School District
LEA ID
1000200
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%
Colleges & universities (100)
- University of Delaware0.1 miles (0.1 km)4yr-public
- Goldey-Beacom College5.5 miles (8.8 km)4yr-private
- Wilmington University8.8 miles (14.1 km)4yr-private
- Cecil College11.1 miles (17.9 km)2yr-public
- Delaware College of Art and Design11.6 miles (18.7 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-Delaware11.8 miles (18.9 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln University12.9 miles (20.7 km)4yr-public
- Salem Community College15.1 miles (24.3 km)2yr-public
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania20.7 miles (33.3 km)4yr-public
- Cheyney University of Pennsylvania21.2 miles (34.1 km)4yr-public
- Neumann University21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine23.5 miles (37.9 km)4yr-public
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- Williamson College of the Trades23.6 miles (38.0 km)2yr-private
- Widener University24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania Institute of Technology25.0 miles (40.2 km)4yr-private
- Immaculata University26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-private
- Swarthmore College26.3 miles (42.3 km)4yr-private
- Automotive Training Center-Exton26.9 miles (43.2 km)2yr-private
- All-State Career School27.1 miles (43.7 km)2yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc27.3 miles (44.0 km)2yr-private
- Delaware County Community College27.6 miles (44.4 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-public
- Harford Community College29.4 miles (47.3 km)2yr-public
- University of Valley Forge32.3 miles (51.9 km)4yr-private
- Valley Forge Military College32.5 miles (52.3 km)2yr-private
- Eastern University32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
- Haverford College32.9 miles (52.9 km)4yr-private
- Cabrini University32.9 miles (52.9 km)4yr-private
- Villanova University33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-private
- Harcum College33.2 miles (53.5 km)2yr-private
- Rosemont College33.2 miles (53.5 km)4yr-private
- Bryn Mawr College33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-private
- Rowan University33.7 miles (54.3 km)4yr-public
- Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus34.3 miles (55.2 km)2yr-public
- Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center34.5 miles (55.6 km)2yr-public
- Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office34.6 miles (55.6 km)4yr-public
- Walnut Hill College34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
- Delaware Technical Community College-Terry34.7 miles (55.9 km)4yr-public
- American College of Financial Services34.9 miles (56.1 km)4yr-private
- Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Pennsylvania35.1 miles (56.5 km)4yr-private
- Drexel University35.4 miles (57.0 km)4yr-private
- Jna Institute of Culinary Arts35.7 miles (57.5 km)2yr-private
- Studio Incamminati35.8 miles (57.6 km)2yr-private
- Delaware State University35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-public
- Academy of Vocal Arts35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-private
- Washington College36.1 miles (58.0 km)4yr-private
- Curtis Institute of Music36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
- University of the Arts36.2 miles (58.3 km)4yr-private
- Peirce College36.2 miles (58.3 km)4yr-private
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine36.3 miles (58.4 km)4yr-private
- Moore College of Art and Design36.3 miles (58.4 km)4yr-private
- Thomas Jefferson University36.6 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts36.6 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
- Community College of Philadelphia36.8 miles (59.2 km)2yr-public
- Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
- Missio Theological Seminary37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-private
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing37.6 miles (60.5 km)2yr-private
- Pennco Tech-Blackwood37.8 miles (60.8 km)2yr-private
- Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology37.8 miles (60.8 km)2yr-public
- Temple University37.9 miles (60.9 km)4yr-public
- Rutgers University-Camden38.3 miles (61.6 km)4yr-public
- Camden County College38.6 miles (62.2 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania College of Art and Design38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-private
- Ursinus College38.9 miles (62.5 km)4yr-private
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-public
- Lancaster Theological Seminary39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-private
- Franklin and Marshall College39.4 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster Bible College39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
- Chestnut Hill College39.6 miles (63.7 km)4yr-private
- ASPIRA City College40.3 miles (64.8 km)2yr-private
- La Salle University40.3 miles (64.9 km)4yr-private
- Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus40.5 miles (65.1 km)2yr-public
- Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church42.1 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private
- Westminster Theological Seminary42.1 miles (67.8 km)4yr-private
- Arcadia University42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
- Gratz College42.4 miles (68.2 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery County Community College42.6 miles (68.6 km)2yr-public
- Reconstructionist Rabbinical College42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-private
- American Institute-Cherry Hill43.1 miles (69.3 km)2yr-private
- PITC Institute43.3 miles (69.7 km)2yr-private
- Salus University43.4 miles (69.8 km)4yr-private
- Manor College44.5 miles (71.5 km)4yr-private
- Alvernia University44.7 miles (72.0 km)4yr-private
- Community College of Baltimore County45.0 miles (72.3 km)2yr-public
- Gwynedd Mercy University45.1 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
- Lansdale School of Business45.1 miles (72.6 km)2yr-private
- Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook45.4 miles (73.1 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington45.5 miles (73.3 km)4yr-public
- Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences46.0 miles (74.0 km)2yr-private
- Reading Area Community College46.4 miles (74.6 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia47.4 miles (76.3 km)2yr-private
- Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute47.6 miles (76.5 km)2yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia47.9 miles (77.1 km)2yr-private
- Albright College47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-private
- Bryn Athyn College of the New Church48.3 miles (77.8 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks48.4 miles (78.0 km)4yr-public
- Holy Family University48.4 miles (78.0 km)4yr-private
- Orleans Technical College48.5 miles (78.1 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWARK CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEARNING | private | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| West Park Place Elementary School | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.0 km) |
| Newark High School | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| THE COLLEGE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE LAB SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Downes (John R.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.2 km) |
| Brookside Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Brennen School (The) | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Kirk (George V.) Middle School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Gauger-Cobbs Middle School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Christina Early Education Center | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.8 km) |
| Delaware School for the Deaf | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Newark Charter School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| ASPIRA Delaware | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Shue-Medill Middle School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| ISLAMIC ACADEMY OF DELAWARE | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Christiana High School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Glasgow High School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| THE NEW SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Cecil County School of Technology | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Cecil Manor Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.0 km) |
| Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Meadowood Program | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Forest Oak Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Academia Antonia Alonso | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Pyle (Sarah) Academy | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| ST MARK'S HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| LEARNING EXPRESS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Skyline Middle School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Heritage Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| DESTINY CALLING ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Linden Hill Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| THE INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Oberle (William) Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Keene (William B.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Dickinson (John) School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| CHRIST THE TEACHER CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Leasure (May B.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| DEVELOPING MINDS PRESCHOOL AND LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Thomson Estates Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| Kenmore Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Cherry Hill Middle | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Elkton Middle | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Red Clay Early Years Program | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Elkton High | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| CARAVEL ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| SHOREHAVEN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| MOUNT AVIAT ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.4 km) |
| Stanton Middle School | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Gilpin Manor Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| FAIRWINDS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| ST JOHN THE BELOVED SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.2 km) |
| North Star Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| CACC MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| TOWLE INSTITUTE | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Pleasantville Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Brandywine Springs School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Holly Hall Elementary | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| RED LION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| McKean (Thomas) High School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| Mote (Anna P.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Delcastle Technical High School | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (12.0 km) |
| William F. Cooke Jr. Elementary | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Leeds Elementary | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| THE HOCKESSIN MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| AQUINAS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.8 km) |
| Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.8 km) |
| Marbrook Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| Kennett Middle School | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
| Richey Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
| Gateway Charter School | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| MARANATHA BAPTIST CHURCH ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Conrad Schools of Science | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| The Wallace Wallin School | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) |
| Read (George) Middle School | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Penn (William) High School | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| Wilmington Manor Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.5 km) |
| duPont (H.B.) Middle School | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.5 km) |
| Richardson Park Learning Center | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.7 km) |
| New Garden Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.7 km) |
| Richardson Park Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.7 km) |
| Baltz (Austin D.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| Delaware Military Academy | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| Downie (Carrie) Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| HARVEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) |
| HARVEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY NEW CASTLE | private | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) |
| THE TATNALL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.4 km) |
| New Castle Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| Castle Hills Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.8 km) |
| Odyssey Charter School | public | — | — | 9.9 miles (15.9 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 19717
What school district is ZIP code 19717 in?
ZIP 19717 (Newark, DE) maps to Christina School District (LEA ID 1000200) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 19717?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 74 public and 26 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 19717 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 19717 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| School district | Christina School District |