ZIP 20636 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Wealthy AreaLow Snow AreaRemote Work Hub

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 20636

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 20636 (MD) is associated with St. Marys County Public Schools (LEA 2400600) 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 40 K-12 schools (26 public, 14 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 St. Mary's College of Maryland about 13.5 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

St. Marys County Public Schools

LEA ID

2400600

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (100)

St. Mary's College of Maryland13.5 miles (21.8 km)4yr-public
College of Southern Maryland27.9 miles (44.8 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-Maryland37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-private
Prince George's Community College39.6 miles (63.7 km)2yr-public
University of Maryland Global Campus41.6 miles (66.9 km)4yr-public
Washington University of Science and Technology41.7 miles (67.2 km)4yr-private
United States Naval Academy43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-public
St. John's College43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Virginia43.8 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private
Saint Michael College of Allied Health44.2 miles (71.1 km)2yr-private
Fortis College-Landover44.4 miles (71.4 km)2yr-private
Gallaudet University44.7 miles (72.0 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC45.5 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute45.7 miles (73.5 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region45.8 miles (73.6 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia45.8 miles (73.6 km)4yr-private
Windsor University45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-private
George Washington University45.9 miles (73.8 km)4yr-private
NewU University46.1 miles (74.2 km)4yr-private
Institute of World Politics46.1 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
Trinity Washington University46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-private
Howard University46.3 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
The Catholic University of America46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
University of Management and Technology46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Virginia46.6 miles (74.9 km)4yr-private
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts47.0 miles (75.6 km)2yr-private
Bowie State University47.2 miles (75.9 km)4yr-public
Georgetown University47.2 miles (75.9 km)4yr-private
Agora University47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-private
Anne Arundel Community College48.3 miles (77.7 km)2yr-public
University of Maryland-College Park48.4 miles (78.0 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland Eastern Shore48.8 miles (78.5 km)4yr-public
Marymount University48.8 miles (78.5 km)4yr-private
University of the District of Columbia49.0 miles (78.8 km)4yr-public
Chesapeake College49.0 miles (78.8 km)2yr-public
Northern Virginia Community College49.1 miles (79.1 km)2yr-public
American University49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-private
University of Mary Washington49.4 miles (79.5 km)4yr-public
Wesley Theological Seminary49.4 miles (79.5 km)4yr-private
Washington Adventist University49.7 miles (79.9 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
Capitol Technology University50.4 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
Eastern Virginia Career College50.9 miles (81.9 km)2yr-private
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing51.6 miles (83.1 km)2yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus51.9 miles (83.6 km)4yr-private
George Mason University51.9 miles (83.6 km)4yr-public
Salisbury University52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-Virginia52.3 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-private
Columbia College54.2 miles (87.3 km)2yr-private
Rappahannock Community College54.5 miles (87.7 km)2yr-public
SANS Technology Institute55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
Wor-Wic Community College57.9 miles (93.1 km)2yr-public
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia58.6 miles (94.4 km)2yr-private
Maryland University of Integrative Health58.8 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas59.6 miles (95.9 km)2yr-private
Montgomery College60.7 miles (97.6 km)2yr-public
Howard Community College61.8 miles (99.5 km)2yr-public
University of Maryland-Baltimore County63.0 miles (101.4 km)4yr-public
Divine Mercy University63.9 miles (102.9 km)4yr-private
Randolph-Macon College64.3 miles (103.4 km)4yr-private
University System of Maryland64.6 miles (103.9 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland-Research Centers64.6 miles (103.9 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland, Baltimore64.7 miles (104.1 km)4yr-public
Ascent College65.2 miles (104.9 km)4yr-private
Washington College65.5 miles (105.5 km)4yr-private
Germanna Community College65.7 miles (105.8 km)2yr-public
University of Baltimore66.0 miles (106.1 km)4yr-public
Maryland Institute College of Art66.2 miles (106.5 km)4yr-private
Eastern Shore Community College66.3 miles (106.7 km)2yr-public
Coppin State University66.5 miles (106.9 km)4yr-public
Baltimore City Community College67.1 miles (107.9 km)2yr-public
Johns Hopkins University67.6 miles (108.7 km)4yr-private
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing67.8 miles (109.2 km)4yr-private
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging67.8 miles (109.2 km)2yr-private
Morgan State University68.5 miles (110.3 km)4yr-public
Loyola University Maryland68.8 miles (110.7 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame of Maryland University69.0 miles (111.1 km)4yr-private
Community College of Baltimore County69.3 miles (111.5 km)2yr-public
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College69.9 miles (112.4 km)2yr-public
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College70.1 miles (112.8 km)4yr-private
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
Union Presbyterian Seminary71.8 miles (115.6 km)4yr-private
Towson University72.0 miles (115.9 km)4yr-public
Ner Israel Rabbinical College72.3 miles (116.3 km)4yr-private
Virginia Union University72.8 miles (117.1 km)4yr-private
Goucher College73.1 miles (117.7 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Richmond73.2 miles (117.7 km)2yr-private
Virginia Commonwealth University73.5 miles (118.3 km)4yr-public
South University-Richmond74.4 miles (119.7 km)4yr-private
Stevenson University75.1 miles (120.8 km)4yr-private
William & Mary75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-public
University of Richmond75.3 miles (121.2 km)4yr-private
Lotus Professional College75.9 miles (122.1 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond78.5 miles (126.3 km)2yr-private
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry79.8 miles (128.4 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
HOLLYWOOD UMC CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
ST JOHN'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Hollywood Elementary	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Evergreen Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
FRIENDSHIP MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Oakville Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
LITTLE SEEDLINGS CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL & KDGN	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
FATHER ANDREW WHITE SJ SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Town Creek Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
LOVEVILLE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Leonardtown Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
ST MARY'S RYKEN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
Esperanza Middle	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Leonardtown Middle	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.6 km)
Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Benjamin Banneker Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Green Holly Elementary School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
OUR LADY STAR OF THE SEA SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Leonardtown High	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Dowell Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Greenview Knolls Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
BUSY CORNER SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
JEFFREY A MARTIN	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
Mill Creek Middle	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Patuxent High	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Chopticon High	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
Southern Middle	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
THE KINGS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Margaret Brent Middle	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Mutual Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Great Mills High	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
George Washington Carver Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
St Leonard Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Chesapeake Charter School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Lexington Park Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
LEXINGTON PARK BAPTIST CHURCH PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
MOTHER CATHERINE ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 20636

What school district is ZIP code 20636 in?

ZIP 20636 (MD) maps to St. Marys County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400600) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 20636?

US5 lists 40 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 26 public and 14 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 20636 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 20636 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	37.4%
High school	28.6%
Less than HS	9.6%
School district	St. Marys County Public Schools

ZIP 20636 — Schools & Education

Schools & Education in ZIP 20636

Schools FAQ for ZIP 20636

Explore related to ZIP 20636

Schools & Education key statistics