Ellicott City CDP, MD
ZIP 21043 — 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 21043
K-12 nearby
100
Public
70
Private
30
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 21043 (Ellicott City, MD) is associated with Baltimore County Public Schools (LEA 2400120) 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 (70 public, 30 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.3 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 Maryland-Baltimore County about 4.8 miles away (4yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Baltimore County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400120
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%
Colleges & universities (100)
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-public
- Howard Community College5.0 miles (8.1 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia5.9 miles (9.5 km)2yr-private
- Maryland University of Integrative Health7.8 miles (12.5 km)4yr-private
- Coppin State University8.5 miles (13.7 km)4yr-public
- Baltimore City Community College8.6 miles (13.9 km)2yr-public
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College9.1 miles (14.6 km)4yr-private
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College9.5 miles (15.3 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland, Baltimore9.7 miles (15.7 km)4yr-public
- Maryland Institute College of Art10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Baltimore10.5 miles (16.8 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland10.7 miles (17.2 km)4yr-public
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- University System of Maryland-Research Centers10.7 miles (17.2 km)4yr-public
- Johns Hopkins University10.9 miles (17.5 km)4yr-private
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore10.9 miles (17.6 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland11.5 miles (18.4 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University11.7 miles (18.9 km)4yr-private
- Stevenson University11.9 miles (19.1 km)4yr-private
- Morgan State University13.1 miles (21.0 km)4yr-public
- Towson University13.9 miles (22.4 km)4yr-public
- Capitol Technology University14.7 miles (23.6 km)4yr-private
- Goucher College15.3 miles (24.7 km)4yr-private
- Bowie State University16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-public
- Community College of Baltimore County18.3 miles (29.5 km)2yr-public
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-College Park20.0 miles (32.2 km)4yr-public
- Anne Arundel Community College21.0 miles (33.9 km)2yr-public
- Fortis College-Landover21.4 miles (34.5 km)2yr-private
- Washington Adventist University21.5 miles (34.5 km)4yr-private
- Carroll Community College21.6 miles (34.7 km)2yr-public
- Montgomery College22.0 miles (35.5 km)2yr-public
- SANS Technology Institute22.3 miles (35.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland Global Campus23.8 miles (38.4 km)4yr-public
- The Catholic University of America24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family24.7 miles (39.7 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
- McDaniel College25.1 miles (40.4 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Washington University25.2 miles (40.5 km)4yr-private
- St. John's College25.2 miles (40.6 km)4yr-private
- Prince George's Community College25.4 miles (40.9 km)2yr-public
- United States Naval Academy25.6 miles (41.2 km)4yr-public
- University of the District of Columbia25.8 miles (41.5 km)4yr-public
- Howard University25.8 miles (41.6 km)4yr-private
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health26.1 miles (42.0 km)2yr-private
- Gallaudet University26.2 miles (42.1 km)4yr-private
- Wesley Theological Seminary26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-private
- American University26.9 miles (43.4 km)4yr-private
- Institute of World Politics27.0 miles (43.4 km)4yr-private
- NewU University27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute27.3 miles (43.9 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC27.4 miles (44.2 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University27.6 miles (44.5 km)4yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts27.8 miles (44.7 km)2yr-private
- George Washington University28.0 miles (45.0 km)4yr-private
- Georgetown University28.1 miles (45.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Management and Technology28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Virginia29.4 miles (47.4 km)4yr-private
- Marymount University29.9 miles (48.1 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Maryland30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Virginia30.4 miles (48.8 km)4yr-private
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing32.4 miles (52.2 km)2yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Virginia32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-private
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine32.9 miles (53.0 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College33.0 miles (53.1 km)2yr-private
- Washington University of Science and Technology34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-private
- Harford Community College34.8 miles (56.0 km)2yr-public
- Hood College34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church35.3 miles (56.8 km)4yr-private
- Frederick Community College35.6 miles (57.3 km)2yr-public
- Northern Virginia Community College37.4 miles (60.2 km)2yr-public
- Divine Mercy University39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-private
- Washington College39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-private
- George Mason University39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-public
- Agora University41.5 miles (66.8 km)4yr-private
- Mount St. Mary's University41.6 miles (66.9 km)4yr-private
- Chesapeake College43.8 miles (70.5 km)2yr-public
- United Lutheran Seminary46.3 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
- Gettysburg College46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
- York College of Pennsylvania47.9 miles (77.0 km)4yr-private
- Patrick Henry College48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York48.4 miles (78.0 km)4yr-public
- College of Southern Maryland49.4 miles (79.5 km)2yr-public
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas49.8 miles (80.2 km)2yr-private
- YTI Career Institute-York51.5 miles (82.8 km)2yr-private
- Cecil College52.4 miles (84.4 km)2yr-public
- Hagerstown Community College53.0 miles (85.3 km)2yr-public
- Ascent College54.0 miles (86.9 km)4yr-private
- Shepherd University55.0 miles (88.4 km)4yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto56.5 miles (91.0 km)4yr-public
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania56.6 miles (91.1 km)4yr-public
- Catholic International University56.6 miles (91.1 km)4yr-private
- American Public University System56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center57.9 miles (93.1 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln University60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-public
- Pennsylvania College of Art and Design60.3 miles (97.0 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster Theological Seminary60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Elementary | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| Ellicott Mills Middle | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| CHILDREN'S MANOR MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| Worthington Elementary | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| GLOBAL CHILDREN MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| LINWOOD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Northfield Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Dunloggin Middle | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| ST JOHNS PARISH DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Westchester Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Howard High | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Catonsville Middle | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Bonnie Branch Middle | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Ilchester Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| SPARTEK ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| RESURRECTION ST PAUL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Phelps Luck Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Thunder Hill Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| TRINITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| THE GODDARD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| St. Johns Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Patapsco Middle | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Hillcrest Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Centennial Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Rockburn Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Hollifield Station Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Waterloo Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Long Reach High | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Burleigh Manor Middle | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Running Brook Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Woodbridge Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Centennial High | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| ST MARK SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Mount Hebron High | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Bellows Spring Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Talbott Springs Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Jeffers Hill Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Catonsville High | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.0 km) |
| Oakland Mills High | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| Catonsville Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| JOURNEY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| FUSION COLUMBIA | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Oakland Mills Middle | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Mayfield Woods Middle | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| BRYANT WOODS MONTESSORI CHILDRENS HOUSE | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Stevens Forest Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Bryant Woods Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Johnnycake Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| AL-RAHMAH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| JULIA BROWN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Chadwick Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| COLUMBIA MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Westowne Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Southwest Academy | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Wilde Lake High | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Longfellow Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.6 km) |
| MOUNT PROVIDENCE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| MOUNT DE SALES ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Ducketts Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Western School of Technology | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Wilde Lake Middle | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Elkridge Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| AYA CENTER | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Dogwood Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| WATSON HALL MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Elkridge Landing Middle | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Cradlerock Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Homewood School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (8.0 km) |
| Waverly Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| CHILDREN'S MANOR MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Lake Elkhorn Middle | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Deep Run Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Applications and Research Laboratory | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Harpers Choice Middle | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| THE MANDALA SCHOOL INC | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Arbutus Middle | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Watershed Public Charter | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Edmondson Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| TARBIYAH ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| Swansfield Elementary | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Southwest EDLP at Woodlawn High School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Woodlawn High | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| MARYLAND INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| CHILDRENS MAGNET MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| APPLE RIDGE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| North Bend Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| ST AUGUSTINE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Arbutus Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| Relay Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| ATHOLTON ADVENTIST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Maiden Choice School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Featherbed Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Meadowood Education Center | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Clemens Crossing Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Atholton Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Hanover Hills Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| YOUTH IN TRANSITION SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 21043
What school district is ZIP code 21043 in?
ZIP 21043 (Ellicott City, MD) maps to Baltimore County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400120) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 21043?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 70 public and 30 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 21043 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21043 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 64.3% |
| High school | 12.4% |
| Less than HS | 5.4% |
| School district | Baltimore County Public Schools |