ZIP 21157 — 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 21157

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 21157 (Westminster, MD) is associated with Carroll County Public Schools (LEA 2400210) 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 46 K-12 schools (35 public, 11 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.0 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 Carroll Community College about 1.2 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Carroll County Public Schools

LEA ID

2400210

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (100)

Carroll Community College1.2 miles (2.0 km)2yr-public
McDaniel College2.6 miles (4.3 km)4yr-private
Stevenson University13.9 miles (22.4 km)4yr-private
Ner Israel Rabbinical College16.5 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College19.9 miles (32.1 km)4yr-private
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore20.2 miles (32.5 km)4yr-private
Mount St. Mary's University21.7 miles (34.9 km)4yr-private
Towson University22.6 miles (36.3 km)4yr-public
Goucher College22.8 miles (36.7 km)4yr-private
Baltimore City Community College23.3 miles (37.5 km)2yr-public
Notre Dame of Maryland University23.8 miles (38.2 km)4yr-private
Howard Community College23.8 miles (38.3 km)2yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Loyola University Maryland23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-private
Coppin State University23.9 miles (38.4 km)4yr-public
United Lutheran Seminary24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-private
Gettysburg College24.0 miles (38.7 km)4yr-private
Frederick Community College24.1 miles (38.8 km)2yr-public
Johns Hopkins University24.6 miles (39.5 km)4yr-private
Hood College24.9 miles (40.0 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-Baltimore County24.9 miles (40.0 km)4yr-public
Maryland Institute College of Art25.5 miles (41.0 km)4yr-private
Morgan State University25.5 miles (41.0 km)4yr-public
University of Baltimore25.8 miles (41.5 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland, Baltimore26.4 miles (42.4 km)4yr-public
Maryland University of Integrative Health26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia27.0 miles (43.5 km)2yr-private
University System of Maryland27.1 miles (43.7 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland-Research Centers27.1 miles (43.7 km)4yr-public
Community College of Baltimore County30.0 miles (48.2 km)2yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-public
Montgomery College32.5 miles (52.3 km)2yr-public
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital35.1 miles (56.4 km)4yr-private
YTI Career Institute-York35.1 miles (56.6 km)2yr-private
Capitol Technology University35.4 miles (57.0 km)4yr-private
SANS Technology Institute35.7 miles (57.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-public
Hagerstown Community College36.9 miles (59.3 km)2yr-public
Harford Community College37.3 miles (60.1 km)2yr-public
Bowie State University38.5 miles (62.0 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland-College Park38.8 miles (62.4 km)4yr-public
Washington Adventist University38.9 miles (62.5 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Landover41.8 miles (67.3 km)2yr-private
Messiah University42.0 miles (67.6 km)4yr-private
University of the District of Columbia42.0 miles (67.6 km)4yr-public
Wesley Theological Seminary42.5 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
The Catholic University of America42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-private
Anne Arundel Community College42.7 miles (68.7 km)2yr-public
American University42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-private
Trinity Washington University42.9 miles (69.1 km)4yr-private
Howard University43.3 miles (69.7 km)4yr-private
Institute of World Politics44.2 miles (71.1 km)4yr-private
NewU University44.3 miles (71.2 km)4yr-private
Gallaudet University44.3 miles (71.3 km)4yr-private
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts44.3 miles (71.3 km)2yr-private
Georgetown University44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-private
Shepherd University44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-public
Saint Michael College of Allied Health44.5 miles (71.6 km)2yr-private
University of Maryland Global Campus44.5 miles (71.7 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-District of Columbia44.6 miles (71.7 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region44.6 miles (71.7 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute44.6 miles (71.8 km)2yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-private
Windsor University44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-private
Wilson College45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-private
George Washington University45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-private
Marymount University45.1 miles (72.6 km)4yr-private
Columbia College45.1 miles (72.6 km)2yr-private
University of Management and Technology45.2 miles (72.8 km)4yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania45.4 miles (73.0 km)4yr-public
Millersville University of Pennsylvania45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-Virginia45.8 miles (73.6 km)4yr-private
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing45.9 miles (73.8 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia45.9 miles (73.8 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine46.0 miles (74.0 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus46.0 miles (74.1 km)4yr-private
Divine Mercy University46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
Elizabethtown College46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
Prince George's Community College46.4 miles (74.6 km)2yr-public
Dickinson College46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg46.7 miles (75.1 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-public
St. John's College47.2 miles (76.0 km)4yr-private
Patrick Henry College47.2 miles (76.0 km)4yr-private
United States Naval Academy47.5 miles (76.5 km)4yr-public
DeVry University-Virginia47.6 miles (76.7 km)4yr-private
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center48.6 miles (78.2 km)2yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church49.2 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary49.3 miles (79.3 km)4yr-private
Franklin and Marshall College49.4 miles (79.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design49.4 miles (79.5 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Maryland50.0 miles (80.4 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology50.0 miles (80.5 km)2yr-public
Catholic International University50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
American Public University System50.1 miles (80.7 km)4yr-private
Northern Virginia Community College51.2 miles (82.5 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Westminster High	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Carroll County Career & Technology Center	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Carroll Springs School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Post Secondary Program	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Flexible Student Support	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Gateway School	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Crossroads Middle School	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Robert Moton Elementary	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
PRIDE School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Friendship Valley Elementary	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
CARROLL CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Winters Mill High	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Cranberry Station Elementary	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Westminster East Middle	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
William Winchester Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Westminster West Middle	public	—	—	2.5 miles (3.9 km)
ST JOHN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
ST JOHN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Westminster Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Sandymount Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF WESTMINSTER	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
CARROLL LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Mechanicsville Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
NORTH CARROLL COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
SPRINGDALE PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
SPRINGDALE PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Shiloh Middle	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Hampstead Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Winfield Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
South Carroll High	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Spring Garden Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
THE LEGACY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Runnymede Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Francis Scott Key High	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Century High	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Linton Springs Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
GRACE BIBLE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
North Carroll Middle	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Manchester Valley High	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Freedom District Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Liberty High	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Manchester Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Eldersburg Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Franklin Elementary	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)
Franklin Middle	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21157

What school district is ZIP code 21157 in?

ZIP 21157 (Westminster, MD) maps to Carroll County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400210) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 21157?

US5 lists 46 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 35 public and 11 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 21157 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21157 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	37.2%
High school	28.8%
Less than HS	7.4%
School district	Carroll County Public Schools

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