Baltimore city, MD
ZIP 21217 — 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 21217
K-12 nearby
100
Public
79
Private
21
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 21217 (Baltimore, MD) is associated with Baltimore City Public Schools (LEA 2400090) 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 (79 public, 21 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 1.7 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 Maryland Institute College of Art about 1.0 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Baltimore City Public Schools
LEA ID
2400090
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Maryland Institute College of Art1.0 miles (1.6 km)4yr-private
- Coppin State University1.1 miles (1.7 km)4yr-public
- University of Baltimore1.2 miles (2.0 km)4yr-public
- Baltimore City Community College1.5 miles (2.4 km)2yr-public
- Johns Hopkins University1.7 miles (2.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland, Baltimore1.7 miles (2.7 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland2.4 miles (3.8 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers2.4 miles (3.8 km)4yr-public
- Loyola University Maryland2.8 miles (4.5 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University3.1 miles (5.0 km)4yr-private
- Morgan State University3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-public
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College4.9 miles (7.8 km)4yr-private
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- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore5.3 miles (8.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County5.3 miles (8.5 km)4yr-public
- Towson University6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-public
- Goucher College7.4 miles (11.9 km)4yr-private
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College8.2 miles (13.2 km)4yr-private
- Community College of Baltimore County8.9 miles (14.4 km)2yr-public
- Stevenson University10.9 miles (17.6 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia14.0 miles (22.6 km)2yr-private
- Howard Community College14.4 miles (23.1 km)2yr-public
- Maryland University of Integrative Health16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
- Anne Arundel Community College19.1 miles (30.8 km)2yr-public
- Bowie State University21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-public
- Capitol Technology University21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
- St. John's College23.9 miles (38.5 km)4yr-private
- United States Naval Academy24.2 miles (38.9 km)4yr-public
- Carroll Community College24.3 miles (39.1 km)2yr-public
- Harford Community College25.8 miles (41.6 km)2yr-public
- McDaniel College27.2 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-College Park27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-public
- Fortis College-Landover27.6 miles (44.4 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-private
- Washington Adventist University29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland Global Campus29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-public
- Prince George's Community College30.7 miles (49.3 km)2yr-public
- Washington College31.2 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
- SANS Technology Institute31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery College31.4 miles (50.5 km)2yr-public
- The Catholic University of America32.3 miles (51.9 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Washington University32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-private
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health33.4 miles (53.7 km)2yr-private
- Howard University33.6 miles (54.0 km)4yr-private
- Gallaudet University33.6 miles (54.1 km)4yr-private
- University of the District of Columbia34.0 miles (54.8 km)4yr-public
- Institute of World Politics34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-private
- NewU University34.9 miles (56.1 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute35.0 miles (56.3 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia35.0 miles (56.4 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region35.0 miles (56.4 km)4yr-private
- Wesley Theological Seminary35.1 miles (56.5 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC35.2 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus35.2 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
- American University35.3 miles (56.7 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University35.4 miles (57.0 km)4yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts35.8 miles (57.6 km)2yr-private
- George Washington University35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
- Georgetown University36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Maryland36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Management and Technology36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Virginia37.5 miles (60.3 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Virginia38.0 miles (61.1 km)4yr-private
- Marymount University38.3 miles (61.6 km)4yr-private
- Chesapeake College38.6 miles (62.2 km)2yr-public
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing41.2 miles (66.3 km)2yr-private
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus41.5 miles (66.9 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Virginia41.6 miles (66.9 km)4yr-private
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine41.7 miles (67.2 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College41.9 miles (67.5 km)2yr-private
- Washington University of Science and Technology42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
- Hood College42.4 miles (68.2 km)4yr-private
- Frederick Community College42.8 miles (68.8 km)2yr-public
- Cecil College43.1 miles (69.4 km)2yr-public
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church43.8 miles (70.6 km)4yr-private
- York College of Pennsylvania44.3 miles (71.3 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York44.6 miles (71.9 km)4yr-public
- Northern Virginia Community College45.9 miles (73.8 km)2yr-public
- Mount St. Mary's University45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-private
- YTI Career Institute-York47.3 miles (76.1 km)2yr-private
- Gettysburg College48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-private
- United Lutheran Seminary48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-private
- Divine Mercy University48.4 miles (78.0 km)4yr-private
- George Mason University48.7 miles (78.3 km)4yr-public
- Agora University49.9 miles (80.3 km)4yr-private
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-public
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center50.8 miles (81.7 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln University51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-public
- Pennsylvania College of Art and Design53.6 miles (86.2 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster Theological Seminary53.7 miles (86.4 km)4yr-private
- Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology53.7 miles (86.5 km)2yr-public
- University of Delaware53.8 miles (86.5 km)4yr-public
- Franklin and Marshall College53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
- College of Southern Maryland55.5 miles (89.3 km)2yr-public
- Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster56.0 miles (90.1 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster Bible College56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
- Patrick Henry College57.5 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
- Elizabethtown College58.1 miles (93.6 km)4yr-private
- Delaware Technical Community College-Terry58.2 miles (93.7 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISLAMIC COMMUNITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.1 miles (0.2 km) |
| Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy | public | — | — | 0.2 miles (0.3 km) |
| New Song Academy | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| Dorothy I. Height Elementary | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| Matthew A. Henson Elementary | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| Booker T. Washington Middle | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Renaissance Academy | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Harlem Park Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| Carver Vocational-Technical High | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Mount Royal Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Midtown Academy | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Robert W. Coleman Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| William S. Baer School | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Joseph C. Briscoe Academy | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Coppin Academy | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.7 km) |
| Billie Holiday Elementary | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Franklin Square Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Katherine Johnson Global Academy | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| THE GREENMOUNT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Rosemont Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| MOTHER MARY LANGE CATHOLIC SCHOOL INC. | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| MOTHER MARY LANGE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Empowerment Academy | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| BALTIMORE LAB SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.2 km) |
| Baltimore School for the Arts | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Gwynns Falls Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Mary Ann Winterling Elementary at Bentalou | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Dallas F. Nicholas Sr. Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| GREATER YOUTH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| James McHenry Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Bard High School Early College | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Baltimore Design School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| THE LOYOLA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Academy for College and Career Exploration | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| HAMPDEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| MOTHER SETON ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Hampden Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| ST FRANCES ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| MOUNT CLARE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Belmont Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Eager Street Academy | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Cecil Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Barclay Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Southwest Baltimore Charter School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (3.0 km) |
| Johnston Square Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| George Washington Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| KIPP Harmony Academy | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Hilton Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Edgewood Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Charles Carroll Barrister Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Frederick Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| The Seed School of Maryland | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.5 km) |
| Dr. Bernard Harris Sr. Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Stadium School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Dr. Nathan A. Pitts-Ashburton Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| TONG LE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| CALVERT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Medfield Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Creative City Public Charter School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Green Street Academy | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Mary E. Rodman Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Waverly Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar High | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| National Academy Foundation | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Windsor Hills Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Abbottston Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Harford Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Sharp-Leadenhall Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| The Reach! Partnership School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Baltimore City College | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| UNSELDS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Wildwood Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| City Springs Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Baltimore Polytechnic Institute | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Federal Hill Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Liberty Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| BALTIMORE JUNIOR ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Western High | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| ST DAVIDS DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| WALDORF SCHOOL OF BALTIMORE | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| THE BALTIMORE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Digital Harbor High School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Park Heights Academy | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Lillie May Carroll Jackson School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Collington Square Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| ST IGNATIUS LOYOLA ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 21217
What school district is ZIP code 21217 in?
ZIP 21217 (Baltimore, MD) maps to Baltimore City Public Schools (LEA ID 2400090) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 21217?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 79 public and 21 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 21217 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21217 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 22.3% |
| High school | 34.7% |
| Less than HS | 16.6% |
| School district | Baltimore City Public Schools |