ZIP 21717 — 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 21717

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 21717 (Buckeystown, MD) is associated with Frederick County Public Schools (LEA 2400330) 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 68 K-12 schools (50 public, 18 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.0 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 Hood College about 5.7 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Frederick County Public Schools

LEA ID

2400330

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Hood College5.7 miles (9.2 km)4yr-private
Frederick Community College7.9 miles (12.7 km)2yr-public
Patrick Henry College19.4 miles (31.2 km)4yr-private
Shepherd University20.7 miles (33.2 km)4yr-public
Montgomery College22.3 miles (35.8 km)2yr-public
Catholic International University22.9 miles (36.8 km)4yr-private
American Public University System22.9 miles (36.8 km)4yr-private
Hagerstown Community College23.6 miles (38.0 km)2yr-public
Mount St. Mary's University24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-private
Divine Mercy University24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
SANS Technology Institute27.0 miles (43.5 km)4yr-private
Carroll Community College27.3 miles (43.9 km)2yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

McDaniel College28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-private
International Beauty School 429.4 miles (47.3 km)2yr-private
Valley College-Martinsburg29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital29.9 miles (48.1 km)4yr-private
Columbia College30.1 miles (48.4 km)2yr-private
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College30.9 miles (49.7 km)2yr-public
Howard Community College31.1 miles (50.1 km)2yr-public
Maryland University of Integrative Health31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine31.7 miles (51.1 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia31.8 miles (51.1 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-private
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing32.2 miles (51.9 km)2yr-private
Wesley Theological Seminary33.3 miles (53.5 km)4yr-private
American University33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-private
Washington Adventist University33.8 miles (54.3 km)4yr-private
University of the District of Columbia33.8 miles (54.3 km)4yr-public
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia34.1 miles (54.8 km)2yr-private
Marymount University34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church35.1 miles (56.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto35.2 miles (56.7 km)4yr-public
Georgetown University35.5 miles (57.2 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-private
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts35.7 miles (57.5 km)2yr-private
George Mason University35.7 miles (57.5 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland-College Park35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-public
Stevenson University35.8 miles (57.7 km)4yr-private
Gettysburg College36.0 miles (58.0 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Virginia36.2 miles (58.3 km)4yr-private
University of Management and Technology36.2 miles (58.3 km)4yr-private
Howard University36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-private
Northern Virginia Community College36.5 miles (58.8 km)2yr-public
The Catholic University of America36.6 miles (58.8 km)4yr-private
Institute of World Politics36.6 miles (58.8 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family36.6 miles (58.8 km)4yr-private
NewU University36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies36.6 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
Ner Israel Rabbinical College36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
Trinity Washington University36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
George Washington University36.8 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
Windsor University36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute37.0 miles (59.6 km)2yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC37.2 miles (59.8 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
Capitol Technology University37.3 miles (60.1 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas37.8 miles (60.9 km)2yr-private
Gallaudet University38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-private
Ascent College38.2 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
Saint Michael College of Allied Health38.7 miles (62.3 km)2yr-private
DeVry University-Virginia39.0 miles (62.7 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-Baltimore County39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-public
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College39.4 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
Agora University40.0 miles (64.4 km)4yr-private
Shenandoah University40.3 miles (64.9 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Landover40.7 miles (65.5 km)2yr-private
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore40.8 miles (65.7 km)4yr-private
Baltimore City Community College41.4 miles (66.6 km)2yr-public
Coppin State University41.6 miles (67.0 km)4yr-public
Washington University of Science and Technology41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-private
Bowie State University42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland Global Campus43.2 miles (69.5 km)4yr-public
Loyola University Maryland43.6 miles (70.1 km)4yr-private
Johns Hopkins University43.6 miles (70.1 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland, Baltimore43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-public
Maryland Institute College of Art43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame of Maryland University43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-private
Wilson College43.7 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private
University of Baltimore43.9 miles (70.7 km)4yr-public
Towson University44.3 miles (71.3 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland-Research Centers44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-Maryland45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-private
Prince George's Community College45.2 miles (72.8 km)2yr-public
Goucher College45.3 miles (72.8 km)4yr-private
Morgan State University45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg46.7 miles (75.2 km)2yr-private
Laurel Ridge Community College49.1 miles (79.1 km)2yr-public
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania49.9 miles (80.3 km)4yr-public
Community College of Baltimore County51.0 miles (82.1 km)2yr-public
Anne Arundel Community College53.4 miles (85.9 km)2yr-public
St. John's College56.4 miles (90.7 km)4yr-private
York College of Pennsylvania56.4 miles (90.8 km)4yr-private
United States Naval Academy56.9 miles (91.5 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York57.6 miles (92.8 km)4yr-public
College of Southern Maryland58.6 miles (94.3 km)2yr-public
Dickinson College61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
ST JOHN'S CATHOLIC PREP	private	—	—	0.5 miles (0.9 km)
LAUREL HALL SCHOOL - FREDERICK	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
LAUREL HALL SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Tuscarora Elementary	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Carroll Manor Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Ballenger Creek Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Tuscarora High	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Ballenger Creek Middle	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Crestwood Middle	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Orchard Grove Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Sugarloaf Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
FREDERICK BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
FREDERICK ADVENTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Urbana Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Butterfly Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Lincoln Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Hillcrest Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
THE SHEPPARD PRATT SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Urbana High	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
West Frederick Middle	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Parkway Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Urbana Middle	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Frederick High	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Centerville Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
PHOENIX RECOVERY ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
CALVARY WEEKDAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
FREDERICK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
THE BANNER SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Valley Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Spring Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Waverley Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
North Frederick Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Gov. Thomas Johnson High	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Heather Ridge	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
THE GODDARD SCHOOL OF FREDERICK	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Frederick County Virtual	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Oakdale Middle	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Oakdale Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
GREEN VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Frederick Classical Charter	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Oakdale High	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Frederick County Career & Technology Center	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Monocacy Valley Montessori	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Whittier Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Monocacy Middle	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Monocacy Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Monocacy Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
FRIENDS MEETING SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
FREDERICK COUNTRY DAY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Windsor Knolls Middle	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Middletown Primary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
ST JOHN REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Deer Crossing Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Middletown Middle	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Middletown Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Brunswick Middle	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Middletown High	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
ST THOMAS MORE ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
New Market Middle	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Green Valley Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
New Market Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Brunswick High	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Yellow Springs Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
BARNESVILLE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
PHILLIPS BUILDING FUTURES - LOUDOUN	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Blue Heron Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21717

What school district is ZIP code 21717 in?

ZIP 21717 (Buckeystown, MD) maps to Frederick County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400330) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 21717?

US5 lists 68 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 50 public and 18 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 21717 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21717 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	23.5%
High school	22.0%
Less than HS	11.0%
School district	Frederick County Public Schools

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