ZIP 21746 — 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 21746

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 21746 (MD) is associated with Washington County Public Schools (LEA 2400660) 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 57 K-12 schools (39 public, 18 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.3 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 Hagerstown Community College about 5.1 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Washington County Public Schools

LEA ID

2400660

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Hagerstown Community College5.1 miles (8.3 km)2yr-public
Shepherd University10.4 miles (16.7 km)4yr-public
Valley College-Martinsburg14.3 miles (23.0 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College14.3 miles (23.0 km)4yr-private
International Beauty School 415.5 miles (24.9 km)2yr-private
Frederick Community College17.5 miles (28.1 km)2yr-public
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College17.9 miles (28.8 km)2yr-public
Hood College18.5 miles (29.8 km)4yr-private
American Public University System20.7 miles (33.4 km)4yr-private
Catholic International University20.8 miles (33.4 km)4yr-private
Mount St. Mary's University20.8 miles (33.4 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto21.2 miles (34.1 km)4yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Wilson College26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-private
Patrick Henry College29.5 miles (47.4 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg30.0 miles (48.3 km)2yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary30.9 miles (49.8 km)4yr-private
Gettysburg College31.4 miles (50.6 km)4yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania35.5 miles (57.1 km)4yr-public
Shenandoah University36.4 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
McDaniel College37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-private
Carroll Community College38.5 miles (61.9 km)2yr-public
Divine Mercy University43.0 miles (69.2 km)4yr-private
Montgomery College43.7 miles (70.3 km)2yr-public
Laurel Ridge Community College47.1 miles (75.8 km)2yr-public
SANS Technology Institute48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-private
Columbia College50.5 miles (81.2 km)2yr-private
Howard Community College50.7 miles (81.6 km)2yr-public
Stevenson University50.8 miles (81.8 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital51.3 miles (82.5 km)4yr-private
Dickinson College51.8 miles (83.4 km)4yr-private
Maryland University of Integrative Health51.9 miles (83.6 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine52.2 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
Ner Israel Rabbinical College52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
Ascent College52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing52.8 miles (85.0 km)2yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia54.0 miles (86.8 km)2yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas54.3 miles (87.4 km)2yr-private
Wesley Theological Seminary54.5 miles (87.8 km)4yr-private
Allegany College of Maryland54.6 miles (87.8 km)2yr-public
American University54.8 miles (88.1 km)4yr-private
University of the District of Columbia55.1 miles (88.6 km)4yr-public
George Mason University55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-public
Washington Adventist University55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-private
Marymount University55.2 miles (88.9 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church55.4 miles (89.1 km)4yr-private
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-private
Messiah University56.0 miles (90.2 km)4yr-private
Northern Virginia Community College56.6 miles (91.1 km)2yr-public
Georgetown University56.8 miles (91.3 km)4yr-private
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore56.8 miles (91.4 km)4yr-private
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts57.0 miles (91.7 km)2yr-private
University of Maryland-College Park57.2 miles (92.0 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-Virginia57.4 miles (92.3 km)4yr-private
University of Management and Technology57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-Baltimore County57.5 miles (92.5 km)4yr-public
Howard University57.8 miles (93.1 km)4yr-private
Institute of World Politics57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
NewU University57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
The Catholic University of America58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies58.0 miles (93.4 km)4yr-private
Trinity Washington University58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-private
George Washington University58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-private
Windsor University58.2 miles (93.7 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-private
Capitol Technology University58.3 miles (93.9 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute58.4 miles (93.9 km)2yr-private
Baltimore City Community College58.5 miles (94.1 km)2yr-public
The Chicago School at Washington DC58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
York College of Pennsylvania58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus58.5 miles (94.2 km)4yr-private
Coppin State University58.9 miles (94.7 km)4yr-public
Gallaudet University59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-private
Agora University59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-private
Towson University59.9 miles (96.3 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York59.9 miles (96.4 km)4yr-public
Loyola University Maryland60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame of Maryland University60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-private
Saint Michael College of Allied Health60.1 miles (96.7 km)2yr-private
DeVry University-Virginia60.2 miles (96.8 km)4yr-private
Johns Hopkins University60.4 miles (97.2 km)4yr-private
Goucher College60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-private
Maryland Institute College of Art60.8 miles (97.9 km)4yr-private
University of Baltimore61.1 miles (98.3 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland, Baltimore61.1 miles (98.4 km)4yr-public
Morgan State University62.0 miles (99.7 km)4yr-public
Fortis College-Landover62.1 miles (99.9 km)2yr-private
University System of Maryland-Research Centers62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-public
Washington University of Science and Technology62.6 miles (100.7 km)4yr-private
YTI Career Institute-York63.1 miles (101.6 km)2yr-private
Bowie State University63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland Global Campus64.6 miles (103.9 km)4yr-public
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology65.3 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
Frostburg State University65.4 miles (105.2 km)4yr-public
Central Penn College65.6 miles (105.6 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Maryland66.3 miles (106.8 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Rockland Woods Elementary	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
ST JAMES SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Fountain Rock Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Evening High School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
E. Russell Hicks Middle	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Emma K. Doub Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
TRI STATE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYDBA BOONSBORO ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
South Hagerstown High	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Ruth Ann Monroe Primary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Eastern Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Greenbrier Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Lincolnshire Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Boonsboro High	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Bester Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Boonsboro Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Boonsboro Middle	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Pangborn Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Hickory Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
HAGERSTOWN CHILDRENS SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
MD INTL SCHOOL OF SUSTAINABILITY & TECHNOLOGY	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
HIGHLAND VIEW ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
ST MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Springfield Middle	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Williamsport High	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Williamsport Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
TRUTH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
MT AETNA ADVENTIST SCHOOL (MAAS)	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Potomac Heights Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Salem Avenue Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Western Heights Middle	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
North Hagerstown High	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Marshall Street School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Washington County Job Development Center	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Northern Middle	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
Jonathan Hager Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
HILLSIDE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Fountaindale Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
THE CHILDREN'S TREE HOUSE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
ST MARIA GORETTI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
CONOCOHEAGUE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Sharpsburg Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Marlowe Elementary School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Old Forge Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Paramount Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
Wolfsville Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
GRACE ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
LUCY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
HERITAGE ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Myersville Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Maugansville Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Smithsburg Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
PARADISE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
CEDAR RIDGE SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Smithsburg High	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Smithsburg Middle	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21746

What school district is ZIP code 21746 in?

ZIP 21746 (MD) maps to Washington County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400660) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 21746?

US5 lists 57 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 39 public and 18 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 21746 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21746 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	2.1%
High school	50.0%
Less than HS	27.3%
School district	Washington County Public Schools

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