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Jefferson CDP, MD

ZIP 21755 — 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 21755

K-12 nearby
42
Public
28
Private
14
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 21755 (Jefferson, 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 42 K-12 schools (28 public, 14 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.4 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 9.0 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 College9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-private
  • Frederick Community College10.3 miles (16.5 km)2yr-public
  • Shepherd University13.6 miles (21.9 km)4yr-public
  • Catholic International University16.3 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
  • American Public University System16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private
  • Patrick Henry College16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
  • Hagerstown Community College19.5 miles (31.4 km)2yr-public
  • International Beauty School 422.2 miles (35.8 km)2yr-private
  • Valley College-Martinsburg22.6 miles (36.5 km)4yr-private
  • Martinsburg College22.7 miles (36.5 km)4yr-private
  • Blue Ridge Community and Technical College23.7 miles (38.2 km)2yr-public
  • Mount St. Mary's University25.1 miles (40.3 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Divine Mercy University27.2 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery College28.4 miles (45.6 km)2yr-public
  • SANS Technology Institute32.9 miles (53.0 km)4yr-private
  • Carroll Community College33.0 miles (53.1 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto33.4 miles (53.7 km)4yr-public
  • McDaniel College34.0 miles (54.6 km)4yr-private
  • Shenandoah University34.2 miles (55.1 km)4yr-private
  • Columbia College34.4 miles (55.3 km)2yr-private
  • Virginia University of Integrative Medicine36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital36.2 miles (58.2 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-Virginia36.2 miles (58.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Potomac-VA Campus36.5 miles (58.8 km)4yr-private
  • Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing36.7 miles (59.1 km)2yr-private
  • United Lutheran Seminary36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-private
  • Gettysburg College37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-private
  • Howard Community College38.3 miles (61.6 km)2yr-public
  • Ascent College38.4 miles (61.8 km)4yr-private
  • Wesley Theological Seminary38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-private
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health38.8 miles (62.4 km)4yr-private
  • American University38.9 miles (62.7 km)4yr-private
  • George Mason University39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-public
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas39.1 miles (63.0 km)2yr-private
  • Marymount University39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-private
  • Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of the District of Columbia39.4 miles (63.3 km)4yr-public
  • Washington Adventist University39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
  • Northern Virginia Community College40.5 miles (65.1 km)2yr-public
  • Georgetown University40.9 miles (65.8 km)4yr-private
  • Wilson College41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-private
  • National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts41.1 miles (66.2 km)2yr-private
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia41.2 miles (66.3 km)2yr-private
  • Strayer University-Virginia41.5 miles (66.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Management and Technology41.6 miles (66.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland-College Park42.1 miles (67.8 km)4yr-public
  • Institute of World Politics42.1 miles (67.8 km)4yr-private
  • NewU University42.2 miles (67.9 km)4yr-private
  • Howard University42.2 miles (67.9 km)4yr-private
  • George Washington University42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family42.4 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
  • The Catholic University of America42.4 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
  • Windsor University42.4 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
  • Trinity Washington University42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-District of Columbia42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Global Region42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
  • Stevenson University42.6 miles (68.5 km)4yr-private
  • Career Technical Institute42.6 miles (68.6 km)2yr-private
  • The Chicago School at Washington DC42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus42.8 miles (68.8 km)4yr-private
  • Agora University43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College43.5 miles (70.1 km)4yr-private
  • Laurel Ridge Community College43.6 miles (70.2 km)2yr-public
  • Gallaudet University43.9 miles (70.6 km)4yr-private
  • Capitol Technology University44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech-Chambersburg44.1 miles (71.0 km)2yr-private
  • DeVry University-Virginia44.3 miles (71.2 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Michael College of Allied Health44.5 miles (71.6 km)2yr-private
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County46.3 miles (74.6 km)4yr-public
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
  • Washington University of Science and Technology46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-private
  • Fortis College-Landover47.1 miles (75.8 km)2yr-private
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore47.8 miles (76.9 km)4yr-private
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-public
  • Baltimore City Community College48.5 miles (78.0 km)2yr-public
  • Coppin State University48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-public
  • Bowie State University49.3 miles (79.3 km)4yr-public
  • University of Maryland Global Campus49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-public
  • Loyola University Maryland50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
  • Johns Hopkins University50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University50.7 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Maryland50.7 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore50.7 miles (81.6 km)4yr-public
  • Maryland Institute College of Art50.7 miles (81.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Baltimore51.0 miles (82.1 km)4yr-public
  • Towson University51.2 miles (82.3 km)4yr-public
  • Prince George's Community College51.5 miles (82.8 km)2yr-public
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-public
  • Goucher College52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
  • Morgan State University52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-public
  • Community College of Baltimore County58.0 miles (93.4 km)2yr-public
  • York College of Pennsylvania60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
  • Anne Arundel Community College60.5 miles (97.3 km)2yr-public
  • Dickinson College61.5 miles (98.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York61.6 miles (99.1 km)4yr-public
  • College of Southern Maryland63.0 miles (101.3 km)2yr-public
  • Messiah University63.1 miles (101.5 km)4yr-private
  • St. John's College63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Valley Elementarypublic——1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Brunswick Middlepublic——3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Brunswick Highpublic——3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Brunswick Elementarypublic——4.5 miles (7.2 km)
FREDERICK BAPTIST ACADEMYprivate——4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Middletown Primarypublic——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Pleasant Valley Elementarypublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
ST THOMAS MORE ACADEMYprivate——5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Middletown Elementarypublic——6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Middletown Middlepublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
FREDERICK CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Carroll Manor Elementarypublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Middletown Highpublic——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Tuscarora Highpublic——6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Tuscarora Elementarypublic——6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Butterfly Ridge Elementarypublic——6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Ballenger Creek Middlepublic——7.0 miles (11.3 km)
THE SHEPPARD PRATT SCHOOLprivate——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Hillcrest Elementarypublic——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Orchard Grove Elementarypublic——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
FREDERICK ADVENTIST ACADEMYprivate——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Waverley Elementarypublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
LAUREL HALL SCHOOL - FREDERICKprivate——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
LAUREL HALL SCHOOLprivate——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Ballenger Creek Elementarypublic——7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Lovettsville Elementarypublic——7.5 miles (12.2 km)
ST JOHN'S CATHOLIC PREPprivate——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Crestwood Middlepublic——8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charterpublic——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
West Frederick Middlepublic——8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Frederick Highpublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
LUCY SCHOOLprivate——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Parkway Elementarypublic——8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Lincoln Elementarypublic——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
PHILLIPS BUILDING FUTURES - LOUDOUNprivate——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
THE GODDARD SCHOOL OF FREDERICKprivate——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Whittier Elementarypublic——9.1 miles (14.6 km)
CALVARY WEEKDAY SCHOOLprivate——9.2 miles (14.7 km)
THE BANNER SCHOOLprivate——9.2 miles (14.8 km)
PHOENIX RECOVERY ACADEMYprivate——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
North Frederick Elementarypublic——9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Heather Ridgepublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21755

What school district is ZIP code 21755 in?
ZIP 21755 (Jefferson, 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 21755?
US5 lists 42 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 28 public and 14 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 21755 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21755 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher42.2%
High school27.6%
Less than HS5.5%
School districtFrederick County Public Schools