ZIP 21774 — 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 21774

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 21774 (Linganore, 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 67 K-12 schools (54 public, 13 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.7% 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 7.8 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Frederick County Public Schools

LEA ID

2400330

Private school share (ACS)

0.7%

Colleges & universities (100)

Hood College7.8 miles (12.5 km)4yr-private
Frederick Community College8.2 miles (13.2 km)2yr-public
Carroll Community College17.3 miles (27.8 km)2yr-public
McDaniel College18.9 miles (30.3 km)4yr-private
Mount St. Mary's University19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
Montgomery College22.4 miles (36.0 km)2yr-public
Howard Community College25.2 miles (40.5 km)2yr-public
Hagerstown Community College25.9 miles (41.7 km)2yr-public
Stevenson University26.6 miles (42.9 km)4yr-private
Maryland University of Integrative Health26.7 miles (42.9 km)4yr-private
SANS Technology Institute27.0 miles (43.4 km)4yr-private
Ner Israel Rabbinical College27.8 miles (44.8 km)4yr-private

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Shepherd University28.3 miles (45.6 km)4yr-public
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia28.5 miles (45.9 km)2yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-private
Patrick Henry College29.1 miles (46.9 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary29.2 miles (46.9 km)4yr-private
Gettysburg College29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
Divine Mercy University31.0 miles (49.9 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-Baltimore County31.9 miles (51.3 km)4yr-public
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-private
Catholic International University32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-private
American Public University System32.4 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
Washington Adventist University32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto33.1 miles (53.2 km)4yr-public
Baltimore City Community College33.2 miles (53.5 km)2yr-public
Columbia College33.3 miles (53.6 km)2yr-private
Coppin State University33.6 miles (54.0 km)4yr-public
Capitol Technology University33.9 miles (54.5 km)4yr-private
Wesley Theological Seminary34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-College Park34.1 miles (54.8 km)4yr-public
University of the District of Columbia34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-public
American University34.2 miles (55.1 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia34.6 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing34.9 miles (56.2 km)2yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-private
Loyola University Maryland35.1 miles (56.5 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame of Maryland University35.2 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
Johns Hopkins University35.3 miles (56.8 km)4yr-private
Towson University35.4 miles (57.0 km)4yr-public
Maryland Institute College of Art35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-private
Marymount University35.7 miles (57.5 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland, Baltimore35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-public
University of Baltimore35.9 miles (57.7 km)4yr-public
The Catholic University of America36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies36.2 miles (58.3 km)4yr-private
Georgetown University36.3 miles (58.4 km)4yr-private
Goucher College36.3 miles (58.4 km)4yr-private
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts36.3 miles (58.5 km)2yr-private
Trinity Washington University36.4 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
Howard University36.4 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
University System of Maryland36.7 miles (59.1 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland-Research Centers36.7 miles (59.1 km)4yr-public
Institute of World Politics36.8 miles (59.2 km)4yr-private
NewU University36.9 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
Valley College-Martinsburg36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College37.0 miles (59.5 km)4yr-private
International Beauty School 437.0 miles (59.6 km)2yr-private
University of Management and Technology37.0 miles (59.6 km)4yr-private
Morgan State University37.1 miles (59.6 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-District of Columbia37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Virginia37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute37.3 miles (60.0 km)2yr-private
Windsor University37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-private
George Washington University37.3 miles (60.1 km)4yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC37.4 miles (60.3 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
Gallaudet University37.9 miles (60.9 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-private
Saint Michael College of Allied Health38.3 miles (61.7 km)2yr-private
Fortis College-Landover38.6 miles (62.1 km)2yr-private
Bowie State University38.6 miles (62.2 km)4yr-public
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College38.9 miles (62.6 km)2yr-public
DeVry University-Virginia39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
Northern Virginia Community College39.9 miles (64.2 km)2yr-public
George Mason University40.0 miles (64.4 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland Global Campus41.3 miles (66.4 km)4yr-public
Wilson College42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
Community College of Baltimore County42.5 miles (68.4 km)2yr-public
Washington University of Science and Technology43.3 miles (69.6 km)4yr-private
Prince George's Community College43.3 miles (69.7 km)2yr-public
Agora University43.9 miles (70.6 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas44.5 miles (71.5 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-Maryland44.6 miles (71.7 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg45.0 miles (72.3 km)2yr-private
Ascent College45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania46.7 miles (75.1 km)4yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania47.1 miles (75.7 km)4yr-private
Anne Arundel Community College47.8 miles (76.9 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-public
Shenandoah University50.1 miles (80.7 km)4yr-private
St. John's College51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-private
United States Naval Academy51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-public
YTI Career Institute-York51.8 miles (83.4 km)2yr-private
Messiah University53.8 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
Harford Community College53.9 miles (86.7 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Deer Crossing Elementary	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Blue Heron Elementary	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
New Market Middle	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
New Market Elementary	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Linganore High	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Oakdale High	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Oakdale Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Oakdale Middle	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Spring Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Green Valley Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Liberty Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Frederick Classical Charter	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Twin Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Kemptown Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Windsor Knolls Middle	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
FRIENDS MEETING SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Centerville Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
FREDERICK COUNTRY DAY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Walkersville Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Walkersville High	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Walkersville Middle	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Urbana Middle	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Rock Creek	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Urbana High	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Frederick County Virtual	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Mount Airy Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Mount Airy Middle	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Parr's Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
PHOENIX RECOVERY ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Glade Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Gov. Thomas Johnson High	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Urbana Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Monocacy Valley Montessori	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
CALVARY WEEKDAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
THE BANNER SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
North Frederick Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Lincoln Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Sugarloaf Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Heather Ridge	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Parkway Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Monocacy Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Crestwood Middle	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Monocacy Middle	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Frederick County Career & Technology Center	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Frederick High	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
West Frederick Middle	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
ST JOHN REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Ballenger Creek Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
GREEN VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Orchard Grove Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
FREDERICK ADVENTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
THE GODDARD SCHOOL OF FREDERICK	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
LAUREL HALL SCHOOL - FREDERICK	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
LAUREL HALL SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Ballenger Creek Middle	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Damascus Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
THE SHEPPARD PRATT SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Hillcrest Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Tuscarora High	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Tuscarora Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
ST JOHN'S CATHOLIC PREP	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Damascus High	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Butterfly Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
John T. Baker Middle School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Whittier Elementary	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21774

What school district is ZIP code 21774 in?

ZIP 21774 (Linganore, 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 21774?

US5 lists 67 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 54 public and 13 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 21774 attend private school?

About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21774 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	60.6%
High school	13.4%
Less than HS	3.7%
School district	Frederick County Public Schools

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