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St. James CDP, MD

ZIP 21781 — 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 21781

K-12 nearby
56
Public
39
Private
17
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 21781 (St. James, 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 56 K-12 schools (39 public, 17 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 6.4 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 College6.4 miles (10.3 km)2yr-public
  • Shepherd University9.8 miles (15.8 km)4yr-public
  • Valley College-Martinsburg12.1 miles (19.5 km)4yr-private
  • Martinsburg College12.1 miles (19.5 km)4yr-private
  • International Beauty School 413.5 miles (21.8 km)2yr-private
  • Blue Ridge Community and Technical College16.0 miles (25.7 km)2yr-public
  • Frederick Community College20.0 miles (32.2 km)2yr-public
  • American Public University System20.3 miles (32.7 km)4yr-private
  • Catholic International University20.3 miles (32.7 km)4yr-private
  • Hood College20.9 miles (33.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-public
  • Mount St. Mary's University23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Wilson College26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech-Chambersburg30.0 miles (48.3 km)2yr-private
  • Patrick Henry College30.1 miles (48.4 km)4yr-private
  • United Lutheran Seminary32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-private
  • Gettysburg College33.3 miles (53.6 km)4yr-private
  • Shenandoah University35.1 miles (56.4 km)4yr-private
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-public
  • McDaniel College40.4 miles (65.0 km)4yr-private
  • Carroll Community College41.0 miles (66.0 km)2yr-public
  • Divine Mercy University44.3 miles (71.4 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery College45.8 miles (73.7 km)2yr-public
  • Laurel Ridge Community College45.9 miles (73.8 km)2yr-public
  • SANS Technology Institute50.5 miles (81.2 km)4yr-private
  • Allegany College of Maryland52.0 miles (83.6 km)2yr-public
  • Columbia College52.1 miles (83.9 km)2yr-private
  • Dickinson College52.8 miles (85.0 km)4yr-private
  • Howard Community College53.2 miles (85.6 km)2yr-public
  • Ascent College53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-private
  • Stevenson University53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital53.4 miles (86.0 km)4yr-private
  • Virginia University of Integrative Medicine53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-Virginia54.0 miles (86.9 km)4yr-private
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Potomac-VA Campus54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-private
  • Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing54.5 miles (87.8 km)2yr-private
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-private
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas55.2 miles (88.9 km)2yr-private
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia56.4 miles (90.8 km)2yr-private
  • Wesley Theological Seminary56.5 miles (90.9 km)4yr-private
  • George Mason University56.5 miles (91.0 km)4yr-public
  • American University56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
  • Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of the District of Columbia57.0 miles (91.8 km)4yr-public
  • Marymount University57.0 miles (91.8 km)4yr-private
  • Washington Adventist University57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-private
  • Messiah University57.5 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
  • Northern Virginia Community College58.1 miles (93.6 km)2yr-public
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College58.4 miles (94.0 km)4yr-private
  • Georgetown University58.7 miles (94.4 km)4yr-private
  • National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts58.9 miles (94.8 km)2yr-private
  • Strayer University-Virginia59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of Management and Technology59.3 miles (95.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland-College Park59.3 miles (95.5 km)4yr-public
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore59.4 miles (95.5 km)4yr-private
  • Howard University59.8 miles (96.3 km)4yr-private
  • Institute of World Politics59.9 miles (96.3 km)4yr-private
  • NewU University59.9 miles (96.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-public
  • The Catholic University of America60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
  • George Washington University60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-private
  • Trinity Washington University60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-private
  • Windsor University60.2 miles (96.8 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Global Region60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-District of Columbia60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-private
  • Career Technical Institute60.3 miles (97.1 km)2yr-private
  • The Chicago School at Washington DC60.4 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-private
  • York College of Pennsylvania60.6 miles (97.6 km)4yr-private
  • Capitol Technology University60.6 miles (97.6 km)4yr-private
  • Agora University61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-private
  • Baltimore City Community College61.0 miles (98.2 km)2yr-public
  • Coppin State University61.4 miles (98.9 km)4yr-public
  • Gallaudet University61.5 miles (99.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York62.0 miles (99.8 km)4yr-public
  • DeVry University-Virginia62.0 miles (99.9 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Michael College of Allied Health62.1 miles (100.0 km)2yr-private
  • Towson University62.5 miles (100.5 km)4yr-public
  • Loyola University Maryland62.6 miles (100.8 km)4yr-private
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University62.7 miles (100.9 km)4yr-private
  • Frostburg State University62.8 miles (101.0 km)4yr-public
  • Johns Hopkins University63.0 miles (101.4 km)4yr-private
  • Goucher College63.1 miles (101.5 km)4yr-private
  • Maryland Institute College of Art63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Baltimore63.7 miles (102.5 km)4yr-public
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore63.7 miles (102.5 km)4yr-public
  • Fortis College-Landover64.2 miles (103.4 km)2yr-private
  • Washington University of Science and Technology64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-private
  • Morgan State University64.6 miles (103.9 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland64.7 miles (104.1 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers64.7 miles (104.1 km)4yr-public
  • YTI Career Institute-York65.2 miles (105.0 km)2yr-private
  • Juniata College65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-private
  • Bowie State University65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-public
  • Potomac State College of West Virginia University65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-public
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology66.7 miles (107.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland Global Campus66.7 miles (107.4 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
ST JAMES SCHOOLprivate——0.2 miles (0.4 km)
Fountain Rock Elementarypublic——0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Rockland Woods Elementarypublic——1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Springfield Middlepublic——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Williamsport Highpublic——3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Lincolnshire Elementarypublic——3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Evening High Schoolpublic——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Williamsport Elementarypublic——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
E. Russell Hicks Middlepublic——3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Hickory Elementarypublic——3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Emma K. Doub Elementarypublic——3.5 miles (5.6 km)
South Hagerstown Highpublic——3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Bester Elementarypublic——4.8 miles (7.7 km)
HILLSIDE MENNONITE SCHOOLprivate——5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Ruth Ann Monroe Primarypublic——5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Eastern Elementarypublic——5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Barbara Ingram School for the Artspublic——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
HAGERSTOWN CHILDRENS SCHOOLprivate——5.3 miles (8.6 km)
MD INTL SCHOOL OF SUSTAINABILITY & TECHNOLOGYprivate——5.3 miles (8.6 km)
ST MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOLprivate——5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Marlowe Elementary Schoolpublic——5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Pangborn Elementarypublic——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
TRUTH CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Salem Avenue Elementarypublic——6.0 miles (9.7 km)
EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Jonathan Hager Elementarypublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
CONOCOHEAGUE MENNONITE SCHOOLprivate——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
TRI STATE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYDBA BOONSBORO ACADEMYprivate——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
THE CHILDREN'S TREE HOUSE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERprivate——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Western Heights Middlepublic——6.4 miles (10.2 km)
Washington County Job Development Centerpublic——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Marshall Street Schoolpublic——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
HERITAGE ACADEMYprivate——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
North Hagerstown Highpublic——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Potomac Heights Elementarypublic——6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Boonsboro Highpublic——6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Northern Middlepublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Greenbrier Elementarypublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Boonsboro Elementarypublic——7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Boonsboro Middlepublic——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Fountaindale Elementarypublic——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
ST MARIA GORETTI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLprivate——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
CEDAR RIDGE SCHOOLprivate——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
GRACE ACADEMYprivate——7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Spring Mills High Schoolpublic——7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Spring Mills Middle Schoolpublic——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Spring Mills Primarypublic——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
HIGHLAND VIEW ACADEMYprivate——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Sharpsburg Elementarypublic——8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Potomack Intermediate Schoolpublic——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Maugansville Elementarypublic——8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Paramount Elementarypublic——8.5 miles (13.7 km)
MT AETNA ADVENTIST SCHOOL (MAAS)private——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Bedington Elementary Schoolpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Old Forge Elementarypublic——9.6 miles (15.5 km)
PARADISE MENNONITE SCHOOLprivate——9.8 miles (15.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21781

What school district is ZIP code 21781 in?
ZIP 21781 (St. James, 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 21781?
US5 lists 56 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 39 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 21781 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21781 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher0.0%
High school0.0%
Less than HS100.0%
School districtWashington County Public Schools