ZIP 21782 — 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 21782

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 21782 (Mercersville, 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 32 K-12 schools (26 public, 6 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.8 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 Shepherd University about 2.8 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Washington County Public Schools

LEA ID

2400660

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Shepherd University2.8 miles (4.5 km)4yr-public
Valley College-Martinsburg10.7 miles (17.2 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College10.7 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
International Beauty School 410.8 miles (17.4 km)2yr-private
American Public University System12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-private
Catholic International University12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College12.9 miles (20.7 km)2yr-public
Hagerstown Community College13.1 miles (21.0 km)2yr-public
Frederick Community College18.4 miles (29.6 km)2yr-public
Hood College18.5 miles (29.8 km)4yr-private
Patrick Henry College22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-private
Mount St. Mary's University26.8 miles (43.2 km)4yr-private

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Shenandoah University29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-public
Wilson College34.6 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private
Divine Mercy University37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg37.8 miles (60.8 km)2yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary37.8 miles (60.9 km)4yr-private
Gettysburg College38.4 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
Laurel Ridge Community College39.7 miles (63.9 km)2yr-public
Montgomery College40.7 miles (65.4 km)2yr-public
Carroll Community College41.5 miles (66.7 km)2yr-public
McDaniel College41.5 miles (66.7 km)4yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania43.5 miles (69.9 km)4yr-public
SANS Technology Institute45.2 miles (72.7 km)4yr-private
Ascent College45.6 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
Columbia College45.7 miles (73.5 km)2yr-private
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine47.5 miles (76.5 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia47.6 miles (76.6 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas47.6 miles (76.7 km)2yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing48.2 miles (77.6 km)2yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-private
George Mason University49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-public
Howard Community College50.2 miles (80.7 km)2yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church50.5 miles (81.2 km)4yr-private
Wesley Theological Seminary50.7 miles (81.6 km)4yr-private
Maryland University of Integrative Health50.9 miles (81.9 km)4yr-private
American University51.0 miles (82.0 km)4yr-private
Marymount University51.0 miles (82.1 km)4yr-private
University of the District of Columbia51.4 miles (82.8 km)4yr-public
Northern Virginia Community College51.5 miles (82.8 km)2yr-public
Washington Adventist University52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
Stevenson University52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
Georgetown University52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts53.1 miles (85.5 km)2yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia53.2 miles (85.6 km)2yr-private
Allegany College of Maryland53.3 miles (85.8 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-Virginia53.3 miles (85.8 km)4yr-private
University of Management and Technology53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
Ner Israel Rabbinical College54.1 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
Agora University54.1 miles (87.1 km)4yr-private
Institute of World Politics54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-private
NewU University54.2 miles (87.3 km)4yr-private
George Washington University54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-private
Howard University54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-College Park54.4 miles (87.6 km)4yr-public
Windsor University54.5 miles (87.6 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia54.5 miles (87.8 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region54.5 miles (87.8 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-private
The Catholic University of America54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-private
Trinity Washington University54.6 miles (88.0 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute54.7 miles (88.0 km)2yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies54.7 miles (88.0 km)4yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC54.8 miles (88.1 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus54.8 miles (88.2 km)4yr-private
Gallaudet University56.0 miles (90.1 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Virginia56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-private
Capitol Technology University56.4 miles (90.8 km)4yr-private
Saint Michael College of Allied Health56.6 miles (91.2 km)2yr-private
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-Baltimore County57.8 miles (93.0 km)4yr-public
Washington University of Science and Technology58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-private
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore58.3 miles (93.9 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Landover59.4 miles (95.6 km)2yr-private
Baltimore City Community College59.5 miles (95.7 km)2yr-public
Dickinson College59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-private
Coppin State University59.8 miles (96.2 km)4yr-public
Loyola University Maryland61.4 miles (98.8 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame of Maryland University61.4 miles (98.9 km)4yr-private
Johns Hopkins University61.5 miles (99.1 km)4yr-private
Towson University61.6 miles (99.1 km)4yr-public
Bowie State University61.6 miles (99.2 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland Global Campus61.8 miles (99.4 km)4yr-public
Maryland Institute College of Art61.8 miles (99.5 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland, Baltimore61.9 miles (99.7 km)4yr-public
University of Baltimore62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-public
Goucher College62.4 miles (100.4 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Maryland62.8 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
University System of Maryland-Research Centers62.9 miles (101.2 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland62.9 miles (101.2 km)4yr-public
Morgan State University63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-public
Messiah University63.5 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
Prince George's Community College63.8 miles (102.6 km)2yr-public
Frostburg State University63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania64.5 miles (103.9 km)4yr-private
Potomac State College of West Virginia University65.1 miles (104.7 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York65.9 miles (106.1 km)4yr-public
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College67.9 miles (109.3 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Sharpsburg Elementary	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.4 km)
THE CHILDREN'S TREE HOUSE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Shepherdstown Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Shepherdstown Middle School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Boonsboro Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
TRI STATE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYDBA BOONSBORO ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Boonsboro High	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Boonsboro Middle	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Fountain Rock Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Wildwood Middle School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
ST JAMES SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Jefferson High School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Pleasant Valley Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Rockland Woods Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
T A Lowery Elementary School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
North Jefferson Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Driswood Elementary School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Spring Mills High School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Harpers Ferry Middle School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
LUCY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Spring Mills Primary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Spring Mills Middle School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Bedington Elementary School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
C. W. Shipley Elementary School	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Potomack Intermediate School	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Springfield Middle	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Opequon Elementary School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Greenbrier Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
MARTINSBURG CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)
Eagle School Intermediate	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)
Williamsport High	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21782

What school district is ZIP code 21782 in?

ZIP 21782 (Mercersville, 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 21782?

US5 lists 32 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 26 public and 6 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 21782 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21782 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	25.1%
High school	38.4%
Less than HS	7.4%
School district	Washington County Public Schools

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