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Cavetown CDP, MD

ZIP 21783 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 21783

K-12 nearby
44
Public
35
Private
9
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 21783 (Cavetown, 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 44 K-12 schools (35 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.2 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 6.3 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Frederick County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400330
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Hagerstown Community College6.3 miles (10.1 km)2yr-public
  • Mount St. Mary's University10.9 miles (17.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-public
  • Frederick Community College15.6 miles (25.0 km)2yr-public
  • Hood College17.5 miles (28.2 km)4yr-private
  • Shepherd University20.2 miles (32.5 km)4yr-public
  • United Lutheran Seminary20.6 miles (33.1 km)4yr-private
  • Gettysburg College21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
  • Wilson College21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
  • Triangle Tech-Chambersburg24.2 miles (39.0 km)2yr-private
  • Valley College-Martinsburg24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
  • Martinsburg College24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • International Beauty School 425.8 miles (41.6 km)2yr-private
  • Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania28.1 miles (45.2 km)4yr-public
  • Blue Ridge Community and Technical College28.2 miles (45.4 km)2yr-public
  • McDaniel College29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
  • American Public University System30.0 miles (48.3 km)4yr-private
  • Catholic International University30.0 miles (48.3 km)4yr-private
  • Carroll Community College31.0 miles (49.9 km)2yr-public
  • Patrick Henry College36.2 miles (58.3 km)4yr-private
  • Dickinson College42.5 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery College43.6 miles (70.2 km)2yr-public
  • Stevenson University44.2 miles (71.2 km)4yr-private
  • Messiah University45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-private
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College46.3 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
  • Shenandoah University46.5 miles (74.9 km)4yr-private
  • Divine Mercy University46.9 miles (75.4 km)4yr-private
  • Howard Community College47.0 miles (75.7 km)2yr-public
  • York College of Pennsylvania48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
  • SANS Technology Institute48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-private
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health48.9 miles (78.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York49.6 miles (79.9 km)4yr-public
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore50.5 miles (81.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia50.5 miles (81.3 km)2yr-private
  • Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County52.5 miles (84.5 km)4yr-public
  • Columbia College52.6 miles (84.6 km)2yr-private
  • Baltimore City Community College52.7 miles (84.8 km)2yr-public
  • YTI Career Institute-York52.9 miles (85.1 km)2yr-private
  • Coppin State University53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-public
  • Towson University53.3 miles (85.7 km)4yr-public
  • Goucher College53.7 miles (86.4 km)4yr-private
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
  • Loyola University Maryland53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
  • Virginia University of Integrative Medicine54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-Virginia54.2 miles (87.3 km)4yr-private
  • Johns Hopkins University54.4 miles (87.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Potomac-VA Campus54.5 miles (87.8 km)4yr-private
  • Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing54.6 miles (87.9 km)2yr-private
  • Washington Adventist University54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-private
  • Maryland Institute College of Art55.0 miles (88.6 km)4yr-private
  • Wesley Theological Seminary55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-private
  • American University55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Baltimore55.4 miles (89.1 km)4yr-public
  • University of the District of Columbia55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-public
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore55.6 miles (89.4 km)4yr-public
  • Central Penn College55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
  • Morgan State University55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-public
  • Capitol Technology University56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland-College Park56.2 miles (90.5 km)4yr-public
  • Marymount University56.3 miles (90.7 km)4yr-private
  • University System of Maryland56.5 miles (90.9 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers56.5 miles (90.9 km)4yr-public
  • Harrisburg Area Community College56.8 miles (91.5 km)2yr-public
  • Laurel Ridge Community College57.2 miles (92.0 km)2yr-public
  • Georgetown University57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg57.5 miles (92.5 km)4yr-public
  • National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts57.5 miles (92.6 km)2yr-private
  • Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church57.5 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family57.8 miles (93.1 km)4yr-private
  • The Catholic University of America57.8 miles (93.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
  • Howard University57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
  • Trinity Washington University58.0 miles (93.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of Management and Technology58.1 miles (93.6 km)4yr-private
  • George Mason University58.2 miles (93.6 km)4yr-public
  • Institute of World Politics58.2 miles (93.7 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Virginia58.2 miles (93.7 km)4yr-private
  • NewU University58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-private
  • Ascent College58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-District of Columbia58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-Global Region58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
  • George Washington University58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
  • Windsor University58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
  • Career Technical Institute58.7 miles (94.5 km)2yr-private
  • The Chicago School at Washington DC58.8 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus58.9 miles (94.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office59.0 miles (94.9 km)4yr-public
  • Northern Virginia Community College59.0 miles (95.0 km)2yr-public
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas59.3 miles (95.4 km)2yr-private
  • Gallaudet University59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Michael College of Allied Health60.0 miles (96.6 km)2yr-private
  • Community College of Baltimore County60.7 miles (97.7 km)2yr-public
  • Fortis College-Landover60.8 miles (97.9 km)2yr-private
  • DeVry University-Virginia60.9 miles (98.0 km)4yr-private
  • Bowie State University60.9 miles (98.1 km)4yr-public
  • Elizabethtown College61.4 miles (98.8 km)4yr-private
  • Agora University62.5 miles (100.6 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Smithsburg Highpublic——1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Smithsburg Elementarypublic——1.3 miles (2.2 km)
Smithsburg Middlepublic——1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Old Forge Elementarypublic——3.4 miles (5.5 km)
MT AETNA ADVENTIST SCHOOL (MAAS)private——4.7 miles (7.6 km)
HIGHLAND VIEW ACADEMYprivate——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Wolfsville Elementarypublic——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Cascade Elementarypublic——5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Sabillasville Environmental Schoolpublic——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Hooverville El Schpublic——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Summitview El Schpublic——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Waynesboro Area MSpublic——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Waynesboro Area Senior High Schoolpublic——6.8 miles (10.9 km)
ST ANDREW SCHOOLprivate——7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Fairview El Schpublic——7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Potomac Heights Elementarypublic——7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Catoctin Highpublic——7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Ruth Ann Monroe Primarypublic——7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Eastern Elementarypublic——7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Greenbrier Elementarypublic——7.7 miles (12.5 km)
Paramount Elementarypublic——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Pangborn Elementarypublic——8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Thurmont Middlepublic——8.2 miles (13.1 km)
PARADISE MENNONITE SCHOOLprivate——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Northern Middlepublic——8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Thurmont Elementarypublic——8.6 miles (13.9 km)
HAGERSTOWN CHILDRENS SCHOOLprivate——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
North Hagerstown Highpublic——8.7 miles (14.1 km)
Fountaindale Elementarypublic——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
MD INTL SCHOOL OF SUSTAINABILITY & TECHNOLOGYprivate——9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Barbara Ingram School for the Artspublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Thurmont Primarypublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Bester Elementarypublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
ST MARIA GORETTI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLprivate——9.2 miles (14.7 km)
ST MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOLprivate——9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Western Heights Middlepublic——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Washington County Job Development Centerpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Marshall Street Schoolpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
TRUTH CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
South Hagerstown Highpublic——9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Emma K. Doub Elementarypublic——9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Salem Avenue Elementarypublic——9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Myersville Elementarypublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)
E. Russell Hicks Middlepublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21783

What school district is ZIP code 21783 in?
ZIP 21783 (Cavetown, 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 21783?
US5 lists 44 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 35 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 21783 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21783 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher21.3%
High school39.4%
Less than HS9.5%
School districtFrederick County Public Schools