ZIP 21784 — 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 21784

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 21784 (Eldersburg, MD) is associated with Carroll County Public Schools (LEA 2400210) 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 61 K-12 schools (50 public, 11 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.8% 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 Carroll Community College about 9.1 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Carroll County Public Schools

LEA ID

2400210

Private school share (ACS)

0.8%

Colleges & universities (100)

Carroll Community College9.1 miles (14.6 km)2yr-public
Stevenson University10.7 miles (17.2 km)4yr-private
Ner Israel Rabbinical College11.8 miles (19.0 km)4yr-private
McDaniel College12.7 miles (20.5 km)4yr-private
Howard Community College13.9 miles (22.4 km)2yr-public
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College14.9 miles (24.0 km)4yr-private
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore16.1 miles (25.8 km)4yr-private
Maryland University of Integrative Health16.9 miles (27.2 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-Baltimore County17.2 miles (27.7 km)4yr-public
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia17.3 miles (27.8 km)2yr-private
Baltimore City Community College17.5 miles (28.2 km)2yr-public
Coppin State University17.9 miles (28.9 km)4yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Loyola University Maryland19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame of Maryland University19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
Towson University19.4 miles (31.2 km)4yr-public
Johns Hopkins University19.5 miles (31.3 km)4yr-private
Maryland Institute College of Art19.9 miles (32.0 km)4yr-private
University of Baltimore20.2 miles (32.5 km)4yr-public
Goucher College20.2 miles (32.6 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland, Baltimore20.3 miles (32.7 km)4yr-public
Morgan State University21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland-Research Centers21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-public
Montgomery College23.1 miles (37.2 km)2yr-public
Hood College23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-private
Frederick Community College24.0 miles (38.6 km)2yr-public
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital25.0 miles (40.2 km)4yr-private
Capitol Technology University25.4 miles (40.8 km)4yr-private
SANS Technology Institute25.9 miles (41.8 km)4yr-private
Community College of Baltimore County26.5 miles (42.6 km)2yr-public
Mount St. Mary's University28.0 miles (45.0 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-College Park28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-public
Washington Adventist University28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-private
Bowie State University28.8 miles (46.4 km)4yr-public
Fortis College-Landover31.7 miles (51.0 km)2yr-private
University of the District of Columbia32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-public
The Catholic University of America32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies32.5 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
Wesley Theological Seminary32.5 miles (52.3 km)4yr-private
American University32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
Trinity Washington University32.8 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary33.0 miles (53.2 km)4yr-private
Howard University33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-private
Gettysburg College33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-private
Institute of World Politics34.1 miles (54.8 km)4yr-private
Gallaudet University34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
NewU University34.1 miles (55.0 km)4yr-private
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts34.3 miles (55.2 km)2yr-private
Saint Michael College of Allied Health34.3 miles (55.2 km)2yr-private
University of Maryland Global Campus34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-public
Georgetown University34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute34.5 miles (55.5 km)2yr-private
Anne Arundel Community College34.6 miles (55.7 km)2yr-public
The Chicago School at Washington DC34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
Windsor University34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus34.7 miles (55.9 km)4yr-private
George Washington University34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-private
University of Management and Technology35.2 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
Marymount University35.2 miles (56.7 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Virginia35.8 miles (57.5 km)4yr-private
Columbia College35.8 miles (57.7 km)2yr-private
Prince George's Community College36.3 miles (58.4 km)2yr-public
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing36.3 miles (58.5 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus36.5 miles (58.8 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Virginia37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
Divine Mercy University38.3 miles (61.6 km)4yr-private
Harford Community College38.5 miles (61.9 km)2yr-public
St. John's College38.8 miles (62.5 km)4yr-private
United States Naval Academy39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church39.6 miles (63.7 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Maryland39.8 miles (64.0 km)4yr-private
York College of Pennsylvania39.9 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
Hagerstown Community College40.2 miles (64.8 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York40.7 miles (65.6 km)4yr-public
Northern Virginia Community College41.7 miles (67.1 km)2yr-public
Washington University of Science and Technology41.8 miles (67.3 km)4yr-private
Patrick Henry College42.4 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto42.9 miles (69.1 km)4yr-public
George Mason University43.2 miles (69.5 km)4yr-public
YTI Career Institute-York44.1 miles (71.0 km)2yr-private
Shepherd University44.4 miles (71.4 km)4yr-public
Agora University46.0 miles (74.0 km)4yr-private
Catholic International University48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
American Public University System48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
Washington College50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas51.0 miles (82.0 km)2yr-private
Messiah University52.2 miles (84.0 km)4yr-private
Wilson College52.3 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
Millersville University of Pennsylvania52.8 miles (85.0 km)4yr-public
Valley College-Martinsburg52.9 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College52.9 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
International Beauty School 453.1 miles (85.4 km)2yr-private
Ascent College53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg54.3 miles (87.4 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Piney Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Eldersburg Elementary	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Liberty High	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Linton Springs Elementary	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Century High	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Sykesville Middle	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Freedom District Elementary	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
THE LEGACY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Carrolltowne Elementary	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Oklahoma Road Middle	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
IMMANUEL MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
ST STEPHENS CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
South Carroll High	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Mechanicsville Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Winfield Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Marriotts Ridge High	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Mount View Middle	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
GLENWOOD COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
CORNERSTONE ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Lisbon Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
West Friendship Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Bushy Park Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
MOUNT AIRY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Glenwood Middle	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Hernwood Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
CHAPELGATECHRISTIANACADEMY	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Deer Park Middle Magnet School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Manor Woods Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
GLENWOOD ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Deer Park Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
New Town Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
New Town High	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Franklin Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Waverly Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Glenelg High	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Franklin Middle	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Sandymount Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Franklin High	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Chatsworth School	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
HARBOUR SCHOOL AT BALTIMORE	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Lyons Mill Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Cedarmere Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Reisterstown Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Flexible Student Support	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Gateway School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Crossroads Middle School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Triadelphia Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Robert Moton Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Folly Quarter Middle	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Mount Airy Middle	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Parr's Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Mount Airy Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Randallstown High	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Carroll County Career & Technology Center	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Owings Mills High	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Westminster High	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Randallstown Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Glyndon Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
CHILDRENS MAGNET MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Owings Mills Elementary	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21784

What school district is ZIP code 21784 in?

ZIP 21784 (Eldersburg, MD) maps to Carroll County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400210) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 21784?

US5 lists 61 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 50 public and 11 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 21784 attend private school?

About 0.8% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21784 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	53.2%
High school	18.2%
Less than HS	4.3%
School district	Carroll County Public Schools

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