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Elkton town, MD

ZIP 21921 — 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 21921

K-12 nearby
59
Public
45
Private
14
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 21921 (Elkton, MD) is associated with Cecil County Public Schools (LEA 2400240) 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 59 K-12 schools (45 public, 14 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.7 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 Cecil College about 5.2 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Cecil County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400240
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Cecil College5.2 miles (8.4 km)2yr-public
  • University of Delaware6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-public
  • Goldey-Beacom College12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln University13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-public
  • Wilmington University15.0 miles (24.2 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware College of Art and Design18.3 miles (29.4 km)2yr-private
  • Strayer University-Delaware18.4 miles (29.7 km)4yr-private
  • Salem Community College21.3 miles (34.3 km)2yr-public
  • Harford Community College23.0 miles (37.0 km)2yr-public
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania26.5 miles (42.6 km)4yr-public
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania27.4 miles (44.2 km)4yr-public
  • Neumann University28.1 miles (45.3 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine30.1 miles (48.4 km)4yr-public
  • Williamson College of the Trades30.3 miles (48.7 km)2yr-private
  • Washington College30.4 miles (49.0 km)4yr-private
  • Widener University31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-private
  • Immaculata University31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Technology31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton31.9 miles (51.4 km)2yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc32.0 miles (51.5 km)2yr-private
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center32.8 miles (52.8 km)2yr-public
  • Swarthmore College33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office33.5 miles (54.0 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Terry33.7 miles (54.2 km)4yr-public
  • All-State Career School33.9 miles (54.5 km)2yr-private
  • Delaware County Community College34.1 miles (54.9 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware State University34.9 miles (56.1 km)4yr-public
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster36.3 miles (58.4 km)4yr-private
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology36.4 miles (58.5 km)2yr-public
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Valley Forge37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin and Marshall College37.9 miles (61.1 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Baltimore County38.2 miles (61.5 km)2yr-public
  • Lancaster Bible College38.4 miles (61.8 km)4yr-private
  • Valley Forge Military College38.9 miles (62.6 km)2yr-private
  • Eastern University39.1 miles (63.0 km)4yr-private
  • Cabrini University39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-private
  • Haverford College39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
  • Villanova University39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
  • Rosemont College39.8 miles (64.0 km)4yr-private
  • Harcum College39.8 miles (64.0 km)2yr-private
  • Rowan University39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-public
  • Bryn Mawr College40.1 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus40.7 miles (65.5 km)2yr-public
  • Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-private
  • American College of Financial Services41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-private
  • Walnut Hill College41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia41.6 miles (67.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Pennsylvania41.8 miles (67.3 km)4yr-private
  • Goucher College41.9 miles (67.5 km)4yr-private
  • Drexel University42.2 miles (67.9 km)4yr-private
  • Jna Institute of Culinary Arts42.5 miles (68.3 km)2yr-private
  • Studio Incamminati42.5 miles (68.4 km)2yr-private
  • Academy of Vocal Arts42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-private
  • Curtis Institute of Music42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Arts42.9 miles (69.1 km)4yr-private
  • Peirce College43.0 miles (69.1 km)4yr-private
  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine43.0 miles (69.2 km)4yr-private
  • Moore College of Art and Design43.0 miles (69.3 km)4yr-private
  • Towson University43.2 miles (69.5 km)4yr-public
  • Morgan State University43.4 miles (69.8 km)4yr-public
  • Thomas Jefferson University43.4 miles (69.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts43.4 miles (69.8 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Philadelphia43.5 miles (70.1 km)2yr-public
  • Missio Theological Seminary44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pennco Tech-Blackwood44.2 miles (71.2 km)2yr-private
  • Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing44.3 miles (71.2 km)2yr-private
  • Ursinus College44.6 miles (71.7 km)4yr-private
  • Temple University44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-public
  • Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus44.6 miles (71.8 km)2yr-public
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-private
  • Camden County College45.0 miles (72.4 km)2yr-public
  • Rutgers University-Camden45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-public
  • Loyola University Maryland45.0 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
  • Johns Hopkins University45.5 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Baltimore46.1 miles (74.1 km)4yr-public
  • Chestnut Hill College46.1 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
  • Maryland Institute College of Art46.2 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-public
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore46.7 miles (75.1 km)4yr-private
  • ASPIRA City College47.0 miles (75.6 km)2yr-private
  • La Salle University47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore47.1 miles (75.7 km)4yr-public
  • Alvernia University47.4 miles (76.2 km)4yr-private
  • Baltimore City Community College47.8 miles (76.9 km)2yr-public
  • Coppin State University47.9 miles (77.0 km)4yr-public
  • Chesapeake College48.1 miles (77.5 km)2yr-public
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-private
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences48.5 miles (78.1 km)2yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church48.7 miles (78.3 km)4yr-private
  • Westminster Theological Seminary48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery County Community College48.9 miles (78.7 km)2yr-public
  • Arcadia University49.0 miles (78.8 km)4yr-private
  • Reading Area Community College49.1 miles (79.0 km)2yr-public
  • Gratz College49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-private
  • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College49.3 miles (79.4 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
SHOREHAVEN SCHOOLprivate——1.0 miles (1.7 km)
Elkton Highpublic——1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Gilpin Manor Elementarypublic——1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Elkton Middlepublic——1.7 miles (2.7 km)
MOUNT AVIAT ACADEMYprivate——1.9 miles (3.0 km)
TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Leeds Elementarypublic——2.2 miles (3.5 km)
MARANATHA BAPTIST CHURCH ACADEMYprivate——2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Cecil Manor Elementarypublic——3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Cecil County School of Technologypublic——3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Holly Hall Elementarypublic——3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Kenmore Elementarypublic——3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Cherry Hill Middlepublic——3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Thomson Estates Elementarypublic——3.6 miles (5.7 km)
THE NEW SCHOOLprivate——4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Newark Charter Schoolpublic——4.2 miles (6.8 km)
North East Elementarypublic——4.6 miles (7.4 km)
North East Middlepublic——4.6 miles (7.4 km)
THE TOME SCHOOLprivate——4.7 miles (7.6 km)
North East Highpublic——4.8 miles (7.8 km)
CHRIST THE TEACHER CATHOLIC SCHOOLprivate——5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Bay View Elementarypublic——5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Brader (Henry M.) Elementary Schoolpublic——5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Downes (John R.) Elementary Schoolpublic——5.9 miles (9.5 km)
West Park Place Elementary Schoolpublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary Schoolpublic——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Glasgow High Schoolpublic——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
NEWARK CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEARNINGprivate——6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High Schoolpublic——6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Elk Neck Elementarypublic——6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Keene (William B.) Elementary Schoolpublic——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
THE COLLEGE SCHOOLprivate——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE LAB SCHOOLprivate——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Newark High Schoolpublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Rising Sun Highpublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Charlestown Elementarypublic——7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Brookside Elementary Schoolpublic——7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Loss (Olive B.) Elementary Schoolpublic——7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Gauger-Cobbs Middle Schoolpublic——7.9 miles (12.6 km)
CARAVEL ACADEMYprivate——7.9 miles (12.8 km)
Bohemia Manor Middlepublic——8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Bohemia Manor Highpublic——8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Chesapeake City Elementarypublic——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Calvert Elementarypublic——8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary Schoolpublic——8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Kirk (George V.) Middle Schoolpublic——8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Brennen School (The)public——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary Schoolpublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Christina Early Education Centerpublic——8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Oberle (William) Elementary Schoolpublic——8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Delaware School for the Deafpublic——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Christiana High Schoolpublic——9.1 miles (14.7 km)
ISLAMIC ACADEMY OF DELAWAREprivate——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
ASPIRA Delawarepublic——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary Schoolpublic——9.5 miles (15.2 km)
LEARNING EXPRESS ACADEMYprivate——9.5 miles (15.2 km)
AQUINAS ACADEMYprivate——9.5 miles (15.4 km)
Shue-Medill Middle Schoolpublic——9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Leasure (May B.) Elementary Schoolpublic——9.6 miles (15.4 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21921

What school district is ZIP code 21921 in?
ZIP 21921 (Elkton, MD) maps to Cecil County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400240) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 21921?
US5 lists 59 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 45 public and 14 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 21921 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21921 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher27.9%
High school37.8%
Less than HS7.7%
School districtCecil County Public Schools