ZIP 27284 — 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 27284

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 27284 (Kernersville, NC) is associated with Davidson County Schools (LEA 3701140) 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 70 K-12 schools (59 public, 11 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 South University-High Point about 8.4 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Davidson County Schools

LEA ID

3701140

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (100)

South University-High Point8.4 miles (13.5 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University8.5 miles (13.7 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina School of the Arts9.3 miles (15.0 km)4yr-public
Salem College9.4 miles (15.2 km)4yr-private
Carolina University9.9 miles (15.9 km)4yr-private
Carolina Christian College10.2 miles (16.3 km)4yr-private
Guilford College10.7 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
High Point University11.2 miles (18.0 km)4yr-private
Wake Forest University11.2 miles (18.0 km)4yr-private
Forsyth Technical Community College11.4 miles (18.4 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-North Carolina11.8 miles (19.0 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College12.1 miles (19.5 km)2yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Health And Style Institute14.4 miles (23.1 km)2yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro15.4 miles (24.7 km)4yr-public
Greensboro College15.8 miles (25.5 km)4yr-private
Bennett College17.0 miles (27.3 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University17.3 miles (27.8 km)4yr-public
Davidson-Davie Community College18.5 miles (29.8 km)2yr-public
Rockingham Community College25.7 miles (41.4 km)2yr-public
Elon University32.0 miles (51.6 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College33.9 miles (54.5 km)2yr-public
Catawba College37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College38.5 miles (61.9 km)4yr-private
Hood Theological Seminary39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
Surry Community College40.1 miles (64.5 km)2yr-public
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College40.1 miles (64.6 km)2yr-public
Alamance Community College40.4 miles (64.9 km)2yr-public
Patrick & Henry Community College44.3 miles (71.2 km)2yr-public
Pfeiffer University45.3 miles (73.0 km)4yr-private
Danville Community College48.3 miles (77.7 km)2yr-public
Averett University48.6 miles (78.3 km)4yr-private
Sovah School of Health Professions49.0 miles (78.9 km)2yr-private
Mitchell Community College51.3 miles (82.5 km)2yr-public
Montgomery Community College53.3 miles (85.7 km)2yr-public
Stanly Community College54.6 miles (87.9 km)2yr-public
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences55.4 miles (89.1 km)4yr-private
Ferrum College55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
NASCAR Technical Institute56.2 miles (90.4 km)2yr-private
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill59.1 miles (95.2 km)4yr-public
Davidson College60.6 miles (97.6 km)4yr-private
Wilkes Community College61.7 miles (99.3 km)2yr-public
Watts College of Nursing63.8 miles (102.6 km)4yr-private
Duke University64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-private
Piedmont Community College64.8 miles (104.3 km)2yr-public
North Carolina Central University66.6 miles (107.2 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina at Charlotte67.1 miles (108.0 km)4yr-public
Durham Technical Community College67.5 miles (108.7 km)2yr-public
Central Carolina Community College68.8 miles (110.8 km)2yr-public
Sandhills Community College72.7 miles (116.9 km)2yr-public
Catawba Valley Community College73.7 miles (118.6 km)2yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University74.7 miles (120.2 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University74.7 miles (120.2 km)4yr-private
Radford University75.0 miles (120.7 km)4yr-public
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte75.0 miles (120.8 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College75.3 miles (121.1 km)2yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte75.8 miles (122.0 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary76.0 miles (122.2 km)4yr-private
New River Community College76.3 miles (122.7 km)2yr-public
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine76.8 miles (123.7 km)4yr-private
Queens University of Charlotte77.0 miles (124.0 km)4yr-private
South Piedmont Community College77.7 miles (125.0 km)2yr-public
Virginia Western Community College78.0 miles (125.5 km)2yr-public
Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke78.1 miles (125.6 km)2yr-private
Shepherds Theological Seminary79.0 miles (127.2 km)4yr-private
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University79.0 miles (127.2 km)4yr-public
MyComputerCareer at Raleigh79.3 miles (127.7 km)2yr-private
Wytheville Community College80.0 miles (128.7 km)2yr-public
Belmont Abbey College80.3 miles (129.2 km)4yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences80.5 miles (129.5 km)4yr-public
Meredith College80.7 miles (129.8 km)4yr-private
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute80.8 miles (130.0 km)2yr-public
Wingate University81.0 miles (130.3 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte81.0 miles (130.4 km)2yr-private
Roanoke College81.2 miles (130.7 km)4yr-private
American National University81.6 miles (131.3 km)4yr-private
North Carolina State University at Raleigh81.8 miles (131.6 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina83.1 miles (133.7 km)4yr-private
Wake Technical Community College83.3 miles (134.1 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina System83.5 miles (134.3 km)4yr-public
Gaston College83.7 miles (134.6 km)2yr-public
William Peace University83.7 miles (134.7 km)4yr-private
Shaw University84.0 miles (135.2 km)4yr-private
Saint Augustine's University84.6 miles (136.2 km)4yr-private
Hollins University85.6 miles (137.8 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Raleigh85.7 miles (137.9 km)2yr-private
Richmond Community College86.4 miles (139.0 km)2yr-public
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary87.9 miles (141.4 km)4yr-private
Appalachian State University89.7 miles (144.3 km)4yr-public
Campbell University89.7 miles (144.3 km)4yr-private
Vance-Granville Community College89.7 miles (144.4 km)2yr-public
Western Piedmont Community College94.2 miles (151.5 km)2yr-public
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College95.5 miles (153.6 km)4yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine95.8 miles (154.1 km)4yr-private
Methodist University95.9 miles (154.3 km)4yr-private
Manna University96.5 miles (155.2 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville96.8 miles (155.7 km)2yr-private
York Technical College96.8 miles (155.8 km)2yr-public
Heritage Bible College97.1 miles (156.3 km)4yr-private
Fayetteville Technical Community College97.2 miles (156.4 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University97.5 miles (156.9 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Kernersville Elementary	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Kernersville Middle	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
TRIAD BAPTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Southeast Middle	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Cash Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Caleb's Creek Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
East Forsyth Middle School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Piney Grove Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Sedge Garden Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Colfax Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
East Forsyth High	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Robert B Glenn High School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
GOSPEL LIGHT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Smith Farm Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Appalachian Academy at Middle Fork	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
NC Leadership Charter Academy	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Walkertown Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Union Cross Traditional Acad	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Walkertown Middle	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Walkertown High	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Oak Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Hall-Woodward Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
OAK RIDGE MILITARY ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
TRI-CITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Petree Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Atkins Academic & Tech High	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Southwest Guilford High	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Phoenix Academy - Primary Elem Upper	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.7 km)
Southwest Guilford Middle	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Northwest Guilford High	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Carver High	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
THE PIEDMONT SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Ibraham Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Southwest Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Northwest Guilford Middle	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Quality Education Academy	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
BEREAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
EP Pearce Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Hospital/Homebound Education Center	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Ashley Academy	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Hanes Magnet School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Forest Park Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Wallburg Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Shadybrook Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
EPHESUS JR ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Career Center	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
J F Kennedy High	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Carter High School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Oak View Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Mineral Springs Middle	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Mineral Springs Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Easton Elementary School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Carter G. Woodson School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
SALEM ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Guilford Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
The Arts Based School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Florence Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
The Downtown School	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Virtual Academy	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Doris Henderson Newcomers Sch	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Stokesdale Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
WINSTON SALEM STREET SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Western Guilford High	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Main Street Academy	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Kimberley Park Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
North Hills Elementary	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 27284

What school district is ZIP code 27284 in?

ZIP 27284 (Kernersville, NC) maps to Davidson County Schools (LEA ID 3701140) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 27284?

US5 lists 70 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 59 public and 11 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 27284 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 27284 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	34.0%
High school	26.3%
Less than HS	7.3%
School district	Davidson County Schools

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