ZIP 27502 — 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 27502

K-12 nearby

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Private

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ZIP 27502 (Apex, NC) is associated with Chatham County Schools (LEA 3700750) 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 88 K-12 schools (71 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.9 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.6% 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 Shepherds Theological Seminary about 10.1 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Chatham County Schools

LEA ID

3700750

Private school share (ACS)

0.6%

Colleges & universities (88)

Shepherds Theological Seminary10.1 miles (16.3 km)4yr-private
MyComputerCareer at Raleigh11.3 miles (18.2 km)2yr-private
Wake Technical Community College12.9 miles (20.8 km)2yr-public
Meredith College14.0 miles (22.6 km)4yr-private
North Carolina State University at Raleigh14.5 miles (23.3 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill15.2 miles (24.4 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina System15.9 miles (25.6 km)4yr-public
Shaw University16.2 miles (26.1 km)4yr-private
William Peace University16.6 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
Saint Augustine's University17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-private
North Carolina Central University17.6 miles (28.4 km)4yr-public
Durham Technical Community College17.8 miles (28.6 km)2yr-public

Show all 88 colleges & universities

Duke University19.5 miles (31.3 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Raleigh20.4 miles (32.8 km)2yr-private
Central Carolina Community College21.2 miles (34.2 km)2yr-public
Watts College of Nursing21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
Campbell University23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-private
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-private
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
Heritage Bible College31.9 miles (51.4 km)4yr-private
Alamance Community College34.3 miles (55.2 km)2yr-public
Johnston Community College36.3 miles (58.4 km)2yr-public
Methodist University40.5 miles (65.1 km)4yr-private
Elon University42.1 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville42.1 miles (67.8 km)2yr-private
Louisburg College43.8 miles (70.5 km)2yr-private
Sandhills Community College44.0 miles (70.9 km)2yr-public
Fayetteville State University44.7 miles (71.9 km)4yr-public
Fayetteville Technical Community College45.0 miles (72.4 km)2yr-public
Manna University45.7 miles (73.6 km)4yr-private
Carolina College of Biblical Studies46.2 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
Vance-Granville Community College48.2 miles (77.6 km)2yr-public
Piedmont Community College49.3 miles (79.4 km)2yr-public
Randolph Community College51.1 miles (82.2 km)2yr-public
North Carolina A & T State University53.6 miles (86.3 km)4yr-public
Bennett College53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-private
Greensboro College54.9 miles (88.4 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-public
Health And Style Institute56.0 miles (90.2 km)2yr-private
Barton College56.5 miles (90.8 km)4yr-private
Wilson Community College57.5 miles (92.5 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-North Carolina58.6 miles (94.2 km)4yr-private
Montgomery Community College58.7 miles (94.5 km)2yr-public
Wayne Community College59.0 miles (94.9 km)2yr-public
Guilford Technical Community College59.2 miles (95.3 km)2yr-public
Sampson Community College59.5 miles (95.7 km)2yr-public
University of Mount Olive59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-private
Nash Community College59.9 miles (96.4 km)2yr-public
Guilford College60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
South University-High Point62.5 miles (100.6 km)4yr-private
High Point University62.7 miles (100.8 km)4yr-private
Danville Community College64.5 miles (103.8 km)2yr-public
Sovah School of Health Professions65.2 miles (104.9 km)2yr-private
Averett University65.3 miles (105.1 km)4yr-private
Rockingham Community College65.8 miles (105.9 km)2yr-public
North Carolina Wesleyan University67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-private
Davidson-Davie Community College71.4 miles (115.0 km)2yr-public
Richmond Community College71.7 miles (115.5 km)2yr-public
Robeson Community College72.3 miles (116.4 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Pembroke73.0 miles (117.5 km)4yr-public
St. Andrews University74.3 miles (119.6 km)4yr-private
Bladen Community College75.0 miles (120.8 km)2yr-public
James Sprunt Community College75.3 miles (121.2 km)2yr-public
Edgecombe Community College76.4 miles (122.9 km)2yr-public
Winston-Salem State University77.4 miles (124.5 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina School of the Arts77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-public
Salem College78.2 miles (125.8 km)4yr-private
Pfeiffer University78.3 miles (126.0 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College78.5 miles (126.4 km)2yr-public
Carolina University78.7 miles (126.6 km)4yr-private
Forsyth Technical Community College79.4 miles (127.8 km)2yr-public
Carolina Christian College80.3 miles (129.3 km)4yr-private
Wake Forest University81.2 miles (130.6 km)4yr-private
Lenoir Community College83.0 miles (133.5 km)2yr-public
Pitt Community College85.8 miles (138.0 km)2yr-public
East Carolina University87.5 miles (140.8 km)4yr-public
Halifax Community College87.7 miles (141.1 km)2yr-public
Catawba College87.7 miles (141.1 km)4yr-private
Hood Theological Seminary87.7 miles (141.2 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College87.8 miles (141.3 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College87.8 miles (141.3 km)2yr-public
Patrick & Henry Community College88.1 miles (141.8 km)2yr-public
South Piedmont Community College88.1 miles (141.8 km)2yr-public
Northeastern Technical College91.0 miles (146.5 km)2yr-public
Southside Virginia Community College95.4 miles (153.5 km)2yr-public
Southeastern Community College96.2 miles (154.8 km)2yr-public
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences96.4 miles (155.1 km)4yr-private
Wingate University99.7 miles (160.4 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Apex Friendship High	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.2 km)
Apex Friendship Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Apex Friendship Middle	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.3 km)
Olive Chapel Elementary	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
The Math and Science Academy of Apex	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Scotts Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Pleasant Plains Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
ST MARY MAGDALENE CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Woods Creek Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
MONTESSORI CREATIVE LEARNING SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Apex Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Peak Charter Academy	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Green Level High	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Baucom Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Apex Middle	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
White Oak Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
THALES ACADEMY APEX JH/HS	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
THALES ACADEMY APEX K-5	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Turner Creek Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Salem Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Salem Middle	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Apex High	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Oakview Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Lufkin Road Middle	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
THALES ACADEMY HOLLY SPRINGS PRE-K-12	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Pine Springs Preparatory Remote Academy	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
PEACE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
Davis Drive Middle	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
ST ANDREWS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Davis Drive Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Laurel Park Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Highcroft Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
KNOWLEDGE BEGINNINGS SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
THE GROVE SCHOOL OF CARY	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
CHESTERBROOK ACADEMY-PRESCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Mills Park Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
Felton Grove High	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Triangle Math and Science Academy	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Mills Park Middle	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Green Hope High	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
MARIPOSA SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Green Hope Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Holly Springs Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Penny Road Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Carpenter Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Holly Grove Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Holly Grove Middle	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
CARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Holly Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Holly Ridge Middle	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Holly Springs High	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Rex Road Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
Morrisville Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Oak Grove Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Panther Creek High	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Seaforth High	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Weatherstone Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Buckhorn Creek Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Briarcliff Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
DISCOVERY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER LLC	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
TRUE ABALITIES LRNG. ACADEMY LLC	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Hortons Creek Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Farmington Woods Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Cary Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Northwoods Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
West Cary Middle	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Parkside Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Sterling Montessori Academy	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Cedar Fork Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Southern Wake Academy	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Cary High	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Alston Ridge Middle	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Herbert Akins Road Middle	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Kingswood Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
East Cary Middle	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Cardinal Charter Academy	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Middle Creek Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Middle Creek High	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
North Chatham Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Adams Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Alston Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
TRIANGLE MONTESSORI ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
West Lake Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
West Lake Middle	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 27502

What school district is ZIP code 27502 in?

ZIP 27502 (Apex, NC) maps to Chatham County Schools (LEA ID 3700750) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 27502?

US5 lists 88 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 71 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 27502 attend private school?

About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 27502 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	66.0%
High school	9.5%
Less than HS	2.6%
School district	Chatham County Schools

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