ZIP 27523 — 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 27523

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 27523 (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 81 K-12 schools (60 public, 21 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.2 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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill about 10.9 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Chatham County Schools

LEA ID

3700750

Private school share (ACS)

0.8%

Colleges & universities (88)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill10.9 miles (17.5 km)4yr-public
Shepherds Theological Seminary12.2 miles (19.6 km)4yr-private
MyComputerCareer at Raleigh12.9 miles (20.7 km)2yr-private
North Carolina Central University14.2 miles (22.9 km)4yr-public
Durham Technical Community College14.5 miles (23.4 km)2yr-public
Meredith College15.1 miles (24.3 km)4yr-private
Duke University15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
North Carolina State University at Raleigh15.8 miles (25.5 km)4yr-public
Wake Technical Community College16.4 miles (26.5 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina System17.4 miles (28.1 km)4yr-public
Watts College of Nursing17.6 miles (28.3 km)4yr-private
Shaw University17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-private

Show all 88 colleges & universities

William Peace University17.9 miles (28.9 km)4yr-private
Saint Augustine's University18.8 miles (30.3 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Raleigh21.2 miles (34.2 km)2yr-private
Central Carolina Community College23.3 miles (37.6 km)2yr-public
Campbell University28.0 miles (45.1 km)4yr-private
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-private
Alamance Community College30.2 miles (48.6 km)2yr-public
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College30.4 miles (48.8 km)4yr-private
Heritage Bible College36.2 miles (58.2 km)4yr-private
Elon University38.2 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
Johnston Community College39.8 miles (64.1 km)2yr-public
Louisburg College43.4 miles (69.8 km)2yr-private
Methodist University44.4 miles (71.4 km)4yr-private
Piedmont Community College45.5 miles (73.2 km)2yr-public
Sandhills Community College45.9 miles (73.8 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville46.0 miles (74.0 km)2yr-private
Vance-Granville Community College46.2 miles (74.3 km)2yr-public
Fayetteville State University48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-public
Fayetteville Technical Community College48.7 miles (78.4 km)2yr-public
Randolph Community College49.4 miles (79.5 km)2yr-public
Manna University49.4 miles (79.5 km)4yr-private
Carolina College of Biblical Studies49.9 miles (80.3 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University50.1 miles (80.7 km)4yr-public
Bennett College50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
Greensboro College51.5 miles (82.8 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-public
Health And Style Institute52.7 miles (84.9 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-North Carolina55.3 miles (88.9 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College56.1 miles (90.3 km)2yr-public
Guilford College56.6 miles (91.1 km)4yr-private
Montgomery Community College58.5 miles (94.1 km)2yr-public
Barton College58.5 miles (94.2 km)4yr-private
South University-High Point59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
Wilson Community College59.6 miles (95.9 km)2yr-public
High Point University59.7 miles (96.1 km)4yr-private
Danville Community College60.2 miles (96.9 km)2yr-public
Nash Community College60.9 miles (98.0 km)2yr-public
Sovah School of Health Professions60.9 miles (98.1 km)2yr-private
Averett University61.1 miles (98.3 km)4yr-private
Rockingham Community College61.7 miles (99.3 km)2yr-public
Wayne Community College62.3 miles (100.3 km)2yr-public
University of Mount Olive63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-private
Sampson Community College63.7 miles (102.5 km)2yr-public
North Carolina Wesleyan University68.4 miles (110.0 km)4yr-private
Davidson-Davie Community College68.9 miles (110.9 km)2yr-public
Richmond Community College73.5 miles (118.3 km)2yr-public
Winston-Salem State University74.2 miles (119.5 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina School of the Arts74.5 miles (120.0 km)4yr-public
Salem College75.0 miles (120.7 km)4yr-private
Carolina University75.5 miles (121.6 km)4yr-private
Robeson Community College76.0 miles (122.2 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Pembroke76.2 miles (122.7 km)4yr-public
Forsyth Technical Community College76.4 miles (122.9 km)2yr-public
St. Andrews University76.9 miles (123.7 km)4yr-private
Carolina Christian College77.1 miles (124.1 km)4yr-private
Pfeiffer University77.1 miles (124.1 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College77.9 miles (125.4 km)2yr-public
Wake Forest University77.9 miles (125.4 km)4yr-private
Edgecombe Community College77.9 miles (125.4 km)2yr-public
Bladen Community College79.0 miles (127.2 km)2yr-public
James Sprunt Community College79.4 miles (127.8 km)2yr-public
Patrick & Henry Community College83.9 miles (135.0 km)2yr-public
Catawba College85.8 miles (138.0 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College86.0 miles (138.3 km)4yr-private
Hood Theological Seminary86.0 miles (138.3 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College86.0 miles (138.5 km)2yr-public
Lenoir Community College86.4 miles (139.0 km)2yr-public
Halifax Community College87.4 miles (140.6 km)2yr-public
Pitt Community College88.3 miles (142.2 km)2yr-public
South Piedmont Community College88.6 miles (142.5 km)2yr-public
East Carolina University89.9 miles (144.7 km)4yr-public
Northeastern Technical College92.7 miles (149.2 km)2yr-public
Southside Virginia Community College93.6 miles (150.7 km)2yr-public
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences95.2 miles (153.2 km)4yr-private
Ferrum College99.2 miles (159.7 km)4yr-private
Wingate University99.8 miles (160.7 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
White Oak Elementary	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
The Math and Science Academy of Apex	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Green Level High	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Mills Park Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.8 km)
Mills Park Middle	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Olive Chapel Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Highcroft Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Turner Creek Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Peak Charter Academy	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Scotts Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Panther Creek High	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Green Hope High	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Hortons Creek Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Apex Friendship High	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
North Chatham Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Apex Friendship Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Apex Friendship Middle	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
ST MARY MAGDALENE CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Carpenter Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Green Hope Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Davis Drive Middle	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Davis Drive Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Pleasant Plains Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Salem Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
KNOWLEDGE BEGINNINGS SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Salem Middle	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Baucom Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Alston Ridge Middle	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
THALES ACADEMY APEX JH/HS	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
MONTESSORI CREATIVE LEARNING SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Seaforth High	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
THALES ACADEMY APEX K-5	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
CHESTERBROOK ACADEMY-PRESCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Apex Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Morrisville Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Alston Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Apex Middle	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Apex High	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
PEACE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
DISCOVERY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER LLC	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Parkside Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Woods Creek Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Lyons Farm Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Laurel Park Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
THE GROVE SCHOOL OF CARY	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Sterling Montessori Academy	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Cedar Fork Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
ST ANDREWS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Lufkin Road Middle	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Weatherstone Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
CARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
SOUTHPOINT ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
SOUTHPOINT ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Wake EC of Information & Biotechnologies	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Parkwood Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
HOLY YOUTH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Triangle Math and Science Academy	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
MARIPOSA SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Woods Charter	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
ACCELERATOR SCHOOL LLC	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
Oakview Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Margaret B. Pollard Middle	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Chatham Grove Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
West Cary Middle	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Kestrel Heights School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Pine Springs Preparatory Remote Academy	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Northwoods Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Willow Oak Montessori	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Briarcliff Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
THALES ACADEMY HOLLY SPRINGS PRE-K-12	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Research Triangle High School	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
MY DYNAMIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Scroggs Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
LUCY DANIELS SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Penny Road Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Lowe's Grove Middle	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
TRUE ABALITIES LRNG. ACADEMY LLC	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Cary Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Glenwood Elementary	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 27523

What school district is ZIP code 27523 in?

ZIP 27523 (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 27523?

US5 lists 81 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 60 public and 21 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 27523 attend private school?

About 0.8% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 27523 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	68.0%
High school	9.4%
Less than HS	2.4%
School district	Chatham County Schools

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