ZIP 27608 — 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 27608

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 27608 (Raleigh, NC) is associated with Wake County Schools (LEA 3704720) 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 100 K-12 schools (67 public, 33 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.8 miles.

ACS estimates show about 2.1% 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 William Peace University about 1.5 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Wake County Schools

LEA ID

3704720

Private school share (ACS)

2.1%

Colleges & universities (86)

William Peace University1.5 miles (2.4 km)4yr-private
Saint Augustine's University2.2 miles (3.5 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina System2.2 miles (3.5 km)4yr-public
North Carolina State University at Raleigh2.3 miles (3.6 km)4yr-public
Meredith College2.5 miles (4.0 km)4yr-private
Shaw University2.7 miles (4.3 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Raleigh3.9 miles (6.2 km)2yr-private
MyComputerCareer at Raleigh5.3 miles (8.5 km)2yr-private
Shepherds Theological Seminary7.0 miles (11.2 km)4yr-private
Wake Technical Community College11.5 miles (18.4 km)2yr-public
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-private
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary14.1 miles (22.7 km)4yr-private

Show all 86 colleges & universities

Durham Technical Community College17.4 miles (28.0 km)2yr-public
North Carolina Central University18.1 miles (29.2 km)4yr-public
Duke University21.0 miles (33.8 km)4yr-private
Watts College of Nursing22.3 miles (36.0 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill23.7 miles (38.1 km)4yr-public
Johnston Community College27.6 miles (44.5 km)2yr-public
Campbell University28.1 miles (45.2 km)4yr-private
Louisburg College28.2 miles (45.4 km)2yr-private
Heritage Bible College34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
Central Carolina Community College36.3 miles (58.5 km)2yr-public
Vance-Granville Community College36.7 miles (59.0 km)2yr-public
Barton College41.4 miles (66.7 km)4yr-private
Wilson Community College42.5 miles (68.4 km)2yr-public
Nash Community College43.5 miles (70.0 km)2yr-public
Alamance Community College43.5 miles (70.1 km)2yr-public
Piedmont Community College46.9 miles (75.4 km)2yr-public
Methodist University48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
Wayne Community College48.4 miles (77.8 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville50.0 miles (80.5 km)2yr-private
North Carolina Wesleyan University51.0 miles (82.1 km)4yr-private
Elon University52.0 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
Fayetteville State University52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-public
University of Mount Olive52.7 miles (84.9 km)4yr-private
Fayetteville Technical Community College53.5 miles (86.1 km)2yr-public
Manna University54.8 miles (88.2 km)4yr-private
Carolina College of Biblical Studies54.9 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
Sampson Community College58.8 miles (94.7 km)2yr-public
Sandhills Community College59.0 miles (94.9 km)2yr-public
Edgecombe Community College60.4 miles (97.3 km)2yr-public
North Carolina A & T State University65.6 miles (105.5 km)4yr-public
Bennett College65.8 miles (106.0 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College66.9 miles (107.7 km)2yr-public
Greensboro College67.0 miles (107.8 km)4yr-private
Danville Community College67.3 miles (108.4 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Greensboro67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-public
Sovah School of Health Professions67.9 miles (109.3 km)2yr-private
Averett University68.1 miles (109.6 km)4yr-private
Health And Style Institute68.6 miles (110.4 km)2yr-private
James Sprunt Community College70.5 miles (113.5 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-North Carolina71.1 miles (114.5 km)4yr-private
Halifax Community College71.6 miles (115.3 km)2yr-public
Pitt Community College71.8 miles (115.6 km)2yr-public
Guilford College72.1 miles (116.1 km)4yr-private
Lenoir Community College72.4 miles (116.5 km)2yr-public
Guilford Technical Community College72.5 miles (116.6 km)2yr-public
East Carolina University73.1 miles (117.6 km)4yr-public
Rockingham Community College73.8 miles (118.8 km)2yr-public
Montgomery Community College75.2 miles (121.0 km)2yr-public
South University-High Point75.4 miles (121.3 km)4yr-private
High Point University76.3 miles (122.7 km)4yr-private
Bladen Community College80.6 miles (129.7 km)2yr-public
Robeson Community College80.9 miles (130.2 km)2yr-public
Southside Virginia Community College81.9 miles (131.9 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Pembroke83.5 miles (134.4 km)4yr-public
Davidson-Davie Community College86.0 miles (138.5 km)2yr-public
Richmond Community College86.5 miles (139.2 km)2yr-public
Martin Community College87.0 miles (140.0 km)2yr-public
St. Andrews University87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University90.4 miles (145.4 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina School of the Arts90.8 miles (146.0 km)4yr-public
Salem College91.2 miles (146.8 km)4yr-private
Carolina University91.7 miles (147.6 km)4yr-private
Forsyth Technical Community College92.7 miles (149.1 km)2yr-public
Carolina Christian College92.9 miles (149.6 km)4yr-private
Patrick & Henry Community College93.6 miles (150.7 km)2yr-public
Wake Forest University93.9 miles (151.1 km)4yr-private
Pfeiffer University94.5 miles (152.2 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College95.0 miles (152.9 km)2yr-public
Beaufort County Community College96.3 miles (155.0 km)2yr-public
Chowan University96.7 miles (155.6 km)4yr-private
Roanoke-Chowan Community College97.4 miles (156.8 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville97.9 miles (157.5 km)2yr-private
Craven Community College99.4 miles (160.0 km)2yr-public
Hampden-Sydney College99.4 miles (160.0 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Underwood Elementary	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Oberlin Middle	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Joyner Elementary	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Raleigh Charter High School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
OUR LADY OF LOURDES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Root Elementary	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Needham Broughton High	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Partnership Elementary	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.2 km)
NCVPS	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
WAKE MONARCH ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
THE TRILOGY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
DYNAMIC OPPORTUNITIES	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Conn Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Wiley Elementary	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
ST MARY'S SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.8 miles (3.0 km)
Lacy Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Olds Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
CATHEDRAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
The Exploris School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Martin Middle	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Governor Morehead School for the Blind	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
ST TIMOTHYS SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Phillips High	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
Carroll Middle	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Moore Square Middle	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Douglas Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Brooks Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Powell Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Longview	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
Hunter Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Ligon Middle	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
AN-NOOR SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
AL-IMAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Washington Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Enloe High	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
FOLLOW THE CHILD MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Green Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Stough Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Brentwood Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
FUSION RALEIGH	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
IRON ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Poe Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
THE FLETCHER ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Carnage Middle	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Millbrook Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
RISING STARS PRIVATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Sanderson High	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
York Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Southeast Raleigh Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Central Wake High School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
FRIENDSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
ST RAPHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Combs Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Wake Early College of Health and Science	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Vernon Malone College and Career Academy	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Fuller Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Wilburn Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.7 km)
FRANKIE LEMMON SCHOOL & DEVELOPMENT CENTER	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Mount Vernon	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Centennial Campus Middle	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Lynn Road Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
THE RALEIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
ST MARY'S CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Jeffreys Grove Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Bugg Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Athens Drive High	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
RALEIGH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
CARDINAL GIBBONS	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
ST THOMAS MORE ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Millbrook High	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
LEARN WITH THE BEST SCHOOL, INC.	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF RALEIGH	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Southeast Raleigh High	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Longleaf School of the Arts	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Longleaf School of Arts Remote Academy	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
River Oaks Middle	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
East Millbrook Middle	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
WORD OF GOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
North Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
RAVENSCROFT SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
ST PHILIP LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Raleigh Oak Charter	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Walnut Creek Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
NEUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY CENTER	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
PreEminent Charter	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Lead Mine Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Dillard Drive Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Dillard Drive Middle	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
West Millbrook Middle	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Hilburn Drive Academy	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF RALEIGH	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
THALES ACADEMY OF CARY	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Rogers Lane Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Connections Academy	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 27608

What school district is ZIP code 27608 in?

ZIP 27608 (Raleigh, NC) maps to Wake County Schools (LEA ID 3704720) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 27608?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 67 public and 33 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 27608 attend private school?

About 2.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 27608 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	82.2%
High school	6.3%
Less than HS	1.5%
School district	Wake County Schools

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