ZIP 27609 — 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 27609

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 27609 (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 (69 public, 31 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.2 miles.

ACS estimates show about 1.2% 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 Miller-Motte College-Raleigh about 2.8 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Wake County Schools

LEA ID

3704720

Private school share (ACS)

1.2%

Colleges & universities (86)

Miller-Motte College-Raleigh2.8 miles (4.4 km)2yr-private
William Peace University3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-private
Saint Augustine's University4.1 miles (6.6 km)4yr-private
Meredith College4.4 miles (7.1 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina System4.6 miles (7.5 km)4yr-public
North Carolina State University at Raleigh4.7 miles (7.5 km)4yr-public
Shaw University5.0 miles (8.1 km)4yr-private
MyComputerCareer at Raleigh7.4 miles (11.9 km)2yr-private
Shepherds Theological Seminary9.2 miles (14.8 km)4yr-private
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-private
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College12.5 miles (20.2 km)4yr-private
Wake Technical Community College14.0 miles (22.5 km)2yr-public

Show all 86 colleges & universities

Durham Technical Community College16.6 miles (26.7 km)2yr-public
North Carolina Central University17.4 miles (27.9 km)4yr-public
Duke University20.2 miles (32.5 km)4yr-private
Watts College of Nursing21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill23.8 miles (38.4 km)4yr-public
Louisburg College26.0 miles (41.8 km)2yr-private
Johnston Community College29.1 miles (46.8 km)2yr-public
Campbell University30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-private
Vance-Granville Community College34.2 miles (55.0 km)2yr-public
Heritage Bible College37.1 miles (59.7 km)4yr-private
Central Carolina Community College38.5 miles (61.9 km)2yr-public
Barton College41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-private
Wilson Community College42.1 miles (67.8 km)2yr-public
Nash Community College42.2 miles (67.8 km)2yr-public
Alamance Community College43.3 miles (69.7 km)2yr-public
Piedmont Community College45.0 miles (72.4 km)2yr-public
Wayne Community College49.2 miles (79.2 km)2yr-public
North Carolina Wesleyan University49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-private
Methodist University50.8 miles (81.8 km)4yr-private
Elon University51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville52.5 miles (84.5 km)2yr-private
University of Mount Olive54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-private
Fayetteville State University55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-public
Fayetteville Technical Community College56.0 miles (90.2 km)2yr-public
Manna University57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-private
Carolina College of Biblical Studies57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
Edgecombe Community College59.5 miles (95.8 km)2yr-public
Sampson Community College60.9 miles (98.1 km)2yr-public
Sandhills Community College61.2 miles (98.5 km)2yr-public
North Carolina A & T State University65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-public
Bennett College66.0 miles (106.1 km)4yr-private
Danville Community College66.0 miles (106.2 km)2yr-public
Sovah School of Health Professions66.5 miles (107.0 km)2yr-private
Averett University66.8 miles (107.4 km)4yr-private
Greensboro College67.1 miles (108.0 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro67.6 miles (108.7 km)4yr-public
Randolph Community College68.0 miles (109.5 km)2yr-public
Health And Style Institute68.8 miles (110.8 km)2yr-private
Halifax Community College69.6 miles (112.0 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-North Carolina71.3 miles (114.8 km)4yr-private
Pitt Community College71.7 miles (115.5 km)2yr-public
James Sprunt Community College72.2 miles (116.1 km)2yr-public
Guilford College72.2 miles (116.2 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College72.8 miles (117.2 km)2yr-public
East Carolina University72.8 miles (117.2 km)4yr-public
Lenoir Community College73.1 miles (117.6 km)2yr-public
Rockingham Community College73.2 miles (117.8 km)2yr-public
South University-High Point75.6 miles (121.7 km)4yr-private
High Point University76.7 miles (123.4 km)4yr-private
Montgomery Community College76.9 miles (123.7 km)2yr-public
Southside Virginia Community College79.5 miles (127.9 km)2yr-public
Bladen Community College83.0 miles (133.6 km)2yr-public
Robeson Community College83.4 miles (134.3 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Pembroke86.0 miles (138.4 km)4yr-public
Martin Community College86.2 miles (138.7 km)2yr-public
Davidson-Davie Community College86.7 miles (139.5 km)2yr-public
Richmond Community College88.8 miles (142.9 km)2yr-public
St. Andrews University89.6 miles (144.2 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University90.6 miles (145.8 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina School of the Arts91.0 miles (146.5 km)4yr-public
Salem College91.5 miles (147.2 km)4yr-private
Carolina University92.0 miles (148.0 km)4yr-private
Patrick & Henry Community College92.5 miles (148.9 km)2yr-public
Forsyth Technical Community College93.0 miles (149.6 km)2yr-public
Carolina Christian College93.1 miles (149.8 km)4yr-private
Wake Forest University94.0 miles (151.4 km)4yr-private
Chowan University94.9 miles (152.7 km)4yr-private
Roanoke-Chowan Community College95.8 miles (154.3 km)2yr-public
Pfeiffer University95.9 miles (154.3 km)4yr-private
Beaufort County Community College96.0 miles (154.6 km)2yr-public
Stanly Community College96.5 miles (155.4 km)2yr-public
Hampden-Sydney College97.0 miles (156.1 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville99.0 miles (159.4 km)2yr-private
Craven Community College99.9 miles (160.8 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Douglas Elementary	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Carroll Middle	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
ST TIMOTHYS SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
THE FLETCHER ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Green Elementary	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
THE TRILOGY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Brooks Elementary	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
ST RAPHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Millbrook Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Sanderson High	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
FRIENDSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Root Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
NCVPS	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
OUR LADY OF LOURDES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Joyner Elementary	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Brentwood Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Millbrook High	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Oberlin Middle	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
North Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
ST THOMAS MORE ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Lynn Road Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
RAVENSCROFT SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF RALEIGH	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
ST PHILIP LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
York Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Underwood Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
NEUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Raleigh Oak Charter	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Jeffreys Grove Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
East Millbrook Middle	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Lacy Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Stough Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
West Millbrook Middle	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Conn Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Raleigh Charter High School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Lead Mine Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
WAKE MONARCH ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Wilburn Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Martin Middle	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
ST MARY'S CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Powell Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Partnership Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Needham Broughton High	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
DYNAMIC OPPORTUNITIES	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Nalanda Charter School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Phillips High	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
IRON ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
CHRISTIAN LIFE ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Olds Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Wiley Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Longview	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
RISING STARS PRIVATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
FOLLOW THE CHILD MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
ST MARY'S SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
CATHEDRAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Enloe High	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
The Exploris School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
FUSION RALEIGH	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
THALES ACADEMY OF RALEIGH	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
RALEIGH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Moore Square Middle	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Governor Morehead School for the Blind	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Quest Academy	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
Fox Road Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Hunter Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Baileywick Road Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Durant Road Middle	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Magellan Charter	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Wake Early College of Health and Science	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Durant Road Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
AN-NOOR SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Ligon Middle	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
AL-IMAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Hilburn Drive Academy	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Abbotts Creek Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Poe Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
FRANKIE LEMMON SCHOOL & DEVELOPMENT CENTER	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Washington Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
River Oaks Middle	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Barton Pond Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Leesville Road Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
NORTH RALEIGH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
River Bend Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Carnage Middle	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Leesville Road Middle	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Leesville Road High	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Wildwood Forest Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Doral Academy of North Carolina	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Central Wake High School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
River Bend Middle	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Southeast Raleigh Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
TRINITY ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
MARACAS MONTESSORI	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Bugg Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
CARDINAL GIBBONS	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Mount Vernon	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Beaverdam Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 27609

What school district is ZIP code 27609 in?

ZIP 27609 (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 27609?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 69 public and 31 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 27609 attend private school?

About 1.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 27609 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	61.2%
High school	11.6%
Less than HS	7.5%
School district	Wake County Schools

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