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Granite Quarry town, NC

ZIP 28072 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Working ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 28072

K-12 nearby
35
Public
26
Private
9
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 28072 (Granite Quarry, NC) is associated with Rowan-Salisbury Schools (LEA 3704050) 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 35 K-12 schools (26 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College about 2.7 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Rowan-Salisbury Schools
LEA ID
3704050
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College2.7 miles (4.3 km)2yr-public
  • Hood Theological Seminary2.9 miles (4.6 km)4yr-private
  • Livingstone College4.5 miles (7.2 km)4yr-private
  • Catawba College5.7 miles (9.2 km)4yr-private
  • Pfeiffer University12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-private
  • Cabarrus College of Health Sciences14.9 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
  • Stanly Community College22.3 miles (35.9 km)2yr-public
  • Davidson-Davie Community College22.8 miles (36.7 km)2yr-public
  • NASCAR Technical Institute23.0 miles (37.0 km)2yr-private
  • Davidson College23.8 miles (38.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte26.7 miles (42.9 km)4yr-public
  • Mitchell Community College27.7 miles (44.6 km)2yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Forsyth Technical Community College32.9 miles (52.9 km)2yr-public
  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-public
  • Carolina University34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-private
  • Salem College34.6 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson C Smith University34.6 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte34.8 miles (56.1 km)4yr-private
  • Randolph Community College34.9 miles (56.1 km)2yr-public
  • Central Piedmont Community College34.9 miles (56.2 km)2yr-public
  • Winston-Salem State University35.1 miles (56.5 km)4yr-public
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte35.3 miles (56.8 km)2yr-private
  • High Point University35.4 miles (56.9 km)4yr-private
  • Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary35.5 miles (57.1 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery Community College36.6 miles (58.9 km)2yr-public
  • Queens University of Charlotte36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
  • Wake Forest University37.1 miles (59.7 km)4yr-private
  • Carolina Christian College38.3 miles (61.6 km)4yr-private
  • Guilford Technical Community College39.6 miles (63.8 km)2yr-public
  • South University-High Point40.0 miles (64.3 km)4yr-private
  • Carolinas College of Health Sciences40.4 miles (65.0 km)4yr-public
  • Southeastern College-Charlotte40.7 miles (65.5 km)2yr-private
  • Belmont Abbey College41.5 miles (66.8 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-North Carolina42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
  • Wingate University43.4 miles (69.9 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-North Carolina43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-private
  • South Piedmont Community College44.4 miles (71.5 km)2yr-public
  • Health And Style Institute44.8 miles (72.1 km)2yr-private
  • Guilford College45.6 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
  • Gaston College46.7 miles (75.2 km)2yr-public
  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-public
  • Catawba Valley Community College47.7 miles (76.7 km)2yr-public
  • Greensboro College48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
  • Bennett College48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-private
  • North Carolina A & T State University49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-public
  • Lenoir-Rhyne University50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
  • Wilkes Community College54.8 miles (88.3 km)2yr-public
  • Surry Community College55.3 miles (89.0 km)2yr-public
  • York Technical College56.3 miles (90.6 km)2yr-public
  • Winthrop University57.0 miles (91.8 km)4yr-public
  • Clinton College59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-private
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute60.6 miles (97.5 km)2yr-public
  • Elon University62.7 miles (100.9 km)4yr-private
  • Cleveland Community College63.3 miles (101.9 km)2yr-public
  • University of South Carolina-Lancaster63.7 miles (102.5 km)2yr-public
  • Richmond Community College64.2 miles (103.4 km)2yr-public
  • Sandhills Community College64.5 miles (103.9 km)2yr-public
  • Rockingham Community College65.9 miles (106.0 km)2yr-public
  • Alamance Community College68.5 miles (110.2 km)2yr-public
  • Northeastern Technical College69.5 miles (111.8 km)2yr-public
  • Western Piedmont Community College70.1 miles (112.8 km)2yr-public
  • Gardner-Webb University73.3 miles (118.0 km)4yr-private
  • Central Carolina Community College73.9 miles (118.9 km)2yr-public
  • Limestone University78.0 miles (125.5 km)4yr-private
  • Appalachian State University80.6 miles (129.8 km)4yr-public
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill80.8 miles (130.1 km)4yr-public
  • St. Andrews University81.1 miles (130.6 km)4yr-private
  • Patrick & Henry Community College84.0 miles (135.2 km)2yr-public
  • Isothermal Community College84.7 miles (136.3 km)2yr-public
  • McDowell Technical Community College85.2 miles (137.1 km)2yr-public
  • Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine87.3 miles (140.6 km)4yr-private
  • Danville Community College87.6 miles (140.9 km)2yr-public
  • Averett University88.0 miles (141.7 km)4yr-private
  • Coker University88.1 miles (141.8 km)4yr-private
  • Sovah School of Health Professions88.3 miles (142.2 km)2yr-private
  • Lees-McRae College88.5 miles (142.3 km)4yr-private
  • Duke University88.6 miles (142.6 km)4yr-private
  • Watts College of Nursing89.0 miles (143.2 km)4yr-private
  • North Carolina Central University90.2 miles (145.1 km)4yr-public
  • University of South Carolina-Union90.8 miles (146.1 km)2yr-public
  • Mayland Community College90.8 miles (146.2 km)2yr-public
  • Durham Technical Community College91.1 miles (146.6 km)2yr-public
  • Manna University92.0 miles (148.1 km)4yr-private
  • Carolina College of Biblical Studies93.4 miles (150.3 km)4yr-private
  • Fayetteville Technical Community College93.5 miles (150.5 km)2yr-public
  • Ferrum College93.7 miles (150.8 km)4yr-private
  • Methodist University94.5 miles (152.1 km)4yr-private
  • Converse University94.7 miles (152.4 km)4yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville94.7 miles (152.5 km)2yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Pembroke95.1 miles (153.0 km)4yr-public
  • Fayetteville State University95.2 miles (153.2 km)4yr-public
  • Wofford College95.3 miles (153.4 km)4yr-private
  • Shepherds Theological Seminary96.0 miles (154.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Upstate96.0 miles (154.5 km)4yr-public
  • Sherman College of Chiropractic96.2 miles (154.9 km)4yr-private
  • MyComputerCareer at Raleigh97.0 miles (156.1 km)2yr-private
  • Campbell University97.1 miles (156.2 km)4yr-private
  • Spartanburg Methodist College97.3 miles (156.7 km)4yr-private
  • Spartanburg Community College97.7 miles (157.2 km)2yr-public
  • Wake Technical Community College97.7 miles (157.2 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Granite Quarry Elementarypublic——0.3 miles (0.5 km)
SALISBURY ADVENTIST SCHOOLprivate——1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Faith Academy Charter Schoolpublic——1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Erwin Middlepublic——1.8 miles (2.9 km)
East Rowan Highpublic——1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Rowan Co Early Collegepublic——2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Koontz Elementarypublic——2.9 miles (4.7 km)
YADKIN PATH MONTESSORIprivate——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Southeast Middlepublic——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Dole Elementarypublic——4.0 miles (6.4 km)
ST JOHNS KINDERGARTENprivate——4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Salisbury Highpublic——4.1 miles (6.6 km)
ESSIE ACADEMYprivate——4.3 miles (6.8 km)
Henderson Highpublic——4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Rockwell Elementarypublic——4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Shive Elementarypublic——5.0 miles (8.0 km)
ROCKWELL CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Summit Virtual Academypublic——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Overton Elementarypublic——5.4 miles (8.8 km)
North Rowan Highpublic——5.8 miles (9.4 km)
North Rowan Elementarypublic——6.1 miles (9.9 km)
North Rowan Middlepublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
NORTH HILLS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Morgan Elementarypublic——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Carson Highpublic——6.7 miles (10.7 km)
SALISBURY ACADEMYprivate——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Isenberg Elementarypublic——6.8 miles (11.0 km)
NEHEMIAH ENRICHMENT ACADEMYprivate——6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Knollwood Elementarypublic——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
China Grove Middlepublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOLprivate——7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Bostian Elementarypublic——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
China Grove Elementarypublic——8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Hurley Elementarypublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
South Rowan Highpublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28072

What school district is ZIP code 28072 in?
ZIP 28072 (Granite Quarry, NC) maps to Rowan-Salisbury Schools (LEA ID 3704050) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 28072?
US5 lists 35 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 26 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 28072 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28072 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher24.1%
High school23.8%
Less than HS15.1%
School districtRowan-Salisbury Schools