ZIP 28144 — 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 28144

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28144 (Salisbury, 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 33 K-12 schools (24 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.9 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Catawba College about 1.5 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Rowan-Salisbury Schools

LEA ID

3704050

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

Catawba College1.5 miles (2.4 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College2.8 miles (4.4 km)4yr-private
Hood Theological Seminary4.4 miles (7.1 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College4.8 miles (7.7 km)2yr-public
Pfeiffer University18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private
Davidson-Davie Community College19.2 miles (30.9 km)2yr-public
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences20.0 miles (32.2 km)4yr-private
NASCAR Technical Institute23.1 miles (37.1 km)2yr-private
Mitchell Community College24.7 miles (39.7 km)2yr-public
Davidson College25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-private
Forsyth Technical Community College27.2 miles (43.7 km)2yr-public
Stanly Community College28.4 miles (45.7 km)2yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

University of North Carolina School of the Arts28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-public
Carolina University28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-private
Salem College29.0 miles (46.7 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University29.6 miles (47.7 km)4yr-public
Wake Forest University31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte31.5 miles (50.7 km)4yr-public
High Point University32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
Carolina Christian College32.5 miles (52.3 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College35.7 miles (57.5 km)2yr-public
South University-High Point36.3 miles (58.4 km)4yr-private
Guilford Technical Community College36.5 miles (58.7 km)2yr-public
Johnson C Smith University39.0 miles (62.7 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte39.3 miles (63.3 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College39.6 miles (63.7 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-North Carolina40.3 miles (64.9 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte40.7 miles (65.5 km)2yr-private
Montgomery Community College40.8 miles (65.7 km)2yr-public
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary40.8 miles (65.7 km)4yr-private
Queens University of Charlotte41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
Health And Style Institute41.7 miles (67.1 km)2yr-private
Guilford College41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Greensboro44.3 miles (71.3 km)4yr-public
Carolinas College of Health Sciences44.7 miles (71.9 km)4yr-public
Belmont Abbey College44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-private
Greensboro College44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte45.4 miles (73.0 km)2yr-private
Bennett College45.7 miles (73.5 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University46.2 miles (74.3 km)4yr-public
Catawba Valley Community College46.2 miles (74.4 km)2yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina47.4 miles (76.2 km)4yr-private
Lenoir-Rhyne University48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-private
Surry Community College48.9 miles (78.6 km)2yr-public
Gaston College49.0 miles (78.9 km)2yr-public
Wingate University49.8 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
Wilkes Community College50.0 miles (80.5 km)2yr-public
South Piedmont Community College50.9 miles (81.9 km)2yr-public
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute58.1 miles (93.5 km)2yr-public
Elon University60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
York Technical College61.2 miles (98.5 km)2yr-public
Rockingham Community College61.4 miles (98.8 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University61.8 miles (99.5 km)4yr-public
Clinton College63.8 miles (102.7 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College65.0 miles (104.6 km)2yr-public
Alamance Community College66.7 miles (107.4 km)2yr-public
Sandhills Community College68.4 miles (110.0 km)2yr-public
Western Piedmont Community College68.6 miles (110.5 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster69.5 miles (111.9 km)2yr-public
Richmond Community College69.8 miles (112.4 km)2yr-public
Gardner-Webb University74.8 miles (120.4 km)4yr-private
Northeastern Technical College75.7 miles (121.9 km)2yr-public
Central Carolina Community College76.0 miles (122.2 km)2yr-public
Appalachian State University76.6 miles (123.2 km)4yr-public
Patrick & Henry Community College78.5 miles (126.3 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill80.4 miles (129.4 km)4yr-public
Limestone University80.5 miles (129.5 km)4yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine83.3 miles (134.0 km)4yr-private
Danville Community College83.6 miles (134.5 km)2yr-public
Averett University84.0 miles (135.1 km)4yr-private
McDowell Technical Community College84.2 miles (135.4 km)2yr-public
Sovah School of Health Professions84.3 miles (135.7 km)2yr-private
Lees-McRae College84.9 miles (136.6 km)4yr-private
Isothermal Community College85.3 miles (137.4 km)2yr-public
St. Andrews University86.6 miles (139.4 km)4yr-private
Ferrum College87.8 miles (141.3 km)4yr-private
Duke University87.8 miles (141.4 km)4yr-private
Watts College of Nursing88.1 miles (141.8 km)4yr-private
Mayland Community College88.4 miles (142.3 km)2yr-public
North Carolina Central University89.6 miles (144.2 km)4yr-public
Durham Technical Community College90.5 miles (145.7 km)2yr-public
Wytheville Community College92.8 miles (149.3 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Union94.5 miles (152.2 km)2yr-public
Coker University94.6 miles (152.2 km)4yr-private
Manna University95.8 miles (154.1 km)4yr-private
Shepherds Theological Seminary96.6 miles (155.4 km)4yr-private
Piedmont Community College96.8 miles (155.8 km)2yr-public
Converse University97.0 miles (156.2 km)4yr-private
Carolina College of Biblical Studies97.1 miles (156.3 km)4yr-private
Fayetteville Technical Community College97.2 miles (156.4 km)2yr-public
New River Community College97.5 miles (156.8 km)2yr-public
MyComputerCareer at Raleigh97.5 miles (156.9 km)2yr-private
Wofford College97.6 miles (157.1 km)4yr-private
Methodist University97.8 miles (157.5 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate98.1 miles (157.9 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville98.2 miles (158.0 km)2yr-private
Sherman College of Chiropractic98.2 miles (158.1 km)4yr-private
Wake Technical Community College98.7 miles (158.9 km)2yr-public
Fayetteville State University98.8 miles (159.0 km)4yr-public
Radford University98.9 miles (159.2 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
NORTH HILLS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.0 miles (1.7 km)
Overton Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Summit Virtual Academy	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
North Rowan Middle	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
North Rowan High	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Henderson High	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
North Rowan Elementary	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Isenberg Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
ESSIE ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
ST JOHNS KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.3 km)
SALISBURY ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Salisbury High	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Dole Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
YADKIN PATH MONTESSORI	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Rowan Co Early College	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
SALISBURY ADVENTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Hurley Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Koontz Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Churchland Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Granite Quarry Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
West Rowan Middle	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
NEHEMIAH ENRICHMENT ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Southeast Middle	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Faith Academy Charter School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Erwin Middle	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
East Rowan High	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Tyro Middle	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
West Davidson High	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Knollwood Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Cooleemee Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
TRINITY BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Tyro Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28144

What school district is ZIP code 28144 in?

ZIP 28144 (Salisbury, 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 28144?

US5 lists 33 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 24 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28144 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28144 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	27.4%
High school	30.2%
Less than HS	10.8%
School district	Rowan-Salisbury Schools

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