ZIP 28169 — 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 28169

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28169 (Waco, NC) is associated with Cleveland County Schools (LEA 3700900) 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 (31 public, 2 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.2 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 Cleveland Community College about 6.5 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Cleveland County Schools

LEA ID

3700900

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Cleveland Community College6.5 miles (10.5 km)2yr-public
Gaston College13.9 miles (22.5 km)2yr-public
Gardner-Webb University15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
Belmont Abbey College22.9 miles (36.9 km)4yr-private
Limestone University24.2 miles (39.0 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College24.9 miles (40.0 km)2yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University27.0 miles (43.4 km)4yr-private
Isothermal Community College27.2 miles (43.8 km)2yr-public
Western Piedmont Community College29.1 miles (46.8 km)2yr-public
Carolinas College of Health Sciences30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina31.9 miles (51.4 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University33.2 miles (53.5 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Southeastern College-Charlotte33.4 miles (53.7 km)2yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte33.7 miles (54.3 km)4yr-private
Davidson College34.4 miles (55.3 km)4yr-private
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute34.4 miles (55.4 km)2yr-public
Central Piedmont Community College35.2 miles (56.6 km)2yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-private
McDowell Technical Community College36.4 miles (58.5 km)2yr-public
NASCAR Technical Institute36.5 miles (58.8 km)2yr-private
Winthrop University36.5 miles (58.8 km)4yr-public
Clinton College37.7 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
York Technical College38.2 miles (61.5 km)2yr-public
Converse University39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-private
Sherman College of Chiropractic39.4 miles (63.4 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina at Charlotte39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-public
Wofford College39.6 miles (63.8 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College41.3 miles (66.5 km)2yr-public
Spartanburg Methodist College41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte41.4 miles (66.6 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
Mitchell Community College42.0 miles (67.6 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Union45.6 miles (73.4 km)2yr-public
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-private
Mayland Community College51.7 miles (83.2 km)2yr-public
Montreat College52.7 miles (84.9 km)4yr-private
Wilkes Community College55.5 miles (89.3 km)2yr-public
Blue Ridge Community College56.3 miles (90.5 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster56.3 miles (90.6 km)2yr-public
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College56.7 miles (91.3 km)2yr-public
North Greenville University56.7 miles (91.3 km)4yr-private
Hood Theological Seminary56.9 miles (91.6 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
Catawba College58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-private
Appalachian State University60.9 miles (98.0 km)4yr-public
Lees-McRae College60.9 miles (98.0 km)4yr-private
Wingate University61.4 miles (98.7 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University62.6 miles (100.8 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville64.1 miles (103.2 km)4yr-private
Furman University64.5 miles (103.8 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College64.7 miles (104.1 km)4yr-public
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College65.0 miles (104.6 km)2yr-public
Pfeiffer University65.1 miles (104.8 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine65.6 miles (105.6 km)4yr-private
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts66.3 miles (106.8 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina Asheville66.4 miles (106.8 km)4yr-public
Presbyterian College66.6 miles (107.2 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College67.3 miles (108.2 km)2yr-public
Mars Hill University70.9 miles (114.1 km)4yr-private
South Piedmont Community College73.1 miles (117.7 km)2yr-public
Brevard College73.8 miles (118.8 km)4yr-private
Newberry College74.9 miles (120.5 km)4yr-private
Davidson-Davie Community College78.3 miles (126.1 km)2yr-public
Milligan University81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton81.3 miles (130.8 km)2yr-public
Surry Community College81.3 miles (130.9 km)2yr-public
Forsyth Technical Community College81.4 miles (131.0 km)2yr-public
Carolina University83.2 miles (133.8 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina School of the Arts83.3 miles (134.1 km)4yr-public
Salem College83.5 miles (134.4 km)4yr-private
East Tennessee State University83.7 miles (134.7 km)4yr-public
Wake Forest University83.9 miles (135.0 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University84.3 miles (135.7 km)4yr-public
Haywood Community College85.1 miles (137.0 km)2yr-public
Carolina Christian College85.4 miles (137.4 km)4yr-private
Southern Wesleyan University87.0 miles (140.1 km)4yr-private
Montgomery Community College87.9 miles (141.4 km)2yr-public
Piedmont Technical College88.7 miles (142.7 km)2yr-public
Erskine College89.5 miles (144.0 km)4yr-private
Anderson University90.0 miles (144.8 km)4yr-private
Lander University90.3 miles (145.3 km)4yr-public
Columbia International University90.9 miles (146.3 km)4yr-private
High Point University91.0 miles (146.5 km)4yr-private
South University-Columbia91.0 miles (146.5 km)4yr-private
Tri-County Technical College91.6 miles (147.5 km)2yr-public
Clemson University92.3 miles (148.6 km)4yr-public
Randolph Community College92.6 miles (149.0 km)2yr-public
Southeastern College-Columbia93.4 miles (150.2 km)2yr-private
Tusculum University93.5 miles (150.4 km)4yr-private
Columbia College93.5 miles (150.5 km)4yr-private
King University94.1 miles (151.4 km)4yr-private
South University-High Point94.8 miles (152.5 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Columbia94.9 miles (152.7 km)2yr-private
Northeast State Community College95.2 miles (153.2 km)2yr-public
Guilford Technical Community College95.5 miles (153.7 km)2yr-public
Benedict College95.8 miles (154.2 km)4yr-private
Northeastern Technical College95.9 miles (154.3 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Washington Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
John Chavis Middle School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
W B Beam Intermediate School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Cherryville Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Cherryville High	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
CHARITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Jefferson Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Tryon Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Fallston Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Cleveland ECHS	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Elizabeth Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Burns High	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Burns Middle	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Bethware Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Turning Point Academy	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Cleveland Innovation	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Pinnacle Classical Academy	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Shelby High	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
North Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
West Lincoln Middle	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
West Lincoln High	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Kings Mountain High	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Kings Mountain Intermediate	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
West Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Bessemer City High	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Kings Mountain Middle	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
East Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Shelby Middle	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Bessemer City Middle	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
North Brook Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Bessemer City Primary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
Bessemer City Central Elem	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28169

What school district is ZIP code 28169 in?

ZIP 28169 (Waco, NC) maps to Cleveland County Schools (LEA ID 3700900) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 28169?

US5 lists 33 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 31 public and 2 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28169 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28169 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	12.8%
High school	38.2%
Less than HS	21.6%
School district	Cleveland County Schools

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