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ZIP 28203 — 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 28203
K-12 nearby
100
Public
78
Private
22
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 28203 (Charlotte, NC) is associated with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (LEA 3702970) 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 (78 public, 22 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.6 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.5% 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 Central Piedmont Community College about 1.8 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
LEA ID
3702970
Private school share (ACS)
0.5%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Central Piedmont Community College1.8 miles (2.9 km)2yr-public
- Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte1.8 miles (2.9 km)4yr-private
- Queens University of Charlotte2.0 miles (3.2 km)4yr-private
- Johnson C Smith University2.4 miles (3.9 km)4yr-private
- Carolinas College of Health Sciences4.3 miles (6.9 km)4yr-public
- Southeastern College-Charlotte4.3 miles (7.0 km)2yr-private
- Chamberlain University-North Carolina6.4 miles (10.3 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte7.6 miles (12.3 km)2yr-private
- Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary7.7 miles (12.3 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte9.9 miles (15.9 km)4yr-public
- Belmont Abbey College10.9 miles (17.5 km)4yr-private
- Gaston College19.9 miles (32.1 km)2yr-public
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Davidson College20.2 miles (32.4 km)4yr-private
- York Technical College20.4 miles (32.9 km)2yr-public
- Winthrop University20.8 miles (33.5 km)4yr-public
- Cabarrus College of Health Sciences21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-private
- Clinton College22.9 miles (36.8 km)4yr-private
- NASCAR Technical Institute27.4 miles (44.2 km)2yr-private
- Wingate University28.1 miles (45.2 km)4yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Lancaster32.9 miles (52.9 km)2yr-public
- Cleveland Community College36.1 miles (58.1 km)2yr-public
- Stanly Community College36.3 miles (58.4 km)2yr-public
- Rowan-Cabarrus Community College36.6 miles (58.9 km)2yr-public
- Hood Theological Seminary36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-private
- Pfeiffer University37.7 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
- Livingstone College38.3 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
- South Piedmont Community College39.4 miles (63.3 km)2yr-public
- Catawba College39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
- Mitchell Community College39.8 miles (64.0 km)2yr-public
- Catawba Valley Community College41.7 miles (67.0 km)2yr-public
- Lenoir-Rhyne University45.2 miles (72.8 km)4yr-private
- Gardner-Webb University45.7 miles (73.6 km)4yr-private
- Limestone University45.9 miles (73.8 km)4yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Union54.9 miles (88.3 km)2yr-public
- Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute56.8 miles (91.5 km)2yr-public
- Montgomery Community College56.9 miles (91.5 km)2yr-public
- Western Piedmont Community College58.6 miles (94.4 km)2yr-public
- Davidson-Davie Community College59.3 miles (95.4 km)2yr-public
- Isothermal Community College60.0 miles (96.6 km)2yr-public
- Converse University62.4 miles (100.4 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Technical College62.9 miles (101.2 km)2yr-public
- Wofford College63.1 miles (101.6 km)4yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Upstate64.5 miles (103.8 km)4yr-public
- Sherman College of Chiropractic65.1 miles (104.7 km)4yr-private
- Spartanburg Methodist College65.3 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
- Spartanburg Community College65.9 miles (106.1 km)2yr-public
- Randolph Community College66.3 miles (106.7 km)2yr-public
- Wilkes Community College66.7 miles (107.3 km)2yr-public
- Forsyth Technical Community College68.0 miles (109.4 km)2yr-public
- Richmond Community College68.3 miles (109.9 km)2yr-public
- McDowell Technical Community College69.4 miles (111.7 km)2yr-public
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts69.4 miles (111.8 km)4yr-public
- Carolina University69.7 miles (112.2 km)4yr-private
- Salem College69.9 miles (112.5 km)4yr-private
- Winston-Salem State University70.5 miles (113.5 km)4yr-public
- High Point University71.7 miles (115.4 km)4yr-private
- Wake Forest University71.8 miles (115.5 km)4yr-private
- Coker University72.8 miles (117.2 km)4yr-private
- Carolina Christian College73.1 miles (117.7 km)4yr-private
- Guilford Technical Community College75.9 miles (122.1 km)2yr-public
- South University-High Point76.4 miles (123.0 km)4yr-private
- South University-Columbia76.9 miles (123.8 km)4yr-private
- Newberry College77.0 miles (123.9 km)4yr-private
- Presbyterian College77.1 miles (124.1 km)4yr-private
- Columbia International University79.2 miles (127.5 km)4yr-private
- Southeastern College-Columbia79.3 miles (127.7 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-North Carolina80.0 miles (128.8 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College80.9 miles (130.2 km)4yr-private
- Health And Style Institute81.0 miles (130.3 km)2yr-private
- Surry Community College81.7 miles (131.4 km)2yr-public
- Guilford College82.0 miles (132.0 km)4yr-private
- Sandhills Community College82.0 miles (132.0 km)2yr-public
- Mayland Community College82.2 miles (132.2 km)2yr-public
- Benedict College83.1 miles (133.7 km)4yr-private
- Allen University83.3 miles (134.0 km)4yr-private
- Fortis College-Columbia83.4 miles (134.2 km)2yr-private
- Appalachian State University83.5 miles (134.3 km)4yr-public
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro83.7 miles (134.7 km)4yr-public
- Greensboro College84.2 miles (135.5 km)4yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Columbia84.2 miles (135.6 km)4yr-public
- St. Andrews University84.4 miles (135.9 km)4yr-private
- Bennett College84.8 miles (136.5 km)4yr-private
- North Carolina A & T State University85.4 miles (137.4 km)4yr-public
- North Greenville University85.9 miles (138.3 km)4yr-private
- Montreat College86.5 miles (139.2 km)4yr-private
- Lees-McRae College87.1 miles (140.2 km)4yr-private
- Midlands Technical College88.2 miles (141.9 km)2yr-public
- Bob Jones University88.3 miles (142.1 km)4yr-private
- Blue Ridge Community College88.7 miles (142.7 km)2yr-public
- Florence-Darlington Technical College89.2 miles (143.6 km)2yr-public
- Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine89.5 miles (144.1 km)4yr-private
- Greenville Technical College89.5 miles (144.1 km)4yr-public
- Strayer University-South Carolina90.8 miles (146.1 km)4yr-private
- Furman University91.5 miles (147.3 km)4yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Sumter92.2 miles (148.4 km)2yr-public
- Central Carolina Technical College92.4 miles (148.6 km)2yr-public
- Morris College92.5 miles (148.8 km)4yr-private
- Warren Wilson College93.4 miles (150.3 km)4yr-private
- Galen Health Institutes-Asheville97.6 miles (157.1 km)4yr-private
- Elon University98.1 miles (157.9 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT ACADEMY | private | — | — | 0.2 miles (0.3 km) |
| Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Dilworth Elementary | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Sedgefield Middle | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| KEYSTONE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| KEYSTONE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| ST PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| EPIPHANY SCHOOL OF CHARLOTTE | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Marie G Davis School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Metro School | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| Sedgefield Montessori | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| BROOKSTONE SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.2 km) |
| Charlotte Lab School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Charles H. Parker Academic Center | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Central Piedmont Early College | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| GO BIG | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Myers Park Traditional Elem | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Elizabeth Traditional Elem | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| ST ANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Irwin Academic Center | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| First Ward Creative Arts Academy | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Bruns Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Piedmont Middle School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Eastover Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Movement Charter School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Ashley Park PreK-8 School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| CHRIST CHURCH PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Niner University Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Stewart Creek High | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Reid Park Academy | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Walter G. Byers School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Military and Global Leadership | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Pinewood Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Billingsville Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Myers Park High School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Oaklawn Language Academy | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Selwyn Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Metrolina Reg Scholars Academy | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Harding University High School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Alexander Graham Middle | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| THE JOHN CROSLAND SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Villa Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Collinswood Language Academy | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Chantilly Montessori | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Northwest School of the Arts | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Westerly Hills Academy | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Renaissance West STEAM Academy | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Lincoln Heights Montessori | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| University Park Creative Arts | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| VERITAS Community School CFA | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| TEACHING ACHIEVING STUDENTS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| CHARLOTTE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Montclaire Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Thomasboro Academy | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Druid Hills Academy | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Highland Mill Montessori | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| West Charlotte High School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| ST GABRIEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Randolph Middle | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Cotswold Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| PHILIPS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Williams Secondary Montessori | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Movement School Southwest | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Elbert Edwin Waddell High School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Oakhurst STEAM Academy | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Merry Oaks International Academy | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Shamrock Gardens Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Nations Ford Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Sharon Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Highland Renaissance Academy | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF CHARLOTTE | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.3 km) |
| Eastway Middle | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| EMERALD SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| VICTORY CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Starmount Academy of Excellence | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Steele Creek Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Allenbrook Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Garinger High School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Sugar Creek Charter | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| FRIENDSHIP DAY SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES & THE ARTS | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| CHARLOTTE ISLAMIC ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| South Academy of International Languages | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Winterfield Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Huntingtowne Farms Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| BEREAN JR ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Beverly Woods Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| McClintock Middle | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Tuckaseegee Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Rama Road Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Wilson STEM Academy | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Commonwealth High | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Windsor Park Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| ALC MOSAIC (MOSAIC SCHOOL) | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Harper Middle College High | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| East Voyager Academy of Charlotte | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 28203
What school district is ZIP code 28203 in?
ZIP 28203 (Charlotte, NC) maps to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (LEA ID 3702970) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 28203?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 78 public and 22 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 28203 attend private school?
About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28203 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 80.3% |
| High school | 5.3% |
| Less than HS | 2.0% |
| School district | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools |