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ZIP 28204 — 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 28204
K-12 nearby
100
Public
75
Private
25
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 28204 (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 (75 public, 25 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.4 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Central Piedmont Community College about 0.3 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
LEA ID
3702970
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Central Piedmont Community College0.3 miles (0.4 km)2yr-public
- Queens University of Charlotte1.8 miles (2.9 km)4yr-private
- Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte1.9 miles (3.0 km)4yr-private
- Johnson C Smith University2.6 miles (4.2 km)4yr-private
- Southeastern College-Charlotte5.8 miles (9.3 km)2yr-private
- Carolinas College of Health Sciences6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-public
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte6.3 miles (10.1 km)2yr-private
- Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary6.3 miles (10.2 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-North Carolina8.0 miles (12.8 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte8.3 miles (13.4 km)4yr-public
- Belmont Abbey College12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-private
- Davidson College19.7 miles (31.8 km)4yr-private
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Cabarrus College of Health Sciences20.1 miles (32.4 km)4yr-private
- Gaston College21.5 miles (34.6 km)2yr-public
- York Technical College21.6 miles (34.7 km)2yr-public
- Winthrop University22.1 miles (35.6 km)4yr-public
- Clinton College24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-private
- Wingate University26.8 miles (43.2 km)4yr-private
- NASCAR Technical Institute27.0 miles (43.5 km)2yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Lancaster33.1 miles (53.3 km)2yr-public
- Stanly Community College34.4 miles (55.4 km)2yr-public
- Rowan-Cabarrus Community College35.2 miles (56.6 km)2yr-public
- Hood Theological Seminary35.5 miles (57.2 km)4yr-private
- Pfeiffer University35.9 miles (57.7 km)4yr-private
- Livingstone College37.0 miles (59.5 km)4yr-private
- South Piedmont Community College37.8 miles (60.9 km)2yr-public
- Cleveland Community College37.8 miles (60.9 km)2yr-public
- Catawba College38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private
- Mitchell Community College39.4 miles (63.5 km)2yr-public
- Catawba Valley Community College42.4 miles (68.2 km)2yr-public
- Lenoir-Rhyne University45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-private
- Gardner-Webb University47.5 miles (76.5 km)4yr-private
- Limestone University47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery Community College55.0 miles (88.5 km)2yr-public
- University of South Carolina-Union56.6 miles (91.0 km)2yr-public
- Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute57.6 miles (92.7 km)2yr-public
- Davidson-Davie Community College57.8 miles (93.0 km)2yr-public
- Western Piedmont Community College59.8 miles (96.3 km)2yr-public
- Northeastern Technical College61.6 miles (99.2 km)2yr-public
- Isothermal Community College61.8 miles (99.4 km)2yr-public
- Converse University64.2 miles (103.4 km)4yr-private
- Randolph Community College64.5 miles (103.8 km)2yr-public
- Wofford College65.0 miles (104.6 km)4yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Upstate66.4 miles (106.8 km)4yr-public
- Richmond Community College66.7 miles (107.4 km)2yr-public
- Forsyth Technical Community College66.7 miles (107.4 km)2yr-public
- Wilkes Community College66.8 miles (107.4 km)2yr-public
- Sherman College of Chiropractic66.9 miles (107.7 km)4yr-private
- Spartanburg Methodist College67.1 miles (108.0 km)4yr-private
- Spartanburg Community College67.8 miles (109.1 km)2yr-public
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts68.2 miles (109.7 km)4yr-public
- Carolina University68.5 miles (110.2 km)4yr-private
- Salem College68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-private
- Winston-Salem State University69.3 miles (111.5 km)4yr-public
- High Point University70.2 miles (112.9 km)4yr-private
- Wake Forest University70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-private
- McDowell Technical Community College70.8 miles (114.0 km)2yr-public
- Carolina Christian College71.9 miles (115.7 km)4yr-private
- Coker University72.1 miles (116.0 km)4yr-private
- Guilford Technical Community College74.3 miles (119.6 km)2yr-public
- South University-High Point74.9 miles (120.5 km)4yr-private
- South University-Columbia77.5 miles (124.8 km)4yr-private
- Newberry College78.4 miles (126.1 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-North Carolina78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-private
- Presbyterian College78.8 miles (126.8 km)4yr-private
- Health And Style Institute79.4 miles (127.8 km)2yr-private
- Southeastern College-Columbia79.9 miles (128.7 km)2yr-private
- Columbia International University80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-private
- Sandhills Community College80.2 miles (129.1 km)2yr-public
- Guilford College80.5 miles (129.5 km)4yr-private
- Surry Community College81.1 miles (130.5 km)2yr-public
- Columbia College81.6 miles (131.3 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro82.1 miles (132.2 km)4yr-public
- Greensboro College82.6 miles (133.0 km)4yr-private
- St. Andrews University82.9 miles (133.5 km)4yr-private
- Bennett College83.2 miles (134.0 km)4yr-private
- Mayland Community College83.3 miles (134.1 km)2yr-public
- Benedict College83.8 miles (134.8 km)4yr-private
- North Carolina A & T State University83.8 miles (134.8 km)4yr-public
- Allen University83.9 miles (135.1 km)4yr-private
- Appalachian State University84.1 miles (135.4 km)4yr-public
- Fortis College-Columbia84.1 miles (135.4 km)2yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Columbia84.9 miles (136.6 km)4yr-public
- North Greenville University87.8 miles (141.3 km)4yr-private
- Lees-McRae College88.0 miles (141.6 km)4yr-private
- Montreat College88.0 miles (141.6 km)4yr-private
- Florence-Darlington Technical College88.3 miles (142.2 km)2yr-public
- Midlands Technical College89.0 miles (143.2 km)2yr-public
- Bob Jones University90.2 miles (145.1 km)4yr-private
- Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine90.2 miles (145.2 km)4yr-private
- Blue Ridge Community College90.4 miles (145.5 km)2yr-public
- Greenville Technical College91.4 miles (147.1 km)4yr-public
- University of South Carolina-Sumter92.1 miles (148.3 km)2yr-public
- Central Carolina Technical College92.3 miles (148.5 km)2yr-public
- Morris College92.3 miles (148.6 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-South Carolina92.7 miles (149.1 km)4yr-private
- Furman University93.4 miles (150.3 km)4yr-private
- Warren Wilson College95.0 miles (152.9 km)4yr-private
- Elon University96.4 miles (155.2 km)4yr-private
- Central Carolina Community College96.5 miles (155.3 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Traditional Elem | public | — | — | 0.1 miles (0.2 km) |
| Central Piedmont Early College | public | — | — | 0.2 miles (0.4 km) |
| Piedmont Middle School | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| BROOKSTONE SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| Metro School | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| EPIPHANY SCHOOL OF CHARLOTTE | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| First Ward Creative Arts Academy | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.7 km) |
| Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Military and Global Leadership | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| ST PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Eastover Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Dilworth Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Chantilly Montessori | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Billingsville Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| KENT ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Villa Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Myers Park Traditional Elem | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| CHRIST CHURCH PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Sedgefield Middle | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Irwin Academic Center | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Walter G. Byers School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| KEYSTONE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| KEYSTONE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Highland Mill Montessori | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Merry Oaks International Academy | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Shamrock Gardens Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| Charlotte Lab School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| VERITAS Community School CFA | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Sedgefield Montessori | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| ST ANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Bruns Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| EMERALD SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Eastway Middle | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Randolph Middle | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Oakhurst STEAM Academy | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Oaklawn Language Academy | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| TEACHING ACHIEVING STUDENTS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| CHARLOTTE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Marie G Davis School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Cotswold Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.7 km) |
| Druid Hills Academy | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.7 km) |
| Myers Park High School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Garinger High School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Highland Renaissance Academy | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Lincoln Heights Montessori | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Selwyn Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| CHARLOTTE ISLAMIC ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Alexander Graham Middle | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| ST GABRIEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF CHARLOTTE | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Northwest School of the Arts | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| PHILIPS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Winterfield Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Sugar Creek Charter | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Charles H. Parker Academic Center | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| GO BIG | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Movement Charter School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Stewart Creek High | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| University Park Creative Arts | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Williams Secondary Montessori | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Ashley Park PreK-8 School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Windsor Park Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| Commonwealth High | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| West Charlotte High School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Pinewood Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Movement School Eastland | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| McClintock Middle | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| KIPP Charlotte | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| ALC MOSAIC (MOSAIC SCHOOL) | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Sharon Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Martin Luther King Jr Middle | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Niner University Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Briarwood Academy | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Rama Road Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Hidden Valley Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Collinswood Language Academy | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| INTELLICOR INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Reid Park Academy | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Charlotte East Language Academy | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Harding University High School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Metrolina Reg Scholars Academy | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| East Mecklenburg High School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Lawrence Orr Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| FRIENDSHIP DAY SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES & THE ARTS | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Montclaire Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Cochrane Collegiate Academy | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Thomasboro Academy | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Westerly Hills Academy | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| THE JOHN CROSLAND SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Devonshire Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Esperanza Global Academy | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Idlewild Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| CHARLOTTE JEWISH DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIES | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| BEREAN JR ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 28204
What school district is ZIP code 28204 in?
ZIP 28204 (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 28204?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 75 public and 25 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 28204 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28204 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 76.3% |
| High school | 7.8% |
| Less than HS | 3.9% |
| School district | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools |