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ZIP 28205 — 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 28205
K-12 nearby
100
Public
72
Private
28
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 28205 (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 (72 public, 28 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.4 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 2.3 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
LEA ID
3702970
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Central Piedmont Community College2.3 miles (3.7 km)2yr-public
- Queens University of Charlotte3.2 miles (5.2 km)4yr-private
- Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte3.6 miles (5.8 km)4yr-private
- Johnson C Smith University4.2 miles (6.7 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte5.0 miles (8.0 km)2yr-private
- Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary5.0 miles (8.1 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte6.9 miles (11.1 km)4yr-public
- Southeastern College-Charlotte7.5 miles (12.1 km)2yr-private
- Carolinas College of Health Sciences8.2 miles (13.2 km)4yr-public
- Chamberlain University-North Carolina9.8 miles (15.8 km)4yr-private
- Belmont Abbey College14.5 miles (23.3 km)4yr-private
- Cabarrus College of Health Sciences18.6 miles (30.0 km)4yr-private
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Davidson College19.7 miles (31.6 km)4yr-private
- York Technical College22.8 miles (36.7 km)2yr-public
- Gaston College23.4 miles (37.7 km)2yr-public
- Winthrop University23.5 miles (37.9 km)4yr-public
- Wingate University25.3 miles (40.8 km)4yr-private
- Clinton College25.5 miles (41.0 km)4yr-private
- NASCAR Technical Institute27.0 miles (43.4 km)2yr-private
- Stanly Community College32.3 miles (52.0 km)2yr-public
- University of South Carolina-Lancaster33.3 miles (53.7 km)2yr-public
- Rowan-Cabarrus Community College33.8 miles (54.5 km)2yr-public
- Pfeiffer University33.9 miles (54.6 km)4yr-private
- Hood Theological Seminary34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-private
- Livingstone College35.7 miles (57.4 km)4yr-private
- South Piedmont Community College36.0 miles (58.0 km)2yr-public
- Catawba College36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-private
- Mitchell Community College39.4 miles (63.4 km)2yr-public
- Cleveland Community College39.9 miles (64.2 km)2yr-public
- Catawba Valley Community College43.5 miles (70.0 km)2yr-public
- Lenoir-Rhyne University47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-private
- Gardner-Webb University49.6 miles (79.9 km)4yr-private
- Limestone University49.8 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery Community College52.9 miles (85.1 km)2yr-public
- Davidson-Davie Community College56.3 miles (90.5 km)2yr-public
- University of South Carolina-Union58.4 miles (94.0 km)2yr-public
- Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute58.8 miles (94.6 km)2yr-public
- Northeastern Technical College60.1 miles (96.7 km)2yr-public
- Western Piedmont Community College61.4 miles (98.7 km)2yr-public
- Randolph Community College62.5 miles (100.6 km)2yr-public
- Isothermal Community College63.8 miles (102.7 km)2yr-public
- Richmond Community College64.8 miles (104.3 km)2yr-public
- Forsyth Technical Community College65.5 miles (105.4 km)2yr-public
- Converse University66.3 miles (106.7 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts66.9 miles (107.7 km)4yr-public
- Wofford College67.1 miles (108.0 km)4yr-private
- Wilkes Community College67.2 miles (108.1 km)2yr-public
- Carolina University67.3 miles (108.2 km)4yr-private
- Salem College67.4 miles (108.4 km)4yr-private
- Winston-Salem State University68.0 miles (109.4 km)4yr-public
- University of South Carolina-Upstate68.5 miles (110.2 km)4yr-public
- High Point University68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-private
- Sherman College of Chiropractic69.1 miles (111.2 km)4yr-private
- Spartanburg Methodist College69.2 miles (111.4 km)4yr-private
- Wake Forest University69.4 miles (111.8 km)4yr-private
- Spartanburg Community College69.9 miles (112.5 km)2yr-public
- Carolina Christian College70.7 miles (113.8 km)4yr-private
- Coker University71.0 miles (114.3 km)4yr-private
- McDowell Technical Community College72.6 miles (116.8 km)2yr-public
- Guilford Technical Community College72.7 miles (117.0 km)2yr-public
- South University-High Point73.3 miles (118.0 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-North Carolina76.8 miles (123.7 km)4yr-private
- Health And Style Institute77.7 miles (125.1 km)2yr-private
- South University-Columbia78.0 miles (125.6 km)4yr-private
- Sandhills Community College78.1 miles (125.7 km)2yr-public
- Guilford College78.9 miles (126.9 km)4yr-private
- Newberry College79.8 miles (128.5 km)4yr-private
- Southeastern College-Columbia80.5 miles (129.5 km)2yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro80.5 miles (129.5 km)4yr-public
- Presbyterian College80.6 miles (129.7 km)4yr-private
- Columbia International University80.6 miles (129.8 km)4yr-private
- Surry Community College80.6 miles (129.8 km)2yr-public
- Greensboro College81.0 miles (130.3 km)4yr-private
- St. Andrews University81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-private
- Bennett College81.6 miles (131.3 km)4yr-private
- North Carolina A & T State University82.1 miles (132.1 km)4yr-public
- Columbia College82.2 miles (132.3 km)4yr-private
- Benedict College84.3 miles (135.7 km)4yr-private
- Allen University84.5 miles (136.0 km)4yr-private
- Fortis College-Columbia84.8 miles (136.5 km)2yr-private
- Mayland Community College84.9 miles (136.6 km)2yr-public
- Appalachian State University85.1 miles (136.9 km)4yr-public
- University of South Carolina-Columbia85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-public
- Florence-Darlington Technical College87.2 miles (140.3 km)2yr-public
- Lees-McRae College89.2 miles (143.5 km)4yr-private
- Midlands Technical College89.7 miles (144.3 km)2yr-public
- Montreat College89.9 miles (144.7 km)4yr-private
- North Greenville University89.9 miles (144.7 km)4yr-private
- Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine91.3 miles (146.9 km)4yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Sumter91.8 miles (147.8 km)2yr-public
- Central Carolina Technical College92.0 miles (148.0 km)2yr-public
- Morris College92.0 miles (148.0 km)4yr-private
- Bob Jones University92.3 miles (148.5 km)4yr-private
- Blue Ridge Community College92.5 miles (148.9 km)2yr-public
- Greenville Technical College93.5 miles (150.5 km)4yr-public
- Central Carolina Community College94.4 miles (151.9 km)2yr-public
- Elon University94.6 miles (152.3 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-South Carolina94.8 miles (152.5 km)4yr-private
- Furman University95.5 miles (153.8 km)4yr-private
- Francis Marion University96.0 miles (154.6 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merry Oaks International Academy | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| EMERALD SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE | private | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| Eastway Middle | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Chantilly Montessori | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Shamrock Gardens Elementary | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| CHARLOTTE ISLAMIC ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Winterfield Elementary | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Military and Global Leadership | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Garinger High School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Oakhurst STEAM Academy | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Windsor Park Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Villa Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Commonwealth High | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Highland Mill Montessori | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Billingsville Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Piedmont Middle School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Movement School Eastland | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Elizabeth Traditional Elem | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Central Piedmont Early College | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| INTELLICOR INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.8 km) |
| Eastover Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Randolph Middle | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Charlotte East Language Academy | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (3.9 km) |
| First Ward Creative Arts Academy | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| KIPP Charlotte | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Lawrence Orr Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Highland Renaissance Academy | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Briarwood Academy | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Cotswold Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF CHARLOTTE | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Sugar Creek Charter | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| BROOKSTONE SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| CHRIST CHURCH PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| ALC MOSAIC (MOSAIC SCHOOL) | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| McClintock Middle | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Cochrane Collegiate Academy | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| VERITAS Community School CFA | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Metro School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Devonshire Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| EPIPHANY SCHOOL OF CHARLOTTE | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Esperanza Global Academy | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Martin Luther King Jr Middle | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Myers Park Traditional Elem | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| CHARLOTTE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| TEACHING ACHIEVING STUDENTS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| ST PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Druid Hills Academy | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Idlewild Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Walter G. Byers School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Hidden Valley Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| East Mecklenburg High School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| PHILIPS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Rama Road Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Dilworth Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| THE NEST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| HICKORY GROVE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| ST GABRIEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Irwin Academic Center | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Albemarle Road Middle | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Albemarle Road Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| KENT ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Sedgefield Middle | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Lincoln Heights Montessori | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| Oaklawn Language Academy | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Hickory Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Myers Park High School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Grove Park Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| KEYSTONE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| ST ANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| KEYSTONE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Alexander Graham Middle | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Selwyn Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Northridge Middle | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Williams Secondary Montessori | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Bruns Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.3 km) |
| Piney Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Cato Middle College High School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Charlotte Lab School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Northwest School of the Arts | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Sedgefield Montessori | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Sharon Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| SCHOOL AT THOMPSON | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| University Park Creative Arts | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Greenway Park Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| CHARLOTTE JEWISH DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Joseph W Grier Academy | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (8.0 km) |
| CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIES | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (8.0 km) |
| Marie G Davis School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| West Charlotte High School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| TRINITY CHRISTIAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| CHARLOTTE PREPARATORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Newell Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| American Leadership Academy Charlotte | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Charlotte Secondary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| CYZNER INSTITUTE | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 28205
What school district is ZIP code 28205 in?
ZIP 28205 (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 28205?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 72 public and 28 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 28205 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28205 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 46.5% |
| High school | 16.5% |
| Less than HS | 14.5% |
| School district | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools |