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ZIP 28208 — 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 28208
K-12 nearby
100
Public
83
Private
17
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 28208 (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 (83 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.7 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 Johnson C Smith University about 3.0 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
LEA ID
3702970
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Johnson C Smith University3.0 miles (4.7 km)4yr-private
- Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte3.2 miles (5.1 km)4yr-private
- Carolinas College of Health Sciences3.5 miles (5.7 km)4yr-public
- Central Piedmont Community College4.5 miles (7.2 km)2yr-public
- Queens University of Charlotte5.0 miles (8.1 km)4yr-private
- Southeastern College-Charlotte5.4 miles (8.8 km)2yr-private
- Chamberlain University-North Carolina6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-private
- Belmont Abbey College7.8 miles (12.6 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte10.8 miles (17.3 km)2yr-private
- Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary10.8 miles (17.3 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte11.2 miles (18.1 km)4yr-public
- Gaston College16.8 miles (27.1 km)2yr-public
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Davidson College18.9 miles (30.5 km)4yr-private
- York Technical College21.1 miles (33.9 km)2yr-public
- Winthrop University21.2 miles (34.1 km)4yr-public
- Cabarrus College of Health Sciences22.5 miles (36.3 km)4yr-private
- Clinton College23.2 miles (37.3 km)4yr-private
- NASCAR Technical Institute26.1 miles (41.9 km)2yr-private
- Wingate University31.2 miles (50.2 km)4yr-private
- Cleveland Community College33.2 miles (53.5 km)2yr-public
- University of South Carolina-Lancaster34.8 miles (56.0 km)2yr-public
- Rowan-Cabarrus Community College37.0 miles (59.6 km)2yr-public
- Hood Theological Seminary37.4 miles (60.1 km)4yr-private
- Mitchell Community College38.2 miles (61.4 km)2yr-public
- Stanly Community College38.6 miles (62.1 km)2yr-public
- Livingstone College38.6 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
- Catawba Valley Community College38.9 miles (62.5 km)2yr-public
- Pfeiffer University39.3 miles (63.3 km)4yr-private
- Catawba College39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
- Lenoir-Rhyne University42.4 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
- South Piedmont Community College42.4 miles (68.3 km)2yr-public
- Gardner-Webb University43.0 miles (69.1 km)4yr-private
- Limestone University43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Union53.7 miles (86.5 km)2yr-public
- Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute54.0 miles (86.8 km)2yr-public
- Western Piedmont Community College55.5 miles (89.4 km)2yr-public
- Isothermal Community College57.1 miles (92.0 km)2yr-public
- Montgomery Community College59.3 miles (95.4 km)2yr-public
- Davidson-Davie Community College59.9 miles (96.4 km)2yr-public
- Converse University60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-private
- Wofford College61.0 miles (98.1 km)4yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Upstate62.2 miles (100.2 km)4yr-public
- Sherman College of Chiropractic62.8 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
- Spartanburg Methodist College63.1 miles (101.5 km)4yr-private
- Spartanburg Community College63.7 miles (102.5 km)2yr-public
- Wilkes Community College64.5 miles (103.8 km)2yr-public
- Northeastern Technical College66.0 miles (106.2 km)2yr-public
- McDowell Technical Community College66.3 miles (106.7 km)2yr-public
- Randolph Community College68.0 miles (109.4 km)2yr-public
- Forsyth Technical Community College68.0 miles (109.4 km)2yr-public
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts69.5 miles (111.9 km)4yr-public
- Carolina University69.8 miles (112.3 km)4yr-private
- Salem College70.0 miles (112.6 km)4yr-private
- Winston-Salem State University70.6 miles (113.7 km)4yr-public
- Richmond Community College71.4 miles (114.8 km)2yr-public
- Wake Forest University71.7 miles (115.4 km)4yr-private
- High Point University72.5 miles (116.6 km)4yr-private
- Carolina Christian College73.1 miles (117.6 km)4yr-private
- Coker University75.7 miles (121.8 km)4yr-private
- Presbyterian College76.2 miles (122.6 km)4yr-private
- Guilford Technical Community College76.7 miles (123.5 km)2yr-public
- Newberry College76.8 miles (123.6 km)4yr-private
- South University-High Point77.1 miles (124.0 km)4yr-private
- South University-Columbia78.3 miles (126.0 km)4yr-private
- Mayland Community College79.1 miles (127.3 km)2yr-public
- Columbia International University80.4 miles (129.3 km)4yr-private
- Surry Community College80.4 miles (129.5 km)2yr-public
- Appalachian State University80.7 miles (129.9 km)4yr-public
- Southeastern College-Columbia80.7 miles (129.9 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-North Carolina80.8 miles (130.0 km)4yr-private
- Health And Style Institute81.8 miles (131.7 km)2yr-private
- Columbia College82.2 miles (132.2 km)4yr-private
- Guilford College82.7 miles (133.1 km)4yr-private
- Montreat College83.4 miles (134.2 km)4yr-private
- North Greenville University83.4 miles (134.2 km)4yr-private
- Lees-McRae College84.2 miles (135.5 km)4yr-private
- Benedict College84.4 miles (135.8 km)4yr-private
- Allen University84.5 miles (136.1 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro84.6 miles (136.1 km)4yr-public
- Fortis College-Columbia84.6 miles (136.1 km)2yr-private
- Sandhills Community College84.7 miles (136.3 km)2yr-public
- Greensboro College85.1 miles (136.9 km)4yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Columbia85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-public
- Bennett College85.7 miles (138.0 km)4yr-private
- Blue Ridge Community College85.8 miles (138.1 km)2yr-public
- Bob Jones University86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-private
- North Carolina A & T State University86.3 miles (138.8 km)4yr-public
- Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine86.7 miles (139.5 km)4yr-private
- Greenville Technical College87.4 miles (140.7 km)4yr-public
- St. Andrews University87.5 miles (140.9 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-South Carolina88.6 miles (142.7 km)4yr-private
- Furman University89.2 miles (143.6 km)4yr-private
- Midlands Technical College89.3 miles (143.7 km)2yr-public
- Warren Wilson College90.3 miles (145.4 km)4yr-private
- Florence-Darlington Technical College92.2 miles (148.3 km)2yr-public
- University of South Carolina-Sumter94.5 miles (152.1 km)2yr-public
- Galen Health Institutes-Asheville94.6 miles (152.3 km)4yr-private
- Central Carolina Technical College94.7 miles (152.4 km)2yr-public
- Morris College94.8 miles (152.6 km)4yr-private
- Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College95.7 miles (154.0 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westerly Hills Academy | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.4 km) |
| Harding University High School | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Ashley Park PreK-8 School | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Stewart Creek High | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Movement Charter School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| GO BIG | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Charles H. Parker Academic Center | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Thomasboro Academy | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Renaissance West STEAM Academy | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Reid Park Academy | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Niner University Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Charlotte Lab School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Allenbrook Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Tuckaseegee Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Bruns Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Wilson STEM Academy | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Marie G Davis School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| East Voyager Academy of Charlotte | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| West Mecklenburg High School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Jackson Day School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| KENT ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Irwin Academic Center | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Northwest School of the Arts | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Dilworth Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| University Park Creative Arts | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| THE JOHN CROSLAND SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Oaklawn Language Academy | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| KEYSTONE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| KEYSTONE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| West Charlotte High School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Sedgefield Montessori | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Sedgefield Middle | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Metro School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| EPIPHANY SCHOOL OF CHARLOTTE | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Walter G. Byers School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| BROOKSTONE SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| Turning Point Academy | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| ST PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Lincoln Heights Montessori | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| First Ward Creative Arts Academy | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Metrolina Reg Scholars Academy | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Central Piedmont Early College | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Williams Secondary Montessori | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| FRIENDSHIP DAY SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES & THE ARTS | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Steele Creek Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Paw Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Piedmont Middle School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Elizabeth Traditional Elem | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| ST ANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| BEREAN JR ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Berryhill School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Oakdale Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Myers Park Traditional Elem | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| CHARLOTTE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| TEACHING ACHIEVING STUDENTS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Druid Hills Academy | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| VERITAS Community School CFA | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Movement School Northwest | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.1 km) |
| Pinewood Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Nations Ford Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| Collinswood Language Academy | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Elbert Edwin Waddell High School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Military and Global Leadership | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Movement School Southwest | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Villa Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Eastover Elementary | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| Mountain Island Lake Academy | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Coulwood STEM Academy | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| CHRIST CHURCH PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Berewick Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Olympic High School | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Statesville Road Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Steele Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Montclaire Elementary | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.4 km) |
| Highland Mill Montessori | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Myers Park High School | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Academy | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Whitewater Academy | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Selwyn Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Kennedy Middle | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Billingsville Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Whitewater Middle | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Alexander Graham Middle | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| BRISBANE ACADEMY PREPARATORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Highland Renaissance Academy | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Ranson Middle | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Chantilly Montessori | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| South Academy of International Languages | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| VICTORY CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Sugar Creek Charter | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Starmount Academy of Excellence | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| River Oaks Academy | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Shamrock Gardens Elementary | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 28208
What school district is ZIP code 28208 in?
ZIP 28208 (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 28208?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 83 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 28208 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28208 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 25.8% |
| High school | 32.1% |
| Less than HS | 18.6% |
| School district | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools |