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ZIP 28212 — 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 28212
K-12 nearby
100
Public
71
Private
29
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 28212 (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 (71 public, 29 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.8 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 Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte about 1.8 miles away (2yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
LEA ID
3702970
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte1.8 miles (3.0 km)2yr-private
- Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary2.0 miles (3.2 km)4yr-private
- Queens University of Charlotte5.0 miles (8.1 km)4yr-private
- Central Piedmont Community College5.2 miles (8.4 km)2yr-public
- Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-private
- Johnson C Smith University7.4 miles (11.9 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte8.2 miles (13.2 km)4yr-public
- Southeastern College-Charlotte8.8 miles (14.2 km)2yr-private
- Carolinas College of Health Sciences10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-public
- Chamberlain University-North Carolina11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-private
- Belmont Abbey College17.5 miles (28.1 km)4yr-private
- Cabarrus College of Health Sciences19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Wingate University22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
- Davidson College22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-private
- York Technical College22.5 miles (36.2 km)2yr-public
- Winthrop University23.5 miles (37.8 km)4yr-public
- Clinton College25.4 miles (40.8 km)4yr-private
- Gaston College26.5 miles (42.6 km)2yr-public
- NASCAR Technical Institute29.5 miles (47.5 km)2yr-private
- Stanly Community College30.5 miles (49.1 km)2yr-public
- University of South Carolina-Lancaster31.3 miles (50.3 km)2yr-public
- South Piedmont Community College32.8 miles (52.8 km)2yr-public
- Pfeiffer University33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
- Rowan-Cabarrus Community College34.5 miles (55.6 km)2yr-public
- Hood Theological Seminary34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-private
- Livingstone College36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-private
- Catawba College37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-private
- Mitchell Community College42.0 miles (67.5 km)2yr-public
- Cleveland Community College42.7 miles (68.7 km)2yr-public
- Catawba Valley Community College46.8 miles (75.3 km)2yr-public
- Lenoir-Rhyne University50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery Community College50.9 miles (81.9 km)2yr-public
- Limestone University51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-private
- Gardner-Webb University52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
- Davidson-Davie Community College56.5 miles (91.0 km)2yr-public
- Northeastern Technical College56.8 miles (91.4 km)2yr-public
- University of South Carolina-Union59.3 miles (95.5 km)2yr-public
- Randolph Community College61.5 miles (99.0 km)2yr-public
- Richmond Community College61.7 miles (99.3 km)2yr-public
- Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute62.1 miles (99.9 km)2yr-public
- Western Piedmont Community College64.7 miles (104.1 km)2yr-public
- Forsyth Technical Community College66.4 miles (106.8 km)2yr-public
- Isothermal Community College66.7 miles (107.3 km)2yr-public
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts67.7 miles (109.0 km)4yr-public
- Coker University67.8 miles (109.2 km)4yr-private
- Carolina University68.1 miles (109.6 km)4yr-private
- Salem College68.2 miles (109.8 km)4yr-private
- Converse University68.3 miles (109.9 km)4yr-private
- High Point University68.7 miles (110.5 km)4yr-private
- Winston-Salem State University68.8 miles (110.7 km)4yr-public
- Wofford College69.1 miles (111.1 km)4yr-private
- Wilkes Community College70.0 miles (112.7 km)2yr-public
- Wake Forest University70.4 miles (113.3 km)4yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Upstate70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-public
- Sherman College of Chiropractic71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
- Spartanburg Methodist College71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
- Carolina Christian College71.7 miles (115.3 km)4yr-private
- Spartanburg Community College71.9 miles (115.8 km)2yr-public
- Guilford Technical Community College72.7 miles (117.0 km)2yr-public
- South University-High Point73.5 miles (118.2 km)4yr-private
- Sandhills Community College75.6 miles (121.6 km)2yr-public
- McDowell Technical Community College75.8 miles (122.0 km)2yr-public
- South University-Columbia76.3 miles (122.8 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-North Carolina76.9 miles (123.7 km)4yr-private
- Health And Style Institute77.6 miles (124.9 km)2yr-private
- St. Andrews University77.9 miles (125.4 km)4yr-private
- Southeastern College-Columbia78.7 miles (126.6 km)2yr-private
- Guilford College79.0 miles (127.1 km)4yr-private
- Columbia International University79.1 miles (127.3 km)4yr-private
- Newberry College79.7 miles (128.3 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro80.4 miles (129.3 km)4yr-public
- Columbia College80.6 miles (129.7 km)4yr-private
- Greensboro College80.9 miles (130.1 km)4yr-private
- Presbyterian College81.2 miles (130.7 km)4yr-private
- Bennett College81.4 miles (131.0 km)4yr-private
- North Carolina A & T State University81.9 miles (131.9 km)4yr-public
- Benedict College82.7 miles (133.0 km)4yr-private
- Surry Community College82.7 miles (133.1 km)2yr-public
- Allen University82.8 miles (133.3 km)4yr-private
- Fortis College-Columbia83.3 miles (134.0 km)2yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Columbia83.8 miles (134.9 km)4yr-public
- Florence-Darlington Technical College83.9 miles (135.0 km)2yr-public
- Midlands Technical College88.1 miles (141.8 km)2yr-public
- Mayland Community College88.2 miles (141.9 km)2yr-public
- Appalachian State University88.3 miles (142.2 km)4yr-public
- University of South Carolina-Sumter89.1 miles (143.4 km)2yr-public
- Morris College89.2 miles (143.6 km)4yr-private
- Central Carolina Technical College89.2 miles (143.6 km)2yr-public
- North Greenville University92.2 miles (148.4 km)4yr-private
- Central Carolina Community College92.4 miles (148.6 km)2yr-public
- Lees-McRae College92.5 miles (148.8 km)4yr-private
- Francis Marion University92.7 miles (149.3 km)4yr-public
- Montreat College93.0 miles (149.7 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke94.0 miles (151.3 km)4yr-public
- Elon University94.2 miles (151.5 km)4yr-private
- Bob Jones University94.3 miles (151.7 km)4yr-private
- Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine94.5 miles (152.1 km)4yr-private
- Blue Ridge Community College95.2 miles (153.2 km)2yr-public
- Greenville Technical College95.4 miles (153.5 km)4yr-public
- Strayer University-South Carolina96.7 miles (155.6 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idlewild Elementary | public | — | — | 0.1 miles (0.1 km) |
| Esperanza Global Academy | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| ALC MOSAIC (MOSAIC SCHOOL) | private | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Albemarle Road Elementary | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| East Mecklenburg High School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Albemarle Road Middle | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Piney Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| THE NEST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| McClintock Middle | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Charlotte East Language Academy | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| SCHOOL AT THOMPSON | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Movement School Eastland | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Commonwealth High | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Winterfield Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Rama Road Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| CHARLOTTE ISLAMIC ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| MATTHEWS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| TRINITY CHRISTIAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Greenway Park Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Oakhurst STEAM Academy | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Eastway Middle | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (3.9 km) |
| ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF CHARLOTTE | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Charlotte Secondary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Crown Point Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| HICKORY GROVE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| Windsor Park Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Lawrence Orr Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.3 km) |
| EMERALD SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.3 km) |
| CROSSWAY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Randolph Middle | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| INTELLICOR INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Merry Oaks International Academy | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Cotswold Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Northeast Middle | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Hickory Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Lebanon Road Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| CHARLOTTE PREPARATORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Independence High School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| CYZNER INSTITUTE | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Chantilly Montessori | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Mint Hill Middle | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| PHILIPS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| CHARLOTTE JEWISH DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIES | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Mint Hill Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| FAITH BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Billingsville Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Lansdowne Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| ST GABRIEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| J. H. Gunn Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Devonshire Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Shamrock Gardens Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Cochrane Collegiate Academy | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| American Leadership Academy Charlotte | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| THE FLETCHER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Garinger High School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Crestdale Middle | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Eastover Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| CHRIST CHURCH PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| KIPP Charlotte | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Briarwood Academy | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Sharon Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Queen's Grant Community School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Military and Global Leadership | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| COVENANT DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Elizabeth Traditional Elem | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Grove Park Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Northridge Middle | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Myers Park Traditional Elem | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Highland Mill Montessori | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Piedmont Middle School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Myers Park High School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Villa Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| Alexander Graham Middle | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Elizabeth Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| CARMEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Central Piedmont Early College | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Matthews Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Selwyn Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Carmel Middle | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Cato Middle College High School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Providence High School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Bain Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Butler High School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Martin Luther King Jr Middle | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Joseph W Grier Academy | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| First Ward Creative Arts Academy | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Highland Renaissance Academy | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Sugar Creek Charter | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| ST PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| EPIPHANY SCHOOL OF CHARLOTTE | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| BROOKSTONE SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.4 km) |
| Metro School | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.6 km) |
| ST ANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Hidden Valley Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Reedy Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 28212
What school district is ZIP code 28212 in?
ZIP 28212 (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 28212?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 71 public and 29 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 28212 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28212 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 24.2% |
| High school | 25.6% |
| Less than HS | 22.2% |
| School district | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools |