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ZIP 28217 — 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 28217
K-12 nearby
100
Public
79
Private
21
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 28217 (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 (79 public, 21 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.9 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 Southeastern College-Charlotte about 1.4 miles away (2yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
LEA ID
3702970
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Southeastern College-Charlotte1.4 miles (2.2 km)2yr-private
- Carolinas College of Health Sciences1.4 miles (2.3 km)4yr-public
- Chamberlain University-North Carolina2.5 miles (4.1 km)4yr-private
- Queens University of Charlotte4.5 miles (7.2 km)4yr-private
- Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte5.5 miles (8.9 km)4yr-private
- Central Piedmont Community College5.6 miles (9.0 km)2yr-public
- Johnson C Smith University5.9 miles (9.5 km)4yr-private
- Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary9.7 miles (15.6 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte9.7 miles (15.7 km)2yr-private
- Belmont Abbey College9.8 miles (15.8 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-public
- York Technical College16.9 miles (27.2 km)2yr-public
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Winthrop University17.2 miles (27.6 km)4yr-public
- Gaston College18.6 miles (30.0 km)2yr-public
- Clinton College19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
- Davidson College23.2 miles (37.3 km)4yr-private
- Cabarrus College of Health Sciences25.5 miles (41.1 km)4yr-private
- Wingate University29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
- NASCAR Technical Institute30.3 miles (48.8 km)2yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Lancaster30.7 miles (49.3 km)2yr-public
- Cleveland Community College33.9 miles (54.5 km)2yr-public
- Stanly Community College39.7 miles (63.9 km)2yr-public
- Rowan-Cabarrus Community College40.4 miles (65.1 km)2yr-public
- Hood Theological Seminary40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
- South Piedmont Community College41.1 miles (66.2 km)2yr-public
- Pfeiffer University41.5 miles (66.7 km)4yr-private
- Livingstone College42.1 miles (67.8 km)4yr-private
- Mitchell Community College42.4 miles (68.3 km)2yr-public
- Catawba Valley Community College42.5 miles (68.3 km)2yr-public
- Limestone University42.6 miles (68.5 km)4yr-private
- Gardner-Webb University43.2 miles (69.6 km)4yr-private
- Catawba College43.3 miles (69.7 km)4yr-private
- Lenoir-Rhyne University46.0 miles (74.0 km)4yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Union51.0 miles (82.1 km)2yr-public
- Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute57.4 miles (92.4 km)2yr-public
- Isothermal Community College57.8 miles (93.0 km)2yr-public
- Western Piedmont Community College58.2 miles (93.7 km)2yr-public
- Converse University59.0 miles (94.9 km)4yr-private
- Wofford College59.8 miles (96.2 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery Community College60.2 miles (96.8 km)2yr-public
- University of South Carolina-Upstate61.2 miles (98.5 km)4yr-public
- Sherman College of Chiropractic61.8 miles (99.5 km)4yr-private
- Spartanburg Methodist College61.9 miles (99.6 km)4yr-private
- Spartanburg Community College62.6 miles (100.8 km)2yr-public
- Davidson-Davie Community College63.1 miles (101.6 km)2yr-public
- Northeastern Technical College63.8 miles (102.7 km)2yr-public
- McDowell Technical Community College68.2 miles (109.8 km)2yr-public
- Wilkes Community College68.6 miles (110.4 km)2yr-public
- Randolph Community College70.1 miles (112.8 km)2yr-public
- Richmond Community College70.2 miles (113.0 km)2yr-public
- Forsyth Technical Community College71.7 miles (115.4 km)2yr-public
- Coker University72.5 miles (116.7 km)4yr-private
- Newberry College73.2 miles (117.8 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts73.2 miles (117.8 km)4yr-public
- Presbyterian College73.2 miles (117.9 km)4yr-private
- Carolina University73.5 miles (118.3 km)4yr-private
- Salem College73.6 miles (118.5 km)4yr-private
- South University-Columbia74.0 miles (119.2 km)4yr-private
- Winston-Salem State University74.3 miles (119.6 km)4yr-public
- Wake Forest University75.5 miles (121.5 km)4yr-private
- High Point University75.6 miles (121.7 km)4yr-private
- Columbia International University76.1 miles (122.5 km)4yr-private
- Southeastern College-Columbia76.5 miles (123.1 km)2yr-private
- Carolina Christian College76.8 miles (123.6 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College77.9 miles (125.4 km)4yr-private
- Guilford Technical Community College79.8 miles (128.4 km)2yr-public
- Benedict College80.1 miles (128.9 km)4yr-private
- South University-High Point80.3 miles (129.2 km)4yr-private
- Allen University80.3 miles (129.2 km)4yr-private
- Fortis College-Columbia80.3 miles (129.3 km)2yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Columbia81.3 miles (130.8 km)4yr-public
- Mayland Community College81.8 miles (131.6 km)2yr-public
- North Greenville University82.9 miles (133.4 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-North Carolina83.9 miles (135.0 km)4yr-private
- Appalachian State University84.3 miles (135.7 km)4yr-public
- Surry Community College84.7 miles (136.3 km)2yr-public
- Health And Style Institute84.9 miles (136.6 km)2yr-private
- Sandhills Community College84.9 miles (136.6 km)2yr-public
- Montreat College84.9 miles (136.6 km)4yr-private
- Bob Jones University85.0 miles (136.7 km)4yr-private
- Midlands Technical College85.1 miles (136.9 km)2yr-public
- Guilford College85.9 miles (138.2 km)4yr-private
- St. Andrews University86.1 miles (138.5 km)4yr-private
- Greenville Technical College86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-public
- Blue Ridge Community College86.2 miles (138.7 km)2yr-public
- Strayer University-South Carolina87.4 miles (140.7 km)4yr-private
- Lees-McRae College87.5 miles (140.8 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro87.6 miles (141.0 km)4yr-public
- Greensboro College88.1 miles (141.8 km)4yr-private
- Furman University88.3 miles (142.1 km)4yr-private
- Bennett College88.7 miles (142.8 km)4yr-private
- Florence-Darlington Technical College89.1 miles (143.4 km)2yr-public
- North Carolina A & T State University89.3 miles (143.6 km)4yr-public
- Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine90.2 miles (145.2 km)4yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Sumter90.5 miles (145.7 km)2yr-public
- Central Carolina Technical College90.7 miles (145.9 km)2yr-public
- Morris College90.8 miles (146.2 km)4yr-private
- Warren Wilson College91.7 miles (147.5 km)4yr-private
- Galen Health Institutes-Asheville95.5 miles (153.7 km)4yr-private
- Piedmont Technical 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE JOHN CROSLAND SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Nations Ford Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual School | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.7 km) |
| Elbert Edwin Waddell High School | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.7 km) |
| Steele Creek Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Movement School Southwest | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Metrolina Reg Scholars Academy | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| South Academy of International Languages | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Collinswood Language Academy | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Niner University Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| VICTORY CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Pinewood Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Reid Park Academy | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Montclaire Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Olympic High School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Renaissance West STEAM Academy | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Harper Middle College High | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Steele Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Kennedy Middle | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Starmount Academy of Excellence | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Sedgefield Montessori | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Marie G Davis School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| South Pine Academy | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Charles H. Parker Academic Center | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| KEYSTONE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| KEYSTONE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| GO BIG | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| ST ANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Sedgefield Middle | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Huntingtowne Farms Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Berewick Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| KENT ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Selwyn Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Myers Park High School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Alexander Graham Middle | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Dilworth Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Dilworth Elementary School Latta Campus | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Westerly Hills Academy | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| ST PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Myers Park Traditional Elem | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Sterling Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Charlotte Lab School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Ashley Park PreK-8 School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Harding University High School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| EPIPHANY SCHOOL OF CHARLOTTE | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Beverly Woods Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| GOOD SHEPHERD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Quail Hollow Middle | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Movement Charter School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Stewart Creek High | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| South Mecklenburg High School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| CHRIST CHURCH PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Metro School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Smithfield Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Lake Wylie Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| BROOKSTONE SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Sharon Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| Eastover Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Bruns Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Central Piedmont Early College | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Berryhill School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| ST GABRIEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Elizabeth Traditional Elem | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| East Voyager Academy of Charlotte | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Irwin Academic Center | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Winget Park Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.4 km) |
| Tuckaseegee Elementary | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Billingsville Elementary | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| PHILIPS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Wilson STEM Academy | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Thomasboro Academy | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| West Mecklenburg High School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| First Ward Creative Arts Academy | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Piedmont Middle School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Pineville Elementary | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Cotswold Elementary | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Southwest Middle School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Walter G. Byers School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| IGNITE ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Allenbrook Elementary | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.4 km) |
| CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Carmel Middle | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Randolph Middle | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Oaklawn Language Academy | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Chantilly Montessori | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| Jackson Day School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Military and Global Leadership | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Northwest School of the Arts | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| SOUTH CHARLOTTE BAPTIST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| River Gate Elementary | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF CHARLOTTE | private | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Unity Classical Charter School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.2 km) |
| University Park Creative Arts | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.2 km) |
| WALNUT GROVE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIES | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| CHARLOTTE JEWISH DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 28217
What school district is ZIP code 28217 in?
ZIP 28217 (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 28217?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 79 public and 21 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 28217 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28217 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 35.1% |
| High school | 22.3% |
| Less than HS | 19.9% |
| School district | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools |