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ZIP 28278 — 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 28278
K-12 nearby
100
Public
83
Private
17
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 28278 (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 7.8 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.7% 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 Chamberlain University-North Carolina about 4.3 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
LEA ID
3702970
Private school share (ACS)
0.7%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Chamberlain University-North Carolina4.3 miles (7.0 km)4yr-private
- Carolinas College of Health Sciences5.7 miles (9.2 km)4yr-public
- Southeastern College-Charlotte6.6 miles (10.6 km)2yr-private
- Belmont Abbey College9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-private
- Queens University of Charlotte10.6 miles (17.1 km)4yr-private
- Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte11.3 miles (18.1 km)4yr-private
- Johnson C Smith University11.4 miles (18.4 km)4yr-private
- Central Piedmont Community College11.7 miles (18.8 km)2yr-public
- Winthrop University13.3 miles (21.4 km)4yr-public
- York Technical College13.8 miles (22.2 km)2yr-public
- Clinton College15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
- Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary15.4 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
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- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte15.5 miles (25.0 km)2yr-private
- Gaston College16.0 miles (25.7 km)2yr-public
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte19.7 miles (31.7 km)4yr-public
- Davidson College27.0 miles (43.4 km)4yr-private
- Cleveland Community College29.1 miles (46.9 km)2yr-public
- University of South Carolina-Lancaster30.2 miles (48.6 km)2yr-public
- Cabarrus College of Health Sciences31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
- Wingate University33.6 miles (54.0 km)4yr-private
- NASCAR Technical Institute33.7 miles (54.3 km)2yr-private
- Limestone University36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
- Gardner-Webb University38.0 miles (61.2 km)4yr-private
- Catawba Valley Community College42.2 miles (67.9 km)2yr-public
- University of South Carolina-Union45.0 miles (72.5 km)2yr-public
- Mitchell Community College45.3 miles (73.0 km)2yr-public
- Lenoir-Rhyne University45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-private
- Rowan-Cabarrus Community College45.9 miles (73.8 km)2yr-public
- Stanly Community College45.9 miles (73.8 km)2yr-public
- South Piedmont Community College46.0 miles (74.1 km)2yr-public
- Hood Theological Seminary46.2 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
- Livingstone College47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-private
- Pfeiffer University47.6 miles (76.6 km)4yr-private
- Catawba College48.6 miles (78.3 km)4yr-private
- Isothermal Community College52.9 miles (85.1 km)2yr-public
- Converse University52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
- Wofford College53.7 miles (86.4 km)4yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Upstate55.2 miles (88.9 km)4yr-public
- Spartanburg Methodist College55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-private
- Western Piedmont Community College55.8 miles (89.9 km)2yr-public
- Sherman College of Chiropractic55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
- Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute56.5 miles (91.0 km)2yr-public
- Spartanburg Community College56.6 miles (91.0 km)2yr-public
- McDowell Technical Community College64.7 miles (104.1 km)2yr-public
- Montgomery Community College66.3 miles (106.6 km)2yr-public
- Presbyterian College67.4 miles (108.4 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Technical College67.7 miles (108.9 km)2yr-public
- Newberry College68.1 miles (109.5 km)4yr-private
- Davidson-Davie Community College68.7 miles (110.6 km)2yr-public
- Wilkes Community College70.0 miles (112.7 km)2yr-public
- South University-Columbia71.6 miles (115.2 km)4yr-private
- Columbia International University73.2 miles (117.8 km)4yr-private
- Southeastern College-Columbia74.0 miles (119.1 km)2yr-private
- Coker University74.6 miles (120.1 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-private
- Richmond Community College75.2 miles (121.0 km)2yr-public
- Randolph Community College76.2 miles (122.6 km)2yr-public
- Forsyth Technical Community College76.7 miles (123.5 km)2yr-public
- North Greenville University77.1 miles (124.0 km)4yr-private
- Fortis College-Columbia77.4 miles (124.5 km)2yr-private
- Benedict College77.4 miles (124.6 km)4yr-private
- Allen University77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts78.3 miles (126.0 km)4yr-public
- Carolina University78.5 miles (126.4 km)4yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Columbia78.5 miles (126.4 km)4yr-public
- Salem College78.7 miles (126.7 km)4yr-private
- Bob Jones University78.9 miles (126.9 km)4yr-private
- Mayland Community College79.2 miles (127.5 km)2yr-public
- Winston-Salem State University79.4 miles (127.8 km)4yr-public
- Greenville Technical College80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-public
- Wake Forest University80.4 miles (129.4 km)4yr-private
- Montreat College80.8 miles (130.0 km)4yr-private
- Blue Ridge Community College80.9 miles (130.1 km)2yr-public
- High Point University81.3 miles (130.8 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-South Carolina81.3 miles (130.8 km)4yr-private
- Carolina Christian College81.8 miles (131.6 km)4yr-private
- Midlands Technical College82.0 miles (132.0 km)2yr-public
- Furman University82.3 miles (132.4 km)4yr-private
- Appalachian State University83.7 miles (134.8 km)4yr-public
- Guilford Technical Community College85.5 miles (137.6 km)2yr-public
- South University-High Point85.9 miles (138.2 km)4yr-private
- Lees-McRae College86.1 miles (138.5 km)4yr-private
- Warren Wilson College87.2 miles (140.4 km)4yr-private
- Surry Community College88.0 miles (141.6 km)2yr-public
- Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine89.4 miles (143.9 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-North Carolina89.6 miles (144.2 km)4yr-private
- Piedmont Technical College89.9 miles (144.7 km)2yr-public
- University of South Carolina-Sumter90.4 miles (145.4 km)2yr-public
- Central Carolina Technical College90.5 miles (145.7 km)2yr-public
- Health And Style Institute90.6 miles (145.8 km)2yr-private
- Galen Health Institutes-Asheville90.6 miles (145.9 km)4yr-private
- Sandhills Community College90.7 miles (146.0 km)2yr-public
- St. Andrews University90.7 miles (146.0 km)4yr-private
- Morris College90.8 miles (146.1 km)4yr-private
- Guilford College91.5 miles (147.3 km)4yr-private
- Florence-Darlington Technical College91.5 miles (147.3 km)2yr-public
- Lander University92.1 miles (148.2 km)4yr-public
- Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College92.2 miles (148.4 km)2yr-public
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro93.3 miles (150.2 km)4yr-public
- Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts93.8 miles (150.9 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winget Park Elementary | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Southwest Middle School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Lake Wylie Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (3.9 km) |
| Unity Classical Charter School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| GOOD SHEPHERD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Palisades Park Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Palisades High School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Berewick Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Kennedy Middle | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Steele Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Southwest Charlotte STEM Academy | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Olympic High School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| River Gate Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| South Pine Academy | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| PALISADES EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| WALNUT GROVE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Crowders Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| Steele Creek Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| Oakridge Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Oakridge Middle | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| Berryhill School | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Tega Cay Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| Nations Ford Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Pleasant Knoll Middle | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
| Belmont Middle | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Pleasant Knoll Elementary | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Elbert Edwin Waddell High School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Harper Middle College High | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| South Point High | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| South Academy of International Languages | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Gold Hill Elementary | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Movement School Southwest | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| THE JOHN CROSLAND SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Gold Hill Middle | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| New Hope Elementary | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Springfield Middle | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Springfield Elementary | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| J B Page Primary School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| Renaissance West STEAM Academy | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| Sterling Elementary | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| COMENIUS SCHOOL FOR CREATIVE LEADERSHIP | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| Bethel Elementary | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| Metrolina Reg Scholars Academy | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.8 km) |
| VICTORY CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.8 km) |
| Cramerton Middle | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Reid Park Academy | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.3 km) |
| Pineville Elementary | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Sugar Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Niner University Elementary | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Belmont Central Elementary | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Starmount Academy of Excellence | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Nation Ford High | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Orchard Park Elementary | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Forestview High | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.8 km) |
| Dogwood Classical Academy | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.8 km) |
| Collinswood Language Academy | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| W A Bess Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Montclaire Elementary | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
| East Voyager Academy of Charlotte | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.3 km) |
| Stuart W Cramer High | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.3 km) |
| SOUTH CHARLOTTE BAPTIST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| ST ANNES CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Huntingtowne Farms Elementary | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.6 km) |
| Pinewood Elementary | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| West Mecklenburg High School | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| South Mecklenburg High School | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| Charles H. Parker Academic Center | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| Fort Mill High | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| GO BIG | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| Westerly Hills Academy | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| Wilson STEM Academy | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| Quail Hollow Middle | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) |
| GASTON DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) |
| Marie G Davis School | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Tuckaseegee Elementary | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| CRAMERTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| Mount Gallant Elementary | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| India Hook Elementary | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.5 km) |
| Smithfield Elementary | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.6 km) |
| Sedgefield Montessori | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.6 km) |
| McAdenville Elementary | public | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.7 km) |
| Dutchman Creek Middle | public | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.8 km) |
| Kings Town Elementary | public | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.9 km) |
| Harding University High School | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| KEYSTONE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| KEYSTONE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| Griggs Road Elementary | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.2 km) |
| CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) |
| DOLPHIN STEM ACADEMY | private | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) |
| ST ANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.4 km) |
| Fort Mill Middle | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.4 km) |
| Ashley Park PreK-8 School | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.4 km) |
| Fort Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.5 km) |
| Sedgefield Middle | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| Jackson Day School | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| Beverly Woods Elementary | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| GASTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.7 km) |
| Riverview Elementary | public | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.7 km) |
| IGNITE ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY | private | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.8 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 28278
What school district is ZIP code 28278 in?
ZIP 28278 (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 28278?
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 28278 attend private school?
About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28278 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 56.6% |
| High school | 13.1% |
| Less than HS | 5.3% |
| School district | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools |