ZIP 28732 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 28732

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28732 (Hoopers Creek, NC) is associated with Buncombe County Schools (LEA 3700450) 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 44 K-12 schools (30 public, 14 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.9 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 Galen Health Institutes-Asheville about 6.7 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Buncombe County Schools

LEA ID

3700450

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (90)

Galen Health Institutes-Asheville6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College10.0 miles (16.1 km)2yr-public
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College10.2 miles (16.5 km)2yr-public
Warren Wilson College11.0 miles (17.6 km)4yr-private
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts12.8 miles (20.5 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina Asheville13.3 miles (21.3 km)4yr-public
Montreat College15.8 miles (25.5 km)4yr-private
Brevard College21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
Mars Hill University26.6 miles (42.9 km)4yr-private
North Greenville University26.7 miles (43.0 km)4yr-private
Haywood Community College27.6 miles (44.4 km)2yr-public
McDowell Technical Community College30.6 miles (49.3 km)2yr-public

Show all 90 colleges & universities

Isothermal Community College31.1 miles (50.1 km)2yr-public
Furman University36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-private
Sherman College of Chiropractic39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University40.2 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
Mayland Community College41.1 miles (66.2 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Upstate41.3 miles (66.5 km)4yr-public
Spartanburg Community College41.8 miles (67.3 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-South Carolina42.4 miles (68.2 km)4yr-private
Western Carolina University42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-public
Greenville Technical College43.4 miles (69.9 km)4yr-public
Southwestern Community College43.5 miles (70.0 km)2yr-public
Spartanburg Methodist College43.5 miles (70.1 km)4yr-private
Wofford College44.6 miles (71.9 km)4yr-private
Converse University45.4 miles (73.1 km)4yr-private
Gardner-Webb University46.0 miles (74.1 km)4yr-private
Western Piedmont Community College46.5 miles (74.9 km)2yr-public
Limestone University52.6 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
Tusculum University52.8 miles (85.0 km)4yr-private
Southern Wesleyan University53.1 miles (85.4 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College55.0 miles (88.5 km)2yr-public
Clemson University57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-public
Lees-McRae College58.6 miles (94.4 km)4yr-private
East Tennessee State University58.9 miles (94.8 km)4yr-public
Milligan University59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-private
Tri-County Technical College59.3 miles (95.4 km)2yr-public
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute60.7 miles (97.8 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton64.9 miles (104.5 km)2yr-public
Anderson University65.6 miles (105.6 km)4yr-private
Lenoir-Rhyne University65.9 miles (106.1 km)4yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine67.2 miles (108.1 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College67.3 miles (108.3 km)2yr-public
Appalachian State University68.0 miles (109.4 km)4yr-public
University of South Carolina-Union68.9 miles (110.9 km)2yr-public
Walters State Community College69.7 miles (112.2 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown70.7 miles (113.7 km)2yr-public
Northeast State Community College71.4 miles (114.9 km)2yr-public
Gaston College71.5 miles (115.0 km)2yr-public
Carson-Newman University74.8 miles (120.3 km)4yr-private
Presbyterian College75.4 miles (121.4 km)4yr-private
Erskine College77.4 miles (124.6 km)4yr-private
Toccoa Falls College78.6 miles (126.5 km)4yr-private
King University79.9 miles (128.7 km)4yr-private
Belmont Abbey College80.2 miles (129.1 km)4yr-private
Johnson University80.5 miles (129.6 km)4yr-private
North Georgia Technical College83.1 miles (133.8 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College85.1 miles (137.0 km)2yr-public
Young Harris College86.8 miles (139.7 km)4yr-private
Piedmont University87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-private
Winthrop University87.3 miles (140.5 km)4yr-public
Clinton College87.5 miles (140.8 km)4yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences87.6 miles (141.0 km)4yr-public
Maryville College87.8 miles (141.3 km)4yr-private
Piedmont Technical College87.9 miles (141.5 km)2yr-public
Lander University88.0 miles (141.5 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina88.1 miles (141.8 km)4yr-private
York Technical College89.4 miles (143.8 km)2yr-public
Virginia Highlands Community College89.7 miles (144.3 km)2yr-public
Tri-County Community College89.8 miles (144.6 km)2yr-public
Southeastern College-Charlotte89.9 miles (144.6 km)2yr-private
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville90.0 miles (144.8 km)4yr-public
Emmanuel University90.0 miles (144.8 km)4yr-private
The University of Tennessee System Office90.1 miles (144.9 km)4yr-public
NASCAR Technical Institute90.1 miles (145.0 km)2yr-private
Mitchell Community College90.1 miles (145.0 km)2yr-public
Davidson College90.2 miles (145.1 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University90.7 miles (145.9 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte91.1 miles (146.6 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville92.1 miles (148.2 km)2yr-public
Central Piedmont Community College92.5 miles (148.9 km)2yr-public
South College92.6 miles (149.0 km)4yr-private
Queens University of Charlotte92.7 miles (149.2 km)4yr-private
Newberry College93.2 miles (149.9 km)4yr-private
Truett McConnell University94.5 miles (152.1 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte97.1 miles (156.3 km)4yr-public
Emory & Henry University97.5 miles (157.0 km)4yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary98.4 miles (158.4 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte98.4 miles (158.4 km)2yr-private
Mountain Empire Community College98.5 miles (158.5 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

		Grades
Cane Creek Middle	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
TRINITY OF FAIRVIEW ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
CHRIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Glen Arden Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
VERITAS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
FernLeaf	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
NATIVITY PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Fletcher Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
FLETCHER ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
CAPTAIN GILMER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Fairview Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Clear Creek Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Roberson High	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Koontz Intermediate	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Valley Springs Middle	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Estes Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Apple Valley Middle	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
North Henderson High	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Glenn C Marlow Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
STONEY MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Reynolds High	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Edneyville Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Reynolds Middle	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
CAROLINA DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
West Henderson High	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Rugby Middle	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Avery's Creek Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Sugarloaf Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Mills River Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Oakley Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
WILD OAK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Dana Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
ASHEVILLE WALDORF SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Bruce Drysdale Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Hendersonville Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Hendersonville High	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Hendersonville Middle	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
ST GERARD HOUSE (GROTTO 2)	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
IMMACULATA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
MT CARMEL BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
The Mountain Community Sch	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
FAITH-COVENANT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Bell Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
ArtSpace Charter School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28732

What school district is ZIP code 28732 in?

ZIP 28732 (Hoopers Creek, NC) maps to Buncombe County Schools (LEA ID 3700450) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 28732?

US5 lists 44 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 30 public and 14 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28732 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28732 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	39.6%
High school	22.6%
Less than HS	6.8%
School district	Buncombe County Schools

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