ZIP 29209 — 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 29209

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 29209 (Columbia, SC) is associated with Richland School District 1 (LEA 4503360) 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 80 K-12 schools (59 public, 21 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.6% 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 University of South Carolina-Columbia about 6.5 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Richland School District 1

LEA ID

4503360

Private school share (ACS)

0.6%

Colleges & universities (73)

University of South Carolina-Columbia6.5 miles (10.5 km)4yr-public
Allen University7.0 miles (11.3 km)4yr-private
Benedict College7.2 miles (11.6 km)4yr-private
Columbia College9.4 miles (15.1 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Columbia9.4 miles (15.2 km)2yr-private
Midlands Technical College9.6 miles (15.5 km)2yr-public
Fortis College-Columbia9.7 miles (15.6 km)2yr-private
South University-Columbia11.8 miles (19.1 km)4yr-private
Columbia International University12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-private
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College27.3 miles (43.9 km)2yr-public
Claflin University30.1 miles (48.4 km)4yr-private
South Carolina State University30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-public

Show all 73 colleges & universities

University of South Carolina-Sumter33.1 miles (53.2 km)2yr-public
Central Carolina Technical College33.2 miles (53.5 km)2yr-public
Morris College34.6 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
Denmark Technical College43.5 miles (70.1 km)2yr-public
Voorhees University44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-private
Newberry College45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina Aiken52.9 miles (85.2 km)4yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster56.7 miles (91.2 km)2yr-public
Aiken Technical College58.0 miles (93.3 km)2yr-public
Coker University59.1 miles (95.2 km)4yr-private
Presbyterian College64.6 miles (104.0 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie66.2 miles (106.6 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Union66.7 miles (107.4 km)2yr-public
Augusta University67.5 miles (108.7 km)4yr-public
Williamsburg Technical College67.6 miles (108.9 km)2yr-public
Paine College67.8 miles (109.0 km)4yr-private
Clinton College68.4 miles (110.1 km)4yr-private
Florence-Darlington Technical College68.6 miles (110.4 km)2yr-public
York Technical College69.7 miles (112.1 km)2yr-public
Helms College69.7 miles (112.2 km)2yr-private
Piedmont Technical College69.7 miles (112.2 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University70.3 miles (113.1 km)4yr-public
Lander University72.0 miles (115.9 km)4yr-public
Augusta Technical College72.2 miles (116.2 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Augusta72.4 miles (116.5 km)2yr-private
Francis Marion University76.5 miles (123.1 km)4yr-public
Northeastern Technical College78.6 miles (126.4 km)2yr-public
Wingate University78.7 miles (126.6 km)4yr-private
Charleston Southern University82.5 miles (132.8 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-North Carolina83.7 miles (134.7 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte84.8 miles (136.4 km)2yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Charleston85.2 miles (137.0 km)2yr-private
South Piedmont Community College85.3 miles (137.3 km)2yr-public
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary86.0 miles (138.5 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte86.2 miles (138.7 km)2yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences86.7 miles (139.6 km)4yr-public
Trident Technical College87.0 miles (140.0 km)2yr-public
Erskine College87.0 miles (140.0 km)4yr-private
Queens University of Charlotte87.5 miles (140.8 km)4yr-private
Limestone University87.7 miles (141.1 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charleston88.7 miles (142.7 km)2yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College89.5 miles (144.0 km)2yr-public
Converse University90.0 miles (144.8 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte90.5 miles (145.6 km)4yr-private
Wofford College90.7 miles (146.0 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University91.1 miles (146.6 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College91.8 miles (147.8 km)4yr-private
Belmont Abbey College92.3 miles (148.6 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College93.5 miles (150.5 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Upstate94.0 miles (151.3 km)4yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic95.5 miles (153.8 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte96.1 miles (154.7 km)4yr-public
Gaston College96.7 miles (155.6 km)2yr-public
American College of the Building Arts96.7 miles (155.7 km)4yr-private
Citadel Military College of South Carolina96.8 miles (155.8 km)4yr-public
Richmond Community College97.8 miles (157.5 km)2yr-public
Charleston School of Law97.9 miles (157.5 km)4yr-private
Medical University of South Carolina97.9 miles (157.5 km)4yr-public
College of Charleston98.2 miles (158.0 km)4yr-public
Cleveland Community College98.5 miles (158.4 km)2yr-public
Gardner-Webb University100.0 miles (160.9 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
HAMMOND SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Mill Creek Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Annie Burnside Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Meadowfield Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
SANDHILLS SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
THE UHURU ACADEMY EDUCATION SOLUTIONS	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
ASBURY KINDERGARTEN & PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Caughman Road Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
South Kilbourne Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Richland One Charter Middle College	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Hopkins Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Lower Richland High	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Rosewood Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF COLUMBIA	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Brennen Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
A. C. Moore Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
KILBOURNE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
SHANDON UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Dreher High	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Hand Middle	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Lexington Two Innovation Center	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Cayce Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
MARNIE LEADS ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Southeast Middle	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Hopkins Middle	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Horrell Hill Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Crayton Middle	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
A. C. Flora High	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Berea	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
ST MARTIN DE PORRES SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Brockman Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Brookland-Cayce High	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
ST PETERS CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Carver-Lyon Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
CUTLER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
CUTLER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
HARMONY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Bradley Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
Satchel Ford Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
CENTER FOR LEARNING INC	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
C. A. Johnson High	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Clear Dot Charter School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.5 km)
Sandy Run School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Logan Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Watkins-Nance Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
JUBILEE ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Samuel A. Heyward Career and Technology Center	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
W. A. Perry Middle	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
W. G. Sanders Middle	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
DANIELS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
HOPE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
South Carolina Virtual Charter School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Forest Lake Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Burton Pack Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
MISSION HOPE FOUNDATION	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Airport High	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Pine Ridge Middle	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Richland Northeast High	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Herbert A. Wood Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
R. H. Fulmer Middle	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Hyatt Park Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Saluda River Academy for the Arts	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Dent Middle	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Arden Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
SC Whitmore School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
L. W. Conder Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Pendergrass Fairwold School	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Jackson Creek Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Edward E. Taylor Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Heyward Gibbes Middle	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Midlands Middle College	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
EDGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Eau Claire High	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Alcorn Middle	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Riverbank Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Northside Middle	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 29209

What school district is ZIP code 29209 in?

ZIP 29209 (Columbia, SC) maps to Richland School District 1 (LEA ID 4503360) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 29209?

US5 lists 80 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 59 public and 21 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 29209 attend private school?

About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 29209 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	39.3%
High school	20.2%
Less than HS	7.3%
School district	Richland School District 1

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