ZIP 29212 — 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 29212

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 29212 (Columbia, SC) is associated with Lexington School District 1 (LEA 4502700) 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 83 K-12 schools (70 public, 13 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.2 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Columbia International University about 7.1 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Lexington School District 1

LEA ID

4502700

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (73)

Columbia International University7.1 miles (11.5 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Columbia7.9 miles (12.7 km)2yr-private
Columbia College9.9 miles (15.9 km)4yr-private
Midlands Technical College10.0 miles (16.1 km)2yr-public
Benedict College11.1 miles (17.9 km)4yr-private
Allen University11.2 miles (18.0 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Columbia11.3 miles (18.1 km)4yr-public
Southeastern College-Columbia13.6 miles (21.9 km)2yr-private
South University-Columbia13.6 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
Newberry College28.1 miles (45.2 km)4yr-private
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College42.4 miles (68.3 km)2yr-public
Claflin University44.6 miles (71.7 km)4yr-private

Show all 73 colleges & universities

South Carolina State University44.7 miles (72.0 km)4yr-public
Presbyterian College47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina Aiken47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-public
University of South Carolina-Sumter48.3 miles (77.7 km)2yr-public
Central Carolina Technical College48.4 miles (77.9 km)2yr-public
Morris College49.8 miles (80.1 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union50.4 miles (81.2 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster51.3 miles (82.5 km)2yr-public
Aiken Technical College52.6 miles (84.7 km)2yr-public
Denmark Technical College52.9 miles (85.1 km)2yr-public
Voorhees University53.3 miles (85.8 km)4yr-private
Piedmont Technical College53.5 miles (86.1 km)2yr-public
Lander University55.9 miles (90.0 km)4yr-public
Clinton College58.5 miles (94.2 km)4yr-private
York Technical College60.4 miles (97.2 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-public
Augusta University61.8 miles (99.4 km)4yr-public
Paine College62.0 miles (99.7 km)4yr-private
Helms College62.7 miles (101.0 km)2yr-private
Augusta Technical College66.7 miles (107.3 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Augusta66.7 miles (107.4 km)2yr-private
Coker University67.7 miles (109.0 km)4yr-private
Erskine College70.4 miles (113.3 km)4yr-private
Limestone University72.5 miles (116.6 km)4yr-private
Converse University73.3 miles (117.9 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie73.6 miles (118.5 km)2yr-public
Wofford College74.0 miles (119.1 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-North Carolina74.9 miles (120.5 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College75.0 miles (120.6 km)4yr-private
Wingate University76.2 miles (122.6 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte76.3 miles (122.9 km)2yr-private
Spartanburg Community College76.7 miles (123.4 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Upstate77.3 miles (124.4 km)4yr-public
Carolinas College of Health Sciences77.9 miles (125.4 km)4yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic78.8 miles (126.8 km)4yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary79.3 miles (127.7 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte79.5 miles (127.9 km)2yr-private
Queens University of Charlotte79.6 miles (128.2 km)4yr-private
Florence-Darlington Technical College80.0 miles (128.7 km)2yr-public
Central Piedmont Community College81.6 miles (131.3 km)2yr-public
Belmont Abbey College82.3 miles (132.5 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte82.4 miles (132.5 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University82.9 miles (133.4 km)4yr-private
Northeastern Technical College83.7 miles (134.7 km)2yr-public
Williamsburg Technical College84.3 miles (135.7 km)2yr-public
Greenville Technical College84.5 miles (136.1 km)4yr-public
Cleveland Community College84.8 miles (136.5 km)2yr-public
South Piedmont Community College85.1 miles (136.9 km)2yr-public
Gardner-Webb University85.2 miles (137.1 km)4yr-private
Gaston College85.4 miles (137.4 km)2yr-public
Bob Jones University86.3 miles (139.0 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina86.4 miles (139.0 km)4yr-private
Anderson University87.7 miles (141.1 km)4yr-private
Francis Marion University88.8 miles (142.8 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina at Charlotte89.0 miles (143.3 km)4yr-public
Furman University91.8 miles (147.8 km)4yr-private
North Greenville University95.7 miles (154.0 km)4yr-private
Isothermal Community College96.0 miles (154.6 km)2yr-public
Tri-County Technical College98.9 miles (159.2 km)2yr-public
Charleston Southern University99.6 miles (160.2 km)4yr-private
Southern Wesleyan University99.8 miles (160.7 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Irmo Elementary	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Nursery Road Elementary	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
CrossRoads Intermediate	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
Irmo Middle	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Irmo High	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Harbison West Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
GREEN Charter School Midlands	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Dutch Fork Elementary	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
H. E. Corley Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
VICTORY BIBLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Leaphart Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Midway Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Carolus Online Academy	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Ballentine Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
River Springs Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
River Bluff High	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
LAKE MURRAY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Empowerment and Enrichment Academy	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Seven Oaks Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
Pine Grove Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Oak Pointe Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Meadow Glen Middle	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Meadow Glen Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
SC Connections Academy	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Dutch Fork Middle	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Dutch Fork High	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Sara Babb High	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Lakeside Middle	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Broad River High	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Kirkland High	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Gray Collegiate Academy	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Sandel Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
New Providence Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Lake Murray Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
OAKWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Columbia High	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Lexington Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Oak Grove Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
St. Andrews Middle	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
H. B. Rhame Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
BEN LIPPEN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
GLENFOREST SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
East Point Academy	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Center for Advanced Technical Studies	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Spring Hill High	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
THE SCHOOL OF NORAH ARK	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Northside Middle	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Riverbank Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Chapin Middle	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Lake Murray Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF LEXINGTON	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Saluda River Academy for the Arts	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Edward E. Taylor Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Forest Heights Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Heyward Gibbes Middle	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
LAKE MURRAY BAPTIST KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Springdale Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Lexington Technology Center	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
White Knoll Middle	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Beechwood Middle	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Eau Claire High	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Chapin Intermediate	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Lexington High	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
White Knoll Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Chapin Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
EDGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
HOPE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Pleasant Hill Middle	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Hyatt Park Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Red Bank Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
South Carolina Virtual Charter School	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Pleasant Hill Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Alcorn Middle	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Logan Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)
Carolina School for Inquiry	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Midlands Middle College	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Rocky Creek Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 29212

What school district is ZIP code 29212 in?

ZIP 29212 (Columbia, SC) maps to Lexington School District 1 (LEA ID 4502700) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 29212?

US5 lists 83 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 70 public and 13 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 29212 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 29212 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	45.6%
High school	18.5%
Less than HS	6.3%
School district	Lexington School District 1

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