ZIP 29223 — 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 29223

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 29223 (Dentsville, 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 98 K-12 schools (75 public, 23 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.5% 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 South University-Columbia about 2.5 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Richland School District 1

LEA ID

4503360

Private school share (ACS)

0.5%

Colleges & universities (75)

South University-Columbia2.5 miles (4.0 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Columbia3.2 miles (5.1 km)2yr-private
Columbia College7.1 miles (11.5 km)4yr-private
Benedict College8.0 miles (12.9 km)4yr-private
Allen University8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-private
Columbia International University9.0 miles (14.4 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Columbia9.1 miles (14.6 km)4yr-public
Fortis College-Columbia10.7 miles (17.3 km)2yr-private
Midlands Technical College15.0 miles (24.1 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Sumter33.1 miles (53.3 km)2yr-public
Central Carolina Technical College33.3 miles (53.5 km)2yr-public
Morris College34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-private

Show all 75 colleges & universities

Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College38.2 miles (61.5 km)2yr-public
Claflin University41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-private
South Carolina State University41.3 miles (66.4 km)4yr-public
Newberry College42.2 miles (67.9 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Lancaster45.1 miles (72.6 km)2yr-public
Coker University52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
Denmark Technical College55.1 miles (88.7 km)2yr-public
Voorhees University55.6 miles (89.4 km)4yr-private
Clinton College57.2 miles (92.0 km)4yr-private
York Technical College58.3 miles (93.9 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Union58.9 miles (94.7 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-public
Presbyterian College60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina Aiken60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-public
Florence-Darlington Technical College64.0 miles (103.0 km)2yr-public
Aiken Technical College65.5 miles (105.5 km)2yr-public
Wingate University67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-private
Piedmont Technical College69.2 miles (111.3 km)2yr-public
Northeastern Technical College69.8 miles (112.3 km)2yr-public
Williamsburg Technical College70.0 miles (112.6 km)2yr-public
Lander University71.6 miles (115.2 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina72.2 miles (116.2 km)4yr-private
Francis Marion University72.7 miles (117.0 km)4yr-public
Southeastern College-Charlotte73.2 miles (117.9 km)2yr-private
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary74.5 miles (119.8 km)4yr-private
South Piedmont Community College74.5 miles (120.0 km)2yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte74.6 miles (120.1 km)2yr-private
Augusta University75.0 miles (120.7 km)4yr-public
Paine College75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences75.3 miles (121.1 km)4yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte75.9 miles (122.2 km)4yr-private
Helms College76.6 miles (123.2 km)2yr-private
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie77.7 miles (125.0 km)2yr-public
Central Piedmont Community College77.9 miles (125.4 km)2yr-public
Limestone University78.5 miles (126.4 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte78.9 miles (127.0 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University79.6 miles (128.0 km)4yr-private
Augusta Technical College79.8 miles (128.5 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Augusta80.0 miles (128.7 km)2yr-private
Belmont Abbey College81.0 miles (130.4 km)4yr-private
Converse University82.4 miles (132.6 km)4yr-private
Wofford College83.2 miles (133.9 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College84.5 miles (135.9 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte84.5 miles (136.0 km)4yr-public
Gaston College85.6 miles (137.8 km)2yr-public
Erskine College85.7 miles (137.9 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College86.2 miles (138.7 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Upstate86.5 miles (139.2 km)4yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic88.0 miles (141.6 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College88.3 miles (142.0 km)2yr-public
Richmond Community College88.9 miles (143.0 km)2yr-public
Gardner-Webb University90.4 miles (145.5 km)4yr-private
Charleston Southern University90.9 miles (146.2 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Charleston93.5 miles (150.4 km)2yr-private
St. Andrews University93.7 miles (150.8 km)4yr-private
Stanly Community College94.5 miles (152.1 km)2yr-public
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences94.8 miles (152.6 km)4yr-private
Trident Technical College95.3 miles (153.4 km)2yr-public
Greenville Technical College97.0 miles (156.1 km)4yr-public
Southeastern College-Charleston97.1 miles (156.2 km)2yr-private
Davidson College97.3 miles (156.6 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University98.5 miles (158.5 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina98.9 miles (159.1 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Windsor Elementary	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.4 km)
E. L. Wright Middle	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
CARDINAL NEWMAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Polo Road Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
ST JOHN NEWMANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
L. B. Nelson Elementary	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
L. W. Conder Elementary	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Joseph Keels Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Spring Valley High	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Jackson Creek Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
Richland Northeast High	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
MISSION HOPE FOUNDATION	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Dent Middle	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Killian Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Forest Lake Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
GRACE COMMUNITY ACADEMY OF COLUMBIA	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
W.J. Keenan High	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
North Springs Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
LAKE MURRAY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Summit Parkway Middle	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Manning High	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Longleaf Middle	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Rice Creek Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
CUTLER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
CUTLER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Pontiac Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Ridge View High	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Satchel Ford Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Sandlapper Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
SC Whitmore School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Samuel A. Heyward Career and Technology Center	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Pendergrass Fairwold School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.4 km)
Catawba Trail Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
JUBILEE ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
HARMONY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
W. G. Sanders Middle	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Brockman Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Bookman Road Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Bradley Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Burton Pack Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
J. P. Thomas Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Crayton Middle	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Bridge Creek Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Carolina School for Inquiry	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Westwood High	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
A. C. Flora High	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Berea	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
CENTER FOR LEARNING INC	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Arden Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Alcorn Middle	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Kelly Mill Middle	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
W. A. Perry Middle	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Blythewood Middle	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Watkins-Nance Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
KILBOURNE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Brennen Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Round Top Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
C. A. Johnson High	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Carver-Lyon Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
DANIELS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
Forest Heights Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Eau Claire High	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Hyatt Park Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Dreher High	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.5 km)
SHANDON UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.5 km)
MARNIE LEADS ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Langford Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
ST MARTIN DE PORRES SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Richland One Charter Middle College	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
ASBURY KINDERGARTEN & PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Hand Middle	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
THE SCHOOL OF NORAH ARK	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Rosewood Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Caughman Road Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Annie Burnside Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Clear Dot Charter School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Blythewood High	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Heyward Gibbes Middle	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
BEN LIPPEN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Meadowfield Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF COLUMBIA	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
SANDHILLS SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
A. C. Moore Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Logan Elementary	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
ST PETERS CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Edward E. Taylor Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
South Kilbourne Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
HAMMOND SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Mill Creek Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Bethel-Hanberry Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Muller Road Middle	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Leslie M. Stover Middle	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Blaney Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 29223

What school district is ZIP code 29223 in?

ZIP 29223 (Dentsville, 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 29223?

US5 lists 98 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 75 public and 23 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 29223 attend private school?

About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 29223 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	36.1%
High school	22.1%
Less than HS	10.1%
School district	Richland School District 1

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