Buford city, GA
ZIP 30518 — 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 30518
K-12 nearby
100
Public
79
Private
21
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 30518 (Buford, GA) is associated with Buford City School District (LEA 1300600) 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 (79 public, 21 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.7 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 Georgia Gwinnett College about 10.6 miles away (4yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Buford City School District
LEA ID
1300600
Private school share (ACS)
0.5%
Colleges & universities (96)
- Georgia Gwinnett College10.6 miles (17.1 km)4yr-public
- Reformed University11.4 miles (18.4 km)4yr-private
- Gwinnett Technical College11.9 miles (19.2 km)2yr-public
- Atlanta Institute of Music and Media12.6 miles (20.3 km)2yr-private
- Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville14.0 miles (22.5 km)2yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta14.4 miles (23.2 km)2yr-private
- Brenau University16.6 miles (26.8 km)4yr-private
- Gwinnett College-Lilburn16.9 miles (27.1 km)2yr-private
- Lanier Technical College19.7 miles (31.7 km)2yr-public
- Strayer University-Georgia22.7 miles (36.6 km)4yr-private
- American InterContinental University-Atlanta23.1 miles (37.1 km)4yr-private
- Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee23.3 miles (37.4 km)2yr-private
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- Chamberlain University-Georgia24.1 miles (38.7 km)4yr-private
- Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs24.2 miles (39.0 km)2yr-private
- Oglethorpe University25.0 miles (40.2 km)4yr-private
- Georgia Piedmont Technical College26.5 miles (42.6 km)2yr-public
- University of North Georgia27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-public
- Pontifex University28.1 miles (45.3 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Georgia29.1 miles (46.9 km)4yr-private
- Emory University29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
- Columbia Theological Seminary29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-private
- Agnes Scott College29.4 miles (47.4 km)4yr-private
- Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus29.5 miles (47.5 km)2yr-private
- Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service30.4 miles (48.9 km)2yr-private
- Luther Rice College & Seminary30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta30.6 miles (49.2 km)2yr-private
- Life University31.2 miles (50.2 km)4yr-private
- Miami Ad School-Atlanta31.3 miles (50.3 km)2yr-private
- Kennesaw State University32.5 miles (52.3 km)4yr-public
- Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus32.6 miles (52.5 km)4yr-public
- Reinhardt University32.8 miles (52.9 km)4yr-private
- Atlanta's John Marshall Law School32.9 miles (52.9 km)4yr-private
- Grady Health System Professional Schools33.2 miles (53.5 km)2yr-public
- Beulah Heights University33.3 miles (53.5 km)4yr-private
- Chattahoochee Technical College33.3 miles (53.6 km)2yr-public
- Herzing University-Atlanta33.3 miles (53.6 km)4yr-private
- Georgia State University-Perimeter College33.4 miles (53.7 km)2yr-public
- Georgia State University33.4 miles (53.7 km)4yr-public
- Fortis College-Smyrna33.6 miles (54.2 km)2yr-private
- Morris Brown College34.1 miles (54.8 km)4yr-private
- Interdenominational Theological Center34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-private
- Clark Atlanta University34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-private
- Spelman College34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
- Morehouse College34.8 miles (55.9 km)4yr-private
- Morehouse School of Medicine34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-private
- Truett McConnell University35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
- Atlanta Technical College36.2 miles (58.3 km)2yr-public
- Atlanta Metropolitan State College36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-public
- Emory University-Oxford College36.5 miles (58.8 km)2yr-private
- University of Georgia39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-public
- College of Athens39.8 miles (64.0 km)4yr-private
- Athens Technical College40.5 miles (65.2 km)2yr-public
- Piedmont University40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
- Clayton State University41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-public
- Interactive College of Technology-Morrow42.5 miles (68.4 km)2yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-East Point43.4 miles (69.8 km)2yr-private
- North Georgia Technical College45.1 miles (72.5 km)2yr-public
- Toccoa Falls College49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
- Emmanuel University51.3 miles (82.5 km)4yr-private
- Young Harris College56.3 miles (90.7 km)4yr-private
- Southern Crescent Technical College62.5 miles (100.5 km)2yr-public
- Tri-County Community College64.7 miles (104.1 km)2yr-public
- Georgia Northwestern Technical College65.8 miles (105.8 km)2yr-public
- Berry College67.3 miles (108.4 km)4yr-private
- Shorter University67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-private
- Georgia Highlands College67.6 miles (108.8 km)4yr-public
- Dalton State College71.2 miles (114.5 km)4yr-public
- University of West Georgia72.6 miles (116.8 km)4yr-public
- West Georgia Technical College73.0 miles (117.5 km)2yr-public
- Gordon State College75.4 miles (121.4 km)4yr-public
- Clemson University77.7 miles (125.1 km)4yr-public
- Tri-County Technical College78.7 miles (126.7 km)2yr-public
- Southern Wesleyan University83.0 miles (133.6 km)4yr-private
- Anderson University83.4 miles (134.2 km)4yr-private
- Georgia College & State University85.7 miles (137.9 km)4yr-public
- Pentecostal Theological Seminary85.8 miles (138.1 km)4yr-private
- Lee University86.1 miles (138.5 km)4yr-private
- Southern Adventist University86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-private
- Georgia Military College86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-public
- Miller-Motte College-Macon87.5 miles (140.8 km)2yr-private
- Cleveland State Community College88.3 miles (142.1 km)2yr-public
- Wesleyan College88.6 miles (142.6 km)4yr-private
- Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga90.6 miles (145.8 km)4yr-private
- Mercer University92.6 miles (149.0 km)4yr-private
- Middle Georgia State University93.0 miles (149.7 km)4yr-public
- Western Carolina University94.3 miles (151.7 km)4yr-public
- Erskine College94.4 miles (152.0 km)4yr-private
- Richmont Graduate University94.6 miles (152.2 km)4yr-private
- LaGrange College95.6 miles (153.8 km)4yr-private
- Covenant College96.0 miles (154.4 km)4yr-private
- Chattanooga State Community College96.0 miles (154.5 km)2yr-public
- Southwestern Community College96.1 miles (154.6 km)2yr-public
- The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga96.2 miles (154.8 km)4yr-public
- Tennessee Wesleyan University96.3 miles (155.0 km)4yr-private
- TCAT Athens96.8 miles (155.9 km)2yr-public
- Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers97.6 miles (157.1 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.9 km) |
| Buford Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Buford Academy | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Buford Senior Academy | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| SUGAR HILL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Buford Middle School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Buford High School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Sugar Hill Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| White Oak Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Lanier Middle School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Lanier High School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Harmony Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| OLD SUWANEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| THE GODDARD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| North Gwinnett High School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| North Gwinnett Middle School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Roberts Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Settles Bridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| Lakeside Middle School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Haw Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Riverwatch Middle School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Riverside Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Friendship Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Patrick Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Level Creek Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Mashburn Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Jones Middle School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| SHADOWBROOK WEEKDAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| CUMMING TAMIL SCHOOL INC | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Ivy Creek Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Rock Springs Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Suwanee Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| SAGE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.4 km) |
| SAGE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.4 km) |
| Sharon Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Daves Creek Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| Lambert High School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Mountain View High School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Puckett's Mill Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Burnette Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| A.A.I.M.S. MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| FRIENDSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| South Forsyth Middle School | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| FRIENDSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL UPPER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| FRIENDSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| Flowery Branch Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| Johns Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (12.0 km) |
| THE GODDARD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| Twin Rivers Middle School | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Seckinger High School | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Woodward Mill Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| FIDELES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Alliance Academy for Innovation | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Walnut Grove Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Spout Springs Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| OAK MEADOW MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.8 km) |
| Collins Hill High School | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Flowery Branch High | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Cherokee Bluff High School | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| Little Mill Middle School | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
| Chattahoochee Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
| PINECREST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.1 km) |
| River Trail Middle School | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| C. W. Davis Middle School | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| South Forsyth High School | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Shakerag Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Fort Daniel Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Cherokee Bluff Middle | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| Taylor Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| Shiloh Point Elementary | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| Freeman's Mill Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| George W. Whitlow Elementary | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| Forsyth Central High School | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| Otwell Middle School | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| Cumming Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.1 km) |
| Piney Grove Middle School | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| Big Creek Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| West Hall High School | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Peachtree Ridge High School | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| Parsons Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.4 km) |
| Martin Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.5 km) |
| Northbrook Middle School | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.5 km) |
| FOUR SEASONS MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.6 km) |
| Creekland Middle School | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.6 km) |
| West Hall Middle School | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.6 km) |
| PARKWAY PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.7 km) |
| East Forsyth High School | public | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.8 km) |
| HOPE SPRINGS CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.8 km) |
| HORIZON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.8 km) |
| Mill Creek High School | public | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.8 km) |
| Hull Middle School | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| Brookwood Elementary | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| OAK HILL CLASSICAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| Osborne Middle School | public | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) |
| Kelly Mill Elementary | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.4 km) |
| New Hope Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.5 km) |
| Duncan Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.5 km) |
| CELEBRATION ACADEMY | private | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.7 km) |
| Georgia Connections Academy (Virtual) | public | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.9 km) |
| Chestnut Mountain Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.9 miles (15.9 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 30518
What school district is ZIP code 30518 in?
ZIP 30518 (Buford, GA) maps to Buford City School District (LEA ID 1300600) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 30518?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 79 public and 21 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 30518 attend private school?
About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 30518 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 39.9% |
| High school | 22.2% |
| Less than HS | 11.6% |
| School district | Buford City School District |