ZIP 37216 — 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 37216

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 37216 (Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN) is associated with Metropolitan Nashville Public School District (LEA 4703180) 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 (81 public, 19 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.8 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 Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville about 1.8 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Metropolitan Nashville Public School District

LEA ID

4703180

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (56)

Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville1.8 miles (2.9 km)2yr-private
Nossi College of Art and Design1.9 miles (3.1 km)4yr-private
Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc3.5 miles (5.6 km)4yr-private
American Baptist College3.6 miles (5.9 km)4yr-private
Tennessee Board of Regents4.0 miles (6.4 km)2yr-public
Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus5.2 miles (8.4 km)4yr-private
Trevecca Nazarene University5.4 miles (8.7 km)4yr-private
Fisk University5.5 miles (8.9 km)4yr-private
Remington College-Nashville Campus5.6 miles (9.0 km)2yr-private
John A Gupton College5.6 miles (9.0 km)2yr-private
Meharry Medical College5.7 miles (9.2 km)4yr-private
Nashville Film Institute5.7 miles (9.2 km)2yr-private

Show all 56 colleges & universities

SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville5.8 miles (9.3 km)4yr-private
Vanderbilt University6.5 miles (10.4 km)4yr-private
Tennessee State University6.6 miles (10.7 km)4yr-public
Herzing University-Nashville6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-private
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting6.8 miles (10.9 km)2yr-private
Belmont University6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-private
Lipscomb University8.6 miles (13.9 km)4yr-private
Nashville State Community College9.2 miles (14.8 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville9.3 miles (14.9 km)2yr-public
Fortis Institute-Nashville9.3 miles (14.9 km)2yr-private
Welch College14.4 miles (23.1 km)4yr-private
Volunteer State Community College16.3 miles (26.2 km)2yr-public
Williamson Christian College18.9 miles (30.4 km)4yr-private
Cumberland University23.9 miles (38.4 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro31.1 miles (50.1 km)2yr-public
Middle Tennessee State University32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville34.5 miles (55.6 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson37.5 miles (60.3 km)2yr-public
Austin Peay State University41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-public
Columbia State Community College46.5 miles (74.8 km)2yr-public
North Central Institute47.6 miles (76.6 km)2yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville53.3 miles (85.8 km)2yr-public
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College54.9 miles (88.3 km)2yr-public
Western Kentucky University55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-public
Ross College-Hopkinsville59.5 miles (95.8 km)2yr-private
Hopkinsville Community College62.5 miles (100.6 km)2yr-public
Motlow State Community College63.5 miles (102.2 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville65.4 miles (105.3 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald66.0 miles (106.2 km)2yr-public
Tennessee Technological University68.2 miles (109.8 km)4yr-public
Fortis Institute-Cookeville69.8 miles (112.3 km)2yr-private
The University of Tennessee Southern72.3 miles (116.3 km)4yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski72.6 miles (116.8 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston79.5 miles (127.9 km)2yr-public
The University of the South83.3 miles (134.0 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll87.6 miles (141.0 km)2yr-public
Madisonville Community College90.3 miles (145.4 km)2yr-public
Murray State University92.9 miles (149.5 km)4yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland96.1 miles (154.6 km)2yr-public
Athens State University98.3 miles (158.2 km)4yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie98.6 miles (158.7 km)2yr-public
Alabama A & M University99.4 miles (160.0 km)4yr-public
Lindsey Wilson College100.0 miles (160.9 km)4yr-private
Bethel 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
Liberty Collegiate Academy	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.7 km)
Dan Mills Elementary	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Isaac Litton Middle	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
East End Preparatory School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.4 km)
Inglewood Elementary	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Stratford STEM Magnet School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Jere Baxter Middle	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Maplewood High	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Tom Joy Elementary	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Nashville Classical East	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Cora Howe School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Hattie Cotton Elementary	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Rocketship Nashville Northeast Elementary	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
The Academy at Opry Mills	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.5 km)
Rosebank Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
GOODPASTURE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Pennington Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Shwab Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
KIPP Academy Nashville	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Lockeland Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Chadwell Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
East Nashville Middle	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
East Nashville Magnet High School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Smithson Craighead Academy	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Ross Early Learning Center	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Murrell at Glenn School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Brick Church: A LEAD Public School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Brick Church Middle School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Two Rivers Middle	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
THE EDISON SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
THE EDISON SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
IMANI MONTESSORI	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Madison Middle	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Neely's Bend Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Meigs Middle	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Stratton Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
RePublic High School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
LEAD Neely's Bend	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
McGavock High	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Haynes Middle	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Ida B. Wells Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Warner Elementary	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
MADISON CAMPUS ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
KIPP Kirkpatrick Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
MADISON ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Explore Community School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Stanford Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
Martha O' Bryan Center	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Purpose Prep	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
F H JENKINS PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Bellshire Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Amqui Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
HOLY ROSARY ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
KIPP Nashville College Prep Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
KIPP Nashville College Prep	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Hunters Lane High	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
McGavock Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
John Early Middle	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Jones Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Hull-Jackson Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Napier Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
DONELSON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
FAMILY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Margaret Allen Middle	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
TEMPLETON ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Wayne Reed Child Care Center	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Hume - Fogg High	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
CLARA MOHAMMED SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Lead Academy	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
LEAD Cameron	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
DuPont Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Old Center Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
DuPont Hadley Middle	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Hermitage Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Donelson Middle	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Hickman Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.4 km)
ACADEMY FOR GOD	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Gateway Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Tenn School For Blind	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Johnson Alternative Learning Center	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Strive Collegiate Academy	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
ST PIUS X CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Robert Churchwell Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.8 km)
Martin Luther King Jr School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
STEM Prep Academy	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Head Middle	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Nashville School Of The Arts	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE - MIDTOWN	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Andrew Jackson Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Rose Park Middle	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Rocketship United	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
STEM Prep High School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
HERMITAGE HALL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Carter-Lawrence Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
JONATHAN EDWARDS CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Pearl-Cohn High	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 37216

What school district is ZIP code 37216 in?

ZIP 37216 (Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN) maps to Metropolitan Nashville Public School District (LEA ID 4703180) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 37216?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 81 public and 19 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 37216 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 37216 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	56.9%
High school	15.5%
Less than HS	3.8%
School district	Metropolitan Nashville Public School District

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