ZIP 37217 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 37217

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 37217 (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 (84 public, 16 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.9 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 Fortis Institute-Nashville about 2.8 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Metropolitan Nashville Public School District

LEA ID

4703180

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (57)

Fortis Institute-Nashville2.8 miles (4.5 km)2yr-private
Remington College-Nashville Campus3.1 miles (4.9 km)2yr-private
Herzing University-Nashville3.4 miles (5.5 km)4yr-private
Tennessee Board of Regents4.5 miles (7.2 km)2yr-public
Nashville Film Institute5.4 miles (8.7 km)2yr-private
Trevecca Nazarene University5.9 miles (9.5 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville7.7 miles (12.3 km)2yr-private
Belmont University7.9 miles (12.8 km)4yr-private
Lipscomb University8.0 miles (12.9 km)4yr-private
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville8.0 miles (12.9 km)4yr-private
John A Gupton College8.4 miles (13.5 km)2yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus8.4 miles (13.5 km)4yr-private

Show all 57 colleges & universities

Vanderbilt University8.6 miles (13.8 km)4yr-private
Fisk University9.2 miles (14.8 km)4yr-private
Meharry Medical College9.3 miles (14.9 km)4yr-private
American Baptist College9.9 miles (15.9 km)4yr-private
Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc10.1 miles (16.3 km)4yr-private
Nossi College of Art and Design10.4 miles (16.7 km)4yr-private
Tennessee State University10.4 miles (16.7 km)4yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville11.3 miles (18.1 km)2yr-public
Nashville State Community College11.3 miles (18.2 km)2yr-public
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting11.7 miles (18.9 km)2yr-private
Williamson Christian College14.3 miles (22.9 km)4yr-private
Welch College18.8 miles (30.3 km)4yr-private
Volunteer State Community College19.7 miles (31.7 km)2yr-public
Cumberland University21.0 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro22.8 miles (36.7 km)2yr-public
Middle Tennessee State University24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville34.5 miles (55.5 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson39.8 miles (64.1 km)2yr-public
Columbia State Community College42.1 miles (67.8 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville45.0 miles (72.5 km)2yr-public
Austin Peay State University48.7 miles (78.3 km)4yr-public
Motlow State Community College55.1 miles (88.7 km)2yr-public
North Central Institute55.2 miles (88.9 km)2yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville58.3 miles (93.8 km)2yr-public
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College61.4 miles (98.7 km)2yr-public
Western Kentucky University61.6 miles (99.1 km)4yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald64.2 miles (103.3 km)2yr-public
Tennessee Technological University64.5 miles (103.8 km)4yr-public
Fortis Institute-Cookeville65.8 miles (105.9 km)2yr-private
The University of Tennessee Southern66.2 miles (106.6 km)4yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski66.4 miles (106.8 km)2yr-public
Ross College-Hopkinsville67.7 miles (108.9 km)2yr-private
Hopkinsville Community College70.7 miles (113.7 km)2yr-public
The University of the South74.9 miles (120.5 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston77.2 miles (124.3 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland91.1 miles (146.6 km)2yr-public
Athens State University91.6 miles (147.4 km)4yr-public
Alabama A & M University91.7 miles (147.6 km)4yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll92.3 miles (148.6 km)2yr-public
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College92.5 miles (148.8 km)2yr-public
Oakwood University93.4 miles (150.4 km)4yr-private
Huntsville Bible College93.9 miles (151.1 km)4yr-private
University of Alabama in Huntsville95.6 miles (153.9 km)4yr-public
Madisonville Community College98.7 miles (158.9 km)2yr-public
Murray State University99.1 miles (159.4 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Una Elementary	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Lakeview Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Glengarry Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
LEAD Southeast	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Apollo Middle	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
J. E. Moss Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
Glenview Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Paragon Mills Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
EZELL-HARDING CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
PRIEST LAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Cambridge Early Learning Center	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Glencliff Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Haywood Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Antioch Middle	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
McGavock Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Smith Springs Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Hickman Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
KIPP Antioch Global Middle School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Glencliff High School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
KIPP Antioch Global High School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Donelson Middle	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
The Academy at Hickory Hollow	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Tennessee School for the Deaf Nashville	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Rocketship United	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Tenn School For Blind	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Intrepid College Preparatory Charter School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Eagle View Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Cole Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
KA @ The Crossings	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.8 km)
HOLY ROSARY ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Thomas A. Edison Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Aventura Community Schools	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Wright Middle	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Margaret Allen Middle	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
John B. Whitsitt Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Rocketship Dream Community Prep	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Croft Middle	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
ST EDWARD SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Valor Flagship Academy	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
KINGS ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
KINGS ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Valor Voyager Academy	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Tusculum Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
GENESIS ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
John F. Kennedy Middle	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Strive Collegiate Academy	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Stanford Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
STEM Prep High School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Nashville School Of The Arts	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
STEM Prep Academy	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
KIPP Antioch College Prep Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
KIPP Antioch College Prep Middle	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Nashville Collegiate Prep	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
ST CLEMENT COPTIC ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
DONELSON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
JESUS ONLY ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
McMurray Middle	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Cane Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Antioch High School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
McGavock High	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Ruby Major Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Henry C. Maxwell Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Mt. View Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Casa Azafran Early Learning Center	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Norman Binkley Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Cane Ridge High School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Thurgood Marshall Middle	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
A. Z. Kelley Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Two Rivers Middle	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Napier Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
FATHER RYAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Rosebank Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Hermitage Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Fall-Hamilton Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Tennessee Nature Academy	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Crieve Hall Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Dodson Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Johnson Alternative Learning Center	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
FRANKLIN ROAD ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Lockeland Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Lead Academy	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
LEAD Cameron	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
John Overton High	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
KIPP Kirkpatrick Elementary School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Pennington Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Tulip Grove Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
The Academy at Opry Mills	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
DuPont Tyler Middle	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Explore Community School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Martha O' Bryan Center	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
William Henry Oliver Middle	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
May Werthan Shayne Elementary School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
Granbery Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Wayne Reed Child Care Center	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
GROW ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
THE OAK HILL SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Nashville Classical East	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Cora Howe School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 37217

What school district is ZIP code 37217 in?

ZIP 37217 (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 37217?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 84 public and 16 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 37217 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 37217 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	31.8%
High school	25.9%
Less than HS	18.4%
School district	Metropolitan Nashville Public School District

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