ZIP 37221 — 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 37221

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 37221 (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 65 K-12 schools (42 public, 23 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.6 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.7% 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 Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville about 8.4 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Metropolitan Nashville Public School District

LEA ID

4703180

Private school share (ACS)

0.7%

Colleges & universities (63)

Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville8.4 miles (13.6 km)2yr-public
Nashville State Community College8.5 miles (13.7 km)2yr-public
Lipscomb University10.2 miles (16.4 km)4yr-private
Williamson Christian College10.2 miles (16.5 km)4yr-private
Tennessee State University11.2 miles (18.0 km)4yr-public
Belmont University11.3 miles (18.2 km)4yr-private
Vanderbilt University11.3 miles (18.2 km)4yr-private
Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting11.8 miles (18.9 km)2yr-private
Meharry Medical College12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-private
SAE Institute of Technology-Nashville12.1 miles (19.4 km)4yr-private
John A Gupton College12.1 miles (19.5 km)2yr-private
Fisk University12.2 miles (19.6 km)4yr-private

Show all 63 colleges & universities

Galen Health Institutes-Nashville Campus12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-private
Trevecca Nazarene University13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-private
Nashville Film Institute13.6 miles (22.0 km)2yr-private
American Baptist College14.5 miles (23.3 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Nashville15.4 miles (24.8 km)2yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Nashville16.0 miles (25.7 km)2yr-private
Tennessee Board of Regents17.5 miles (28.1 km)2yr-public
Remington College-Nashville Campus18.3 miles (29.5 km)2yr-private
Nossi College of Art and Design18.5 miles (29.7 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-Nashville20.0 miles (32.2 km)4yr-private
Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc21.2 miles (34.1 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson22.2 miles (35.7 km)2yr-public
Columbia State Community College30.9 miles (49.8 km)2yr-public
Welch College32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
Volunteer State Community College34.0 miles (54.7 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro34.3 miles (55.2 km)2yr-public
Middle Tennessee State University36.8 miles (59.2 km)4yr-public
Cumberland University38.9 miles (62.5 km)4yr-private
Austin Peay State University39.6 miles (63.8 km)4yr-public
North Central Institute46.5 miles (74.8 km)2yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald48.4 miles (77.9 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville49.7 miles (80.0 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville51.5 miles (82.9 km)2yr-public
The University of Tennessee Southern58.9 miles (94.7 km)4yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski59.5 miles (95.7 km)2yr-public
Motlow State Community College60.5 miles (97.3 km)2yr-public
Ross College-Hopkinsville61.0 miles (98.1 km)2yr-private
Hopkinsville Community College64.3 miles (103.5 km)2yr-public
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College70.0 miles (112.7 km)2yr-public
Western Kentucky University70.5 miles (113.5 km)4yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville72.6 miles (116.9 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Henry/Carroll76.0 miles (122.2 km)2yr-public
Tennessee Technological University82.2 miles (132.3 km)4yr-public
The University of the South83.0 miles (133.6 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Cookeville83.4 miles (134.3 km)2yr-private
Murray State University84.8 miles (136.5 km)4yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McKenzie85.3 miles (137.2 km)2yr-public
Athens State University86.0 miles (138.4 km)4yr-public
Bethel University86.6 miles (139.4 km)4yr-private
Alabama A & M University90.5 miles (145.6 km)4yr-public
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College91.2 miles (146.7 km)2yr-public
Oakwood University91.2 miles (146.8 km)4yr-private
Heritage Christian University91.3 miles (147.0 km)4yr-private
Huntsville Bible College92.3 miles (148.6 km)4yr-private
University of Alabama in Huntsville93.5 miles (150.5 km)4yr-public
University of North Alabama94.8 miles (152.6 km)4yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump95.1 miles (153.0 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston95.1 miles (153.0 km)2yr-public
Madisonville Community College95.5 miles (153.7 km)2yr-public
John C Calhoun State Community College97.1 miles (156.3 km)2yr-public
Northwest Shoals Community College99.0 miles (159.4 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Harpeth Valley Elementary	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
ST MATTHEW CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
James Lawson High School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
CASA DEI MONTESSORI	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Bellevue Middle	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
HOLY TRINITY MONTESSORI	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
NASHVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
AKIVA SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Westmeade Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Gower Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
NASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Grassland Middle School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
CHESTERTON ACADEMY OF THE INCARNATION	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Grassland Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Pegram Elementary Fine Arts Magnet School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
ABINTRA MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
CURREY INGRAM ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Nashville Classical West	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Walnut Grove Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Scales Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
H. G. Hill Middle	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Harpeth High School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Percy Priest Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Harpeth Middle School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Hunters Bend Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.5 km)
ARCH ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
HARPETH HALL SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Kingston Springs Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Julia Green Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Charlotte Park Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Early College High School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
THE COVENANT SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
GATEWAY ACADEMY AT THE LEARNING LAB	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Brentwood Middle School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
FRANKLIN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Brentwood High School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Nashville Big Picture High School	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
ST CECILIA ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
OVERBROOK SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
MONTGOMERY BELL ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Poplar Grove K-4	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Poplar Grove 5-8	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
Pearre Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Franklin High School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Freedom Middle School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Sylvan Park Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Hillsboro High	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
TRINITAS CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
ST ANN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
MONTESSORI CENTRE	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
W.A. Bass Alternative Learning Center	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Transitions at Bass	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
MNPS Virtual School	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
W. A. Bass Adult Program	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Freedom Intermediate	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
John Trotwood Moore Middle	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Westwood Elementary School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
West End Middle	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
THE JEWISH MIDDLE SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
JEWISH MIDDLE SCHOOL (PART OF THE JEWISH UPPER SCH	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
OTTER CREEK KINDERGARTEN & PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Johnson Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
The Academy at Old Cockrill	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Nashville Prep	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Cockrill Elementary	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 37221

What school district is ZIP code 37221 in?

ZIP 37221 (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 37221?

US5 lists 65 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 42 public and 23 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 37221 attend private school?

About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 37221 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	62.0%
High school	11.7%
Less than HS	3.2%
School district	Metropolitan Nashville Public School District

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