ZIP 37853 — 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 37853

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 37853 (Rockford, TN) is associated with Alcoa City School District (LEA 4700060) 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 72 K-12 schools (58 public, 14 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.4 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 Maryville College about 6.6 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Alcoa City School District

LEA ID

4700060

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (62)

Maryville College6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-private
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville8.0 miles (12.9 km)4yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville8.8 miles (14.2 km)2yr-public
The University of Tennessee System Office9.0 miles (14.4 km)4yr-public
South College9.1 miles (14.6 km)4yr-private
Johnson University11.3 miles (18.3 km)4yr-private
Pellissippi State Community College16.3 miles (26.2 km)2yr-public
Carson-Newman University30.7 miles (49.3 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman35.1 miles (56.5 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro37.1 miles (59.8 km)2yr-public
Roane State Community College39.8 miles (64.1 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown42.6 miles (68.5 km)2yr-public

Show all 62 colleges & universities

Walters State Community College44.6 miles (71.8 km)2yr-public
Tennessee Wesleyan University46.8 miles (75.4 km)4yr-private
TCAT Athens48.7 miles (78.4 km)2yr-public
Southwestern Community College52.0 miles (83.6 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville52.4 miles (84.3 km)2yr-public
Lincoln Memorial University53.1 miles (85.5 km)4yr-private
Tri-County Community College53.3 miles (85.7 km)2yr-public
Western Carolina University54.7 miles (88.0 km)4yr-public
Haywood Community College59.2 miles (95.3 km)2yr-public
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College62.2 miles (100.1 km)4yr-private
Young Harris College62.5 miles (100.6 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland63.6 miles (102.4 km)2yr-public
University of the Cumberlands63.8 miles (102.6 km)4yr-private
Bryan College-Dayton65.5 miles (105.3 km)4yr-private
Tusculum University68.3 miles (110.0 km)4yr-private
Omega Graduate School69.0 miles (111.1 km)4yr-private
Cleveland State Community College70.0 miles (112.7 km)2yr-public
Lee University71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
Pentecostal Theological Seminary71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
Union Commonwealth University71.5 miles (115.0 km)4yr-private
Mars Hill University76.1 miles (122.5 km)4yr-private
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts77.0 miles (123.8 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina Asheville77.0 miles (123.9 km)4yr-public
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College78.3 miles (126.0 km)2yr-public
Brevard College78.3 miles (126.0 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville79.8 miles (128.4 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College83.8 miles (134.9 km)4yr-private
Southern Adventist University84.2 miles (135.6 km)4yr-private
North Georgia Technical College85.5 miles (137.5 km)2yr-public
Truett McConnell University86.2 miles (138.7 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston87.5 miles (140.8 km)2yr-public
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers89.1 miles (143.4 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Cookeville90.2 miles (145.1 km)2yr-private
Piedmont University90.2 miles (145.2 km)4yr-private
Chattanooga State Community College90.3 miles (145.4 km)2yr-public
University of North Georgia90.4 miles (145.4 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga90.5 miles (145.7 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College91.1 miles (146.6 km)2yr-public
Toccoa Falls College91.4 miles (147.1 km)4yr-private
Montreat College91.4 miles (147.1 km)4yr-private
East Tennessee State University92.0 miles (148.1 km)4yr-public
Tennessee Technological University92.1 miles (148.2 km)4yr-public
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College93.1 miles (149.8 km)2yr-public
Somerset Community College93.2 miles (149.9 km)2yr-public
Richmont Graduate University94.6 miles (152.3 km)4yr-private
Northeast State Community College95.0 miles (152.9 km)2yr-public
Mountain Empire Community College95.2 miles (153.2 km)2yr-public
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga95.3 miles (153.5 km)4yr-public
Milligan University95.8 miles (154.2 km)4yr-private
Dalton State College95.8 miles (154.2 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Rockford Elementary	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Eagleton Elementary	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
CLAYTON-BRADLEY ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Porter Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Eagleton 1 Head Start	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Eagleton College and Career Academy	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Bonny Kate Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
South Doyle High School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL OF MARYVILLE	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Alcoa Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Alcoa Intermediate School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
John Sevier Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Alcoa Middle School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Mt Olive Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Alcoa High School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Samuel Everett School of Innovation	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Coulter Grove Intermediate School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Mooreland Heights Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Heritage High School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Heritage Middle School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Prospect Elementary School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Maryville Virtual School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Montgomery Village Child Development Center Inc.	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Maryville High School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Sam Houston Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
South Doyle Middle School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.7 km)
Maryville Junior High School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Middlesettlements	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Sequoyah Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Dogwood Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Rocky Hill Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
New Hopewell Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
PRIDE & JOY CHILDREN'S ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
KNOXVILLE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
KNOXVILLE ADVENTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
MEAD MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Knox Adaptive Education Center	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Bearden Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
GIVING TREE MONTESSORI	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
South Knox Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Ft Sanders Education Development Center	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
West High School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE EARLY LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Tennessee School For Deaf Elementary School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Tennessee School for the Deaf High School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Tennessee School for the Deaf Middle School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Montgomery Ridge Intermediate School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Foothills Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
L N STEM Academy	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Pond Gap Elementary	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
PEER ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Emerald Academy	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Green Magnet Math And Science Academy	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Blue Grass Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Mary Blount Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Walland Elementary School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Maynard Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
West View Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
MARYVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Vine Middle/Magnet	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
William Blount High School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
STANFORD EISENBERG KNOXVILLE JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Fairview Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Northshore Elementary School	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
THE KINGS ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Beaumont Elementary/Magnet	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
West Hills Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Seymour Junior High	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Seymour Primary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Seymour High School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
WEST HILLS BAPTIST PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 37853

What school district is ZIP code 37853 in?

ZIP 37853 (Rockford, TN) maps to Alcoa City School District (LEA ID 4700060) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 37853?

US5 lists 72 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 58 public and 14 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 37853 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 37853 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	16.8%
High school	49.0%
Less than HS	10.4%
School district	Alcoa City School District

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