ZIP 37909 — 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 37909

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 37909 (Knoxville, TN) is associated with Knox County School District (LEA 4702220) 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 (66 public, 34 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.5 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 South College about 2.8 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Knox County School District

LEA ID

4702220

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (62)

South College2.8 miles (4.5 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville3.3 miles (5.3 km)2yr-public
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville5.3 miles (8.6 km)4yr-public
The University of Tennessee System Office5.8 miles (9.3 km)4yr-public
Pellissippi State Community College8.1 miles (13.1 km)2yr-public
Maryville College13.9 miles (22.4 km)4yr-private
Johnson University15.2 miles (24.4 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro27.6 miles (44.5 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman27.8 miles (44.7 km)2yr-public
Carson-Newman University32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
Roane State Community College33.8 miles (54.4 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville42.6 miles (68.5 km)2yr-public

Show all 62 colleges & universities

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown44.0 miles (70.9 km)2yr-public
Walters State Community College46.2 miles (74.3 km)2yr-public
Tennessee Wesleyan University47.2 miles (75.9 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Memorial University48.0 miles (77.3 km)4yr-private
TCAT Athens48.8 miles (78.6 km)2yr-public
University of the Cumberlands55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-private
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland56.9 miles (91.6 km)2yr-public
Tri-County Community College60.9 miles (98.0 km)2yr-public
Southwestern Community College61.7 miles (99.2 km)2yr-public
Bryan College-Dayton63.1 miles (101.5 km)4yr-private
Union Commonwealth University64.2 miles (103.4 km)4yr-private
Western Carolina University64.4 miles (103.6 km)4yr-public
Omega Graduate School66.7 miles (107.4 km)4yr-private
Haywood Community College67.9 miles (109.3 km)2yr-public
Cleveland State Community College70.7 miles (113.7 km)2yr-public
Young Harris College70.8 miles (113.9 km)4yr-private
Lee University72.1 miles (116.0 km)4yr-private
Tusculum University72.1 miles (116.0 km)4yr-private
Pentecostal Theological Seminary72.2 miles (116.1 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston78.6 miles (126.6 km)2yr-public
Fortis Institute-Cookeville82.5 miles (132.8 km)2yr-private
Mars Hill University82.7 miles (133.1 km)4yr-private
Somerset Community College83.7 miles (134.6 km)2yr-public
Tennessee Technological University84.3 miles (135.7 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina Asheville84.8 miles (136.4 km)4yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts84.8 miles (136.4 km)4yr-private
Southern Adventist University85.0 miles (136.8 km)4yr-private
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College86.3 miles (138.8 km)2yr-public
Brevard College87.6 miles (141.0 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville88.1 miles (141.8 km)4yr-private
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers88.6 miles (142.6 km)4yr-private
Chattanooga State Community College90.0 miles (144.9 km)2yr-public
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College90.5 miles (145.6 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga90.8 miles (146.1 km)4yr-private
Warren Wilson College91.5 miles (147.3 km)4yr-private
Mountain Empire Community College94.1 miles (151.5 km)2yr-public
North Georgia Technical College94.5 miles (152.1 km)2yr-public
Richmont Graduate University94.5 miles (152.1 km)4yr-private
Truett McConnell University94.6 miles (152.3 km)4yr-private
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga95.1 miles (153.0 km)4yr-public
East Tennessee State University95.5 miles (153.7 km)4yr-public
Northeast State Community College97.3 miles (156.5 km)2yr-public
University of North Georgia98.0 miles (157.6 km)4yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville98.1 miles (157.8 km)2yr-public
Dalton State College98.1 miles (157.9 km)4yr-public
Montreat College98.8 miles (159.0 km)4yr-private
Piedmont University99.2 miles (159.7 km)4yr-private
Milligan University99.4 miles (160.0 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College99.9 miles (160.8 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
NEW PATHWAYS ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Bearden Middle School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.4 km)
PEER ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
West Hills Elementary	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Bearden Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Knox Adaptive Education Center	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
WEST HILLS BAPTIST PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Pond Gap Elementary	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
RIVERS EDGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
PRIDE & JOY CHILDREN'S ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
STANFORD EISENBERG KNOXVILLE JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
KNOXVILLE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Rocky Hill Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Bearden High School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
West High School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Ridgedale Alternative School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
GIVING TREE MONTESSORI	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Amherst Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Northwest Middle School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Sequoyah Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
KNOXVILLE ADVENTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Pleasant Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
West Haven Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
West View Elementary	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Norwood Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
TATES SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF WEST KNOXVILLE	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Cedar Bluff Preschool	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Cedar Bluff Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Cedar Bluff Middle School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
CEDAR SPRINGS WEEKDAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Lonsdale Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Ft Sanders Education Development Center	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
West Valley Middle School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Maynard Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Beaumont Elementary/Magnet	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF KNOXVILLE	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
DAY SPRING CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Emerald Academy	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
TEMPLE BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Mt Olive Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Knox County Virtual School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Karns Middle School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE EARLY LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Powell Middle School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Montgomery Village Child Development Center Inc.	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Blue Grass Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Karns Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
L N STEM Academy	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Karns Preschool	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Inskip Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Powell High School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Ball Camp Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
A L Lotts Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Knoxville Preparatory	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
GRACE COVENANT BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Dr. Paul L. Kelley Volunteer Academy	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Powell Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Lincoln Park Technology and Trade Center	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Christenberry Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
FIRST LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
FIRST BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Karns High School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Sterchi Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Green Magnet Math And Science Academy	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Fulton High School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
South Knox Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Tennessee Virtual Junior High School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Tennessee Virtual Academy	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Dogwood Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Vine Middle/Magnet	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Northshore Elementary School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Belle Morris Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Mooreland Heights Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
South Doyle Middle School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
MORNING STAR CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
LITTLE RIVER MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF HARDIN VALLEY	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Whittle Springs Middle School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
MONTESSORI INTERNATIONALE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Mill Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.6 km)
THE EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Gresham Middle School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
CONCORD UNITED METHODIST KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Tennessee School For Deaf Elementary School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Tennessee School for the Deaf Middle School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Austin East High/Magnet	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Tennessee School for the Deaf High School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Fountain City Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Bonny Kate Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Claxton Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
MEAD MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
GARDEN MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
BEREAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 37909

What school district is ZIP code 37909 in?

ZIP 37909 (Knoxville, TN) maps to Knox County School District (LEA ID 4702220) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 37909?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 66 public and 34 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 37909 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 37909 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	44.7%
High school	22.4%
Less than HS	5.5%
School district	Knox County School District

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