ZIP 39216 — 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 39216

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 39216 (Jackson, MS) is associated with Jackson Public School District (LEA 2802190) 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 (75 public, 25 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 Mississippi Community College Board about 0.9 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Jackson Public School District

LEA ID

2802190

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (22)

Mississippi Community College Board0.9 miles (1.5 km)2yr-public
Board of Trustees-Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning0.9 miles (1.5 km)4yr-public
Belhaven University1.2 miles (1.9 km)4yr-private
Millsaps College1.4 miles (2.3 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Mississippi2.8 miles (4.6 km)4yr-private
Jackson State University3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-public
Tougaloo College4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-private
Wesley Biblical Seminary5.4 miles (8.7 km)4yr-private
Mississippi College9.9 miles (16.0 km)4yr-private
Hinds Community College15.9 miles (25.6 km)2yr-public
Holmes Community College46.2 miles (74.3 km)2yr-public
Copiah-Lincoln Community College46.5 miles (74.8 km)2yr-public

Show all 22 colleges & universities

East Central Community College61.5 miles (98.9 km)2yr-public
Alcorn State University65.6 miles (105.6 km)4yr-public
Southeastern Baptist College71.7 miles (115.3 km)4yr-private
Southwest Mississippi Community College73.7 miles (118.6 km)2yr-public
Jones County Junior College75.8 miles (122.0 km)2yr-public
Mississippi Delta Community College79.3 miles (127.6 km)2yr-public
Mississippi Valley State University82.2 miles (132.3 km)4yr-public
Meridian Community College83.3 miles (134.1 km)2yr-public
University of Southern Mississippi84.9 miles (136.6 km)4yr-public
William Carey University87.5 miles (140.7 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
MS School For The Blind	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.9 km)
MS School For The Deaf	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.9 km)
Murrah High School	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
THE EDUCATION CENTER, INC. D/B/A EDUCATION CENTER	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.4 km)
Wells APAC Elementary School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Casey Elementary School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
ST RICHARD CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Smilow Collegiate	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Smilow Prep	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Boyd Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
CARES SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
THE REDEEMER'S SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
CHASTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.7 km)
Midtown Public Charter School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Walton Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Spann Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Galloway Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
McWillie Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Barack Obama Elementary School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
JACKSON ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
MORRISON ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT CTR	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Lanier Junior/Senior High School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Green Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Powell Middle School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Johnson Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Revive Collegiate	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
JACKSON PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
CHRISTIAN MISSION LEARNING CENTER	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
KALEIDOSCOPE HEIGHTS ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
McLeod Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Kirksey Middle School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
North Jackson Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Callaway High School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
NEW JERUSALEM CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Blackburn Middle School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
DAWSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Pecan Park Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Northside Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Provine High School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
THE WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL OF CHRIST UNITED JACKSON	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
SISTER THEA BOWMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Isable Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Jim Hill High School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Pearl Lower Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
CAREER ACADEMIC PLACEMENT PROGRAM	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
FRENCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Pearl Jr High School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
MOTHER GOOSE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
YOUTH COURT SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
FAITH ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
CAPITAL CITY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Pearl Upper School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
CHRIST COVENANT SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Clausell Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
LESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
THE CANOPY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
STUDY SPOT ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
COLLEGE DRIVE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
Highland Elementary School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Madison County Preschool	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Flowood Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Pearl High School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Reimagine Prep	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Wilkins Elementary School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.6 km)
Key Elementary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
WINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
RAINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Peeples Middle School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Ambition Preparatory Charter School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Ann E. Smith Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
Northwest Middle School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Bailey APAC Middle School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
HARTFIELD ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
WHITTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Shirley Elementary School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Van Winkle Elementary School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Old Town Middle School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
John Hopkins Elementary School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
E. E. ROGERS SDA SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
ST ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
SYKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Oak Forest Elementary School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Bates Elementary School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Cardozo Middle School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
PARK PLACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Ridgeland High School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
ST AUGUSTINE SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
CLINTON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Richland Upper Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Richland Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Richland High School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Rouse Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Clinton Park Elementary School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
MADISON RIDGELAND ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 39216

What school district is ZIP code 39216 in?

ZIP 39216 (Jackson, MS) maps to Jackson Public School District (LEA ID 2802190) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 39216?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 75 public and 25 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 39216 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 39216 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	64.1%
High school	13.6%
Less than HS	2.2%
School district	Jackson Public School District

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