ZIP 72301 — 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 72301

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 72301 (West Memphis, AR) is associated with West Memphis School District (LEA 0508040) 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 69 K-12 schools (63 public, 6 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.6 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Arkansas State University Mid-South about 1.9 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

West Memphis School District

LEA ID

0508040

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (43)

Arkansas State University Mid-South1.9 miles (3.1 km)2yr-public
Visible Music College7.9 miles (12.7 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis8.5 miles (13.7 km)2yr-public
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-public
Le Moyne-Owen College8.9 miles (14.4 km)4yr-private
Baptist Health Sciences University9.2 miles (14.7 km)4yr-private
William R Moore College of Technology9.6 miles (15.4 km)2yr-private
Southern College of Optometry9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-private
Rhodes College11.2 miles (18.1 km)4yr-private
Memphis Theological Seminary11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-private
Christian Brothers University11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-private
Remington College-Memphis Campus12.3 miles (19.9 km)2yr-private

Show all 43 colleges & universities

University of Memphis14.3 miles (23.0 km)4yr-public
Concorde Career College-Southaven16.3 miles (26.2 km)2yr-private
Mid-South Christian College16.6 miles (26.8 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Tennessee16.9 miles (27.3 km)4yr-private
Concorde Career College-Memphis17.0 miles (27.3 km)2yr-private
Southwest Tennessee Community College18.3 miles (29.4 km)2yr-public
East Arkansas Community College33.5 miles (53.9 km)2yr-public
Northwest Mississippi Community College38.0 miles (61.1 km)2yr-public
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas47.9 miles (77.2 km)2yr-public
Rust College49.1 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
Arkansas Northeastern College54.2 miles (87.3 km)2yr-public
Arkansas State University55.5 miles (89.4 km)4yr-public
Coahoma Community College65.2 miles (104.9 km)2yr-public
University of Mississippi65.3 miles (105.1 km)4yr-public
Arkansas State University-Newport66.0 miles (106.2 km)2yr-public
Crowley's Ridge College67.3 miles (108.4 km)4yr-private
Blue Mountain Christian University73.4 miles (118.1 km)4yr-private
Dyersburg State Community College76.8 miles (123.7 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson78.3 miles (126.0 km)2yr-public
Williams Baptist University79.8 miles (128.5 km)4yr-private
Union University83.5 miles (134.3 km)4yr-private
Lane College84.7 miles (136.4 km)4yr-private
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest85.3 miles (137.3 km)2yr-public
Jackson State Community College86.6 miles (139.4 km)2yr-public
Black River Technical College86.9 miles (139.9 km)2yr-public
Harding University87.1 miles (140.1 km)4yr-private
Freed-Hardeman University89.8 miles (144.6 km)4yr-private
Lyon College91.9 miles (147.9 km)4yr-private
University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville91.9 miles (147.9 km)2yr-public
Arkansas State University-Beebe96.6 miles (155.4 km)2yr-public
Northeast Mississippi Community College97.9 miles (157.5 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
ST MICHAEL SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
THE ACADEMIES OF WEST MEMPHIS CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
BRAGG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
WEST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
WEST MEMPHIS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
FAULK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
WEAVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
WONDER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
MARION VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY?MIDSOUTH TECHNICAL CENTER	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
JACKSON WONDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
MADDUX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
MARION JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
MARION HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
MARION SEVENTH GRADE ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
MARION MATH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY MAGNET SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
HERBERT CARTER GLOBAL COMMUNITY MAGNET SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
CREATIVE LIFE PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Memphis Scholars Raleigh-Egypt	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Memphis Scholars Florida Kansas	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Carver College and Career Academy	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Riverview Elementary/Middle	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Vision Preparatory Charter School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
MARIA MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Downtown Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Larose Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Early Childhood Programs	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
A. B. Hill Elementary	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
B. T. Washington High	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Ida B. Wells Academy ES/MS	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Mitchell High	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
KIPP Memphis Collegiate Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
KIPP Memphis Collegiate Middle	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Medical District High School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Early Childhood Education	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Ford Road Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Humes Preparatory Academy Middle School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Kids School Early Childhood Development Center	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Hollis F. Price Middle College	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Manassas High	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Soulsville Charter School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Circles Of Success Learning Academy	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Ernestine Rivers Child Care Center	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Chickasaw Middle	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Memphis Delta Preparatory	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Cummings Elementary/Middle	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Caldwell-Guthrie	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
MEMPHIS RECOVERY CENTER	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Horn Lake Road Learning Center	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Bruce Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Bellevue Middle	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Jessie Mahan Day Care Center	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Memphis Academy Of Science Engineering Middle/High	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Central High	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Southwest Career Technology Center	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Bluebird Learning Center	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Double Tree Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Levi Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Westwood High	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)
Westside Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Freedom Prep Elementary - Parkrose	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Crosstown High School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Perea Elementary School	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)
MIDTOWN MONTESSORI SCHOOL LLC	private	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)
Westside Middle School	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)
Westside Middle	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 72301

What school district is ZIP code 72301 in?

ZIP 72301 (West Memphis, AR) maps to West Memphis School District (LEA ID 0508040) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 72301?

US5 lists 69 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 63 public and 6 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 72301 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 72301 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	14.8%
High school	41.6%
Less than HS	16.1%
School district	West Memphis School District

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