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Carmel-by-the-Sea city, CA

ZIP 93921 — 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 93921

K-12 nearby
39
Public
28
Private
11
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 93921 (Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA) is associated with Carmel Unified School District (LEA 0607530) 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 39 K-12 schools (28 public, 11 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.6 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.9% 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 Monterey Peninsula College about 3.4 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Carmel Unified School District
LEA ID
0607530
Private school share (ACS)
0.9%

Colleges & universities (93)

  • Monterey Peninsula College3.4 miles (5.4 km)2yr-public
  • Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey3.5 miles (5.7 km)4yr-private
  • Naval Postgraduate School4.1 miles (6.6 km)4yr-public
  • California State University-Monterey Bay9.9 miles (15.9 km)4yr-public
  • Hartnell College16.6 miles (26.7 km)2yr-public
  • Central Coast College18.4 miles (29.6 km)2yr-private
  • Five Branches University28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-private
  • Cabrillo College30.1 miles (48.5 km)2yr-public
  • University of California-Santa Cruz31.5 miles (50.6 km)4yr-public
  • Gavilan College35.0 miles (56.3 km)2yr-public
  • Carrington College-San Jose48.7 miles (78.4 km)2yr-private
  • West Valley Mission Community College District Office49.3 miles (79.4 km)2yr-public
Show all 93 colleges & universities
  • West Valley College49.3 miles (79.4 km)2yr-public
  • Evergreen Valley College52.5 miles (84.4 km)2yr-public
  • San Jose City College52.7 miles (84.8 km)2yr-public
  • De Anza College53.4 miles (85.9 km)2yr-public
  • San Jose-Evergreen Community College District54.0 miles (87.0 km)2yr-public
  • San Jose State University54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-public
  • Santa Clara University55.0 miles (88.4 km)4yr-private
  • Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts56.0 miles (90.2 km)4yr-private
  • Foothill College57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-public
  • Foothill-De Anza Community College District57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-public
  • University of East-West Medicine57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-private
  • Mission College58.0 miles (93.4 km)2yr-public
  • Palo Alto University59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
  • Institute for Business and Technology59.3 miles (95.4 km)2yr-private
  • University of Silicon Valley59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-private
  • Sofia University61.5 miles (98.9 km)4yr-private
  • Stanford University62.0 miles (99.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of Silicon Andhra62.0 miles (99.8 km)4yr-private
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont63.3 miles (101.8 km)2yr-private
  • Menlo College63.9 miles (102.9 km)4yr-private
  • San Francisco Bay University64.4 miles (103.6 km)4yr-private
  • Canada College64.7 miles (104.1 km)2yr-public
  • Unitek College66.1 miles (106.3 km)4yr-private
  • Alder Graduate School of Education66.8 miles (107.5 km)4yr-private
  • Ohlone College67.5 miles (108.6 km)2yr-public
  • Notre Dame de Namur University69.5 miles (111.9 km)4yr-private
  • San Mateo County Community College District Office71.3 miles (114.8 km)4yr-public
  • College of San Mateo71.6 miles (115.2 km)2yr-public
  • Life Chiropractic College West75.7 miles (121.9 km)4yr-private
  • Chabot College75.9 miles (122.2 km)2yr-public
  • California State University-East Bay76.7 miles (123.4 km)4yr-public
  • Carrington College-San Leandro Campus80.0 miles (128.7 km)2yr-private
  • Skyline College80.2 miles (129.1 km)4yr-public
  • Las Positas College80.3 miles (129.2 km)2yr-public
  • Northeastern University Oakland86.0 miles (138.5 km)4yr-private
  • City College of San Francisco86.1 miles (138.5 km)2yr-public
  • San Francisco State University86.3 miles (138.8 km)4yr-public
  • Merritt College86.4 miles (139.1 km)2yr-public
  • College of Alameda87.1 miles (140.1 km)2yr-public
  • Peralta Community College System Office87.6 miles (141.0 km)2yr-public
  • California College of the Arts87.9 miles (141.4 km)4yr-private
  • Laney College88.0 miles (141.6 km)2yr-public
  • University of California-System Administration Central Office88.4 miles (142.3 km)4yr-public
  • Starr King School for the Ministry88.5 miles (142.4 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln University88.5 miles (142.5 km)4yr-private
  • Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences88.6 miles (142.6 km)4yr-private
  • California Institute of Integral Studies88.7 miles (142.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of California-San Francisco88.7 miles (142.7 km)4yr-public
  • Reach University88.7 miles (142.7 km)4yr-private
  • San Francisco Conservatory of Music88.8 miles (142.9 km)4yr-private
  • Minerva University89.0 miles (143.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of California College of the Law-San Francisco89.1 miles (143.3 km)4yr-public
  • Academy of Art University89.3 miles (143.7 km)4yr-private
  • Golden Gate University89.3 miles (143.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of San Francisco89.4 miles (143.8 km)4yr-private
  • EDvance College89.4 miles (143.9 km)4yr-private
  • California State University-Stanislaus89.5 miles (144.0 km)4yr-public
  • San Francisco Film School89.5 miles (144.1 km)2yr-private
  • Saint Mary's College of California89.5 miles (144.1 km)4yr-private
  • Samuel Merritt University89.6 miles (144.1 km)4yr-private
  • Miami Ad School-San Francisco89.8 miles (144.4 km)2yr-private
  • Yosemite Community College District Office90.8 miles (146.1 km)4yr-public
  • Modesto Junior College91.1 miles (146.5 km)4yr-public
  • Coalinga College91.6 miles (147.4 km)2yr-public
  • West Hills Community College District91.8 miles (147.7 km)2yr-public
  • Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley92.4 miles (148.8 km)4yr-private
  • Berkeley School of Theology92.5 miles (148.8 km)4yr-private
  • San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto92.5 miles (148.9 km)2yr-private
  • The Wright Institute92.7 miles (149.1 km)4yr-private
  • Institute of Buddhist Studies92.7 miles (149.2 km)4yr-private
  • Berkeley City College92.9 miles (149.6 km)2yr-public
  • University of California-Berkeley93.0 miles (149.6 km)4yr-public
  • California Jazz Conservatory93.0 miles (149.7 km)4yr-private
  • Graduate Theological Union93.2 miles (150.1 km)4yr-private
  • Church Divinity School of the Pacific93.3 miles (150.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pacific School of Religion93.3 miles (150.2 km)4yr-private
  • Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology93.7 miles (150.7 km)4yr-private
  • Merced College96.5 miles (155.3 km)2yr-public
  • Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus97.7 miles (157.3 km)2yr-private
  • Diablo Valley College98.1 miles (157.9 km)2yr-public
  • Contra Costa Medical Career College98.6 miles (158.7 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
STEVENSON SCHOOLprivate——0.7 miles (1.1 km)
STEVENSON SCHOOL CARMEL CAMPUSprivate——0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Carmel River Elementarypublic——0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Carmel Highpublic——0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Carmel Middlepublic——1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Monte Vistapublic——2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Monterey Highpublic——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
La Mesapublic——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY MONTEREY BAYprivate——3.2 miles (5.2 km)
SAN CARLOS SCHOOLprivate——3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Community High (Continuation)public——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Monterey Bay Charterpublic——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Pacific Grove Highpublic——3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Forest Grove Elementarypublic——4.0 miles (6.4 km)
SANTA CATALINA SCHOOLprivate——4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Pacific Grove Middlepublic——4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Big Sur Charterpublic——4.3 miles (6.9 km)
TRINITY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOLprivate——4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Robert Down Elementarypublic——4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Bay View Academypublic——4.6 miles (7.4 km)
ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOLprivate——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Carmel Valley Highpublic——5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Carmel Child Development Centerpublic——5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Del Rey Woods Elementarypublic——5.6 miles (9.1 km)
MONTEREY BAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Seaside Childrenes Centerpublic——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
RYAN RANCH CHILDRENS CENTER PRESCHOOLprivate——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsulapublic——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Martin Luther Kingpublic——6.6 miles (10.7 km)
International School of Montereypublic——6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Seaside Highpublic——6.8 miles (10.9 km)
ST DUNSTANS MONTESSORI SCHOOLprivate——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Ord Terrace Elementarypublic——7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Monterey Peninsula UNF SCH DIST COM Day MIDpublic——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Central Coast Highpublic——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Daypublic——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Seaside Middlepublic——7.6 miles (12.3 km)
George C. Marshall Elementarypublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
CHARTWELL SCHOOLprivate——8.8 miles (14.2 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 93921

What school district is ZIP code 93921 in?
ZIP 93921 (Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA) maps to Carmel Unified School District (LEA ID 0607530) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 93921?
US5 lists 39 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 28 public and 11 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 93921 attend private school?
About 0.9% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 93921 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher75.2%
High school5.9%
Less than HS0.3%
School districtCarmel Unified School District