ZIP 16502 — 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 16502

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 16502 (Erie, PA) is associated with Erie City School District (LEA 4209300) 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 61 K-12 schools (41 public, 20 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.0 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 Gannon University about 1.4 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Erie City School District

LEA ID

4209300

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (79)

Gannon University1.4 miles (2.3 km)4yr-private
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine2.1 miles (3.3 km)4yr-private
Great Lakes Institute of Technology2.2 miles (3.6 km)2yr-private
Mercyhurst University2.5 miles (4.0 km)4yr-private
Erie Institute of Technology Inc2.7 miles (4.3 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-public
Allegheny College32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville40.2 miles (64.7 km)2yr-public
Kent State University at Ashtabula40.5 miles (65.1 km)4yr-public
Jamestown Business College43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-private
Jamestown Community College45.2 miles (72.8 km)2yr-public
SUNY at Fredonia45.6 miles (73.5 km)4yr-public

Show all 79 colleges & universities

Thiel College50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College52.3 miles (84.2 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango64.0 miles (103.1 km)4yr-public
Lake Erie College65.1 miles (104.7 km)4yr-private
Grove City College66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-private
Laurel Technical Institute66.3 miles (106.7 km)2yr-private
Kent State University at Trumbull68.9 miles (110.8 km)4yr-public
Kent State University at Geauga69.0 miles (111.0 km)4yr-public
Westminster College69.5 miles (111.9 km)4yr-private
Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor69.8 miles (112.4 km)2yr-private
Casal Aveda Institute70.5 miles (113.5 km)2yr-private
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles70.9 miles (114.1 km)2yr-private
ETI Technical College of Niles71.4 miles (115.0 km)2yr-private
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania72.5 miles (116.6 km)4yr-public
Lakeland Community College72.8 miles (117.1 km)2yr-public
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford74.2 miles (119.4 km)4yr-public
Youngstown State University75.0 miles (120.7 km)4yr-public
New Castle School of Trades75.9 miles (122.2 km)2yr-private
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing76.0 miles (122.4 km)2yr-private
Hiram College77.1 miles (124.1 km)4yr-private
Hilbert College79.0 miles (127.2 km)4yr-private
Rabbinical College Telshe79.7 miles (128.2 km)4yr-private
LaBarberia Institute of Hair80.7 miles (129.9 km)2yr-private
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman80.8 miles (130.1 km)2yr-private
Ursuline College82.0 miles (132.0 km)4yr-private
Erie Community College82.2 miles (132.3 km)2yr-public
D'Youville University82.4 miles (132.7 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Online82.5 miles (132.8 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo82.6 miles (132.9 km)4yr-private
Trocaire College83.1 miles (133.7 km)4yr-private
St Bonaventure University83.1 miles (133.7 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame College84.0 miles (135.1 km)4yr-private
SUNY Buffalo State University84.2 miles (135.5 km)4yr-public
Cleveland Clinic Health System-School of Diagnostic Imaging84.2 miles (135.5 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Cleveland84.4 miles (135.8 km)4yr-private
Canisius University84.9 miles (136.7 km)4yr-private
Lakewood University85.2 miles (137.1 km)4yr-private
John Carroll University85.2 miles (137.1 km)4yr-private
Villa Maria College86.5 miles (139.2 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Institute of Art87.7 miles (141.2 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Institute of Music88.0 miles (141.5 km)4yr-private
Case Western Reserve University88.2 miles (141.9 km)4yr-private
Butler County Community College89.1 miles (143.4 km)2yr-public
Daemen University89.2 miles (143.6 km)4yr-private
Niagara University89.2 miles (143.6 km)4yr-private
Remington College-Cleveland Campus89.8 miles (144.5 km)2yr-private
Ohio Technical College90.0 miles (144.8 km)2yr-private
University at Buffalo90.8 miles (146.1 km)4yr-public
Cleveland State University91.3 miles (146.9 km)4yr-public
Northeast Ohio Medical University91.3 miles (147.0 km)4yr-public
Cuyahoga Community College District91.9 miles (147.9 km)2yr-public
Kent State University at Kent92.4 miles (148.8 km)4yr-public
Geneva College93.2 miles (149.9 km)4yr-private
Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College93.2 miles (150.0 km)2yr-private
Kent State University at Salem94.1 miles (151.5 km)4yr-public
Allegheny Wesleyan College94.5 miles (152.1 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois94.7 miles (152.4 km)2yr-private
Niagara County Community College95.0 miles (152.8 km)2yr-public
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls97.3 miles (156.5 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois97.4 miles (156.7 km)4yr-public
Valley College-Cleveland97.4 miles (156.7 km)2yr-private
Meryma'at Barber College97.4 miles (156.8 km)2yr-private
Stautzenberger College-Brecksville97.8 miles (157.4 km)2yr-private
University of Mount Union98.3 miles (158.2 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma99.4 miles (160.0 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver99.5 miles (160.1 km)4yr-public
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance99.6 miles (160.3 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Erie Rise Leadership Academy CS	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.9 km)
Strong Vincent MS	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Perry El Sch	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Harding Sch	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
ERIE DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
LUTHER MEMORIAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Erie HS	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Perseus House CS of Excellence	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Grover Cleveland El Sch	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Northwest PA Collegiate Academy	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Pfeiffer-Burleigh Sch	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
BETHEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Montessori Regional CS	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Jefferson El Sch	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Tracy El Sch	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
OUR LADY OF PEACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
ST JUDE SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
ST GEORGE GRADE SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Woodrow Wilson MS	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
ST LUKE SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Chestnut Hill El Sch	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
McKinley El Sch	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
James S Wilson MS	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Lincoln El Sch	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
MERCYHURST PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
East MS	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
ELIZABETH LEE BLACK BARBER NATIONAL INSTITUTE	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
DR GERTRUDE A BARBER CENTER, INC	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
TRIUMPHANT LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Grandview El Sch	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Robert Benjamin Wiley Community CS	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
SOUTH HILLS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
McDowell HS	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
COMMUNITY COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
JoAnna Connell Sch	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Edison El Sch	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Belle Valley El Sch	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Diehl Sch	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Westlake MS	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
ST JAMES ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
ERIE FIRST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Robison El Sch	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Iroquois JSHS	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Iroquois El Sch	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Erie County Technical School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Rolling Ridge El Sch	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Asbury El Sch	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Walnut Creek MS	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
LEADERSHIP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
MONTESSORI IN THE WOODS	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Klein El Sch	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
HARBORCREEK YOUTH SERVICES	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
McKean El Sch	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Harbor Creek Junior HS	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Harbor Creek Senior HS	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Clark El Sch	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
Fairview El Sch	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Fairview MS	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Fairview HS	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 16502

What school district is ZIP code 16502 in?

ZIP 16502 (Erie, PA) maps to Erie City School District (LEA ID 4209300) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 16502?

US5 lists 61 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 41 public and 20 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 16502 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 16502 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	17.9%
High school	40.8%
Less than HS	10.0%
School district	Erie City School District

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