ZIP 16503 — 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 16503

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 16503 (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 3.2 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 1.3 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Erie City School District

LEA ID

4209300

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (75)

Gannon University1.3 miles (2.2 km)4yr-private
Mercyhurst University1.5 miles (2.4 km)4yr-private
Great Lakes Institute of Technology3.6 miles (5.9 km)2yr-private
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine3.9 miles (6.3 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College4.0 miles (6.4 km)4yr-public
Erie Institute of Technology Inc4.3 miles (7.0 km)2yr-private
Allegheny College33.3 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville40.0 miles (64.4 km)2yr-public
Jamestown Business College41.6 miles (67.0 km)4yr-private
Kent State University at Ashtabula42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-public
Jamestown Community College43.2 miles (69.5 km)2yr-public
SUNY at Fredonia43.3 miles (69.7 km)4yr-public

Show all 75 colleges & universities

Northern Pennsylvania Regional College50.8 miles (81.8 km)2yr-public
Thiel College52.0 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-public
Grove City College67.1 miles (108.0 km)4yr-private
Lake Erie College67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-private
Laurel Technical Institute68.0 miles (109.4 km)2yr-private
Kent State University at Trumbull71.0 miles (114.2 km)4yr-public
Westminster College71.0 miles (114.3 km)4yr-private
Kent State University at Geauga71.3 miles (114.7 km)4yr-public
Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor72.2 miles (116.1 km)2yr-private
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford72.3 miles (116.4 km)4yr-public
Casal Aveda Institute72.5 miles (116.7 km)2yr-private
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles72.9 miles (117.3 km)2yr-private
ETI Technical College of Niles73.4 miles (118.1 km)2yr-private
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania73.5 miles (118.4 km)4yr-public
Lakeland Community College75.1 miles (120.9 km)2yr-public
Hilbert College76.7 miles (123.4 km)4yr-private
Youngstown State University76.8 miles (123.6 km)4yr-public
New Castle School of Trades77.5 miles (124.7 km)2yr-private
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing77.5 miles (124.8 km)2yr-private
Hiram College79.4 miles (127.7 km)4yr-private
Erie Community College79.9 miles (128.6 km)2yr-public
D'Youville University80.2 miles (129.0 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Online80.2 miles (129.0 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo80.3 miles (129.2 km)4yr-private
Trocaire College80.8 miles (130.0 km)4yr-private
St Bonaventure University81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-private
SUNY Buffalo State University81.9 miles (131.8 km)4yr-public
Rabbinical College Telshe82.0 miles (132.0 km)4yr-private
Canisius University82.6 miles (133.0 km)4yr-private
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman82.7 miles (133.0 km)2yr-private
LaBarberia Institute of Hair83.1 miles (133.7 km)2yr-private
Villa Maria College84.2 miles (135.5 km)4yr-private
Ursuline College84.4 miles (135.8 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame College86.3 miles (138.9 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Clinic Health System-School of Diagnostic Imaging86.6 miles (139.3 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Cleveland86.8 miles (139.6 km)4yr-private
Daemen University86.9 miles (139.9 km)4yr-private
Niagara University87.1 miles (140.2 km)4yr-private
Lakewood University87.6 miles (140.9 km)4yr-private
John Carroll University87.6 miles (140.9 km)4yr-private
University at Buffalo88.5 miles (142.4 km)4yr-public
Butler County Community College90.0 miles (144.8 km)2yr-public
Cleveland Institute of Art90.1 miles (145.0 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Institute of Music90.3 miles (145.3 km)4yr-private
Case Western Reserve University90.5 miles (145.6 km)4yr-private
Remington College-Cleveland Campus92.1 miles (148.3 km)2yr-private
Ohio Technical College92.3 miles (148.6 km)2yr-private
Niagara County Community College92.8 miles (149.3 km)2yr-public
Northeast Ohio Medical University93.5 miles (150.5 km)4yr-public
Cleveland State University93.6 miles (150.7 km)4yr-public
Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois94.0 miles (151.3 km)2yr-private
Cuyahoga Community College District94.3 miles (151.7 km)2yr-public
Geneva College94.6 miles (152.2 km)4yr-private
Kent State University at Kent94.7 miles (152.4 km)4yr-public
Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College95.6 miles (153.8 km)2yr-private
Kent State University at Salem96.0 miles (154.5 km)4yr-public
Allegheny Wesleyan College96.4 miles (155.1 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois96.7 miles (155.6 km)4yr-public
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls99.5 miles (160.2 km)2yr-private
Houghton University99.6 miles (160.3 km)4yr-private
Valley College-Cleveland99.7 miles (160.5 km)2yr-private
Meryma'at Barber College99.8 miles (160.5 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
McKinley El Sch	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
East MS	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Woodrow Wilson MS	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Pfeiffer-Burleigh Sch	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
ELIZABETH LEE BLACK BARBER NATIONAL INSTITUTE	private	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
DR GERTRUDE A BARBER CENTER, INC	private	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Lincoln El Sch	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Perseus House CS of Excellence	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Robert Benjamin Wiley Community CS	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Northwest PA Collegiate Academy	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
LUTHER MEMORIAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
ST LUKE SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Edison El Sch	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Jefferson El Sch	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
JoAnna Connell Sch	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
MERCYHURST PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Diehl Sch	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Erie HS	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
ST JAMES ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Erie Rise Leadership Academy CS	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Perry El Sch	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Belle Valley El Sch	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Strong Vincent MS	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
ERIE DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Iroquois JSHS	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
TRIUMPHANT LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Iroquois El Sch	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Harding Sch	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Grover Cleveland El Sch	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Rolling Ridge El Sch	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
James S Wilson MS	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Chestnut Hill El Sch	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
BETHEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
ST GEORGE GRADE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Montessori Regional CS	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Tracy El Sch	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
OUR LADY OF PEACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Klein El Sch	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
ST JUDE SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
HARBORCREEK YOUTH SERVICES	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Grandview El Sch	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
COMMUNITY COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Robison El Sch	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
SOUTH HILLS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
ERIE FIRST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
McDowell HS	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Harbor Creek Junior HS	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Harbor Creek Senior HS	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Clark El Sch	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
MONTESSORI IN THE WOODS	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Westlake MS	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Erie County Technical School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Asbury El Sch	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Walnut Creek MS	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
LEADERSHIP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Seneca HS	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Wattsburg Area MS	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Wattsburg Area El Ctr	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
McKean El Sch	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 16503

What school district is ZIP code 16503 in?

ZIP 16503 (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 16503?

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 16503 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 16503 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	12.2%
High school	40.8%
Less than HS	23.7%
School district	Erie City School District

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