ZIP 16505 — 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 16505

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 16505 (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 60 K-12 schools (40 public, 20 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.1 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 Gannon University about 2.6 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Erie City School District

LEA ID

4209300

Private school share (ACS)

0.9%

Colleges & universities (79)

Gannon University2.6 miles (4.2 km)4yr-private
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine3.0 miles (4.8 km)4yr-private
Great Lakes Institute of Technology3.5 miles (5.6 km)2yr-private
Erie Institute of Technology Inc3.6 miles (5.9 km)2yr-private
Mercyhurst University4.3 miles (6.9 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College7.8 miles (12.6 km)4yr-public
Allegheny College32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-private
Kent State University at Ashtabula39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-public
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville41.6 miles (66.9 km)2yr-public
Jamestown Business College45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-private
SUNY at Fredonia46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-public
Jamestown Community College47.0 miles (75.6 km)2yr-public

Show all 79 colleges & universities

Thiel College50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College54.1 miles (87.1 km)2yr-public
Lake Erie College63.7 miles (102.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango63.9 miles (102.9 km)4yr-public
Laurel Technical Institute66.3 miles (106.7 km)2yr-private
Grove City College66.5 miles (107.0 km)4yr-private
Kent State University at Geauga67.9 miles (109.2 km)4yr-public
Kent State University at Trumbull68.3 miles (109.9 km)4yr-public
Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor68.4 miles (110.1 km)2yr-private
Westminster College69.7 miles (112.2 km)4yr-private
Casal Aveda Institute70.1 miles (112.8 km)2yr-private
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles70.5 miles (113.5 km)2yr-private
ETI Technical College of Niles71.1 miles (114.4 km)2yr-private
Lakeland Community College71.4 miles (114.9 km)2yr-public
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania73.0 miles (117.5 km)4yr-public
Youngstown State University74.8 miles (120.3 km)4yr-public
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford76.0 miles (122.3 km)4yr-public
New Castle School of Trades76.0 miles (122.4 km)2yr-private
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing76.2 miles (122.6 km)2yr-private
Hiram College76.2 miles (122.7 km)4yr-private
Rabbinical College Telshe78.3 miles (126.0 km)4yr-private
LaBarberia Institute of Hair79.4 miles (127.8 km)2yr-private
Hilbert College80.3 miles (129.1 km)4yr-private
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman80.6 miles (129.8 km)2yr-private
Ursuline College80.8 miles (130.0 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame College82.7 miles (133.0 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Clinic Health System-School of Diagnostic Imaging83.0 miles (133.5 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Cleveland83.2 miles (133.8 km)4yr-private
Erie Community College83.3 miles (134.0 km)2yr-public
D'Youville University83.5 miles (134.3 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo83.6 miles (134.6 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Online83.7 miles (134.7 km)4yr-private
Lakewood University83.9 miles (135.0 km)4yr-private
John Carroll University83.9 miles (135.1 km)4yr-private
Trocaire College84.2 miles (135.5 km)4yr-private
St Bonaventure University84.9 miles (136.6 km)4yr-private
SUNY Buffalo State University85.2 miles (137.1 km)4yr-public
Canisius University85.9 miles (138.3 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Institute of Art86.4 miles (139.0 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Institute of Music86.6 miles (139.4 km)4yr-private
Case Western Reserve University86.8 miles (139.7 km)4yr-private
Villa Maria College87.6 miles (140.9 km)4yr-private
Remington College-Cleveland Campus88.5 miles (142.4 km)2yr-private
Ohio Technical College88.6 miles (142.6 km)2yr-private
Butler County Community College89.8 miles (144.5 km)2yr-public
Cleveland State University89.9 miles (144.7 km)4yr-public
Niagara University89.9 miles (144.7 km)4yr-private
Daemen University90.2 miles (145.2 km)4yr-private
Northeast Ohio Medical University90.5 miles (145.7 km)4yr-public
Cuyahoga Community College District90.6 miles (145.8 km)2yr-public
Kent State University at Kent91.5 miles (147.3 km)4yr-public
University at Buffalo91.8 miles (147.7 km)4yr-public
Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College91.9 miles (147.9 km)2yr-private
Geneva College93.4 miles (150.4 km)4yr-private
Kent State University at Salem93.9 miles (151.1 km)4yr-public
Allegheny Wesleyan College94.2 miles (151.6 km)4yr-private
Niagara County Community College95.8 miles (154.1 km)2yr-public
Valley College-Cleveland96.0 miles (154.6 km)2yr-private
Meryma'at Barber College96.0 miles (154.6 km)2yr-private
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls96.3 miles (155.0 km)2yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois96.3 miles (155.0 km)2yr-private
Stautzenberger College-Brecksville96.6 miles (155.5 km)2yr-private
University of Mount Union97.8 miles (157.4 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma98.1 miles (157.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois99.0 miles (159.3 km)4yr-public
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance99.0 miles (159.4 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver99.8 miles (160.6 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Tracy El Sch	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Montessori Regional CS	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.4 km)
Harding Sch	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
ST JUDE SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
ERIE DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Strong Vincent MS	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Erie Rise Leadership Academy CS	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Perry El Sch	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
LUTHER MEMORIAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
BETHEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Grover Cleveland El Sch	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
OUR LADY OF PEACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Perseus House CS of Excellence	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Erie HS	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Pfeiffer-Burleigh Sch	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Westlake MS	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
McDowell HS	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
SOUTH HILLS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Grandview El Sch	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Northwest PA Collegiate Academy	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
ST GEORGE GRADE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Jefferson El Sch	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
ELIZABETH LEE BLACK BARBER NATIONAL INSTITUTE	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
DR GERTRUDE A BARBER CENTER, INC	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Chestnut Hill El Sch	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
James S Wilson MS	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
East MS	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Woodrow Wilson MS	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
COMMUNITY COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
ST LUKE SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
McKinley El Sch	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Lincoln El Sch	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Robert Benjamin Wiley Community CS	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
MERCYHURST PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
TRIUMPHANT LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
Edison El Sch	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Asbury El Sch	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Walnut Creek MS	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
JoAnna Connell Sch	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
LEADERSHIP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
ERIE FIRST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Belle Valley El Sch	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Diehl Sch	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
ST JAMES ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Robison El Sch	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Erie County Technical School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Iroquois JSHS	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Iroquois El Sch	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Rolling Ridge El Sch	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
MONTESSORI IN THE WOODS	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Klein El Sch	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
McKean El Sch	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Fairview El Sch	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Fairview MS	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Fairview HS	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
HARBORCREEK YOUTH SERVICES	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Harbor Creek Junior HS	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Harbor Creek Senior HS	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 16505

What school district is ZIP code 16505 in?

ZIP 16505 (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 16505?

US5 lists 60 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 40 public and 20 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 16505 attend private school?

About 0.9% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 16505 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	45.0%
High school	30.9%
Less than HS	3.6%
School district	Erie City School District

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