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Wakefield CDP, PA

ZIP 17563 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 17563

K-12 nearby
23
Public
11
Private
12
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 17563 (Wakefield, PA) is associated with Solanco School District (LEA 4221810) 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 23 K-12 schools (11 public, 12 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.6 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 Lincoln University about 14.5 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Solanco School District
LEA ID
4221810
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Lincoln University14.5 miles (23.4 km)4yr-public
  • Harford Community College14.6 miles (23.5 km)2yr-public
  • Cecil College15.0 miles (24.2 km)2yr-public
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center16.0 miles (25.7 km)2yr-public
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania18.7 miles (30.1 km)4yr-public
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology19.8 miles (31.9 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design20.3 miles (32.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary20.7 miles (33.4 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin and Marshall College20.9 miles (33.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Bible College22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of Delaware24.1 miles (38.7 km)4yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Goldey-Beacom College26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-private
  • YTI Career Institute-York29.5 miles (47.5 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-public
  • York College of Pennsylvania31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Baltimore County32.1 miles (51.7 km)2yr-public
  • Goucher College32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-private
  • Wilmington University32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-private
  • Towson University33.7 miles (54.3 km)4yr-public
  • Elizabethtown College34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware College of Art and Design34.2 miles (55.0 km)2yr-private
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania34.3 miles (55.1 km)4yr-public
  • Strayer University-Delaware34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc34.4 miles (55.4 km)2yr-private
  • Morgan State University35.6 miles (57.2 km)4yr-public
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton35.7 miles (57.4 km)2yr-private
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University36.3 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
  • Loyola University Maryland36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore36.8 miles (59.1 km)4yr-private
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania37.2 miles (59.8 km)4yr-public
  • Johns Hopkins University37.6 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
  • Immaculata University37.8 miles (60.9 km)4yr-private
  • Washington College38.1 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-private
  • Maryland Institute College of Art38.7 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
  • Stevenson University38.7 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
  • Salem Community College38.7 miles (62.2 km)2yr-public
  • University of Baltimore38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-public
  • Baltimore City Community College39.4 miles (63.4 km)2yr-public
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College39.4 miles (63.4 km)4yr-private
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-public
  • Coppin State University39.7 miles (64.0 km)4yr-public
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore40.0 miles (64.4 km)4yr-public
  • Alvernia University40.3 miles (64.9 km)4yr-private
  • Neumann University40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley40.9 miles (65.8 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine41.1 miles (66.1 km)4yr-public
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences41.1 miles (66.2 km)2yr-private
  • Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute41.9 miles (67.4 km)2yr-private
  • Reading Area Community College42.0 miles (67.5 km)2yr-public
  • Williamson College of the Trades42.2 miles (67.9 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg42.2 miles (67.9 km)4yr-public
  • University of Valley Forge42.2 miles (67.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lebanon Valley College42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks42.9 miles (69.1 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Technology43.9 miles (70.6 km)4yr-private
  • Albright College44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-public
  • McDaniel College44.7 miles (71.9 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware County Community College44.8 miles (72.0 km)2yr-public
  • Widener University45.0 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
  • Carroll Community College45.3 miles (72.9 km)2yr-public
  • Swarthmore College45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-private
  • Valley Forge Military College47.5 miles (76.5 km)2yr-private
  • All-State Career School47.8 miles (76.9 km)2yr-private
  • Cabrini University47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern University48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
  • American College of Financial Services48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-private
  • Villanova University49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-private
  • Ursinus College49.1 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
  • Rosemont College49.5 miles (79.7 km)4yr-private
  • Harcum College50.0 miles (80.4 km)2yr-private
  • Haverford College50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
  • Bryn Mawr College50.2 miles (80.7 km)4yr-private
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology50.2 miles (80.8 km)4yr-private
  • Messiah University50.2 miles (80.8 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office51.4 miles (82.7 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Terry51.5 miles (82.8 km)4yr-public
  • Anne Arundel Community College52.0 miles (83.7 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office52.0 miles (83.7 km)4yr-public
  • Harrisburg Area Community College52.1 miles (83.9 km)2yr-public
  • Howard Community College52.5 miles (84.6 km)2yr-public
  • Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia52.5 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware State University52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-public
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia53.1 miles (85.4 km)2yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia53.1 miles (85.5 km)4yr-private
  • Walnut Hill College54.0 miles (86.9 km)4yr-private
  • Central Penn College54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-private
  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine54.5 miles (87.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Pennsylvania54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-private
  • Drexel University54.9 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
  • Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing55.3 miles (89.0 km)2yr-private
  • Maryland University of Integrative Health55.3 miles (89.1 km)4yr-private
  • Academy of Vocal Arts55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
  • Gettysburg College55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
  • Jna Institute of Culinary Arts55.7 miles (89.7 km)2yr-private
  • Curtis Institute of Music55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-private
  • Moore College of Art and Design55.8 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
WINDY KNOLL AMISH SCHOOLprivate——3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Clermont El Schpublic——3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Swift MSpublic——3.9 miles (6.3 km)
BETHEL MENNONITE SCHOOLprivate——4.3 miles (6.9 km)
LITTLE BRITAIN MENNONITE SCHOOLprivate——4.7 miles (7.5 km)
SCALPY HOLLOW SCHOOLprivate——5.8 miles (9.4 km)
OAK SHADE SCHOOLprivate——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Conowingo Elementarypublic——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
POND VIEW C/O DANIEL BLANK, CHAIRMANprivate——6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Delta-Peach Bottom El Schpublic——6.9 miles (11.1 km)
HIGHFIELD AMISH SCHOOLprivate——7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Solanco HSpublic——7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Rising Sun Middle Schoolpublic——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
BUCK VIEW AMISH SCHOOLprivate——8.0 miles (12.9 km)
HARFORD CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Darlington Elementarypublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Dublin Elementarypublic——8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Rising Sun Elementarypublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
WEST NOTTINGHAM ACADEMYprivate——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Quarryville El Schpublic——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Smith MSpublic——9.6 miles (15.5 km)
MERAKI ACADEMYprivate——9.7 miles (15.7 km)
HESS VIEW AMISH SCHOOLprivate——9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17563

What school district is ZIP code 17563 in?
ZIP 17563 (Wakefield, PA) maps to Solanco School District (LEA ID 4221810) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 17563?
US5 lists 23 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 11 public and 12 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 17563 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17563 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher9.4%
High school43.0%
Less than HS23.7%
School districtSolanco School District