ZIP 17953 — 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 17953

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 17953 (Middleport, PA) is associated with St. Clair Area School District (LEA 4222710) 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 32 K-12 schools (25 public, 7 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.7 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 Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing about 5.5 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

St. Clair Area School District

LEA ID

4222710

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Joseph F McCloskey School of Nursing5.5 miles (8.9 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-public
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-public
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-public
Lehigh Carbon Community College27.4 miles (44.0 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks28.2 miles (45.4 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute29.1 miles (46.8 km)2yr-private
Albright College29.2 miles (46.9 km)4yr-private
Reading Area Community College30.4 miles (48.9 km)2yr-public
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences30.7 miles (49.5 km)2yr-private
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown30.9 miles (49.8 km)2yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Luzerne County Community College31.3 miles (50.4 km)2yr-public
Alvernia University32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
Cedar Crest College33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-private
Muhlenberg College33.8 miles (54.4 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Sunbury34.5 miles (55.5 km)2yr-private
Lebanon Valley College35.7 miles (57.5 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown36.0 miles (57.9 km)2yr-private
Wilkes University36.1 miles (58.0 km)4yr-private
King's College36.6 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Bethlehem36.9 miles (59.3 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre38.6 miles (62.2 km)4yr-public
Moravian University39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
Susquehanna University39.6 miles (63.8 km)4yr-private
International Institute for Restorative Practices39.7 miles (63.9 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-public
Lehigh University40.0 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
DeSales University41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-private
Misericordia University41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-private
Northampton County Area Community College42.1 miles (67.7 km)2yr-public
Bucknell University42.2 miles (68.0 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg43.0 miles (69.3 km)2yr-private
Lancaster Bible College47.6 miles (76.6 km)4yr-private
Lafayette College47.8 miles (76.9 km)4yr-private
Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-private
Elizabethtown College48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education-Central Office48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-public
Franklin and Marshall College49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
Lancaster Theological Seminary49.9 miles (80.3 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg50.0 miles (80.4 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology50.1 miles (80.7 km)2yr-public
Yeshivath Beth Moshe50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
Harrisburg Area Community College51.1 miles (82.2 km)2yr-public
University of Scranton51.3 miles (82.5 km)4yr-private
Lackawanna College51.5 miles (82.9 km)4yr-private
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-private
Ursinus College52.0 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
Fortis Institute-Scranton52.0 miles (83.8 km)2yr-private
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania52.2 miles (84.1 km)4yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc52.4 miles (84.2 km)2yr-private
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology52.4 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
Central Penn College52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-private
University of Valley Forge53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-private
Millersville University of Pennsylvania53.4 miles (86.0 km)4yr-public
Marywood University53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center53.6 miles (86.2 km)2yr-public
Automotive Training Center-Exton54.1 miles (87.1 km)2yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-public
Johnson College54.3 miles (87.4 km)2yr-private
Clarks Summit University56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-private
Lansdale School of Business57.1 miles (91.9 km)2yr-private
Lycoming College57.2 miles (92.1 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley57.7 miles (92.8 km)4yr-public
Warren County Community College57.7 miles (92.8 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania College of Technology57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-public
Immaculata University57.8 miles (93.0 km)4yr-private
Keystone College58.5 miles (94.2 km)4yr-private
American College of Financial Services59.0 miles (94.9 km)4yr-private
Delaware Valley University59.4 miles (95.6 km)4yr-private
Montgomery County Community College59.6 miles (95.9 km)2yr-public
YTI Career Institute-York59.7 miles (96.0 km)2yr-private
Gwynedd Mercy University60.2 miles (96.8 km)4yr-private
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-private
Messiah University61.4 miles (98.9 km)4yr-private
West Chester University of Pennsylvania61.6 miles (99.2 km)4yr-public
Valley Forge Military College61.9 miles (99.7 km)2yr-private
Cabrini University62.0 miles (99.8 km)4yr-private
Eastern University62.5 miles (100.6 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania64.2 miles (103.4 km)4yr-private
Villanova University64.2 miles (103.4 km)4yr-private
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania64.6 miles (104.0 km)4yr-public
Rosemont College64.8 miles (104.3 km)4yr-private
Bryn Mawr College65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-private
Chestnut Hill College65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-private
Harcum College65.8 miles (106.0 km)2yr-private
Lincoln University66.0 miles (106.3 km)4yr-public
Delaware County Community College66.4 miles (106.9 km)2yr-public
Won Institute of Graduate Studies66.7 miles (107.3 km)4yr-private
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church66.7 miles (107.3 km)4yr-private
Automotive Training Center-Warminster66.8 miles (107.6 km)2yr-private
Haverford College67.0 miles (107.8 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine67.0 miles (107.9 km)4yr-public
Westminster Theological Seminary67.1 miles (108.0 km)4yr-private
Centenary University67.6 miles (108.8 km)4yr-private
Arcadia University67.9 miles (109.2 km)4yr-private
Dickinson College68.2 miles (109.7 km)4yr-private
PITC Institute68.4 miles (110.0 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Saint Clair Area El/MS	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Mahanoy Area El Sch	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Mahanoy Area JSHS	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
NATIVITY BVM HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Schuylkill Technology Centers-North Campus	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
ASSUMPTION BVM SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
Gillingham Charter School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
THE PERCEPTION TRAINING CENTER, INC.	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Shenandoah Valley El Sch	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Shenandoah Valley JSHS	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Blue Mountain MS	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Lengel MS	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Blue Mountain El East School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Pottsville Area HS	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Clarke El Ctr	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Blue Mountain HS	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
MARIAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Tamaqua Area MS	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.6 km)
Tamaqua Area SHS	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
ST NICHOLAS SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
ST JOSEPH CENTER FOR SPECIAL LEARNING	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Schuylkill Technology Centers-South Campus	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Schuylkill Haven El Ctr	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Tamaqua El Sch	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Schuylkill Haven SHS	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Schuylkill Haven MS	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Minersville Area El Ctr	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
ST JEROME REGIONAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Minersville Area JSHS	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
North Schuylkill El Sch	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
North Schuylkill JSHS	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Early Childhood Edu Ctr	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 17953

What school district is ZIP code 17953 in?

ZIP 17953 (Middleport, PA) maps to St. Clair Area School District (LEA ID 4222710) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 17953?

US5 lists 32 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 25 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 17953 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 17953 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	20.0%
High school	51.1%
Less than HS	10.2%
School district	St. Clair Area School District

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