Bear CDP, DE
ZIP 19701 — 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 19701
K-12 nearby
94
Public
73
Private
21
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 19701 (Bear, DE) is associated with Appoquinimink School District (LEA 1000080) 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 94 K-12 schools (73 public, 21 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.1 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 University of Delaware about 7.2 miles away (4yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Appoquinimink School District
LEA ID
1000080
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- University of Delaware7.2 miles (11.6 km)4yr-public
- Wilmington University9.2 miles (14.7 km)4yr-private
- Goldey-Beacom College11.0 miles (17.6 km)4yr-private
- Delaware College of Art and Design13.6 miles (21.9 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-Delaware13.7 miles (22.1 km)4yr-private
- Cecil College14.2 miles (22.8 km)2yr-public
- Salem Community College14.7 miles (23.6 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln University19.6 miles (31.6 km)4yr-public
- Neumann University24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
- Cheyney University of Pennsylvania25.8 miles (41.5 km)4yr-public
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania26.2 miles (42.1 km)4yr-public
- Widener University26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-private
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- Williamson College of the Trades26.9 miles (43.3 km)2yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-public
- Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office27.5 miles (44.2 km)4yr-public
- Delaware Technical Community College-Terry27.6 miles (44.5 km)4yr-public
- Pennsylvania Institute of Technology27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-private
- Delaware State University28.7 miles (46.1 km)4yr-public
- All-State Career School28.8 miles (46.3 km)2yr-private
- Swarthmore College28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-private
- Harford Community College31.0 miles (49.9 km)2yr-public
- Delaware County Community College31.1 miles (50.1 km)2yr-public
- Immaculata University31.5 miles (50.7 km)4yr-private
- Washington College32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
- Rowan University32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-public
- Automotive Training Center-Exton33.0 miles (53.1 km)2yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc33.7 miles (54.2 km)2yr-private
- Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus33.7 miles (54.3 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley33.8 miles (54.4 km)4yr-public
- Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus35.7 miles (57.4 km)2yr-public
- Haverford College36.1 miles (58.0 km)4yr-private
- Harcum College36.6 miles (59.0 km)2yr-private
- Valley Forge Military College36.6 miles (59.0 km)2yr-private
- Villanova University36.7 miles (59.1 km)4yr-private
- Walnut Hill College36.7 miles (59.1 km)4yr-private
- Eastern University36.7 miles (59.1 km)4yr-private
- Rosemont College36.8 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
- Bryn Mawr College37.0 miles (59.5 km)4yr-private
- Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia37.0 miles (59.5 km)4yr-private
- Cabrini University37.0 miles (59.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Pennsylvania37.0 miles (59.6 km)4yr-private
- Studio Incamminati37.2 miles (59.9 km)2yr-private
- Jna Institute of Culinary Arts37.3 miles (60.1 km)2yr-private
- Pennco Tech-Blackwood37.4 miles (60.1 km)2yr-private
- Drexel University37.4 miles (60.1 km)4yr-private
- Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia37.6 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
- Academy of Vocal Arts37.7 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Valley Forge37.8 miles (60.9 km)4yr-private
- Curtis Institute of Music37.8 miles (60.9 km)4yr-private
- Camden County College37.9 miles (61.0 km)2yr-public
- University of the Arts37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-private
- Peirce College38.0 miles (61.1 km)4yr-private
- Moore College of Art and Design38.2 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
- Thomas Jefferson University38.3 miles (61.6 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts38.4 miles (61.8 km)4yr-private
- Community College of Philadelphia38.7 miles (62.2 km)2yr-public
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine38.9 miles (62.6 km)4yr-private
- Missio Theological Seminary39.1 miles (63.0 km)4yr-private
- American College of Financial Services39.3 miles (63.3 km)4yr-private
- Rutgers University-Camden39.8 miles (64.0 km)4yr-public
- Temple University39.9 miles (64.1 km)4yr-public
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing40.3 miles (64.9 km)2yr-private
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center40.9 miles (65.8 km)2yr-public
- ASPIRA City College42.5 miles (68.3 km)2yr-private
- La Salle University42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
- Chestnut Hill College42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-private
- Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster43.9 miles (70.7 km)4yr-private
- American Institute-Cherry Hill44.0 miles (70.7 km)2yr-private
- Ursinus College44.1 miles (70.9 km)4yr-private
- Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology44.3 miles (71.3 km)2yr-public
- Community College of Baltimore County44.6 miles (71.8 km)2yr-public
- Gratz College45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-private
- Westminster Theological Seminary45.2 miles (72.7 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania College of Art and Design45.2 miles (72.7 km)4yr-private
- Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church45.2 miles (72.7 km)4yr-private
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania45.2 miles (72.8 km)4yr-public
- Arcadia University45.3 miles (72.9 km)4yr-private
- Reconstructionist Rabbinical College45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster Theological Seminary45.7 miles (73.6 km)4yr-private
- Franklin and Marshall College45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-private
- Salus University46.1 miles (74.2 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster Bible College46.1 miles (74.2 km)4yr-private
- PITC Institute46.2 miles (74.3 km)2yr-private
- Montgomery County Community College46.7 miles (75.2 km)2yr-public
- Manor College47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-private
- Chesapeake College48.2 miles (77.5 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-public
- Gwynedd Mercy University49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-private
- Goucher College49.1 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia49.2 miles (79.2 km)2yr-private
- Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook49.4 miles (79.5 km)4yr-private
- Lansdale School of Business49.5 miles (79.6 km)2yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia49.9 miles (80.3 km)2yr-private
- Morgan State University50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-public
- Holy Family University50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
- Towson University50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-public
- Rowan College at Burlington County50.6 miles (81.4 km)2yr-public
- Orleans Technical College50.7 miles (81.5 km)2yr-private
- Bryn Athyn College of the New Church51.0 miles (82.1 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University51.6 miles (83.0 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQUINAS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| CARAVEL ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| RED LION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Keene (William B.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Oberle (William) Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Loss (Olive B.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Leasure (May B.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Lorewood Grove Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Glasgow High School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| CHRIST THE TEACHER CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| LEARNING EXPRESS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Bedford (Gunning) Middle School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Brader (Henry M.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Crystal Run Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Southern Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| St. Georges Technical High School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| FAIRWINDS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| Gauger-Cobbs Middle School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Thomson Estates Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Waters (Alfred G.) Middle School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Cedar Lane Early Childhood Center | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| McVey (Joseph M.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Academia Antonia Alonso | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| Christiana High School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| THE NEW SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Cedar Lane Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Pyle (Sarah) Academy | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Brookside Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Jones (Albert H.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Kirk (George V.) Middle School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Christina Early Education Center | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Smith (Jennie E.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Delaware School for the Deaf | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Brennen School (The) | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| ISLAMIC ACADEMY OF DELAWARE | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Holly Hall Elementary | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Newark Charter School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| THE COLLEGE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE LAB SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| NEWARK CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEARNING | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Gallaher (Robert S.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| West Park Place Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Newark High School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Pleasantville Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| ASPIRA Delaware | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Cecil County School of Technology | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.7 km) |
| Elkton Middle | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| Gilpin Manor Elementary | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Elkton High | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| Shue-Medill Middle School | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Downes (John R.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| SHOREHAVEN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Cecil Manor Elementary | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| Maclary (R. Elisabeth) Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Meadowood Program | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Forest Oak Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| Bohemia Manor Middle | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| Penn (William) High School | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| Bohemia Manor High | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| The Wallace Wallin School | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| Chesapeake City Elementary | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| Brick Mill Early Childhood Center | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| Brick Mill Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| Downie (Carrie) Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| MARANATHA BAPTIST CHURCH ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| HARVEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| HARVEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY NEW CASTLE | private | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| Read (George) Middle School | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| New Castle Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| DESTINY CALLING ACADEMY | private | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.6 km) |
| Redding (Louis L.) Middle School | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.6 km) |
| Bunker Hill Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.7 km) |
| Wilson (Etta J.) Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.8 km) |
| Middletown High School | public | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.8 km) |
| Appoquinimink High School | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (14.9 km) |
| Red Clay Early Years Program | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (14.9 km) |
| ST MARK'S HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| Wilmington Manor Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| Stanton Middle School | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.2 km) |
| Silver Lake Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.2 km) |
| DEVELOPING MINDS PRESCHOOL AND LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.5 km) |
| Heritage Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| MOUNT AVIAT ACADEMY | private | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| Appoquinimink PreSchool Center | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| Meredith (Everett) Middle School | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| Skyline Middle School | public | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.7 km) |
| ST ANNES EPISCOPAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.8 km) |
| Castle Hills Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.8 km) |
| Elsinboro Township School | public | — | — | 10.0 miles (16.0 km) |
| Penn Beach Elementary | public | — | — | 10.0 miles (16.0 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 19701
What school district is ZIP code 19701 in?
ZIP 19701 (Bear, DE) maps to Appoquinimink School District (LEA ID 1000080) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 19701?
US5 lists 94 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 73 public and 21 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 19701 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 19701 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 34.6% |
| High school | 29.8% |
| Less than HS | 8.0% |
| School district | Appoquinimink School District |