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Clayton town, DE

ZIP 19938 — 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 19938

K-12 nearby
23
Public
17
Private
6
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 19938 (Clayton, DE) is associated with Capital School District (LEA 1000190) 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 (17 public, 6 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.1 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.8% 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 Delaware Technical Community College-Terry about 9.0 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Capital School District
LEA ID
1000190
Private school share (ACS)
0.8%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Delaware Technical Community College-Terry9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware State University10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-public
  • Washington College19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of Delaware29.0 miles (46.7 km)4yr-public
  • Chesapeake College29.4 miles (47.2 km)2yr-public
  • Cecil College29.5 miles (47.5 km)2yr-public
  • Wilmington University29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
  • Salem Community College32.8 miles (52.8 km)2yr-public
  • Goldey-Beacom College33.2 miles (53.5 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware College of Art and Design34.3 miles (55.2 km)2yr-private
  • Strayer University-Delaware34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus36.9 miles (59.3 km)2yr-public
  • Harford Community College37.1 miles (59.7 km)2yr-public
  • Lincoln University39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-public
  • Community College of Baltimore County41.9 miles (67.4 km)2yr-public
  • Rowan University44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-public
  • Neumann University44.8 miles (72.0 km)4yr-private
  • Anne Arundel Community College45.5 miles (73.2 km)2yr-public
  • Widener University45.6 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
  • United States Naval Academy45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-public
  • St. John's College46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
  • All-State Career School47.0 miles (75.7 km)2yr-private
  • Williamson College of the Trades47.2 miles (76.0 km)2yr-private
  • Morgan State University47.3 miles (76.1 km)4yr-public
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania47.4 miles (76.2 km)4yr-public
  • Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus47.6 miles (76.7 km)2yr-public
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Technology47.9 miles (77.0 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine48.0 miles (77.3 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland48.1 miles (77.3 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers48.1 miles (77.3 km)4yr-public
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-public
  • Swarthmore College48.3 miles (77.8 km)4yr-private
  • Goucher College48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of Baltimore48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-public
  • Maryland Institute College of Art49.0 miles (78.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-public
  • Johns Hopkins University49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-private
  • Towson University49.2 miles (79.1 km)4yr-public
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University49.2 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
  • Loyola University Maryland49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-private
  • Camden County College50.8 miles (81.8 km)2yr-public
  • Coppin State University51.0 miles (82.0 km)4yr-public
  • Pennco Tech-Blackwood51.1 miles (82.3 km)2yr-private
  • Baltimore City Community College51.3 miles (82.5 km)2yr-public
  • Delaware County Community College51.6 miles (83.0 km)2yr-public
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
  • Immaculata University53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County53.7 miles (86.4 km)4yr-public
  • Studio Incamminati54.4 miles (87.5 km)2yr-private
  • Jna Institute of Culinary Arts54.8 miles (88.1 km)2yr-private
  • Walnut Hill College54.9 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Pennsylvania55.0 miles (88.4 km)4yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton55.2 miles (88.8 km)2yr-private
  • Drexel University55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
  • Academy of Vocal Arts55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Arts55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-private
  • Curtis Institute of Music55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley55.6 miles (89.4 km)4yr-public
  • Peirce College55.6 miles (89.4 km)4yr-private
  • Thomas Jefferson University55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-private
  • Haverford College55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
  • Moore College of Art and Design55.9 miles (90.0 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc56.0 miles (90.0 km)2yr-private
  • Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia56.0 miles (90.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts56.1 miles (90.2 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Philadelphia56.4 miles (90.8 km)2yr-public
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia56.5 miles (90.9 km)4yr-private
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College56.6 miles (91.1 km)4yr-private
  • Atlantic Cape Community College56.6 miles (91.1 km)2yr-public
  • Harcum College56.6 miles (91.1 km)2yr-private
  • Missio Theological Seminary56.6 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
  • Rutgers University-Camden56.8 miles (91.4 km)4yr-public
  • Bryn Mawr College57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-private
  • Villanova University57.0 miles (91.8 km)4yr-private
  • Rosemont College57.0 miles (91.8 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern University57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
  • Valley Forge Military College57.5 miles (92.5 km)2yr-private
  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine57.7 miles (92.8 km)4yr-private
  • Temple University57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-public
  • Cabrini University57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center58.2 miles (93.6 km)2yr-public
  • Stevenson University58.2 miles (93.7 km)4yr-private
  • Bowie State University58.8 miles (94.7 km)4yr-public
  • Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing59.3 miles (95.4 km)2yr-private
  • American Institute-Cherry Hill59.6 miles (96.0 km)2yr-private
  • University of Valley Forge59.8 miles (96.3 km)4yr-private
  • American College of Financial Services60.4 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
  • ASPIRA City College60.5 miles (97.4 km)2yr-private
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia60.7 miles (97.7 km)2yr-private
  • La Salle University61.3 miles (98.6 km)4yr-private
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania61.7 miles (99.3 km)4yr-public
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology62.0 miles (99.7 km)2yr-public
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster62.3 miles (100.2 km)4yr-private
  • Wor-Wic Community College62.3 miles (100.3 km)2yr-public
  • Chestnut Hill College62.5 miles (100.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design62.7 miles (100.9 km)4yr-private
  • Howard Community College62.7 miles (100.9 km)2yr-public
  • Capitol Technology University63.0 miles (101.4 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
KENTON MENNONITE SCHOOLprivate——2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Clayton Intermediate Schoolpublic——3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Providence Creek Academy Charter Schoolpublic——4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Clayton Elementary Schoolpublic——4.3 miles (6.9 km)
First State Military Academypublic——4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Smyrna High Schoolpublic——5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Sunnyside Elementary Schoolpublic——5.2 miles (8.4 km)
GREEN HILLprivate——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Smyrna Middle Schoolpublic——5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Smyrna Elementary Schoolpublic——5.8 miles (9.4 km)
North Smyrna Elementary Schoolpublic——5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Moore (John Bassett) Schoolpublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Hartly Elementary Schoolpublic——6.5 miles (10.5 km)
HONEYSUCKLE KNOLL SCHOOLprivate——7.2 miles (11.5 km)
WILEYS SCHOOLprivate——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
WEST CENTER SCHOOLprivate——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
SHADY LANE SCHOOLprivate——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Townsend Early Childhood Centerpublic——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Townsend Elementary Schoolpublic——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Sudlersville Middle Schoolpublic——9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Early College School at Del Statepublic——9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Sudlersville Elementary Schoolpublic——9.7 miles (15.7 km)
North Dover Elementary Schoolpublic——10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 19938

What school district is ZIP code 19938 in?
ZIP 19938 (Clayton, DE) maps to Capital School District (LEA ID 1000190) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 19938?
US5 lists 23 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 17 public and 6 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 19938 attend private school?
About 0.8% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 19938 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher23.4%
High school37.5%
Less than HS9.1%
School districtCapital School District