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Smyrna town, DE

ZIP 19977 — 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 19977

K-12 nearby
28
Public
23
Private
5
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 19977 (Smyrna, 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 28 K-12 schools (23 public, 5 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.5 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 Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office about 6.8 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Appoquinimink School District
LEA ID
1000080
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Terry7.0 miles (11.2 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware State University7.7 miles (12.4 km)4yr-public
  • Wilmington University26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus27.9 miles (44.8 km)2yr-public
  • Salem Community College27.9 miles (44.9 km)2yr-public
  • University of Delaware28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-public
  • Washington College28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware College of Art and Design30.6 miles (49.3 km)2yr-private
  • Strayer University-Delaware30.7 miles (49.4 km)4yr-private
  • Goldey-Beacom College31.5 miles (50.7 km)4yr-private
  • Cecil College32.3 miles (51.9 km)2yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Rowan University36.4 miles (58.5 km)4yr-public
  • Chesapeake College37.5 miles (60.3 km)2yr-public
  • Neumann University40.2 miles (64.7 km)4yr-private
  • Widener University40.2 miles (64.7 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus40.3 miles (64.8 km)2yr-public
  • Lincoln University40.6 miles (65.3 km)4yr-public
  • All-State Career School41.3 miles (66.4 km)2yr-private
  • Williamson College of the Trades42.6 miles (68.6 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Technology42.9 miles (69.1 km)4yr-private
  • Swarthmore College43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
  • Camden County College43.1 miles (69.4 km)2yr-public
  • Harford Community College43.3 miles (69.7 km)2yr-public
  • Pennco Tech-Blackwood43.6 miles (70.2 km)2yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-public
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania43.8 miles (70.4 km)4yr-public
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania45.3 miles (72.9 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware County Community College46.9 miles (75.4 km)2yr-public
  • Atlantic Cape Community College47.6 miles (76.6 km)2yr-public
  • Studio Incamminati47.9 miles (77.1 km)2yr-private
  • Jna Institute of Culinary Arts48.4 miles (77.8 km)2yr-private
  • Walnut Hill College48.8 miles (78.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of Pennsylvania48.8 miles (78.5 km)4yr-private
  • Academy of Vocal Arts49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Arts49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-private
  • Drexel University49.1 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
  • Curtis Institute of Music49.1 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
  • Peirce College49.3 miles (79.3 km)4yr-private
  • Thomas Jefferson University49.4 miles (79.5 km)4yr-private
  • Moore College of Art and Design49.6 miles (79.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Philadelphia50.1 miles (80.7 km)2yr-public
  • Community College of Baltimore County50.2 miles (80.7 km)2yr-public
  • Rutgers University-Camden50.2 miles (80.8 km)4yr-public
  • Missio Theological Seminary50.2 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
  • Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
  • Immaculata University50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-private
  • Haverford College50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia50.8 miles (81.7 km)4yr-private
  • Temple University51.5 miles (82.8 km)4yr-public
  • Harcum College51.5 miles (82.9 km)2yr-private
  • Bryn Mawr College51.8 miles (83.4 km)4yr-private
  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine51.8 miles (83.4 km)4yr-private
  • Rosemont College52.0 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-public
  • Villanova University52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
  • American Institute-Cherry Hill52.5 miles (84.5 km)2yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton52.7 miles (84.8 km)2yr-private
  • Eastern University52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-private
  • Valley Forge Military College52.9 miles (85.1 km)2yr-private
  • Cabrini University53.1 miles (85.5 km)4yr-private
  • Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing53.5 miles (86.1 km)2yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc53.8 miles (86.6 km)2yr-private
  • ASPIRA City College54.3 miles (87.3 km)2yr-private
  • Anne Arundel Community College54.5 miles (87.8 km)2yr-public
  • United States Naval Academy54.8 miles (88.1 km)4yr-public
  • La Salle University55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-private
  • St. John's College55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-private
  • Morgan State University55.6 miles (89.6 km)4yr-public
  • Stockton University55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-public
  • American College of Financial Services56.0 miles (90.2 km)4yr-private
  • Goucher College56.5 miles (91.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Valley Forge56.6 miles (91.1 km)4yr-private
  • University System of Maryland56.6 miles (91.2 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers56.6 miles (91.2 km)4yr-public
  • Chestnut Hill College57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Baltimore57.2 miles (92.1 km)4yr-public
  • Towson University57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-public
  • Gratz College57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
  • Maryland Institute College of Art57.5 miles (92.5 km)4yr-private
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University57.5 miles (92.5 km)4yr-private
  • Johns Hopkins University57.5 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
  • Loyola University Maryland57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore57.6 miles (92.8 km)4yr-public
  • Rowan College at Burlington County58.0 miles (93.4 km)2yr-public
  • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College58.4 miles (94.0 km)4yr-private
  • Arcadia University58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
  • Westminster Theological Seminary58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
  • Salus University58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-private
  • Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-private
  • PITC Institute59.2 miles (95.2 km)2yr-private
  • Manor College59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia59.5 miles (95.7 km)2yr-private
  • Coppin State University59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-public
  • Baltimore City Community College59.7 miles (96.1 km)2yr-public
  • Holy Family University60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia60.5 miles (97.4 km)2yr-private
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center60.9 miles (98.1 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Moore (John Bassett) Schoolpublic——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Smyrna Elementary Schoolpublic——3.3 miles (5.4 km)
North Smyrna Elementary Schoolpublic——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Sunnyside Elementary Schoolpublic——3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Smyrna Middle Schoolpublic——4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Smyrna High Schoolpublic——4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Clayton Elementary Schoolpublic——4.9 miles (7.8 km)
First State Military Academypublic——4.9 miles (8.0 km)
Providence Creek Academy Charter Schoolpublic——5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Clayton Intermediate Schoolpublic——5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Early College School at Del Statepublic——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
GREEN HILLprivate——7.8 miles (12.5 km)
North Dover Elementary Schoolpublic——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Towne Point Elementary Schoolpublic——8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Middle School of Excellencepublic——8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Middle School of Innovationpublic——8.5 miles (13.6 km)
KENTON MENNONITE SCHOOLprivate——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Fairview Elementary Schoolpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
HONEYSUCKLE KNOLL SCHOOLprivate——9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Campus Community Schoolpublic——9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Kent County Secondary ILCpublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Academy Of Dover Charter Schoolpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Kent County Community Schoolpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
William Henry Middle Schoolpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Booker T. Washington Elementary Schoolpublic——9.6 miles (15.5 km)
WILEYS SCHOOLprivate——9.7 miles (15.5 km)
SAFWA ACADEMYprivate——9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Dover High Schoolpublic——9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 19977

What school district is ZIP code 19977 in?
ZIP 19977 (Smyrna, 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 19977?
US5 lists 28 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 23 public and 5 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 19977 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 19977 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher23.0%
High school38.4%
Less than HS8.0%
School districtAppoquinimink School District