Towson CDP, MD
ZIP 21252 — 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 21252
K-12 nearby
100
Public
63
Private
37
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 21252 (Towson, MD) is associated with Baltimore County Public Schools (LEA 2400120) 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 100 K-12 schools (63 public, 37 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.8 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 Towson University about 0.2 miles away (4yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Baltimore County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400120
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Towson University0.2 miles (0.3 km)4yr-public
- Goucher College1.3 miles (2.1 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame of Maryland University3.0 miles (4.9 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Maryland3.4 miles (5.4 km)4yr-private
- Morgan State University3.6 miles (5.8 km)4yr-public
- Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore3.7 miles (5.9 km)4yr-private
- Johns Hopkins University4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private
- Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College5.4 miles (8.7 km)4yr-private
- Baltimore City Community College5.9 miles (9.5 km)2yr-public
- Maryland Institute College of Art5.9 miles (9.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Baltimore6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-public
- Coppin State University6.3 miles (10.2 km)4yr-public
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Community College of Baltimore County7.3 miles (11.7 km)2yr-public
- University System of Maryland7.4 miles (12.0 km)4yr-public
- University System of Maryland-Research Centers7.4 miles (12.0 km)4yr-public
- University of Maryland, Baltimore7.4 miles (12.0 km)4yr-public
- Ner Israel Rabbinical College7.8 miles (12.5 km)4yr-private
- Stevenson University9.3 miles (14.9 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-Baltimore County11.0 miles (17.7 km)4yr-public
- Howard Community College19.1 miles (30.7 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia19.5 miles (31.3 km)2yr-private
- Harford Community College20.8 miles (33.5 km)2yr-public
- Maryland University of Integrative Health21.7 miles (35.0 km)4yr-private
- Carroll Community College22.6 miles (36.3 km)2yr-public
- Anne Arundel Community College24.3 miles (39.1 km)2yr-public
- McDaniel College24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
- Bowie State University27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-public
- Capitol Technology University27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
- St. John's College29.1 miles (46.9 km)4yr-private
- United States Naval Academy29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-public
- Washington College31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland-College Park33.3 miles (53.6 km)4yr-public
- Fortis College-Landover33.6 miles (54.1 km)2yr-private
- Washington Adventist University35.1 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Maryland Global Campus35.6 miles (57.4 km)4yr-public
- Montgomery College35.9 miles (57.7 km)2yr-public
- SANS Technology Institute36.3 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
- Prince George's Community College36.8 miles (59.2 km)2yr-public
- The Catholic University of America38.0 miles (61.2 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-private
- Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Washington University38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-private
- York College of Pennsylvania38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-private
- Cecil College38.8 miles (62.4 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York39.0 miles (62.7 km)4yr-public
- Saint Michael College of Allied Health39.3 miles (63.2 km)2yr-private
- Howard University39.3 miles (63.3 km)4yr-private
- Gallaudet University39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
- University of the District of Columbia39.6 miles (63.8 km)4yr-public
- Institute of World Politics40.5 miles (65.2 km)4yr-private
- NewU University40.6 miles (65.4 km)4yr-private
- Wesley Theological Seminary40.6 miles (65.4 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Global Region40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
- Career Technical Institute40.8 miles (65.6 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-District of Columbia40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
- American University40.8 miles (65.7 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Washington DC40.9 miles (65.9 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-private
- Windsor University41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-private
- National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts41.4 miles (66.7 km)2yr-private
- Chesapeake College41.5 miles (66.7 km)2yr-public
- YTI Career Institute-York41.5 miles (66.7 km)2yr-private
- George Washington University41.5 miles (66.8 km)4yr-private
- Georgetown University41.8 miles (67.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Management and Technology42.4 miles (68.2 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Maryland42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Virginia43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
- Hood College43.4 miles (69.8 km)4yr-private
- Frederick Community College43.4 miles (69.9 km)2yr-public
- DeVry University-Virginia43.8 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private
- Marymount University43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-private
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-public
- Mount St. Mary's University44.4 miles (71.4 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center44.7 miles (71.9 km)2yr-public
- Gettysburg College45.4 miles (73.0 km)4yr-private
- United Lutheran Seminary45.4 miles (73.1 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln University46.2 miles (74.3 km)4yr-public
- Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing46.5 miles (74.8 km)2yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Virginia46.8 miles (75.4 km)4yr-private
- University of the Potomac-VA Campus46.8 miles (75.4 km)4yr-private
- Virginia University of Integrative Medicine47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College47.1 miles (75.7 km)2yr-private
- Pennsylvania College of Art and Design47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster Theological Seminary47.6 miles (76.6 km)4yr-private
- Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology47.6 miles (76.7 km)2yr-public
- Franklin and Marshall College47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-private
- Washington University of Science and Technology48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church49.3 miles (79.3 km)4yr-private
- University of Delaware49.6 miles (79.9 km)4yr-public
- Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster49.9 miles (80.3 km)4yr-private
- Lancaster Bible College50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
- Northern Virginia Community College51.3 miles (82.6 km)2yr-public
- Elizabethtown College52.2 miles (84.0 km)4yr-private
- Divine Mercy University52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
- George Mason University54.0 miles (86.8 km)4yr-public
- Goldey-Beacom College54.5 miles (87.7 km)4yr-private
- Agora University55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg56.4 miles (90.8 km)4yr-public
- Messiah University56.4 miles (90.8 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore County Home & Hospital | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| Home Assignments-Secondary | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| BCDC Educational Center | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| Home Assignments-Elementary | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| Towson High | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.7 km) |
| SHEPPARD PRATT SCHOOL AND RTC IN TOWSON | private | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Dumbarton Middle | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Rodgers Forge Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Stoneleigh Elementary | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.5 km) |
| George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| LOYOLA BLAKEFIELD | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| CALVERT HALL COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional Magnet | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Loch Raven Technical Academy | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| West Towson Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Hampton Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Ridge/Ruxton School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Pleasant Plains Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| GOOD SHEPHERD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| EDWARDS ACADEMY CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE OF LEARNING | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| MERCY HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| LOTS OF LOVE DAYCARE AND SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| NOTRE DAME PREPARATORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER PARISH DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Leith Walk Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| CONCORDIA PREPARATORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| BOYS LATIN SCHOOL OF MARYLAND | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| GOVANS PRESBYTERIAN PRESCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Halstead Academy | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| BALTIMORE ACTOR'S THEATRE CONSERVATORY | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Govans Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| THE BRYN MAWR SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| GRACE UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Lutherville Laboratory | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Central EDLP at Loch Raven High School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Loch Raven High | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Tunbridge Public Charter School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| ROCK CHURCH ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Yorkwood Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Riderwood Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Ridgely Middle | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| SCHOOL OF THE CATHEDRAL MARY OUR QUEEN | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.3 km) |
| HUNTS CHURCH PRESCHOOL OF HMUMC | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| HAVENWOOD CHURCH PRESCHOOL CENTER | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| GILMAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Reginald F. Lewis High | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Achievement Academy at Harbor City High | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| CARDINAL SHEHAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| FRIENDS SCHOOL OF BALTIMORE | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Roland Park Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Oakleigh Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.7 km) |
| White Oak School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Northwood Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Timonium Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Baltimore Revolutionary Academy for Virtual Ed. | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| The Mount Washington School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Villa Cresta Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Lois T. Murray Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| ST DAVIDS DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Hamilton Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Parkville High | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| THE PARK SCHOOL OF BALTIMORE | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Northeast EDLP at Parkville High School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Garrett Heights Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Western High | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Baltimore Polytechnic Institute | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Harford Hills Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| Pinewood Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Summit Park Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| GREENSPRING MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| CALVERT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| ST URSULA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Woodhome Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| VILLA MARIA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| WALDORF SCHOOL OF BALTIMORE | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Medfield Heights Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| City Neighbors Hamilton | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| City Neighbors High | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Pot Spring Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| ARTS & IDEAS SUDBURY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.8 km) |
| ARTS & IDEAS SUDBURY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.8 km) |
| Pine Grove Middle | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Pine Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Waverly Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Hampden Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Parkville Middle | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Park Heights Academy | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| ST TIMOTHY'S SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Pimlico Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Glenmount Elementary/Middle | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| HAMPDEN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Carney Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| Academy for College and Career Exploration | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| Dulaney High | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 21252
What school district is ZIP code 21252 in?
ZIP 21252 (Towson, MD) maps to Baltimore County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400120) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 21252?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 63 public and 37 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 21252 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21252 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 27.4% |
| High school | 19.7% |
| Less than HS | 0.0% |
| School district | Baltimore County Public Schools |