ZIP 21703 — 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 21703

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 21703 (Ballenger Creek, MD) is associated with Frederick County Public Schools (LEA 2400330) 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 60 K-12 schools (46 public, 14 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.0 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 Hood College about 4.7 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Frederick County Public Schools

LEA ID

2400330

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (100)

Hood College4.7 miles (7.6 km)4yr-private
Frederick Community College6.6 miles (10.6 km)2yr-public
Shepherd University18.2 miles (29.3 km)4yr-public
Patrick Henry College19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-private
Hagerstown Community College21.0 miles (33.7 km)2yr-public
Catholic International University21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
American Public University System21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-private
Mount St. Mary's University22.7 miles (36.5 km)4yr-private
Montgomery College25.0 miles (40.3 km)2yr-public
Divine Mercy University26.8 miles (43.2 km)4yr-private
International Beauty School 427.0 miles (43.4 km)2yr-private
Valley College-Martinsburg27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Martinsburg College27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-private
Carroll Community College28.1 miles (45.3 km)2yr-public
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College28.6 miles (46.0 km)2yr-public
McDaniel College29.3 miles (47.1 km)4yr-private
SANS Technology Institute29.8 miles (47.9 km)4yr-private
Columbia College32.6 miles (52.5 km)2yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital32.6 miles (52.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto33.0 miles (53.2 km)4yr-public
Howard Community College33.6 miles (54.0 km)2yr-public
Maryland University of Integrative Health34.3 miles (55.1 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia34.3 miles (55.3 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary34.4 miles (55.3 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus34.6 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing34.8 miles (56.0 km)2yr-private
Gettysburg College34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-private
Wesley Theological Seminary36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-private
American University36.2 miles (58.3 km)4yr-private
University of the District of Columbia36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-public
Washington Adventist University36.5 miles (58.8 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia36.6 miles (58.9 km)2yr-private
Marymount University36.9 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
Stevenson University37.5 miles (60.3 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church37.6 miles (60.5 km)4yr-private
George Mason University38.0 miles (61.2 km)4yr-public
Georgetown University38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts38.4 miles (61.8 km)2yr-private
Ner Israel Rabbinical College38.5 miles (61.9 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-College Park38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-Virginia38.9 miles (62.6 km)4yr-private
University of Management and Technology38.9 miles (62.7 km)4yr-private
Northern Virginia Community College39.0 miles (62.8 km)2yr-public
Shenandoah University39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-private
Howard University39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-private
Institute of World Politics39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-private
The Catholic University of America39.3 miles (63.3 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family39.3 miles (63.3 km)4yr-private
NewU University39.3 miles (63.3 km)4yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies39.4 miles (63.4 km)4yr-private
Trinity Washington University39.4 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
George Washington University39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
Ascent College39.6 miles (63.7 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas39.6 miles (63.8 km)2yr-private
Windsor University39.6 miles (63.8 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region39.7 miles (63.8 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia39.7 miles (63.8 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute39.8 miles (64.0 km)2yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus40.0 miles (64.3 km)4yr-private
Capitol Technology University40.0 miles (64.4 km)4yr-private
Gallaudet University40.9 miles (65.8 km)4yr-private
Wilson College41.4 miles (66.5 km)4yr-private
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College41.4 miles (66.5 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-Baltimore County41.4 miles (66.7 km)4yr-public
Saint Michael College of Allied Health41.5 miles (66.7 km)2yr-private
DeVry University-Virginia41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-private
Agora University42.4 miles (68.2 km)4yr-private
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-private
Baltimore City Community College43.4 miles (69.9 km)2yr-public
Fortis College-Landover43.5 miles (69.9 km)2yr-private
Coppin State University43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-public
Washington University of Science and Technology44.3 miles (71.3 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg44.4 miles (71.4 km)2yr-private
Bowie State University45.2 miles (72.7 km)4yr-public
Loyola University Maryland45.5 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
Johns Hopkins University45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame of Maryland University45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-private
Maryland Institute College of Art45.7 miles (73.6 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland, Baltimore45.7 miles (73.6 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland Global Campus45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-public
University of Baltimore46.0 miles (74.0 km)4yr-public
Towson University46.1 miles (74.2 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland-Research Centers46.7 miles (75.2 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland46.7 miles (75.2 km)4yr-public
Goucher College47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-private
Morgan State University47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-Maryland47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania47.8 miles (76.9 km)4yr-public
Prince George's Community College48.0 miles (77.2 km)2yr-public
Laurel Ridge Community College48.3 miles (77.7 km)2yr-public
Community College of Baltimore County53.0 miles (85.2 km)2yr-public
Anne Arundel Community College55.9 miles (90.0 km)2yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania56.3 miles (90.7 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-public
St. John's College59.0 miles (94.9 km)4yr-private
United States Naval Academy59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-public
Dickinson College59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-private
Messiah University60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
FREDERICK BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Tuscarora Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Tuscarora High	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Ballenger Creek Middle	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Ballenger Creek Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
LAUREL HALL SCHOOL - FREDERICK	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
LAUREL HALL SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Orchard Grove Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
FREDERICK ADVENTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Butterfly Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
ST JOHN'S CATHOLIC PREP	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
THE SHEPPARD PRATT SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Hillcrest Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Crestwood Middle	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
FREDERICK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Carroll Manor Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Valley Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
West Frederick Middle	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Lincoln Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Waverley Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Frederick High	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Parkway Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
CALVARY WEEKDAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
THE BANNER SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
PHOENIX RECOVERY ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
North Frederick Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
THE GODDARD SCHOOL OF FREDERICK	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.8 km)
Heather Ridge	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Gov. Thomas Johnson High	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Middletown Primary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Whittier Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Middletown Middle	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Frederick County Virtual	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Gov. Thomas Johnson Middle	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Middletown Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
ST THOMAS MORE ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
Middletown High	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Sugarloaf Elementary	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Frederick County Career & Technology Center	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Monocacy Middle	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Spring Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Urbana Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Monocacy Valley Montessori	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Monocacy Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Frederick Classical Charter	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Yellow Springs Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
ST JOHN REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Urbana High	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
FREDERICK COUNTRY DAY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Centerville Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Urbana Middle	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Brunswick Middle	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Brunswick High	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Oakdale Middle	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Oakdale Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Oakdale High	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Brunswick Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
Walkersville Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Walkersville High	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21703

What school district is ZIP code 21703 in?

ZIP 21703 (Ballenger Creek, MD) maps to Frederick County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400330) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 21703?

US5 lists 60 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 46 public and 14 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 21703 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21703 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	42.9%
High school	23.1%
Less than HS	8.4%
School district	Frederick County Public Schools

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