ZIP 21733 — 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 21733

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 21733 (St. James, MD) is associated with Washington County Public Schools (LEA 2400660) 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 58 K-12 schools (40 public, 18 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.0 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 Hagerstown Community College about 7.4 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Washington County Public Schools

LEA ID

2400660

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Hagerstown Community College7.4 miles (12.0 km)2yr-public
Shepherd University8.4 miles (13.5 km)4yr-public
Valley College-Martinsburg11.5 miles (18.6 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College11.6 miles (18.6 km)4yr-private
International Beauty School 412.8 miles (20.6 km)2yr-private
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College15.2 miles (24.4 km)2yr-public
American Public University System18.9 miles (30.4 km)4yr-private
Catholic International University18.9 miles (30.4 km)4yr-private
Frederick Community College19.4 miles (31.2 km)2yr-public
Hood College20.2 miles (32.5 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-public
Mount St. Mary's University23.5 miles (37.8 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Wilson College28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-private
Patrick Henry College28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg31.5 miles (50.6 km)2yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary33.6 miles (54.1 km)4yr-private
Shenandoah University33.9 miles (54.6 km)4yr-private
Gettysburg College34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-public
McDaniel College40.4 miles (65.0 km)4yr-private
Carroll Community College40.9 miles (65.8 km)2yr-public
Divine Mercy University42.9 miles (69.1 km)4yr-private
Montgomery College44.7 miles (71.9 km)2yr-public
Laurel Ridge Community College44.7 miles (71.9 km)2yr-public
SANS Technology Institute49.3 miles (79.4 km)4yr-private
Columbia College50.8 miles (81.8 km)2yr-private
Ascent College51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-private
Allegany College of Maryland52.2 miles (84.1 km)2yr-public
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-private
Howard Community College52.4 miles (84.4 km)2yr-public
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus53.0 miles (85.3 km)4yr-private
Stevenson University53.1 miles (85.4 km)4yr-private
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing53.3 miles (85.7 km)2yr-private
Maryland University of Integrative Health53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas53.8 miles (86.5 km)2yr-private
Dickinson College54.1 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
Ner Israel Rabbinical College54.8 miles (88.1 km)4yr-private
George Mason University55.1 miles (88.8 km)4yr-public
Wesley Theological Seminary55.3 miles (88.9 km)4yr-private
American University55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia55.6 miles (89.5 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church55.7 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
Marymount University55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-private
University of the District of Columbia55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-public
Washington Adventist University56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
Northern Virginia Community College56.8 miles (91.4 km)2yr-public
Georgetown University57.5 miles (92.5 km)4yr-private
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts57.7 miles (92.8 km)2yr-private
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Virginia58.0 miles (93.4 km)4yr-private
University of Management and Technology58.1 miles (93.6 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-College Park58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-public
Messiah University58.6 miles (94.2 km)4yr-private
Institute of World Politics58.7 miles (94.4 km)4yr-private
Howard University58.7 miles (94.4 km)4yr-private
NewU University58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-private
George Washington University58.8 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
The Catholic University of America58.9 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family58.9 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies58.9 miles (94.9 km)4yr-private
Trinity Washington University59.0 miles (94.9 km)4yr-private
Windsor University59.0 miles (94.9 km)4yr-private
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute59.1 miles (95.2 km)2yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus59.3 miles (95.5 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-Baltimore County59.4 miles (95.7 km)4yr-public
Agora University59.6 miles (96.0 km)4yr-private
Capitol Technology University59.7 miles (96.1 km)4yr-private
Gallaudet University60.4 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
Baltimore City Community College60.6 miles (97.5 km)2yr-public
DeVry University-Virginia60.8 miles (97.9 km)4yr-private
Coppin State University61.0 miles (98.1 km)4yr-public
Saint Michael College of Allied Health61.0 miles (98.1 km)2yr-private
York College of Pennsylvania61.2 miles (98.5 km)4yr-private
Towson University62.1 miles (100.0 km)4yr-public
Loyola University Maryland62.2 miles (100.2 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame of Maryland University62.3 miles (100.2 km)4yr-private
Johns Hopkins University62.5 miles (100.7 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York62.6 miles (100.7 km)4yr-public
Goucher College62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
Maryland Institute College of Art62.9 miles (101.3 km)4yr-private
Frostburg State University63.0 miles (101.4 km)4yr-public
Washington University of Science and Technology63.1 miles (101.5 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Landover63.2 miles (101.7 km)2yr-private
University of Maryland, Baltimore63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-public
University of Baltimore63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-public
Morgan State University64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland-Research Centers64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-public
Bowie State University64.8 miles (104.3 km)4yr-public
Potomac State College of West Virginia University65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland Global Campus65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-public
YTI Career Institute-York65.9 miles (106.0 km)2yr-private
Juniata College67.1 miles (108.0 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Maryland67.2 miles (108.1 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Fountain Rock Elementary	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
ST JAMES SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Rockland Woods Elementary	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Springfield Middle	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Williamsport High	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Williamsport Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Evening High School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
E. Russell Hicks Middle	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Lincolnshire Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Emma K. Doub Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Hickory Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
THE CHILDREN'S TREE HOUSE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
South Hagerstown High	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
TRI STATE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYDBA BOONSBORO ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Marlowe Elementary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Boonsboro High	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Bester Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Ruth Ann Monroe Primary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Boonsboro Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Eastern Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Boonsboro Middle	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
HILLSIDE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Sharpsburg Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
HAGERSTOWN CHILDRENS SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
MD INTL SCHOOL OF SUSTAINABILITY & TECHNOLOGY	private	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Pangborn Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
ST MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Greenbrier Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
TRUTH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Salem Avenue Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Spring Mills High School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
CONOCOHEAGUE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Spring Mills Primary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Spring Mills Middle School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Jonathan Hager Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Western Heights Middle	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Washington County Job Development Center	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Marshall Street School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
HERITAGE ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Potomack Intermediate School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Potomac Heights Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
North Hagerstown High	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
HIGHLAND VIEW ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Northern Middle	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Fountaindale Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Bedington Elementary School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
CEDAR RIDGE SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
ST MARIA GORETTI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Shepherdstown Middle School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Shepherdstown Elementary School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
MT AETNA ADVENTIST SCHOOL (MAAS)	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
GRACE ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Maugansville Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Paramount Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
LUCY SCHOOL	private	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21733

What school district is ZIP code 21733 in?

ZIP 21733 (St. James, MD) maps to Washington County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400660) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 21733?

US5 lists 58 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 40 public and 18 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 21733 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21733 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	31.9%
High school	34.9%
Less than HS	4.1%
School district	Washington County Public Schools

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