ZIP 21795 — 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 21795

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 21795 (Halfway, 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 59 K-12 schools (43 public, 16 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 9.0 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 College9.0 miles (14.5 km)2yr-public
Valley College-Martinsburg9.7 miles (15.6 km)4yr-private
Martinsburg College9.7 miles (15.6 km)4yr-private
Shepherd University10.3 miles (16.5 km)4yr-public
International Beauty School 411.4 miles (18.4 km)2yr-private
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College13.8 miles (22.2 km)2yr-public
American Public University System20.3 miles (32.7 km)4yr-private
Catholic International University20.4 miles (32.8 km)4yr-private
Frederick Community College23.4 miles (37.6 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto23.5 miles (37.8 km)4yr-public
Hood College24.2 miles (39.0 km)4yr-private
Mount St. Mary's University26.1 miles (41.9 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Wilson College27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech-Chambersburg30.3 miles (48.7 km)2yr-private
Patrick Henry College31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-private
Shenandoah University33.7 miles (54.2 km)4yr-private
United Lutheran Seminary35.4 miles (56.9 km)4yr-private
Gettysburg College35.9 miles (57.7 km)4yr-private
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania36.6 miles (59.0 km)4yr-public
McDaniel College43.8 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private
Carroll Community College44.5 miles (71.6 km)2yr-public
Laurel Ridge Community College44.5 miles (71.6 km)2yr-public
Divine Mercy University46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
Allegany College of Maryland48.5 miles (78.1 km)2yr-public
Montgomery College48.7 miles (78.3 km)2yr-public
SANS Technology Institute53.3 miles (85.8 km)4yr-private
Dickinson College54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-private
Columbia College54.5 miles (87.8 km)2yr-private
Ascent College54.6 miles (87.8 km)4yr-private
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine56.4 miles (90.7 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital56.4 miles (90.8 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Virginia56.4 miles (90.8 km)4yr-private
Howard Community College56.5 miles (90.9 km)2yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas56.8 miles (91.4 km)2yr-private
University of the Potomac-VA Campus56.8 miles (91.4 km)4yr-private
Stevenson University56.9 miles (91.5 km)4yr-private
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing57.0 miles (91.7 km)2yr-private
Maryland University of Integrative Health57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-private
Ner Israel Rabbinical College58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
George Mason University58.7 miles (94.4 km)4yr-public
Wesley Theological Seminary59.2 miles (95.2 km)4yr-private
Frostburg State University59.3 miles (95.5 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church59.4 miles (95.6 km)4yr-private
American University59.4 miles (95.6 km)4yr-private
Messiah University59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-private
Marymount University59.6 miles (96.0 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia59.7 miles (96.1 km)2yr-private
University of the District of Columbia59.8 miles (96.3 km)4yr-public
Washington Adventist University60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-private
Northern Virginia Community College60.4 miles (97.3 km)2yr-public
Georgetown University61.4 miles (98.8 km)4yr-private
National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts61.6 miles (99.1 km)2yr-private
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College61.9 miles (99.5 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Virginia61.9 miles (99.6 km)4yr-private
University of Management and Technology62.0 miles (99.8 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-College Park62.3 miles (100.3 km)4yr-public
Potomac State College of West Virginia University62.5 miles (100.6 km)4yr-public
Institute of World Politics62.6 miles (100.8 km)4yr-private
Howard University62.6 miles (100.8 km)4yr-private
NewU University62.6 miles (100.8 km)4yr-private
George Washington University62.8 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore62.9 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
The Catholic University of America62.9 miles (101.1 km)4yr-private
Windsor University62.9 miles (101.2 km)4yr-private
Trinity Washington University62.9 miles (101.3 km)4yr-private
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies62.9 miles (101.3 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-District of Columbia63.0 miles (101.3 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Global Region63.0 miles (101.3 km)4yr-private
Career Technical Institute63.1 miles (101.5 km)2yr-private
The Chicago School at Washington DC63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-private
Agora University63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-private
University of the Potomac-Washington DC Campus63.3 miles (101.8 km)4yr-private
University of Maryland-Baltimore County63.4 miles (102.1 km)4yr-public
York College of Pennsylvania63.4 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
Capitol Technology University63.8 miles (102.7 km)4yr-private
Gallaudet University64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-private
Juniata College64.4 miles (103.6 km)4yr-private
Baltimore City Community College64.5 miles (103.8 km)2yr-public
DeVry University-Virginia64.7 miles (104.1 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York64.8 miles (104.3 km)4yr-public
Coppin State University64.9 miles (104.4 km)4yr-public
Saint Michael College of Allied Health64.9 miles (104.5 km)2yr-private
Towson University65.9 miles (106.1 km)4yr-public
Loyola University Maryland66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame of Maryland University66.2 miles (106.5 km)4yr-private
Johns Hopkins University66.5 miles (106.9 km)4yr-private
Goucher College66.6 miles (107.1 km)4yr-private
Washington University of Science and Technology66.8 miles (107.6 km)4yr-private
Maryland Institute College of Art66.9 miles (107.6 km)4yr-private
University of Baltimore67.2 miles (108.1 km)4yr-public
University of Maryland, Baltimore67.2 miles (108.1 km)4yr-public
Fortis College-Landover67.3 miles (108.2 km)2yr-private
YTI Career Institute-York68.0 miles (109.5 km)2yr-private
Morgan State University68.0 miles (109.5 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland-Research Centers68.1 miles (109.6 km)4yr-public
University System of Maryland68.1 miles (109.6 km)4yr-public
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology68.7 miles (110.5 km)4yr-private
Central Penn College68.7 miles (110.6 km)4yr-private
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College68.8 miles (110.7 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Springfield Middle	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Williamsport High	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Williamsport Elementary	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Marlowe Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Fountain Rock Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
ST JAMES SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Hickory Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
HILLSIDE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Lincolnshire Elementary	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Rockland Woods Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
HERITAGE ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Spring Mills High School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Spring Mills Middle School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Spring Mills Primary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
CEDAR RIDGE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Potomack Intermediate School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Evening High School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
CONOCOHEAGUE MENNONITE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
E. Russell Hicks Middle	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Emma K. Doub Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
South Hagerstown High	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Bedington Elementary School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
THE CHILDREN'S TREE HOUSE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Jonathan Hager Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Bester Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
TRUTH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
ST MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Barbara Ingram School for the Arts	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
MD INTL SCHOOL OF SUSTAINABILITY & TECHNOLOGY	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Salem Avenue Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
HAGERSTOWN CHILDRENS SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Western Heights Middle	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Washington County Job Development Center	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Marshall Street School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Pangborn Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Eastern Elementary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Ruth Ann Monroe Primary	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Clear Spring Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
GRACE ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
North Hagerstown High	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Clear Spring Middle	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Clear Spring High	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
MARTINSBURG CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
Northern Middle	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Fountaindale Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
ST MARIA GORETTI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Potomac Heights Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Maugansville Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
James Rumsey Technical Institute	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Hedgesville High School	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Hedgesville Middle School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Hedgesville Elementary School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Sharpsburg Elementary	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Eagle School Intermediate	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
TRI STATE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYDBA BOONSBORO ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Paramount Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Opequon Elementary School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21795

What school district is ZIP code 21795 in?

ZIP 21795 (Halfway, 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 21795?

US5 lists 59 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 43 public and 16 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 21795 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21795 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	26.1%
High school	39.9%
Less than HS	6.8%
School district	Washington County Public Schools

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