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North East town, MD

ZIP 21901 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Upper Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 21901

K-12 nearby
42
Public
31
Private
11
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 21901 (North East, MD) is associated with Cecil County Public Schools (LEA 2400240) 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 42 K-12 schools (31 public, 11 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.8 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.6% 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 Cecil College about 3.7 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Cecil County Public Schools
LEA ID
2400240
Private school share (ACS)
0.6%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Cecil College3.7 miles (5.9 km)2yr-public
  • University of Delaware12.8 miles (20.7 km)4yr-public
  • Lincoln University15.2 miles (24.5 km)4yr-public
  • Harford Community College17.1 miles (27.5 km)2yr-public
  • Goldey-Beacom College18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-private
  • Wilmington University21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware College of Art and Design24.4 miles (39.3 km)2yr-private
  • Strayer University-Delaware24.6 miles (39.5 km)4yr-private
  • Washington College26.3 miles (42.3 km)4yr-private
  • Salem Community College27.3 miles (44.0 km)2yr-public
  • Lancaster County Career and Technology Center31.7 miles (51.0 km)2yr-public
  • West Chester University of Pennsylvania31.8 miles (51.2 km)4yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Community College of Baltimore County32.1 miles (51.7 km)2yr-public
  • Cheyney University of Pennsylvania33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-public
  • Neumann University34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Central Office34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware Technical Community College-Terry34.6 miles (55.6 km)4yr-public
  • Millersville University of Pennsylvania35.3 miles (56.7 km)4yr-public
  • Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology35.5 miles (57.1 km)2yr-public
  • Delaware State University35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-public
  • Goucher College35.8 miles (57.7 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster35.9 miles (57.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-public
  • Pennsylvania College of Art and Design36.2 miles (58.2 km)4yr-private
  • Williamson College of the Trades36.3 miles (58.3 km)2yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc36.4 miles (58.6 km)2yr-private
  • Automotive Training Center-Exton36.6 miles (58.9 km)2yr-private
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
  • Immaculata University36.8 miles (59.2 km)4yr-private
  • Franklin and Marshall College36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-private
  • Towson University37.1 miles (59.6 km)4yr-public
  • Morgan State University37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-public
  • Widener University37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Institute of Technology37.7 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lancaster Bible College37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
  • Notre Dame of Maryland University38.7 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
  • Loyola University Maryland38.9 miles (62.6 km)4yr-private
  • Swarthmore College39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-private
  • Johns Hopkins University39.4 miles (63.4 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley39.7 miles (63.8 km)4yr-public
  • University of Baltimore40.0 miles (64.3 km)4yr-public
  • Delaware County Community College40.0 miles (64.4 km)2yr-public
  • All-State Career School40.0 miles (64.4 km)2yr-private
  • Maryland Institute College of Art40.1 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
  • University System of Maryland-Research Centers40.1 miles (64.6 km)4yr-public
  • University System of Maryland40.1 miles (64.6 km)4yr-public
  • Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore40.6 miles (65.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore41.0 miles (65.9 km)4yr-public
  • Baltimore City Community College41.7 miles (67.1 km)2yr-public
  • Coppin State University41.8 miles (67.2 km)4yr-public
  • Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Valley Forge42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-private
  • Ner Israel Rabbinical College44.3 miles (71.4 km)4yr-private
  • Chesapeake College44.5 miles (71.6 km)2yr-public
  • Valley Forge Military College44.5 miles (71.7 km)2yr-private
  • Stevenson University44.7 miles (72.0 km)4yr-private
  • Eastern University44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-private
  • Cabrini University44.9 miles (72.3 km)4yr-private
  • Villanova University45.3 miles (72.9 km)4yr-private
  • Haverford College45.4 miles (73.0 km)4yr-private
  • Rosemont College45.6 miles (73.3 km)4yr-private
  • Harcum College45.6 miles (73.5 km)2yr-private
  • Rowan University45.7 miles (73.5 km)4yr-public
  • Bryn Mawr College45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of Maryland-Baltimore County46.0 miles (74.1 km)4yr-public
  • YTI Career Institute-York46.3 miles (74.5 km)2yr-private
  • American College of Financial Services46.5 miles (74.9 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-public
  • Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus46.7 miles (75.2 km)2yr-public
  • Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-private
  • Anne Arundel Community College47.4 miles (76.3 km)2yr-public
  • Walnut Hill College47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-private
  • York College of Pennsylvania47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia47.6 miles (76.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of Pennsylvania47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-private
  • Drexel University48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
  • Jna Institute of Culinary Arts48.6 miles (78.2 km)2yr-private
  • Studio Incamminati48.6 miles (78.2 km)2yr-private
  • Academy of Vocal Arts48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-private
  • Curtis Institute of Music48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of the Arts49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-private
  • Peirce College49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-private
  • Moore College of Art and Design49.1 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus49.4 miles (79.5 km)2yr-public
  • Thomas Jefferson University49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-private
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-private
  • Community College of Philadelphia49.6 miles (79.9 km)2yr-public
  • Ursinus College49.6 miles (79.9 km)4yr-private
  • Alvernia University49.8 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
  • Missio Theological Seminary50.2 miles (80.8 km)4yr-private
  • Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing50.2 miles (80.9 km)2yr-private
  • Pennco Tech-Blackwood50.3 miles (80.9 km)2yr-private
  • United States Naval Academy50.4 miles (81.0 km)4yr-public
  • St. John's College50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
  • Temple University50.7 miles (81.5 km)4yr-public
  • Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences50.9 miles (81.9 km)2yr-private
  • Camden County College51.0 miles (82.1 km)2yr-public
  • Elizabethtown College51.1 miles (82.2 km)4yr-private
  • Rutgers University-Camden51.1 miles (82.3 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Charlestown Elementarypublic——1.4 miles (2.3 km)
THE TOME SCHOOLprivate——1.5 miles (2.4 km)
North East Middlepublic——1.5 miles (2.5 km)
North East Elementarypublic——1.6 miles (2.5 km)
North East Highpublic——1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Bay View Elementarypublic——3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Elk Neck Elementarypublic——5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Perryville Highpublic——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
MARANATHA BAPTIST CHURCH ACADEMYprivate——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Leeds Elementarypublic——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Perryville Middlepublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Perryville Elementarypublic——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC SCHOOLprivate——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Bainbridge Elementarypublic——6.0 miles (9.7 km)
SHOREHAVEN SCHOOLprivate——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Rising Sun Highpublic——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
MOUNT AVIAT ACADEMYprivate——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Gilpin Manor Elementarypublic——7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Elkton Highpublic——7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Elkton Middlepublic——7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Holly Hall Elementarypublic——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Meadowvale Elementarypublic——7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Calvert Elementarypublic——7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Havre de Grace Elementarypublic——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Havre de Grace Middlepublic——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Havre de Grace Highpublic——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Kenmore Elementarypublic——8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Cherry Hill Middlepublic——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
WEST NOTTINGHAM ACADEMYprivate——8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Rising Sun Elementarypublic——8.4 miles (13.5 km)
MERAKI ACADEMYprivate——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Thomson Estates Elementarypublic——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Bohemia Manor Highpublic——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Bohemia Manor Middlepublic——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Chesapeake City Elementarypublic——9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Cecil Manor Elementarypublic——9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Cecil County School of Technologypublic——9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Rising Sun Middle Schoolpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
BETHEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——9.8 miles (15.8 km)
GREAT COMMISSION CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——9.8 miles (15.9 km)
THE NEW SCHOOLprivate——10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 21901

What school district is ZIP code 21901 in?
ZIP 21901 (North East, MD) maps to Cecil County Public Schools (LEA ID 2400240) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 21901?
US5 lists 42 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 31 public and 11 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 21901 attend private school?
About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 21901 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher33.0%
High school27.2%
Less than HS7.1%
School districtCecil County Public Schools