ZIP 27217 — 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 27217

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 27217 (Burlington, NC) is associated with Alamance-Burlington Schools (LEA 3700030) 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 36 K-12 schools (30 public, 6 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.2 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Alamance Community College about 8.7 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Alamance-Burlington Schools

LEA ID

3700030

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (98)

Alamance Community College8.7 miles (14.0 km)2yr-public
Elon University9.1 miles (14.7 km)4yr-private
North Carolina A & T State University23.4 miles (37.7 km)4yr-public
Bennett College23.9 miles (38.4 km)4yr-private
Greensboro College24.9 miles (40.0 km)4yr-private
Rockingham Community College25.1 miles (40.4 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Greensboro25.4 miles (40.9 km)4yr-public
Danville Community College25.9 miles (41.7 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill26.6 miles (42.9 km)4yr-public
Averett University26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-private
Sovah School of Health Professions26.8 miles (43.1 km)2yr-private
Watts College of Nursing27.0 miles (43.4 km)4yr-private

Show all 98 colleges & universities

Piedmont Community College27.8 miles (44.7 km)2yr-public
Health And Style Institute27.8 miles (44.7 km)2yr-private
Duke University28.0 miles (45.0 km)4yr-private
Guilford College29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-North Carolina29.6 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
North Carolina Central University30.8 miles (49.5 km)4yr-public
Durham Technical Community College31.6 miles (50.8 km)2yr-public
Guilford Technical Community College33.0 miles (53.1 km)2yr-public
South University-High Point34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-private
High Point University37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
Randolph Community College43.7 miles (70.3 km)2yr-public
Patrick & Henry Community College46.6 miles (75.0 km)2yr-public
MyComputerCareer at Raleigh46.8 miles (75.3 km)2yr-private
Meredith College47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-private
Shepherds Theological Seminary47.1 miles (75.9 km)4yr-private
Winston-Salem State University47.7 miles (76.7 km)4yr-public
University of North Carolina School of the Arts48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-public
North Carolina State University at Raleigh48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-public
Salem College48.6 miles (78.2 km)4yr-private
Carolina Christian College49.0 miles (78.8 km)4yr-private
Carolina University49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-private
William Peace University49.9 miles (80.4 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina System50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-public
Davidson-Davie Community College50.1 miles (80.7 km)2yr-public
Wake Forest University50.2 miles (80.8 km)4yr-private
Forsyth Technical Community College50.5 miles (81.3 km)2yr-public
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-private
Vance-Granville Community College50.6 miles (81.4 km)2yr-public
Shaw University50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Raleigh50.8 miles (81.7 km)2yr-private
Saint Augustine's University50.8 miles (81.8 km)4yr-private
Central Carolina Community College51.4 miles (82.8 km)2yr-public
Wake Technical Community College53.1 miles (85.4 km)2yr-public
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College60.3 miles (97.0 km)4yr-private
Louisburg College60.6 miles (97.5 km)2yr-private
Ferrum College62.0 miles (99.8 km)4yr-private
Montgomery Community College63.2 miles (101.7 km)2yr-public
Campbell University64.9 miles (104.4 km)4yr-private
Sandhills Community College67.1 miles (108.0 km)2yr-public
Pfeiffer University70.3 miles (113.1 km)4yr-private
Catawba College70.7 miles (113.7 km)4yr-private
Livingstone College71.5 miles (115.0 km)4yr-private
Hood Theological Seminary72.2 miles (116.2 km)4yr-private
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College72.5 miles (116.6 km)2yr-public
Heritage Bible College73.1 miles (117.6 km)4yr-private
Johnston Community College75.6 miles (121.7 km)2yr-public
Surry Community College75.6 miles (121.7 km)2yr-public
Stanly Community College75.9 miles (122.1 km)2yr-public
Methodist University78.3 miles (126.0 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville79.7 miles (128.3 km)2yr-private
Virginia Western Community College79.9 miles (128.6 km)2yr-public
Liberty University80.8 miles (130.1 km)4yr-private
Central Virginia Community College81.4 miles (131.0 km)2yr-public
Fayetteville Technical Community College81.6 miles (131.3 km)2yr-public
Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke81.7 miles (131.4 km)2yr-private
Manna University81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-private
Fayetteville State University81.9 miles (131.9 km)4yr-public
Carolina College of Biblical Studies82.5 miles (132.8 km)4yr-private
Nash Community College84.1 miles (135.3 km)2yr-public
Virginia University of Lynchburg84.2 miles (135.4 km)4yr-private
University of Lynchburg84.2 miles (135.6 km)4yr-private
American National University84.5 miles (136.0 km)4yr-private
Centra College84.7 miles (136.2 km)4yr-private
Roanoke College84.9 miles (136.7 km)4yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences85.8 miles (138.1 km)4yr-private
Hollins University86.2 miles (138.7 km)4yr-private
Randolph College86.9 miles (139.8 km)4yr-private
Barton College87.9 miles (141.4 km)4yr-private
Hampden-Sydney College88.5 miles (142.4 km)4yr-private
Wilson Community College88.9 miles (143.1 km)2yr-public
Mitchell Community College89.2 miles (143.6 km)2yr-public
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine89.9 miles (144.7 km)4yr-private
North Carolina Wesleyan University90.4 miles (145.5 km)4yr-private
Richmond Community College90.7 miles (146.0 km)2yr-public
NASCAR Technical Institute91.9 miles (148.0 km)2yr-private
Radford University92.0 miles (148.1 km)4yr-public
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University92.1 miles (148.2 km)4yr-public
Southside Virginia Community College92.7 miles (149.2 km)2yr-public
Longwood University93.9 miles (151.1 km)4yr-public
South Piedmont Community College94.6 miles (152.2 km)2yr-public
Davidson College94.9 miles (152.7 km)4yr-private
Sweet Briar College95.8 miles (154.2 km)4yr-private
New River Community College96.5 miles (155.3 km)2yr-public
Wayne Community College97.1 miles (156.2 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Charlotte97.3 miles (156.7 km)4yr-public
Halifax Community College99.5 miles (160.1 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Pleasant Grove Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Clover Garden	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Eastlawn Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
R Homer Andrews Elementary	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Woodlawn Middle	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Career and Technical Education Center	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Haw River Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Eastern Alamance High	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Western Alamance High	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Hugh M Cummings High	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Western Alamance Middle	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Broadview Middle	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Altamahaw-Ossipee Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
Hillcrest Elementary	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
THE BURLINGTON SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
North Graham Elementary	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Graham High	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Walter M Williams High	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
BURLINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Alamance Community School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
Elon Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Turrentine Middle	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Harvey R Newlin Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
CHILDRENS GARDEN MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
E M Yoder Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Graham Middle	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
ABSS Early College at ACC	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Grove Park Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Ray Street Academy	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
Alamance Virtual School	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
South Mebane Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
BRADFORD ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Marvin B Smith Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
South Graham Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
BURBRELLA MICROSCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 27217

What school district is ZIP code 27217 in?

ZIP 27217 (Burlington, NC) maps to Alamance-Burlington Schools (LEA ID 3700030) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 27217?

US5 lists 36 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 30 public and 6 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 27217 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 27217 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	14.6%
High school	36.0%
Less than HS	17.9%
School district	Alamance-Burlington Schools

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