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Cherryville city, NC

ZIP 28021 — 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 28021

K-12 nearby
26
Public
24
Private
2
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 28021 (Cherryville, NC) is associated with Cleveland County Schools (LEA 3700900) 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 26 K-12 schools (24 public, 2 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.8 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 Cleveland Community College about 9.8 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Cleveland County Schools
LEA ID
3700900
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Cleveland Community College9.8 miles (15.7 km)2yr-public
  • Gaston College13.6 miles (21.8 km)2yr-public
  • Gardner-Webb University18.3 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
  • Catawba Valley Community College21.6 miles (34.8 km)2yr-public
  • Belmont Abbey College22.6 miles (36.4 km)4yr-private
  • Lenoir-Rhyne University23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-private
  • Western Piedmont Community College27.4 miles (44.1 km)2yr-public
  • Limestone University27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private
  • Isothermal Community College29.0 miles (46.7 km)2yr-public
  • Carolinas College of Health Sciences30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-public
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute31.7 miles (51.0 km)2yr-public
  • Chamberlain University-North Carolina32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Davidson College32.2 miles (51.9 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson C Smith University32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-private
  • Southeastern College-Charlotte33.4 miles (53.8 km)2yr-private
  • NASCAR Technical Institute33.9 miles (54.6 km)2yr-private
  • Central Piedmont Community College34.7 miles (55.9 km)2yr-public
  • Queens University of Charlotte35.3 miles (56.8 km)4yr-private
  • McDowell Technical Community College36.0 miles (58.0 km)2yr-public
  • Winthrop University38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-public
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte38.5 miles (61.9 km)4yr-public
  • Mitchell Community College38.9 miles (62.7 km)2yr-public
  • Clinton College39.3 miles (63.3 km)4yr-private
  • York Technical College39.6 miles (63.8 km)2yr-public
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte41.1 miles (66.1 km)2yr-private
  • Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary41.1 miles (66.1 km)4yr-private
  • Converse University42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
  • Sherman College of Chiropractic42.4 miles (68.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Upstate42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-public
  • Wofford College42.7 miles (68.8 km)4yr-private
  • Spartanburg Community College44.3 miles (71.3 km)2yr-public
  • Spartanburg Methodist College44.5 miles (71.5 km)4yr-private
  • Cabarrus College of Health Sciences45.3 miles (72.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Union48.8 miles (78.5 km)2yr-public
  • Mayland Community College50.5 miles (81.2 km)2yr-public
  • Wilkes Community College52.3 miles (84.2 km)2yr-public
  • Montreat College53.1 miles (85.4 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College54.4 miles (87.5 km)2yr-public
  • Hood Theological Seminary54.5 miles (87.8 km)4yr-private
  • Livingstone College55.0 miles (88.4 km)4yr-private
  • Catawba College55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Lancaster57.6 miles (92.8 km)2yr-public
  • Blue Ridge Community College58.0 miles (93.3 km)2yr-public
  • Appalachian State University58.4 miles (94.0 km)4yr-public
  • Lees-McRae College58.9 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
  • North Greenville University59.2 miles (95.2 km)4yr-private
  • Warren Wilson College60.2 miles (96.9 km)4yr-private
  • Wingate University61.3 miles (98.7 km)4yr-private
  • Pfeiffer University63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-private
  • Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-private
  • Galen Health Institutes-Asheville65.2 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
  • Bob Jones University65.4 miles (105.3 km)4yr-private
  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College65.8 miles (105.9 km)2yr-public
  • Stanly Community College65.9 miles (106.0 km)2yr-public
  • University of North Carolina Asheville67.0 miles (107.9 km)4yr-public
  • Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts67.1 miles (107.9 km)4yr-private
  • Furman University67.2 miles (108.1 km)4yr-private
  • Greenville Technical College67.6 miles (108.8 km)4yr-public
  • Strayer University-South Carolina68.3 miles (110.0 km)4yr-private
  • Presbyterian College69.9 miles (112.5 km)4yr-private
  • Mars Hill University70.9 miles (114.2 km)4yr-private
  • South Piedmont Community College72.8 miles (117.1 km)2yr-public
  • Brevard College75.6 miles (121.7 km)4yr-private
  • Davidson-Davie Community College75.7 miles (121.9 km)2yr-public
  • Newberry College78.0 miles (125.5 km)4yr-private
  • Surry Community College78.1 miles (125.6 km)2yr-public
  • Forsyth Technical Community College78.4 miles (126.2 km)2yr-public
  • Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton79.6 miles (128.0 km)2yr-public
  • Milligan University79.7 miles (128.2 km)4yr-private
  • Carolina University80.2 miles (129.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts80.4 miles (129.4 km)4yr-public
  • Salem College80.6 miles (129.6 km)4yr-private
  • Wake Forest University80.9 miles (130.2 km)4yr-private
  • Winston-Salem State University81.4 miles (131.0 km)4yr-public
  • East Tennessee State University82.4 miles (132.6 km)4yr-public
  • Carolina Christian College82.4 miles (132.6 km)4yr-private
  • Haywood Community College86.2 miles (138.8 km)2yr-public
  • Montgomery Community College86.4 miles (139.1 km)2yr-public
  • High Point University88.4 miles (142.2 km)4yr-private
  • Southern Wesleyan University89.8 miles (144.5 km)4yr-private
  • Randolph Community College90.5 miles (145.7 km)2yr-public
  • Piedmont Technical College92.0 miles (148.0 km)2yr-public
  • South University-High Point92.1 miles (148.2 km)4yr-private
  • King University92.1 miles (148.2 km)4yr-private
  • Erskine College92.7 miles (149.1 km)4yr-private
  • Guilford Technical Community College92.9 miles (149.5 km)2yr-public
  • Tusculum University92.9 miles (149.5 km)4yr-private
  • Anderson University93.0 miles (149.7 km)4yr-private
  • South University-Columbia93.4 miles (150.4 km)4yr-private
  • Columbia International University93.5 miles (150.4 km)4yr-private
  • Lander University93.5 miles (150.5 km)4yr-public
  • Northeast State Community College93.7 miles (150.8 km)2yr-public
  • Tri-County Technical College94.5 miles (152.0 km)2yr-public
  • Clemson University95.1 miles (153.0 km)4yr-public
  • Virginia Highlands Community College95.7 miles (154.0 km)2yr-public
  • Southeastern College-Columbia95.8 miles (154.1 km)2yr-private
  • Northeastern Technical College96.0 miles (154.5 km)2yr-public
  • Columbia College96.0 miles (154.5 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-North Carolina96.4 miles (155.2 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Cherryville Highpublic——1.5 miles (2.5 km)
W B Beam Intermediate Schoolpublic——2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Cherryville Elementarypublic——2.4 miles (3.8 km)
John Chavis Middle Schoolpublic——2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Washington Elementarypublic——4.6 miles (7.5 km)
CHARITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Fallston Elementarypublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
West Lincoln Middlepublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
West Lincoln Highpublic——5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Tryon Elementarypublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
North Brook Elementarypublic——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Childers Elementarypublic——7.4 miles (11.8 km)
Burns Highpublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Burns Middlepublic——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Love Memorial Elementarypublic——7.9 miles (12.8 km)
Union Elementarypublic——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Jefferson Elementarypublic——9.2 miles (14.8 km)
LONG SHOALS WESLEYAN ACADEMYprivate——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Battleground Elementarypublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Cleveland ECHSpublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Lincolnton Highpublic——9.7 miles (15.7 km)
Elizabeth Elementarypublic——9.8 miles (15.7 km)
S Ray Lowder Elementarypublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Bessemer City Highpublic——9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Bessemer City Primarypublic——10.0 miles (16.1 km)
Bessemer City Central Elempublic——10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28021

What school district is ZIP code 28021 in?
ZIP 28021 (Cherryville, NC) maps to Cleveland County Schools (LEA ID 3700900) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 28021?
US5 lists 26 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 24 public and 2 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 28021 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28021 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher22.0%
High school35.5%
Less than HS10.7%
School districtCleveland County Schools