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China Grove town, NC

ZIP 28023 — Schools & Education

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

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 28023

K-12 nearby
43
Public
39
Private
4
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 28023 (China Grove, NC) is associated with Kannapolis City Schools (LEA 3702430) 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 43 K-12 schools (39 public, 4 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.1 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College about 8.4 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Kannapolis City Schools
LEA ID
3702430
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%

Colleges & universities (92)

  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College8.4 miles (13.5 km)2yr-public
  • Hood Theological Seminary8.6 miles (13.9 km)4yr-private
  • Cabarrus College of Health Sciences8.9 miles (14.3 km)4yr-private
  • Livingstone College9.7 miles (15.6 km)4yr-private
  • Catawba College10.8 miles (17.4 km)4yr-private
  • Davidson College14.4 miles (23.1 km)4yr-private
  • NASCAR Technical Institute14.4 miles (23.2 km)2yr-private
  • Pfeiffer University18.9 miles (30.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-public
  • Mitchell Community College22.1 miles (35.5 km)2yr-public
  • Stanly Community College26.0 miles (41.8 km)2yr-public
  • Johnson C Smith University26.7 miles (42.9 km)4yr-private
Show all 92 colleges & universities
  • Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte27.1 miles (43.5 km)4yr-private
  • Central Piedmont Community College27.4 miles (44.1 km)2yr-public
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte29.1 miles (46.8 km)2yr-private
  • Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary29.3 miles (47.1 km)4yr-private
  • Queens University of Charlotte29.3 miles (47.1 km)4yr-private
  • Davidson-Davie Community College31.3 miles (50.3 km)2yr-public
  • Carolinas College of Health Sciences32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-public
  • Belmont Abbey College32.6 miles (52.5 km)4yr-private
  • Southeastern College-Charlotte33.1 miles (53.3 km)2yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-North Carolina35.1 miles (56.5 km)4yr-private
  • Gaston College37.5 miles (60.3 km)2yr-public
  • Forsyth Technical Community College39.2 miles (63.1 km)2yr-public
  • Catawba Valley Community College39.5 miles (63.6 km)2yr-public
  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts40.6 miles (65.4 km)4yr-public
  • Carolina University41.0 miles (65.9 km)4yr-private
  • Salem College41.1 miles (66.1 km)4yr-private
  • Wingate University41.2 miles (66.4 km)4yr-private
  • Winston-Salem State University41.8 miles (67.2 km)4yr-public
  • Lenoir-Rhyne University42.4 miles (68.2 km)4yr-private
  • Wake Forest University43.1 miles (69.3 km)4yr-private
  • Montgomery Community College43.5 miles (70.0 km)2yr-public
  • High Point University44.0 miles (70.9 km)4yr-private
  • Randolph Community College44.1 miles (70.9 km)2yr-public
  • Carolina Christian College44.4 miles (71.4 km)4yr-private
  • South Piedmont Community College45.0 miles (72.5 km)2yr-public
  • Guilford Technical Community College48.4 miles (77.9 km)2yr-public
  • South University-High Point48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-private
  • York Technical College49.1 miles (79.0 km)2yr-public
  • Winthrop University49.6 miles (79.9 km)4yr-public
  • Wilkes Community College51.0 miles (82.0 km)2yr-public
  • Clinton College51.6 miles (83.1 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-North Carolina52.4 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute53.3 miles (85.7 km)2yr-public
  • Health And Style Institute53.6 miles (86.3 km)2yr-private
  • Cleveland Community College54.0 miles (86.8 km)2yr-public
  • Guilford College54.1 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-public
  • Surry Community College56.7 miles (91.3 km)2yr-public
  • Greensboro College56.8 miles (91.4 km)4yr-private
  • Bennett College57.5 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
  • North Carolina A & T State University58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-public
  • University of South Carolina-Lancaster58.4 miles (94.1 km)2yr-public
  • Western Piedmont Community College61.8 miles (99.5 km)2yr-public
  • Gardner-Webb University64.0 miles (103.0 km)4yr-private
  • Richmond Community College68.1 miles (109.6 km)2yr-public
  • Limestone University68.8 miles (110.7 km)4yr-private
  • Northeastern Technical College70.9 miles (114.0 km)2yr-public
  • Sandhills Community College71.5 miles (115.1 km)2yr-public
  • Elon University71.8 miles (115.6 km)4yr-private
  • Rockingham Community College73.8 miles (118.7 km)2yr-public
  • Appalachian State University75.1 miles (120.9 km)4yr-public
  • Isothermal Community College75.4 miles (121.4 km)2yr-public
  • McDowell Technical Community College76.6 miles (123.3 km)2yr-public
  • Alamance Community College77.8 miles (125.2 km)2yr-public
  • Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine81.8 miles (131.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lees-McRae College82.1 miles (132.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Union82.3 miles (132.4 km)2yr-public
  • Central Carolina Community College82.3 miles (132.5 km)2yr-public
  • Mayland Community College83.2 miles (134.0 km)2yr-public
  • St. Andrews University85.2 miles (137.2 km)4yr-private
  • Converse University85.4 miles (137.5 km)4yr-private
  • Wofford College86.1 miles (138.5 km)4yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Upstate86.7 miles (139.5 km)4yr-public
  • Sherman College of Chiropractic86.9 miles (139.9 km)4yr-private
  • Coker University87.7 miles (141.1 km)4yr-private
  • Spartanburg Methodist College88.1 miles (141.7 km)4yr-private
  • Spartanburg Community College88.4 miles (142.2 km)2yr-public
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill90.2 miles (145.1 km)4yr-public
  • Patrick & Henry Community College90.5 miles (145.7 km)2yr-public
  • Montreat College95.4 miles (153.5 km)4yr-private
  • Danville Community College95.8 miles (154.3 km)2yr-public
  • Averett University96.3 miles (154.9 km)4yr-private
  • Sovah School of Health Professions96.6 miles (155.5 km)2yr-private
  • Duke University98.0 miles (157.7 km)4yr-private
  • Watts College of Nursing98.3 miles (158.3 km)4yr-private
  • Manna University99.0 miles (159.3 km)4yr-private
  • Ferrum College99.3 miles (159.7 km)4yr-private
  • Wytheville Community College99.4 miles (160.0 km)2yr-public
  • North Carolina Central University99.5 miles (160.2 km)4yr-public
  • University of North Carolina at Pembroke99.9 miles (160.8 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
South Rowan Highpublic——0.5 miles (0.8 km)
China Grove Elementarypublic——1.0 miles (1.5 km)
Landis Elementarypublic——1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Corriher Lipe Middlepublic——1.7 miles (2.7 km)
China Grove Middlepublic——2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Carson Highpublic——3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Knollwood Elementarypublic——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Millbridge Elementarypublic——3.8 miles (6.1 km)
NORTH KANNAPOLIS CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——4.1 miles (6.6 km)
North Kannapolis Elementarypublic——4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Jackson Park Elementarypublic——4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Bostian Elementarypublic——4.6 miles (7.4 km)
A L Brown Highpublic——5.1 miles (8.2 km)
FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——5.2 miles (8.4 km)
GW Carver Elementarypublic——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Fred L Wilson Elementarypublic——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
NEHEMIAH ENRICHMENT ACADEMYprivate——5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Southeast Middlepublic——5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Forest Park Elementarypublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Shady Brook Elementarypublic——6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Royal Oaks Elementarypublic——7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Koontz Elementarypublic——7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Kannapolis Middle School 6public——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Kannapolis Middle School 7/8public——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Concord Lake STEAM Academypublic——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Faith Academy Charter Schoolpublic——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Rowan Co Early Collegepublic——8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Winecoff Elementarypublic——8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Charles E Boger Elementarypublic——8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Northwest Cabarrus Middlepublic——8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Northwest Cabarrus Highpublic——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Cabarrus Health Sciences Institutepublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Granite Quarry Elementarypublic——9.2 miles (14.7 km)
Mt Ulla Elementarypublic——9.3 miles (14.9 km)
West Rowan Highpublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Salisbury Highpublic——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Concord Highpublic——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Hurley Elementarypublic——9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Beverly Hills Elementarypublic——9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early Collpublic——9.6 miles (15.4 km)
SALISBURY ADVENTIST SCHOOLprivate——9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Shive Elementarypublic——9.6 miles (15.5 km)
East Mooresville Intermediatepublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28023

What school district is ZIP code 28023 in?
ZIP 28023 (China Grove, NC) maps to Kannapolis City Schools (LEA ID 3702430) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 28023?
US5 lists 43 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 39 public and 4 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 28023 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28023 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher18.1%
High school30.2%
Less than HS14.8%
School districtKannapolis City Schools