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ZIP 28270 — 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 28270
K-12 nearby
100
Public
65
Private
35
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 28270 (Charlotte, NC) is associated with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (LEA 3702970) 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 100 K-12 schools (65 public, 35 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.8 miles.
ACS estimates show about 1.1% 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 Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary about 3.6 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
LEA ID
3702970
Private school share (ACS)
1.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary3.6 miles (5.9 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte3.8 miles (6.1 km)2yr-private
- Queens University of Charlotte6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-private
- Southeastern College-Charlotte7.9 miles (12.6 km)2yr-private
- Central Piedmont Community College8.2 miles (13.2 km)2yr-public
- Chamberlain University-North Carolina9.6 miles (15.5 km)4yr-private
- Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte9.7 miles (15.6 km)4yr-private
- Carolinas College of Health Sciences10.4 miles (16.7 km)4yr-public
- Johnson C Smith University10.4 miles (16.8 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte13.5 miles (21.8 km)4yr-public
- York Technical College17.9 miles (28.8 km)2yr-public
- Belmont Abbey College18.7 miles (30.1 km)4yr-private
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Winthrop University19.1 miles (30.8 km)4yr-public
- Wingate University20.2 miles (32.4 km)4yr-private
- Clinton College20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-private
- Cabarrus College of Health Sciences24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Lancaster26.0 miles (41.8 km)2yr-public
- Davidson College27.2 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private
- Gaston College27.6 miles (44.5 km)2yr-public
- South Piedmont Community College32.2 miles (51.9 km)2yr-public
- Stanly Community College33.7 miles (54.3 km)2yr-public
- NASCAR Technical Institute34.5 miles (55.5 km)2yr-private
- Pfeiffer University37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-private
- Rowan-Cabarrus Community College39.8 miles (64.0 km)2yr-public
- Hood Theological Seminary40.1 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
- Livingstone College41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-private
- Cleveland Community College42.7 miles (68.8 km)2yr-public
- Catawba College43.1 miles (69.3 km)4yr-private
- Mitchell Community College46.9 miles (75.5 km)2yr-public
- Limestone University50.2 miles (80.7 km)4yr-private
- Catawba Valley Community College50.2 miles (80.7 km)2yr-public
- Gardner-Webb University51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery Community College53.5 miles (86.1 km)2yr-public
- Lenoir-Rhyne University53.7 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Technical College54.8 miles (88.2 km)2yr-public
- University of South Carolina-Union55.6 miles (89.6 km)2yr-public
- Richmond Community College61.4 miles (98.8 km)2yr-public
- Davidson-Davie Community College61.5 miles (99.0 km)2yr-public
- Coker University64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-private
- Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute65.3 miles (105.2 km)2yr-public
- Randolph Community College65.4 miles (105.3 km)2yr-public
- Converse University66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-private
- Isothermal Community College66.6 miles (107.2 km)2yr-public
- Western Piedmont Community College66.9 miles (107.7 km)2yr-public
- Wofford College67.0 miles (107.8 km)4yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Upstate68.7 miles (110.5 km)4yr-public
- Spartanburg Methodist College69.1 miles (111.2 km)4yr-private
- Sherman College of Chiropractic69.4 miles (111.7 km)4yr-private
- Spartanburg Community College70.0 miles (112.6 km)2yr-public
- South University-Columbia71.0 miles (114.2 km)4yr-private
- Forsyth Technical Community College71.7 miles (115.3 km)2yr-public
- University of North Carolina School of the Arts72.9 miles (117.4 km)4yr-public
- Southeastern College-Columbia73.3 miles (118.0 km)2yr-private
- Carolina University73.4 miles (118.1 km)4yr-private
- Salem College73.5 miles (118.2 km)4yr-private
- High Point University73.5 miles (118.3 km)4yr-private
- Columbia International University73.8 miles (118.7 km)4yr-private
- Winston-Salem State University74.0 miles (119.1 km)4yr-public
- Wilkes Community College74.6 miles (120.0 km)2yr-public
- Newberry College75.0 miles (120.6 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College75.2 miles (121.1 km)4yr-private
- Wake Forest University75.7 miles (121.8 km)4yr-private
- Carolina Christian College76.9 miles (123.8 km)4yr-private
- Sandhills Community College77.1 miles (124.0 km)2yr-public
- St. Andrews University77.1 miles (124.1 km)4yr-private
- Presbyterian College77.2 miles (124.2 km)4yr-private
- McDowell Technical Community College77.2 miles (124.3 km)2yr-public
- Benedict College77.3 miles (124.4 km)4yr-private
- Guilford Technical Community College77.5 miles (124.7 km)2yr-public
- Allen University77.5 miles (124.7 km)4yr-private
- Fortis College-Columbia77.9 miles (125.4 km)2yr-private
- South University-High Point78.4 miles (126.1 km)4yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Columbia78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-public
- Florence-Darlington Technical College80.7 miles (129.9 km)2yr-public
- Strayer University-North Carolina81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-private
- Health And Style Institute82.4 miles (132.6 km)2yr-private
- Midlands Technical College82.8 miles (133.2 km)2yr-public
- Guilford College83.9 miles (135.0 km)4yr-private
- University of South Carolina-Sumter84.3 miles (135.7 km)2yr-public
- Central Carolina Technical College84.5 miles (135.9 km)2yr-public
- Morris College84.5 miles (136.0 km)4yr-private
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro85.1 miles (137.0 km)4yr-public
- Greensboro College85.6 miles (137.8 km)4yr-private
- Bennett College86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-private
- North Carolina A & T State University86.7 miles (139.4 km)4yr-public
- Surry Community College88.0 miles (141.5 km)2yr-public
- Francis Marion University89.7 miles (144.4 km)4yr-public
- Mayland Community College90.5 miles (145.6 km)2yr-public
- North Greenville University90.8 miles (146.2 km)4yr-private
- Appalachian State University92.0 miles (148.0 km)4yr-public
- Bob Jones University92.1 miles (148.2 km)4yr-private
- Greenville Technical College93.1 miles (149.8 km)4yr-public
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke93.3 miles (150.2 km)4yr-public
- Montreat College93.9 miles (151.2 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-South Carolina94.5 miles (152.0 km)4yr-private
- Central Carolina Community College94.7 miles (152.5 km)2yr-public
- Blue Ridge Community College94.7 miles (152.5 km)2yr-public
- Lees-McRae College95.6 miles (153.9 km)4yr-private
- Furman University95.7 miles (154.0 km)4yr-private
- Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine98.0 miles (157.7 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence High School | public | — | — | 0.1 miles (0.2 km) |
| CARMEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| Elizabeth Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| THE FLETCHER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| UNITED FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Olde Providence Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| COVENANT DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| CHARLOTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| CYZNER INSTITUTE | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Matthews Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| CHARLOTTE LATIN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Lansdowne Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| South Charlotte Middle | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| CHARLOTTE PREPARATORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Carmel Middle | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIES | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Providence Spring Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| CHARLOTTE JEWISH DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| CROSSWAY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Crestdale Middle | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Charlotte Secondary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Telra Institute | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Telra Institute Remote Academy | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| McKee Road Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Greenway Park Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Socrates Academy | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| TRINITY CHRISTIAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Jay M. Robinson Middle | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| MATTHEWS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| Rama Road Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Rea Farms STEAM Academy | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Levine Middle College High Sch | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Sharon Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Union Day School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| McAlpine Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Butler High School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| SCHOOL AT THOMPSON | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Beverly Woods Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Crown Point Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Antioch Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| East Mecklenburg High School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| PHILIPS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| IGNITE ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Piney Grove Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| ST GABRIEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Mint Hill Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| McClintock Middle | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Mint Hill Middle | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF CHARLOTTE | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Polo Ridge Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| ST MATTHEW CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Matthews Charter Academy | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Smithfield Elementary | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Ballantyne Ridge High School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (8.0 km) |
| ALC MOSAIC (MOSAIC SCHOOL) | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Cotswold Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Endhaven Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Quail Hollow Middle | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| BRTISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF CHARLOTTE | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Randolph Middle | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| FUSION CHARLOTTE | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Idlewild Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| South Mecklenburg High School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| Alexander Graham Middle | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| FUSION ACADEMY AND LEARNING CENTER - CHARLOTTE | private | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.8 km) |
| Selwyn Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Huntingtowne Farms Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Myers Park High School | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Stallings Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Indian Trail Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Oakhurst STEAM Academy | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Hawk Ridge Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| OMNI MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.4 km) |
| Esperanza Global Academy | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| CHRIST CHURCH PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Albemarle Road Elementary | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| WEDDINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Community House Middle | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Starmount Academy of Excellence | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| KIDS R KIDS LEARNING ACADEMY OF BLAKENEY | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Albemarle Road Middle | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| METROLINA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| METROLINA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Billingsville Elementary | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.2 km) |
| ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Montclaire Elementary | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| THE NEST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Lebanon Road Elementary | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Rea View Elementary | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| Winterfield Elementary | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| Ardrey Kell High School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| Eastover Elementary | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| CHARLOTTE ISLAMIC ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Myers Park Traditional Elem | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| ST ANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Pinewood Elementary | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Commonwealth High | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| VICTORY CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Charlotte East Language Academy | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 28270
What school district is ZIP code 28270 in?
ZIP 28270 (Charlotte, NC) maps to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (LEA ID 3702970) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 28270?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 65 public and 35 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 28270 attend private school?
About 1.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28270 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 68.7% |
| High school | 10.0% |
| Less than HS | 1.8% |
| School district | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools |