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Valdese town, NC

ZIP 28690 — 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 28690

K-12 nearby
41
Public
36
Private
5
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 28690 (Valdese, NC) is associated with Burke County Schools (LEA 3700480) 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 41 K-12 schools (36 public, 5 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.9 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 Western Piedmont Community College about 6.4 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Burke County Schools
LEA ID
3700480
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (95)

  • Western Piedmont Community College6.4 miles (10.3 km)2yr-public
  • Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute9.8 miles (15.8 km)2yr-public
  • Lenoir-Rhyne University13.8 miles (22.3 km)4yr-private
  • Catawba Valley Community College16.2 miles (26.1 km)2yr-public
  • McDowell Technical Community College22.4 miles (36.0 km)2yr-public
  • Mayland Community College28.4 miles (45.8 km)2yr-public
  • Cleveland Community College31.6 miles (50.9 km)2yr-public
  • Isothermal Community College33.3 miles (53.6 km)2yr-public
  • Appalachian State University33.9 miles (54.5 km)4yr-public
  • Gardner-Webb University34.0 miles (54.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lees-McRae College34.1 miles (54.8 km)4yr-private
  • Wilkes Community College35.5 miles (57.1 km)2yr-public
Show all 95 colleges & universities
  • Gaston College36.3 miles (58.4 km)2yr-public
  • Mitchell Community College38.3 miles (61.6 km)2yr-public
  • Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine38.5 miles (62.0 km)4yr-private
  • Montreat College41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-private
  • NASCAR Technical Institute41.3 miles (66.5 km)2yr-private
  • Davidson College44.1 miles (70.9 km)4yr-private
  • Belmont Abbey College44.3 miles (71.3 km)4yr-private
  • Limestone University46.9 miles (75.4 km)4yr-private
  • Warren Wilson College49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-private
  • Johnson C Smith University52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
  • Carolinas College of Health Sciences52.7 miles (84.7 km)4yr-public
  • Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte53.3 miles (85.8 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-North Carolina54.8 miles (88.1 km)4yr-private
  • Sherman College of Chiropractic54.8 miles (88.1 km)4yr-private
  • Central Piedmont Community College55.0 miles (88.4 km)2yr-public
  • Mars Hill University55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-private
  • Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton55.3 miles (88.9 km)2yr-public
  • Southeastern College-Charlotte55.4 miles (89.2 km)2yr-private
  • University of South Carolina-Upstate55.6 miles (89.4 km)4yr-public
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte55.8 miles (89.9 km)4yr-public
  • Queens University of Charlotte56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-private
  • Blue Ridge Community College56.1 miles (90.4 km)2yr-public
  • Milligan University56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
  • Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College56.2 miles (90.4 km)2yr-public
  • University of North Carolina Asheville56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-public
  • Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts56.5 miles (90.9 km)4yr-private
  • Converse University57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-private
  • Wofford College57.1 miles (92.0 km)4yr-private
  • Spartanburg Community College57.4 miles (92.3 km)2yr-public
  • Galen Health Institutes-Asheville57.8 miles (93.0 km)4yr-private
  • Spartanburg Methodist College58.2 miles (93.6 km)4yr-private
  • Cabarrus College of Health Sciences58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-private
  • East Tennessee State University59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-public
  • Catawba College61.3 miles (98.7 km)4yr-private
  • Livingstone College61.3 miles (98.7 km)4yr-private
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte61.5 miles (98.9 km)2yr-private
  • Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary61.5 miles (99.0 km)4yr-private
  • Rowan-Cabarrus Community College61.6 miles (99.2 km)2yr-public
  • Hood Theological Seminary61.7 miles (99.2 km)4yr-private
  • Winthrop University62.6 miles (100.8 km)4yr-public
  • Clinton College64.0 miles (103.0 km)4yr-private
  • York Technical College64.1 miles (103.1 km)2yr-public
  • North Greenville University64.1 miles (103.2 km)4yr-private
  • Surry Community College65.7 miles (105.8 km)2yr-public
  • King University67.3 miles (108.4 km)4yr-private
  • Northeast State Community College69.8 miles (112.3 km)2yr-public
  • University of South Carolina-Union70.2 miles (112.9 km)2yr-public
  • Virginia Highlands Community College70.9 miles (114.1 km)2yr-public
  • Tusculum University73.0 miles (117.5 km)4yr-private
  • Emory & Henry University73.3 miles (117.9 km)4yr-private
  • Brevard College73.5 miles (118.3 km)4yr-private
  • Furman University74.2 miles (119.4 km)4yr-private
  • Bob Jones University74.3 miles (119.5 km)4yr-private
  • Pfeiffer University74.5 miles (119.9 km)4yr-private
  • Forsyth Technical Community College76.5 miles (123.1 km)2yr-public
  • Greenville Technical College77.1 miles (124.1 km)4yr-public
  • Strayer University-South Carolina77.3 miles (124.4 km)4yr-private
  • Haywood Community College77.3 miles (124.5 km)2yr-public
  • Wake Forest University77.7 miles (125.0 km)4yr-private
  • Carolina University78.1 miles (125.6 km)4yr-private
  • Salem College78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-private
  • Davidson-Davie Community College78.6 miles (126.4 km)2yr-public
  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts78.6 miles (126.5 km)4yr-public
  • Carolina Christian College79.1 miles (127.3 km)4yr-private
  • Winston-Salem State University79.4 miles (127.8 km)4yr-public
  • Stanly Community College80.0 miles (128.7 km)2yr-public
  • University of South Carolina-Lancaster81.9 miles (131.9 km)2yr-public
  • Wingate University82.0 miles (132.0 km)4yr-private
  • Southwest Virginia Community College88.8 miles (143.0 km)2yr-public
  • Wytheville Community College89.1 miles (143.4 km)2yr-public
  • Presbyterian College89.2 miles (143.5 km)4yr-private
  • High Point University90.0 miles (144.8 km)4yr-private
  • South Piedmont Community College92.0 miles (148.0 km)2yr-public
  • South University-High Point92.6 miles (149.1 km)4yr-private
  • Guilford Technical Community College94.4 miles (151.9 km)2yr-public
  • Western Carolina University95.3 miles (153.3 km)4yr-public
  • Southwestern Community College95.6 miles (153.8 km)2yr-public
  • Southern Wesleyan University96.5 miles (155.3 km)4yr-private
  • Strayer University-North Carolina97.2 miles (156.4 km)4yr-private
  • Guilford College97.6 miles (157.1 km)4yr-private
  • Randolph Community College98.0 miles (157.8 km)2yr-public
  • Montgomery Community College99.1 miles (159.5 km)2yr-public
  • Health And Style Institute99.3 miles (159.8 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Valdese Elementarypublic——1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Heritage Middlepublic——1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Burke Virtual Academypublic——1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Drexel Elementarypublic——2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Hallyburton Academypublic——2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Draughn High Schoolpublic——2.9 miles (4.7 km)
CHRIST CLASSICAL ACADEMYprivate——3.2 miles (5.2 km)
CHRIST CLASSICAL ACADEMYprivate——3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Mull Elementarypublic——5.2 miles (8.3 km)
East Burke Highpublic——5.2 miles (8.4 km)
North Libertypublic——5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Liberty Middlepublic——5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Baton Elementarypublic——5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Patton High Schoolpublic——5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Hillcrest Elementarypublic——5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Icard Elementarypublic——5.9 miles (9.5 km)
East Burke Middlepublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Burke Middle Collegepublic——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
MORGANTON DAY SCHOOLprivate——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
NC School for the Deafpublic——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
New Dimensionspublic——6.9 miles (11.2 km)
Forest Hill Elementarypublic——7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Mountain View Elementarypublic——7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Walter R Johnson Middlepublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
George Hildebrand Elementarypublic——7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Salem Elementarypublic——7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Sawmills Elementarypublic——8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Freedom Highpublic——8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Ray Childers Elementarypublic——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Hildebran Elementarypublic——8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Granite Falls Middlepublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
REFLECTIONS OF CHRIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMYprivate——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
South Caldwell Highpublic——9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Granite Falls Elementarypublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Gamewell Elementarypublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Hudson Elementarypublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Hudson Middlepublic——9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Gamewell Middlepublic——9.7 miles (15.5 km)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLprivate——9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Caldwell Applied Sciences Academypublic——9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Caldwell Early Collegepublic——9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28690

What school district is ZIP code 28690 in?
ZIP 28690 (Valdese, NC) maps to Burke County Schools (LEA ID 3700480) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 28690?
US5 lists 41 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 36 public and 5 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 28690 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28690 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher30.7%
High school32.7%
Less than HS6.3%
School districtBurke County Schools