ZIP 28803 — 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 28803

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 28803 (Asheville, NC) is associated with Asheville City Schools (LEA 3700270) 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 78 K-12 schools (52 public, 26 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.0 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College about 3.2 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Asheville City Schools

LEA ID

3700270

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (89)

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College3.2 miles (5.2 km)2yr-public
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville3.7 miles (6.0 km)4yr-private
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts5.8 miles (9.3 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina Asheville6.4 miles (10.2 km)4yr-public
Warren Wilson College7.1 miles (11.4 km)4yr-private
Montreat College14.9 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
Blue Ridge Community College16.4 miles (26.4 km)2yr-public
Mars Hill University20.5 miles (33.0 km)4yr-private
Haywood Community College22.8 miles (36.6 km)2yr-public
Brevard College23.5 miles (37.8 km)4yr-private
McDowell Technical Community College32.7 miles (52.6 km)2yr-public
North Greenville University33.1 miles (53.2 km)4yr-private

Show all 89 colleges & universities

Isothermal Community College37.0 miles (59.5 km)2yr-public
Mayland Community College39.8 miles (64.0 km)2yr-public
Western Carolina University40.4 miles (65.0 km)4yr-public
Southwestern Community College40.5 miles (65.2 km)2yr-public
Furman University42.2 miles (67.9 km)4yr-private
Tusculum University46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-private
Sherman College of Chiropractic46.9 miles (75.4 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate48.4 miles (77.8 km)4yr-public
Western Piedmont Community College48.8 miles (78.5 km)2yr-public
Spartanburg Community College48.9 miles (78.6 km)2yr-public
Greenville Technical College49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-public
Spartanburg Methodist College50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
Wofford College51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-private
Gardner-Webb University52.0 miles (83.7 km)4yr-private
Converse University52.5 miles (84.4 km)4yr-private
East Tennessee State University53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-public
Milligan University54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-private
Lees-McRae College56.8 miles (91.4 km)4yr-private
Southern Wesleyan University57.1 miles (92.0 km)4yr-private
Limestone University59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College60.6 miles (97.5 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton60.8 miles (97.8 km)2yr-public
Clemson University61.5 miles (98.9 km)4yr-public
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute62.4 miles (100.5 km)2yr-public
Walters State Community College62.7 miles (100.9 km)2yr-public
Tri-County Technical College63.3 miles (101.9 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown63.7 miles (102.5 km)2yr-public
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine65.3 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
Northeast State Community College66.2 miles (106.5 km)2yr-public
Appalachian State University66.8 miles (107.4 km)4yr-public
Carson-Newman University67.9 miles (109.3 km)4yr-private
Lenoir-Rhyne University68.7 miles (110.5 km)4yr-private
Catawba Valley Community College70.3 miles (113.2 km)2yr-public
Anderson University70.5 miles (113.5 km)4yr-private
Johnson University74.3 miles (119.6 km)4yr-private
King University75.6 miles (121.6 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union75.9 miles (122.1 km)2yr-public
Gaston College76.7 miles (123.4 km)2yr-public
Toccoa Falls College80.2 miles (129.1 km)4yr-private
Presbyterian College82.3 miles (132.4 km)4yr-private
Maryville College82.3 miles (132.5 km)4yr-private
Erskine College83.2 miles (133.9 km)4yr-private
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville83.9 miles (135.0 km)4yr-public
North Georgia Technical College83.9 miles (135.0 km)2yr-public
The University of Tennessee System Office83.9 miles (135.1 km)4yr-public
Young Harris College85.3 miles (137.3 km)4yr-private
Belmont Abbey College85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
Virginia Highlands Community College85.7 miles (138.0 km)2yr-public
Wilkes Community College85.9 miles (138.3 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville86.0 miles (138.4 km)2yr-public
South College86.5 miles (139.2 km)4yr-private
Tri-County Community College87.5 miles (140.8 km)2yr-public
Piedmont University88.2 miles (141.9 km)4yr-private
Mountain Empire Community College92.3 miles (148.6 km)2yr-public
Mitchell Community College93.1 miles (149.8 km)2yr-public
Carolinas College of Health Sciences93.1 miles (149.8 km)4yr-public
Emmanuel University93.2 miles (150.0 km)4yr-private
Winthrop University93.5 miles (150.5 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina93.7 miles (150.8 km)4yr-private
Clinton College93.8 miles (150.9 km)4yr-private
NASCAR Technical Institute93.9 miles (151.1 km)2yr-private
Emory & Henry University94.1 miles (151.4 km)4yr-private
Lander University94.2 miles (151.7 km)4yr-public
Piedmont Technical College94.3 miles (151.8 km)2yr-public
Davidson College94.5 miles (152.0 km)4yr-private
Truett McConnell University94.8 miles (152.5 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte95.4 miles (153.6 km)2yr-private
York Technical College95.6 miles (153.8 km)2yr-public
Johnson C Smith University95.9 miles (154.4 km)4yr-private
Lincoln Memorial University96.3 miles (154.9 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte96.4 miles (155.1 km)4yr-private
Pellissippi State Community College96.6 miles (155.4 km)2yr-public
Central Piedmont Community College97.8 miles (157.4 km)2yr-public
Queens University of Charlotte98.1 miles (157.9 km)4yr-private
University of Virginia's College at Wise99.4 miles (160.0 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
CAROLINA DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
ASHEVILLE WALDORF SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Oakley Elementary	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Reynolds High	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Reynolds Middle	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Estes Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Roberson High	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Center for Career Innovation	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Early College	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
SILSA	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Asheville High	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Valley Springs Middle	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Koontz Intermediate	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Hall Fletcher Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Asheville Middle	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
Bell Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Buncombe County Schools Virtual Academy	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Haw Creek Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Glen Arden Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Mountain City Public Montessori	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
RAINBOW COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
TRINITY OF FAIRVIEW ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Avery's Creek Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Asheville PEAK Academy	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Francine Delany New School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (8.0 km)
NATIVITY PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Isaac Dickson Elementary	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
CHRIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
CANTERBURY CLASSICAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Montford North Star Academy	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Evergreen Community Charter	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
IC Imagine	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Lucy S. Herring Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
TEMPLE BAPTIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
JULIA STREET MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Claxton Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
THE NEW CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
EMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
ODYSSEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Cane Creek Middle	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Emma Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
HANGER HALL SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
The Franklin School of Innovation	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Nesbitt Discovery Academy	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Fairview Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Enka Intermediate	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Johnston Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
HAWTHORN MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Sand Hill-Venable Elem	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
VERITAS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
ArtSpace Charter School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
Ira B Jones Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
ASHEVILLE CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
ELIADA ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
FernLeaf	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Woodfin Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
FRENCH BROAD RIVER ACADEMY-GIRLS PROGRAM	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Hominy Valley Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Enka High	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
ASHEVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Enka Middle	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Eblen Intermediate	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
West Buncombe Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Community High School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
FRENCH BROAD RIVER ACADEMY BOYS PROGRAM	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Erwin High	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Williams Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Erwin Middle	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
ASHEVILLE-PISGAH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
REYNOLDS MOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN ACADENY	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Fletcher Elementary	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
MOUNT PISQAH ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Glenn C Marlow Elementary	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
CAPTAIN GILMER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
THE LEARNING COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
FLETCHER ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Owen Middle	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Candler Elementary	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 28803

What school district is ZIP code 28803 in?

ZIP 28803 (Asheville, NC) maps to Asheville City Schools (LEA ID 3700270) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 28803?

US5 lists 78 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 52 public and 26 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 28803 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 28803 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	50.4%
High school	17.1%
Less than HS	6.6%
School district	Asheville City Schools

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