ZIP 29204 — 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 29204

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 29204 (Columbia, SC) is associated with Richland School District 1 (LEA 4503360) 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 (76 public, 24 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.9 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 Benedict College about 1.5 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Richland School District 1

LEA ID

4503360

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (72)

Benedict College1.5 miles (2.4 km)4yr-private
Allen University1.6 miles (2.6 km)4yr-private
Columbia College1.9 miles (3.1 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Columbia2.6 miles (4.2 km)4yr-public
Southeastern College-Columbia3.3 miles (5.3 km)2yr-private
Fortis College-Columbia4.6 miles (7.5 km)2yr-private
Columbia International University5.2 miles (8.4 km)4yr-private
South University-Columbia5.3 miles (8.5 km)4yr-private
Midlands Technical College8.5 miles (13.7 km)2yr-public
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College34.9 miles (56.2 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Sumter36.6 miles (59.0 km)2yr-public
Central Carolina Technical College36.8 miles (59.2 km)2yr-public

Show all 72 colleges & universities

Claflin University37.6 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
South Carolina State University37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-public
Morris College38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-private
Newberry College39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
Denmark Technical College49.9 miles (80.4 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Lancaster50.4 miles (81.1 km)2yr-public
Voorhees University50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina Aiken54.1 miles (87.0 km)4yr-public
Presbyterian College58.2 miles (93.7 km)4yr-private
Coker University58.4 miles (94.0 km)4yr-private
Aiken Technical College59.1 miles (95.1 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Union59.2 miles (95.3 km)2yr-public
Clinton College61.2 miles (98.4 km)4yr-private
York Technical College62.5 miles (100.7 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University63.1 miles (101.5 km)4yr-public
Piedmont Technical College65.1 miles (104.8 km)2yr-public
Lander University67.5 miles (108.7 km)4yr-public
Augusta University68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-public
Paine College68.8 miles (110.7 km)4yr-private
Florence-Darlington Technical College69.5 miles (111.9 km)2yr-public
Helms College70.2 miles (113.0 km)2yr-private
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie72.2 miles (116.2 km)2yr-public
Williamsburg Technical College72.7 miles (117.0 km)2yr-public
Wingate University73.4 miles (118.1 km)4yr-private
Augusta Technical College73.4 miles (118.2 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Augusta73.5 miles (118.3 km)2yr-private
Northeastern Technical College76.3 miles (122.7 km)2yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina76.7 miles (123.4 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte77.9 miles (125.3 km)2yr-private
Francis Marion University78.0 miles (125.5 km)4yr-public
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary79.6 miles (128.0 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte79.7 miles (128.3 km)2yr-private
Carolinas College of Health Sciences79.8 miles (128.4 km)4yr-public
Limestone University80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-private
Queens University of Charlotte80.7 miles (129.9 km)4yr-private
South Piedmont Community College80.8 miles (130.1 km)2yr-public
Erskine College82.1 miles (132.1 km)4yr-private
Converse University82.5 miles (132.9 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College82.7 miles (133.1 km)2yr-public
Wofford College83.3 miles (134.1 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte83.7 miles (134.6 km)4yr-private
Johnson C Smith University84.3 miles (135.6 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College84.5 miles (135.9 km)4yr-private
Belmont Abbey College85.1 miles (137.0 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Community College86.2 miles (138.7 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Upstate86.6 miles (139.4 km)4yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic88.2 miles (141.9 km)4yr-private
Gaston College89.3 miles (143.7 km)2yr-public
University of North Carolina at Charlotte89.6 miles (144.1 km)4yr-public
Charleston Southern University90.0 miles (144.8 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College90.8 miles (146.1 km)2yr-public
Gardner-Webb University92.3 miles (148.5 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Charleston92.6 miles (149.0 km)2yr-private
Trident Technical College94.4 miles (151.9 km)2yr-public
Richmond Community College95.3 miles (153.4 km)2yr-public
Greenville Technical College95.5 miles (153.7 km)4yr-public
Southeastern College-Charleston96.1 miles (154.7 km)2yr-private
Bob Jones University97.2 miles (156.4 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina97.3 miles (156.7 km)4yr-private
Anderson University99.4 miles (159.9 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
CENTER FOR LEARNING INC	private	—	—	0.0 miles (0.0 km)
Bradley Elementary	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
W. A. Perry Middle	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Watkins-Nance Elementary	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
C. A. Johnson High	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
W. G. Sanders Middle	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Carver-Lyon Elementary	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.7 km)
Burton Pack Elementary	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
JUBILEE ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Berea	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
HARMONY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Samuel A. Heyward Career and Technology Center	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
DANIELS CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
A. C. Flora High	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
ST MARTIN DE PORRES SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Brockman Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
MARNIE LEADS ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Satchel Ford Elementary	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Crayton Middle	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Arden Elementary	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Pendergrass Fairwold School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
SC Whitmore School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
Dreher High	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Hyatt Park Elementary	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
CUTLER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.5 km)
CUTLER JEWISH DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.5 km)
Clear Dot Charter School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
SHANDON UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
KILBOURNE PARK BAPTIST CHURCH WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Alcorn Middle	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Hand Middle	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
J. P. Thomas Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Eau Claire High	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
Brennen Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
ST PETERS CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Logan Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Rosewood Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF COLUMBIA	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
A. C. Moore Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Heyward Gibbes Middle	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Richland One Charter Middle College	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Forest Lake Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Edward E. Taylor Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Dent Middle	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
Manning High	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
MISSION HOPE FOUNDATION	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
South Kilbourne Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Jackson Creek Elementary	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Richland Northeast High	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Joseph Keels Elementary	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Brookland-Cayce High	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
THE SCHOOL OF NORAH ARK	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Carolina School for Inquiry	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Meadowfield Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
L. W. Conder Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
H. B. Rhame Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
St. Andrews Middle	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
ASBURY KINDERGARTEN & PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
HAMMOND SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
W.J. Keenan High	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
BEN LIPPEN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Saluda River Academy for the Arts	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Forest Heights Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Columbia High	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Annie Burnside Elementary	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Riverbank Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
CARDINAL NEWMAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
E. L. Wright Middle	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Northside Middle	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Sandel Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
HOPE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Cayce Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Lexington Two Innovation Center	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Polo Road Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Windsor Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Caughman Road Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Broad River High	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Kirkland High	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
South Carolina Virtual Charter School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
East Point Academy	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
GLENFOREST SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
SANDHILLS SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Sara Babb High	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
SC Connections Academy	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Pine Grove Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Mill Creek Elementary	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Seven Oaks Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Empowerment and Enrichment Academy	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
ST JOHN NEWMANN CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Carolus Online Academy	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Airport High	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Gray Collegiate Academy	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Springdale Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 29204

What school district is ZIP code 29204 in?

ZIP 29204 (Columbia, SC) maps to Richland School District 1 (LEA ID 4503360) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 29204?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 76 public and 24 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 29204 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 29204 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	38.7%
High school	24.6%
Less than HS	10.1%
School district	Richland School District 1

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