ZIP 29385 — 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 29385

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 29385 (Wellford, SC) is associated with Spartanburg School District 1 (LEA 4503480) 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 61 K-12 schools (54 public, 7 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.2 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Spartanburg Community College about 6.3 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Spartanburg School District 1

LEA ID

4503480

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (89)

Spartanburg Community College6.3 miles (10.2 km)2yr-public
Sherman College of Chiropractic7.2 miles (11.5 km)4yr-private
Spartanburg Methodist College7.5 miles (12.1 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Upstate7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-public
Wofford College9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-private
Converse University10.5 miles (16.8 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
North Greenville University16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College18.3 miles (29.5 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-South Carolina19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
Furman University19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-private
Limestone University26.3 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private

Show all 89 colleges & universities

Isothermal Community College27.3 miles (44.0 km)2yr-public
Blue Ridge Community College29.5 miles (47.5 km)2yr-public
Gardner-Webb University31.0 miles (49.9 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Union32.4 miles (52.2 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College37.3 miles (60.1 km)4yr-private
Brevard College39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Community College40.4 miles (65.0 km)2yr-public
Southern Wesleyan University41.1 miles (66.1 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville43.8 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private
Anderson University44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-private
Tri-County Technical College45.4 miles (73.0 km)2yr-public
Clemson University46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-public
Erskine College47.2 miles (76.0 km)4yr-private
Montreat College47.9 miles (77.0 km)4yr-private
McDowell Technical Community College47.9 miles (77.1 km)2yr-public
Warren Wilson College48.1 miles (77.4 km)4yr-private
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College48.6 miles (78.2 km)2yr-public
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts51.1 miles (82.3 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina Asheville51.6 miles (83.1 km)4yr-public
Piedmont Technical College52.9 miles (85.1 km)2yr-public
Lander University53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-public
Newberry College54.8 miles (88.2 km)4yr-private
Gaston College56.7 miles (91.2 km)2yr-public
Western Piedmont Community College56.8 miles (91.5 km)2yr-public
Clinton College60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-private
Haywood Community College60.3 miles (97.0 km)2yr-public
Winthrop University60.6 miles (97.6 km)4yr-public
York Technical College62.7 miles (100.9 km)2yr-public
Belmont Abbey College63.1 miles (101.6 km)4yr-private
Mars Hill University64.3 miles (103.4 km)4yr-private
Western Carolina University65.5 miles (105.5 km)4yr-public
Mayland Community College66.6 miles (107.2 km)2yr-public
Chamberlain University-North Carolina67.1 miles (108.0 km)4yr-private
Southwestern Community College67.6 miles (108.9 km)2yr-public
Carolinas College of Health Sciences67.9 miles (109.3 km)4yr-public
Catawba Valley Community College68.0 miles (109.5 km)2yr-public
Lenoir-Rhyne University68.6 miles (110.5 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charlotte69.4 miles (111.6 km)2yr-private
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute70.2 miles (112.9 km)2yr-public
Johnson C Smith University72.8 miles (117.1 km)4yr-private
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte72.9 miles (117.4 km)4yr-private
Queens University of Charlotte73.2 miles (117.9 km)4yr-private
Central Piedmont Community College73.9 miles (118.9 km)2yr-public
Toccoa Falls College76.0 miles (122.2 km)4yr-private
Emmanuel University76.2 miles (122.7 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Lancaster76.3 miles (122.8 km)2yr-public
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary78.2 miles (125.9 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte78.3 miles (126.0 km)2yr-private
Davidson College79.8 miles (128.4 km)4yr-private
University of North Carolina at Charlotte80.8 miles (130.0 km)4yr-public
NASCAR Technical Institute82.8 miles (133.2 km)2yr-private
Lees-McRae College83.2 miles (133.9 km)4yr-private
North Georgia Technical College84.3 miles (135.6 km)2yr-public
Columbia International University85.2 miles (137.1 km)4yr-private
Piedmont University86.5 miles (139.1 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Columbia88.0 miles (141.7 km)2yr-private
Mitchell Community College88.1 miles (141.8 km)2yr-public
Columbia College88.5 miles (142.4 km)4yr-private
South University-Columbia88.7 miles (142.7 km)4yr-private
Appalachian State University89.1 miles (143.3 km)4yr-public
Midlands Technical College90.3 miles (145.3 km)2yr-public
Southeastern College-Columbia90.3 miles (145.4 km)2yr-private
Benedict College90.5 miles (145.6 km)4yr-private
Allen University90.6 miles (145.9 km)4yr-private
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences90.7 miles (145.9 km)4yr-private
Tusculum University90.8 miles (146.1 km)4yr-private
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine90.9 miles (146.3 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Columbia91.1 miles (146.5 km)4yr-public
Milligan University92.3 miles (148.6 km)4yr-private
East Tennessee State University93.0 miles (149.7 km)4yr-public
Wingate University93.9 miles (151.1 km)4yr-private
Wilkes Community College95.6 miles (153.8 km)2yr-public
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton96.4 miles (155.1 km)2yr-public
Truett McConnell University97.0 miles (156.2 km)4yr-private
Athens Technical College97.9 miles (157.5 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina Aiken98.6 miles (158.7 km)4yr-public
Young Harris College98.8 miles (159.1 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Wellford Academy of Science and Technology	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Fairforest Elementary	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Tyger River Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
James F. Byrnes High	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Global Academy of SC	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Duncan Elementary School of the Arts	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
James Byrnes Freshman Academy	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Lyman Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
D. R. Hill Middle	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Beech Springs Middle	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
High Point Academy	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Inman Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
OAKBROOK PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Fairforest Middle	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Berry Shoals Intermediate	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Berry Shoals Elementary	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
T. E. Mabry Middle	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Florence Chapel Middle	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Inman Intermediate	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
UMC OF THE COVENANT CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Spartanburg Six Child Development Center	public	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
Mountain View Preparatory	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
James H. Hendrix Elementary	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
GREEN Charter School Spartanburg	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Chapman High	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Arcadia Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
River Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
West View Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Crestview Elementary	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
Jesse S. Bobo Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Sugar Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
J. Harley Bonds Career Center	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.7 km)
Holly Springs-Motlow Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
Greer High	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Lone Oak Elementary	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Greer Middle	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Chandler Creek Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Reidville Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Abner Creek Academy	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Boiling Springs Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Abner Creek Middle	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Anderson Mill Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Boiling Springs Middle	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Woodland Heights Elementary	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
EDDLEMON ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
EDDLEMON ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Oakland Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
LEGACY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
R. P. Dawkins Middle	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
The Cleveland Academy of Leadership	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Libertas Academy-Boiling Springs	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Boiling Springs High	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Shoally Creek Elementary	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Campobello-Gramling School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Riverside Middle	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Woodland Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
MONTESSORI ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Meeting Street Academy-Spartanburg	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Spartanburg Preparatory School	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)
Riverside High	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 29385

What school district is ZIP code 29385 in?

ZIP 29385 (Wellford, SC) maps to Spartanburg School District 1 (LEA ID 4503480) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 29385?

US5 lists 61 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 54 public and 7 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 29385 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 29385 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	18.7%
High school	34.4%
Less than HS	15.8%
School district	Spartanburg School District 1

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