ZIP 29401 — 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 29401

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 29401 (Charleston, SC) is associated with Charleston County School District (LEA 4501440) 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 98 K-12 schools (62 public, 36 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.4 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 College of Charleston about 0.7 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Charleston County School District

LEA ID

4501440

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (31)

College of Charleston0.7 miles (1.1 km)4yr-public
Charleston School of Law1.0 miles (1.6 km)4yr-private
Medical University of South Carolina1.0 miles (1.6 km)4yr-public
Citadel Military College of South Carolina2.1 miles (3.3 km)4yr-public
American College of the Building Arts2.1 miles (3.4 km)4yr-private
Southeastern College-Charleston10.2 miles (16.4 km)2yr-private
Trident Technical College11.9 miles (19.2 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Charleston13.8 miles (22.2 km)2yr-private
Charleston Southern University16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private
Technical College of the Lowcountry50.5 miles (81.3 km)2yr-public
Williamsburg Technical College61.1 miles (98.4 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina Beaufort68.9 miles (110.9 km)4yr-public

Show all 31 colleges & universities

South Carolina State University72.8 miles (117.1 km)4yr-public
Claflin University73.0 miles (117.5 km)4yr-private
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College74.2 miles (119.4 km)2yr-public
Denmark Technical College78.3 miles (126.1 km)2yr-public
Voorhees University78.3 miles (126.1 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie81.1 miles (130.6 km)2yr-public
Savannah College of Art and Design83.4 miles (134.3 km)4yr-private
Morris College83.7 miles (134.8 km)4yr-private
Central Carolina Technical College83.8 miles (134.9 km)2yr-public
University of South Carolina-Sumter83.9 miles (135.1 km)2yr-public
Savannah State University84.0 miles (135.2 km)4yr-public
Savannah Technical College86.5 miles (139.1 km)2yr-public
South University-Savannah87.0 miles (140.1 km)4yr-private
South University-Savannah Online87.0 miles (140.1 km)4yr-private
Coastal Carolina University88.2 miles (141.9 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Conway88.5 miles (142.4 km)2yr-private
Horry-Georgetown Technical College88.5 miles (142.4 km)2yr-public
Galen Health Institutes-Myrtle Beach93.3 miles (150.1 km)2yr-private
Francis Marion University98.9 miles (159.2 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
CHARLESTON DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.2 miles (0.3 km)
FIRST BAPTIST SCHOOL OF CHARLESTON	private	—	—	0.3 miles (0.4 km)
Memminger Elementary	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
NE MILES EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTER	private	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Buist Academy	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
MASON PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
ASHLEY HALL SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Charleston Progressive	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Mitchell Elementary	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Charleston Development Academy	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Simmons Pinckney Middle	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Sanders-Clyde Elementary	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Burke High	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
THE CHARLESTON CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
HARVEST TIME INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
PORTER-GAUD SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
James Simons Montessori	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Charleston Charter School for Math and Science	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
MEETING STREET ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.5 km)
OAK GROVE MONTESSORI	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Harbor View Elementary	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Stiles Point Elementary	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
JAMES ISLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
JAMES ISLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
St. Andrew's School of Math and Science	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
SUNDROPS MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
SUNDROPS MONTESSORI BRIDGE CAMPUS	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
THE COOPER SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
James Island Charter High	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
ST ANDREW'S DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
THE PROMISE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Moultrie Middle	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THE LOWCOUNTRY	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Camp Road Middle	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
O'QUINN SCHOOLS OF PORTER-GAUD (2 CAMPUSES)	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Murray-LaSaine Montessori	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Mt. Pleasant Academy	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
NATIVITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
CHARLES TOWNE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
CHRIST OUR KING-STELLA MANS SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
TRINITY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
East Cooper Montessori Charter	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Stono Park Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Orange Grove Charter School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Daniel Island School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Greg Mathis Charter High	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Carolina Voyager Charter	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
James B. Edwards Elementary	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Military Magnet Academy	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Sullivan's Island Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
ADDLESTONE HEBREW ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
ADDLESTONE HEBREW ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
BISHOP ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Chicora Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
James Island Elementary	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
TRIDENT ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Lucy Garrett Beckham High	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
OWENS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Oakland Elementary	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Meeting Street at Burns	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Movement School Bridge View	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Belle Hall Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
PALMETTO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
PALMETTO CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Meeting Street Elementary	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Meeting Street Brentwood	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF CHARLESTON	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Allegro Charter School of Music	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
North Charleston High	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
CHARLESTON BILINGUAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
North Charleston Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Morningside Middle	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Montessori Community School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Academic Magnet High	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Charleston School of the Arts	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Springfield Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
SUNDROPS MONTESSORI - DANIEL ISLAND	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
West Ashley High	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
West Ashley Center for Advance Studies	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Compass Collegiate Academy	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
W. B. Goodwin Elementary	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
CHARLESTON CLASSICAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Haut Gap Middle	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Laing Middle	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Mt. Zion Elementary	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Matilda F. Dunston Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Jennie Moore Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Drayton Hall Elementary	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 29401

What school district is ZIP code 29401 in?

ZIP 29401 (Charleston, SC) maps to Charleston County School District (LEA ID 4501440) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 29401?

US5 lists 98 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 62 public and 36 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 29401 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 29401 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	75.1%
High school	7.6%
Less than HS	3.7%
School district	Charleston County School District

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