ZIP 30542 — 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 30542

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 30542 (Flowery Branch, GA) is associated with Buford City School District (LEA 1300600) 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 64 K-12 schools (54 public, 10 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.4 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.6% 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 Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville about 7.4 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Buford City School District

LEA ID

1300600

Private school share (ACS)

0.6%

Colleges & universities (99)

Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville7.4 miles (11.9 km)2yr-private
Brenau University9.9 miles (15.9 km)4yr-private
Lanier Technical College12.8 miles (20.7 km)2yr-public
Georgia Gwinnett College14.9 miles (23.9 km)4yr-public
Reformed University17.3 miles (27.8 km)4yr-private
Gwinnett Technical College17.5 miles (28.1 km)2yr-public
Atlanta Institute of Music and Media18.8 miles (30.2 km)2yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta21.0 miles (33.7 km)2yr-private
Gwinnett College-Lilburn22.8 miles (36.6 km)2yr-private
University of North Georgia24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-Georgia29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private
Truett McConnell University30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-private

Show all 99 colleges & universities

Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee30.3 miles (48.8 km)2yr-private
American InterContinental University-Atlanta30.4 miles (49.0 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Georgia31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-private
Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs31.6 miles (50.9 km)2yr-private
Oglethorpe University32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-private
Georgia Piedmont Technical College32.7 miles (52.7 km)2yr-public
Piedmont University34.0 miles (54.6 km)4yr-private
University of Georgia34.4 miles (55.3 km)4yr-public
Athens Technical College35.2 miles (56.6 km)2yr-public
Luther Rice College & Seminary35.5 miles (57.1 km)4yr-private
Pontifex University35.5 miles (57.1 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Georgia35.7 miles (57.5 km)4yr-private
Columbia Theological Seminary35.8 miles (57.5 km)4yr-private
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service35.9 miles (57.8 km)2yr-private
Emory University35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-private
Agnes Scott College36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-private
College of Athens36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus36.9 miles (59.4 km)2yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta38.0 miles (61.1 km)2yr-private
Reinhardt University38.0 miles (61.2 km)4yr-private
Miami Ad School-Atlanta38.2 miles (61.5 km)2yr-private
North Georgia Technical College38.5 miles (61.9 km)2yr-public
Life University38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-private
Emory University-Oxford College38.8 miles (62.5 km)2yr-private
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-public
Kennesaw State University39.7 miles (63.9 km)4yr-public
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School39.7 miles (63.9 km)4yr-private
Beulah Heights University39.9 miles (64.3 km)4yr-private
Grady Health System Professional Schools40.1 miles (64.5 km)2yr-public
Herzing University-Atlanta40.2 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
Georgia State University40.2 miles (64.7 km)4yr-public
Georgia State University-Perimeter College40.2 miles (64.7 km)2yr-public
Chattahoochee Technical College40.7 miles (65.5 km)2yr-public
Morris Brown College41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Smyrna41.1 miles (66.1 km)2yr-private
Interdenominational Theological Center41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-private
Clark Atlanta University41.5 miles (66.8 km)4yr-private
Spelman College41.6 miles (66.9 km)4yr-private
Morehouse College41.7 miles (67.0 km)4yr-private
Morehouse School of Medicine41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-private
Toccoa Falls College42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
Atlanta Technical College43.0 miles (69.2 km)2yr-public
Atlanta Metropolitan State College43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-public
Emmanuel University44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-private
Clayton State University47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-public
Interactive College of Technology-Morrow48.5 miles (78.1 km)2yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-East Point50.3 miles (80.9 km)2yr-private
Young Harris College52.2 miles (84.0 km)4yr-private
Tri-County Community College61.4 miles (98.8 km)2yr-public
Southern Crescent Technical College67.5 miles (108.7 km)2yr-public
Clemson University70.3 miles (113.2 km)4yr-public
Tri-County Technical College71.3 miles (114.7 km)2yr-public
Georgia Northwestern Technical College72.1 miles (116.1 km)2yr-public
Berry College73.5 miles (118.2 km)4yr-private
Shorter University73.7 miles (118.6 km)4yr-private
Georgia Highlands College74.2 miles (119.3 km)4yr-public
Dalton State College74.6 miles (120.0 km)4yr-public
Southern Wesleyan University75.6 miles (121.7 km)4yr-private
Anderson University76.0 miles (122.4 km)4yr-private
Gordon State College79.6 miles (128.1 km)4yr-public
University of West Georgia80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-public
West Georgia Technical College80.4 miles (129.4 km)2yr-public
Georgia College & State University85.3 miles (137.2 km)4yr-public
Georgia Military College85.7 miles (137.9 km)4yr-public
Pentecostal Theological Seminary87.0 miles (140.1 km)4yr-private
Lee University87.3 miles (140.5 km)4yr-private
Erskine College87.4 miles (140.6 km)4yr-private
Western Carolina University88.2 miles (141.9 km)4yr-public
Southern Adventist University88.4 miles (142.3 km)4yr-private
Cleveland State Community College89.5 miles (144.0 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Macon89.5 miles (144.1 km)2yr-private
Southwestern Community College90.1 miles (145.0 km)2yr-public
Wesleyan College90.8 miles (146.1 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga93.4 miles (150.2 km)4yr-private
Mercer University94.5 miles (152.1 km)4yr-private
Middle Georgia State University95.3 miles (153.4 km)4yr-public
Tennessee Wesleyan University95.7 miles (154.0 km)4yr-private
TCAT Athens96.4 miles (155.1 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-South Carolina97.3 miles (156.7 km)4yr-private
Richmont Graduate University97.6 miles (157.1 km)4yr-private
Furman University98.2 miles (158.0 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College98.3 miles (158.3 km)4yr-public
Chattanooga State Community College98.7 miles (158.8 km)2yr-public
Brevard College99.1 miles (159.6 km)4yr-private
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga99.2 miles (159.7 km)4yr-public
Covenant College99.5 miles (160.0 km)4yr-private
Lander University99.8 miles (160.5 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
THE GODDARD SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Flowery Branch High	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
C. W. Davis Middle School	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.5 km)
Martin Elementary School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Flowery Branch Elementary School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Cherokee Bluff High School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
West Hall High School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Spout Springs Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Cherokee Bluff Middle	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
West Hall Middle School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Chestnut Mountain Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
MARANATHA CHRISTIAN	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Oakwood Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Friendship Elementary School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
CHRIST PLACE WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL & KIND.	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
World Language Academy	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
South Hall Middle School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
World Language Academy Middle School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
LANIER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Johnson High School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Lanier College and Career Academy	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
The Foundry	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Mundy Mill Arts Academy	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Buford Middle School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Jones Middle School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
CELEBRATION ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Buford Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Buford Academy	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Buford Senior Academy	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Ivy Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Chicopee Elementary School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Buford High School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
ELACHEE NATURE ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Lyman Hall Elementary School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
FOUR SEASONS MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
McEver Elementary School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Patrick Elementary School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Harmony Elementary School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Seckinger High School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Mill Creek High School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Osborne Middle School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Gainesville Middle School West	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Myers Elementary School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Duncan Creek Elementary	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
East Forsyth High School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Little Mill Middle School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Gainesville Exploration Academy	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Puckett's Mill Elementary School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
SUGAR HILL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Sycamore Elementary School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Gainesville High School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Mountain View High School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
Lanier Middle School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
White Oak Elementary School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Sugar Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Centennial Arts Academy	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Fort Daniel Elementary School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Chestatee Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Horizon Academy School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Twin Rivers Middle School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Lanier High School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
OLD SUWANEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Fair Street International Academy	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)
OAK HILL CLASSICAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 30542

What school district is ZIP code 30542 in?

ZIP 30542 (Flowery Branch, GA) maps to Buford City School District (LEA ID 1300600) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 30542?

US5 lists 64 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 54 public and 10 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 30542 attend private school?

About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 30542 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	31.2%
High school	24.7%
Less than HS	10.9%
School district	Buford City School District

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