ZIP 34215 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 34215

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 34215 (Cortez, FL) is associated with Manatee County School District (LEA 1201230) 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 72 K-12 schools (53 public, 19 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota about 6.2 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Manatee County School District

LEA ID

1201230

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (48)

State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota6.2 miles (10.0 km)4yr-public
Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine7.6 miles (12.3 km)4yr-private
New College of Florida9.8 miles (15.7 km)4yr-public
East West College of Natural Medicine10.8 miles (17.4 km)4yr-private
Ringling College of Art and Design11.3 miles (18.2 km)4yr-private
Manatee Technical College12.6 miles (20.3 km)2yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota15.2 miles (24.4 km)4yr-private
Eckerd College16.9 miles (27.3 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Sarasota17.0 miles (27.3 km)4yr-private
Suncoast Technical College17.1 miles (27.5 km)2yr-public
Meridian College17.1 miles (27.5 km)2yr-private
St Petersburg College21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-public

Show all 48 colleges & universities

Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay27.4 miles (44.0 km)4yr-private
National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay29.4 miles (47.3 km)2yr-private
Ultimate Medical Academy34.7 miles (55.9 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-private
Hillsborough Community College35.0 miles (56.3 km)4yr-public
Concorde Career Institute-Tampa35.3 miles (56.9 km)2yr-private
The University of Tampa35.7 miles (57.4 km)4yr-private
Schiller International University35.8 miles (57.5 km)4yr-private
H W Brewster Technical College36.7 miles (59.1 km)2yr-public
South University-Tampa37.1 miles (59.7 km)4yr-private
Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College38.4 miles (61.8 km)4yr-private
Erwin Technical College39.5 miles (63.5 km)2yr-public
Herzing University-Tampa41.0 miles (65.9 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Florida41.5 miles (66.8 km)4yr-private
Florida College43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
University of South Florida44.1 miles (70.9 km)4yr-public
Trinity College of Florida50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
Fred K Marchman Technical College55.3 miles (89.0 km)2yr-public
Pasco-Hernando State College55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-public
Florida Southern College59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-private
Southeastern University60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
Saint Leo University65.3 miles (105.1 km)4yr-private
ATA Career Education68.1 miles (109.5 km)4yr-private
Florida Polytechnic University69.5 miles (111.9 km)4yr-public
Warner University70.8 miles (114.0 km)4yr-private
Polk State College71.1 miles (114.4 km)4yr-public
South Florida State College72.4 miles (116.5 km)4yr-public
Webber International University75.0 miles (120.7 km)4yr-private
Premiere International College76.5 miles (123.1 km)2yr-private
Fort Myers Technical College77.2 miles (124.3 km)2yr-public
Southern Technical College78.2 miles (125.9 km)2yr-private
Hodges University79.7 miles (128.3 km)4yr-private
Florida SouthWestern State College80.3 miles (129.1 km)4yr-public
Florida Gulf Coast University89.4 miles (143.9 km)4yr-public
Withlacoochee Technical College96.5 miles (155.3 km)2yr-public
Johnson University Florida99.1 miles (159.5 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
INSPIRATION ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
ANNA MARIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY PREP SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
SEA BREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
MARTHA B. KING MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
POTTERS WHEEL ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
IDA M. STEWART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
OASIS MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
PALMA SOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
H. S. MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
W. D. SUGG MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
BRADENTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
SUNSHINE ACADEMY AND DAYCARE	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
JESSIE P. MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
ELECTA LEE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
ROBERT H. PRINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
ST STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
MANATEE SCHOOL OF ARTS/SCIENCES	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
MANATEE HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
IMG ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
BAYSHORE HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
CES ACADEMY OF BRADENTON	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
NEXT GENERATION ACADEMICS INC	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
NEXT GENERATION ACADEMICS INC	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
STATE COLLEGE OF FLORIDA COLLEGIATE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
BAYSHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
CENTER MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
SPARK ALC	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
SPARK ALC	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
BALLARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
JUST FOR GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
BRADENTON BAY HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
G D ROGERS GARDEN- BULLOCK ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
ROWLETT MIDDLE ACADEMY	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
PALMETTO CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
TEAM SUCCESS A SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
PALMETTO HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.5 km)
MANATEE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY-HEAD START	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
WILLIAM MONROE ROWLETT ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND COMMUNICATION	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
WEST COAST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
PALMSHORES BEHAVIOR HEALTH CENTER	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
BLANCHE H. DAUGHTREY ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
MANATEE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
MANATEE VIRTUAL SCHOOL ( VIRTUAL FRANCHISE)	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND INSTRUCTION	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
VISIBLE MEN ACADEMY	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
ACCESS TO EDUCATION	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
AMIKIDS MANATEE	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
LIGHTHOUSE PREPARATORY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
SCH OFACADEMIC & BEHAVIORAL LEARNING EXC (SABLE) GRADE COD	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
MANATEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
SAMOSET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
HOLA! ELEMENTARY @ MSA	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
EASTER SEALS	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
EASTER SEALS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INC DBA THE LILY SCHOOL FOR	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
FLORINE J ABEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
JUST FOR GIRLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
ONECO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
HORIZONS ACADEMY	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
JAMES TILLMAN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
MANATEE CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
EDUCATIONAL HARBOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 34215

What school district is ZIP code 34215 in?

ZIP 34215 (Cortez, FL) maps to Manatee County School District (LEA ID 1201230) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 34215?

US5 lists 72 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 53 public and 19 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 34215 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 34215 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	35.8%
High school	12.3%
Less than HS	0.0%
School district	Manatee County School District

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