MCC 8211 covers ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS merchants, classified under education. To maximize rewards at these businesses, look for credit cards with broad spending bonuses or education category multipliers. MCC Lookup Tool to find which cards earn bonus rewards here.
Elementary and Secondary Schools (MCC 8211) includes local public schools like Springfield Elementary. Purchases for educational materials, teacher supplies, and maintenance get coded here.
Cardholders often think purchases from school bookstores use this MCC too, but they usually don't. These stores are typically classified under retail.
MCC 8211 stands for Elementary and Secondary Schools. It is a four-digit Merchant Category Code used by payment networks to classify businesses in the education category.
Merchants classified under MCC 8211 (Elementary and Secondary Schools) operate in the education sector. Card networks assign this code during merchant onboarding based on the primary business activity.
MCC 8211 (Elementary and Secondary Schools) is not currently a dedicated bonus category for most major credit cards. For education spending at these merchants, a flat-rate rewards card (1.5–2% on all purchases) is typically your most reliable option. Use our MCC Lookup Tool to find the best card for any specific merchant.
Currently, no credit cards in our database have a dedicated bonus category for MCC 8211 (Elementary and Secondary Schools). Most purchases posting with this code will earn base rewards (typically 1–1.5x on everyday cards). A flat-rate cashback card is the most predictable choice for education spending.
MCC 8211 is assigned to businesses providing elementary and secondary schools services. While this is a less common merchant category, any purchase that posts with code 8211 will be classified as 'Elementary and Secondary Schools' by your card issuer, which determines whether education category bonuses apply to that transaction.
MCC 8211 (Elementary and Secondary Schools) and MCC 8220 (Colleges, Junior Colleges, Universities, and ProfessionalSchools) are both in the education category but cover distinct merchant types. MCC 8211 is used for elementary and secondary schools businesses, while MCC 8220 is assigned to colleges, junior colleges, universities, and professionalschools merchants. Both may qualify for the same bonus category on your card — check your card's terms or use our MCC Lookup Tool to confirm.