ZIP 32605 — 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 32605

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 32605 (Gainesville, FL) is associated with Alachua County School District (LEA 1200030) 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 (55 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.0 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.7% 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 University of Florida about 2.7 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Alachua County School District

LEA ID

1200030

Private school share (ACS)

0.7%

Colleges & universities (53)

University of Florida2.7 miles (4.4 km)4yr-public
University of Florida-Online2.9 miles (4.6 km)4yr-public
Santa Fe College3.6 miles (5.8 km)4yr-public
Academy for Five Element Acupuncture3.7 miles (5.9 km)4yr-private
Florida School of Traditional Midwifery3.9 miles (6.3 km)2yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Gainesville4.3 miles (6.9 km)4yr-private
Florida Gateway College36.2 miles (58.3 km)4yr-public
Marion Technical College37.2 miles (59.8 km)2yr-public
Rasmussen University-Florida37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
College of Central Florida37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-public
Taylor College37.6 miles (60.4 km)2yr-private
Saint Johns River State College41.6 miles (66.9 km)4yr-public

Show all 53 colleges & universities

Fortis College-Orange Park49.0 miles (78.9 km)2yr-private
Trinity Baptist College55.6 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
Riveroak Technical College55.8 miles (89.8 km)2yr-public
Withlacoochee Technical College58.4 miles (93.9 km)2yr-public
Jones Technical Institute60.8 miles (97.8 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Florida61.1 miles (98.4 km)4yr-private
Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville61.1 miles (98.4 km)2yr-private
Edward Waters University61.7 miles (99.3 km)4yr-private
Florida State College at Jacksonville62.2 miles (100.1 km)4yr-public
Flagler College65.1 miles (104.8 km)4yr-private
Jacksonville University65.4 miles (105.3 km)4yr-private
University of North Florida66.0 miles (106.1 km)4yr-public
Beacon College67.1 miles (108.0 km)4yr-private
Lake-Sumter State College68.3 miles (109.8 km)4yr-public
Flagler Technical College71.2 miles (114.6 km)2yr-public
Stetson University78.4 miles (126.2 km)4yr-private
Daytona College82.7 miles (133.1 km)4yr-private
North Florida College83.3 miles (134.1 km)4yr-public
ATA Career Education85.8 miles (138.1 km)4yr-private
Daytona State College86.2 miles (138.7 km)4yr-public
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach86.6 miles (139.3 km)4yr-private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide86.6 miles (139.3 km)4yr-private
Bethune-Cookman University87.0 miles (140.0 km)4yr-private
Orange Technical College-West Campus89.5 miles (144.1 km)2yr-public
Seminole State College of Florida91.0 miles (146.5 km)4yr-public
City College-Altamonte Springs91.4 miles (147.1 km)2yr-private
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology92.5 miles (148.8 km)4yr-private
Saint Leo University93.0 miles (149.7 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Orlando93.2 miles (150.0 km)2yr-private
Orange Technical College-East Campus96.1 miles (154.7 km)2yr-public
Valencia College97.0 miles (156.2 km)4yr-public
Rollins College97.2 miles (156.4 km)4yr-private
AdventHealth University97.4 miles (156.8 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-Orlando97.4 miles (156.8 km)4yr-private
Valdosta State University97.5 miles (156.9 km)4yr-public
Orange Technical College98.2 miles (158.1 km)2yr-public
Pasco-Hernando State College98.4 miles (158.4 km)4yr-public
Full Sail University98.9 miles (159.1 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Florida99.1 miles (159.5 km)4yr-private
Fred K Marchman Technical College99.2 miles (159.6 km)2yr-public
Concorde Career Institute-Orlando99.3 miles (159.8 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
FLOWERS MONTESSORI	private	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
GLEN SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.9 km)
CORNERSTONE ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
LITTLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
NEWBERRY CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
C. W. NORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
BRENTWOOD SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
WILLIAM S. TALBOT ELEM SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
STEPHEN FOSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
ALACHUA ESCHOOL (VIRTUAL FRANCHISE)	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
A.QUINN JONES CENTER	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
ALACHUA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
ELEVATIONS LEARNING ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
PERSIMMON EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY LLC	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
SIDNEY LANIER CENTER	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
SIATECH MYCROSCHOOL INC.	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
ST PATRICK INTERPARISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
P. K. YONGE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
HOWARD W. BISHOP MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
RESILIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL INC	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
SANTA FE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL DUAL ENROLLMENT	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
SANTA FE COLLEGE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
SANTA FE COLLEGE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY9924	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
LANIAKEA MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
TRILOGY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
MILLHOPPER MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
BOULWARE SPRINGS CHARTER	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
W. A. METCALFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
FEARNSIDE FAMILY SERVICES CENTER	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
THE ONE ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE PROJECT	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
GAINESVILLE COUNTY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
PACE	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
FORT CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
OAK HALL SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
JOSEPH WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
ABRAHAM LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
CARING & SHARING LEARNING SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY AT DUVAL	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
IDYLWILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
COUNTRYSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
ALACHUA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
THE EINSTEIN SCHOOL INC.	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY MAGNET AT LOFTEN HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
WILES HEAD START	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
KIMBALL WILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
LAWTON M. CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
THE ROCK SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
EXPRESSIONS LEARNING ARTS ACADEMY	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
ALACHUA COUNTY JAIL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
AMIKIDS	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
CHALLENGE AT ALACHUA ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
ALACHUA REGIONAL JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
QUEEN OF PEACE CATHOLIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
PASSAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
MYRA TERWILLIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
W. W. IRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 32605

What school district is ZIP code 32605 in?

ZIP 32605 (Gainesville, FL) maps to Alachua County School District (LEA ID 1200030) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 32605?

US5 lists 72 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 55 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 32605 attend private school?

About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 32605 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	61.5%
High school	10.9%
Less than HS	2.9%
School district	Alachua County School District

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