ZIP 32608 — 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 32608

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 32608 (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 76 K-12 schools (57 public, 19 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Galen Health Institutes-Gainesville about 2.2 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Alachua County School District

LEA ID

1200030

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (55)

Galen Health Institutes-Gainesville2.2 miles (3.5 km)4yr-private
University of Florida5.0 miles (8.0 km)4yr-public
University of Florida-Online5.5 miles (8.8 km)4yr-public
Santa Fe College5.8 miles (9.3 km)4yr-public
Academy for Five Element Acupuncture6.4 miles (10.2 km)4yr-private
Florida School of Traditional Midwifery6.7 miles (10.8 km)2yr-private
College of Central Florida33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-public
Marion Technical College33.1 miles (53.3 km)2yr-public
Rasmussen University-Florida33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
Taylor College33.9 miles (54.5 km)2yr-private
Florida Gateway College40.9 miles (65.8 km)4yr-public
Saint Johns River State College43.9 miles (70.7 km)4yr-public

Show all 55 colleges & universities

Withlacoochee Technical College53.0 miles (85.2 km)2yr-public
Fortis College-Orange Park54.4 miles (87.6 km)2yr-private
Riveroak Technical College58.6 miles (94.4 km)2yr-public
Trinity Baptist College61.4 miles (98.8 km)4yr-private
Beacon College63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-private
Lake-Sumter State College64.8 miles (104.3 km)4yr-public
Jones Technical Institute66.0 miles (106.2 km)2yr-private
Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville66.4 miles (106.9 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Florida66.4 miles (106.9 km)4yr-private
Edward Waters University67.4 miles (108.4 km)4yr-private
Florida State College at Jacksonville67.8 miles (109.1 km)4yr-public
Flagler College68.8 miles (110.7 km)4yr-private
Jacksonville University71.0 miles (114.2 km)4yr-private
University of North Florida71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-public
Flagler Technical College72.6 miles (116.8 km)2yr-public
Stetson University77.4 miles (124.5 km)4yr-private
ATA Career Education80.0 miles (128.8 km)4yr-private
Daytona College83.2 miles (133.9 km)4yr-private
North Florida College85.5 miles (137.5 km)4yr-public
Orange Technical College-West Campus86.3 miles (138.9 km)2yr-public
Daytona State College86.4 miles (139.0 km)4yr-public
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide86.7 miles (139.6 km)4yr-private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach86.7 miles (139.6 km)4yr-private
Bethune-Cookman University87.2 miles (140.4 km)4yr-private
Saint Leo University87.7 miles (141.2 km)4yr-private
City College-Altamonte Springs88.8 miles (142.9 km)2yr-private
Seminole State College of Florida88.9 miles (143.1 km)4yr-public
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology89.9 miles (144.7 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Orlando90.8 miles (146.1 km)2yr-private
Pasco-Hernando State College92.6 miles (149.0 km)4yr-public
Fred K Marchman Technical College93.3 miles (150.2 km)2yr-public
Orange Technical College-East Campus93.5 miles (150.4 km)2yr-public
Valencia College93.9 miles (151.1 km)4yr-public
Rollins College94.5 miles (152.2 km)4yr-private
AdventHealth University94.7 miles (152.3 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-Orlando94.9 miles (152.7 km)4yr-private
Orange Technical College95.4 miles (153.5 km)2yr-public
DeVry University-Florida96.2 miles (154.9 km)4yr-private
Full Sail University96.3 miles (155.1 km)4yr-private
Concorde Career Institute-Orlando96.6 miles (155.5 km)2yr-private
Orange Technical College-South Campus98.4 miles (158.3 km)2yr-public
Trinity College of Florida98.4 miles (158.4 km)4yr-private
Florida College of Integrative Medicine99.3 miles (159.9 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
AMIKIDS	public	—	—	0.2 miles (0.3 km)
THE EINSTEIN SCHOOL INC.	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
KIMBALL WILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.7 km)
WILES HEAD START	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
GAINESVILLE COUNTY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
LAWTON M. CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
OAK HALL SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
THE ROCK SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
QUEEN OF PEACE CATHOLIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
IDYLWILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
MYRA TERWILLIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
EXPRESSIONS LEARNING ARTS ACADEMY	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
SIATECH MYCROSCHOOL INC.	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
BRENTWOOD SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
NEWBERRY CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
LITTLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
CORNERSTONE ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
P. K. YONGE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
TRILOGY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
FORT CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.8 km)
F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
SANTA FE COLLEGE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
SANTA FE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL DUAL ENROLLMENT	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
SANTA FE COLLEGE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY9924	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
A.QUINN JONES CENTER	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
ALACHUA ESCHOOL (VIRTUAL FRANCHISE)	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
ALACHUA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
CARING & SHARING LEARNING SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
FLOWERS MONTESSORI	private	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
MILLHOPPER MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
GLEN SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
PERSIMMON EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY LLC	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
ABRAHAM LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
PACE	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
JOSEPH WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
SIDNEY LANIER CENTER	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
COUNTRYSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
JORDAN GLEN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
ELEVATIONS LEARNING ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
ST PATRICK INTERPARISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
LANIAKEA MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
RESILIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL INC	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
HOWARD W. BISHOP MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
C. W. NORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
WILLIAM S. TALBOT ELEM SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
STEPHEN FOSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
W. A. METCALFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY AT DUVAL	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
BOULWARE SPRINGS CHARTER	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY MAGNET AT LOFTEN HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
ALACHUA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
FEARNSIDE FAMILY SERVICES CENTER	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
ARCHER ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
THE ONE ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE PROJECT	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
PASSAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
ALACHUA COUNTY JAIL	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
MICANOPY ACADEMY	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
MICANOPY AREA COOPERATIVE SCHOOL INC.	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
CHALLENGE AT ALACHUA ACADEMY	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)
ALACHUA REGIONAL JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 32608

What school district is ZIP code 32608 in?

ZIP 32608 (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 32608?

US5 lists 76 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 57 public and 19 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 32608 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 32608 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	58.2%
High school	13.7%
Less than HS	4.8%
School district	Alachua County School District

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