ZIP 32653 — 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 32653

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 32653 (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 74 K-12 schools (57 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.0 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Santa Fe College about 5.0 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Alachua County School District

LEA ID

1200030

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (43)

Santa Fe College5.0 miles (8.1 km)4yr-public
University of Florida7.4 miles (11.8 km)4yr-public
University of Florida-Online7.4 miles (11.8 km)4yr-public
Academy for Five Element Acupuncture7.8 miles (12.6 km)4yr-private
Florida School of Traditional Midwifery7.9 miles (12.8 km)2yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Gainesville8.0 miles (12.9 km)4yr-private
Florida Gateway College31.5 miles (50.7 km)4yr-public
Marion Technical College41.9 miles (67.4 km)2yr-public
Rasmussen University-Florida41.9 miles (67.5 km)4yr-private
College of Central Florida42.1 miles (67.8 km)4yr-public
Taylor College42.2 miles (67.9 km)2yr-private
Saint Johns River State College43.3 miles (69.7 km)4yr-public

Show all 43 colleges & universities

Fortis College-Orange Park47.1 miles (75.8 km)2yr-private
Riveroak Technical College51.6 miles (83.0 km)2yr-public
Trinity Baptist College53.0 miles (85.3 km)4yr-private
Jones Technical Institute59.2 miles (95.3 km)2yr-private
Edward Waters University59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Florida59.3 miles (95.5 km)4yr-private
Concorde Career Institute-Jacksonville59.4 miles (95.6 km)2yr-private
Florida State College at Jacksonville59.9 miles (96.4 km)4yr-public
Withlacoochee Technical College63.0 miles (101.3 km)2yr-public
Jacksonville University63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-private
University of North Florida64.2 miles (103.4 km)4yr-public
Flagler College65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-private
Beacon College71.7 miles (115.4 km)4yr-private
Lake-Sumter State College72.8 miles (117.2 km)4yr-public
Flagler Technical College73.4 miles (118.2 km)2yr-public
North Florida College79.4 miles (127.8 km)4yr-public
Stetson University82.1 miles (132.1 km)4yr-private
Daytona College85.5 miles (137.7 km)4yr-private
Daytona State College89.1 miles (143.4 km)4yr-public
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide89.6 miles (144.1 km)4yr-private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach89.6 miles (144.1 km)4yr-private
Bethune-Cookman University89.9 miles (144.7 km)4yr-private
ATA Career Education90.1 miles (145.0 km)4yr-private
Valdosta State University93.0 miles (149.7 km)4yr-public
Orange Technical College-West Campus94.0 miles (151.3 km)2yr-public
Seminole State College of Florida95.2 miles (153.1 km)4yr-public
City College-Altamonte Springs95.7 miles (154.0 km)2yr-private
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology96.7 miles (155.7 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Orlando97.4 miles (156.8 km)2yr-private
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College97.6 miles (157.1 km)2yr-public
Saint Leo University97.7 miles (157.2 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
WILLIAM S. TALBOT ELEM SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
C. W. NORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
F. W. BUCHHOLZ HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
MILLHOPPER MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
GLEN SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
FLOWERS MONTESSORI	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
SANTA FE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL DUAL ENROLLMENT	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
SANTA FE COLLEGE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
SANTA FE COLLEGE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY9924	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
COUNTRYSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
STEPHEN FOSTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
TRILOGY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
CORNERSTONE ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
BRENTWOOD SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
FORT CLARKE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
LITTLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
HIDDEN OAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
SIATECH MYCROSCHOOL INC.	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
NEWBERRY CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
ALACHUA LEARNING ACADEMY MIDDLE	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
ELEVATIONS LEARNING ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
W. W. IRBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
THE ONE ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE PROJECT	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
BHAKTIVEDANTA ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
FEARNSIDE FAMILY SERVICES CENTER	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
SIDNEY LANIER CENTER	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
ALACHUA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
PERSIMMON EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY LLC	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
ST PATRICK INTERPARISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
ALACHUA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
ALACHUA ESCHOOL (VIRTUAL FRANCHISE)	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
A.QUINN JONES CENTER	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
HOWARD W. BISHOP MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
BOULWARE SPRINGS CHARTER	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
RESILIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL INC	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.7 km)
LANIAKEA MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
A. L. MEBANE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
W. A. METCALFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
OAK HALL SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
GAINESVILLE COUNTY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
P.K. YONGE DEVELOPMENTAL RESEARCH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
P. K. YONGE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY AT DUVAL	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
PACE	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
ALACHUA COUNTY JAIL	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
HEALTHY LEARNING ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
THE ROCK SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
JOSEPH WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
LAWTON M. CHILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
CHALLENGE AT ALACHUA ACADEMY	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
ALACHUA REGIONAL JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
SCHOLARS FOR SUCCESS	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
ALACHUA VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
ABRAHAM LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
QUEEN OF PEACE CATHOLIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
PROFESSIONAL ACADEMY MAGNET AT LOFTEN HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
CARING & SHARING LEARNING SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
WILES HEAD START	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
KIMBALL WILES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
THE EINSTEIN SCHOOL INC.	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
KANAPAHA MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
IDYLWILD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.7 km)
MYRA TERWILLIGER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)
LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 32653

What school district is ZIP code 32653 in?

ZIP 32653 (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 32653?

US5 lists 74 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 57 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 32653 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 32653 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	51.9%
High school	17.8%
Less than HS	2.7%
School district	Alachua County School District

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