ZIP 32778 — 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 32778

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 32778 (Tavares, FL) is associated with Lake County School District (LEA 1201050) 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 45 K-12 schools (27 public, 18 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.6 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 Lake-Sumter State College about 5.6 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Lake County School District

LEA ID

1201050

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (80)

Lake-Sumter State College5.6 miles (9.0 km)4yr-public
Beacon College9.1 miles (14.6 km)4yr-private
Orange Technical College-West Campus16.1 miles (25.9 km)2yr-public
City College-Altamonte Springs21.3 miles (34.2 km)2yr-private
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology22.8 miles (36.7 km)4yr-private
Valencia College23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Orlando24.8 miles (40.0 km)2yr-private
Orange Technical College-East Campus25.2 miles (40.6 km)2yr-public
Seminole State College of Florida25.6 miles (41.3 km)4yr-public
AdventHealth University25.9 miles (41.6 km)4yr-private
Orange Technical College26.1 miles (41.9 km)2yr-public
Rollins College26.3 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private

Show all 80 colleges & universities

DeVry University-Florida26.8 miles (43.2 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-Orlando27.6 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private
Concorde Career Institute-Orlando27.9 miles (44.8 km)2yr-private
Orange Technical College-South Campus28.3 miles (45.5 km)2yr-public
Full Sail University28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-private
Florida College of Integrative Medicine29.2 miles (47.1 km)4yr-private
Southern Technical College30.1 miles (48.4 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Orlando31.3 miles (50.4 km)2yr-private
Stetson University31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-private
Ana G. Mendez University32.5 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-private
University of Central Florida34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-public
Gwinnett Institute34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-private
Taylor College36.5 miles (58.7 km)2yr-private
Withlacoochee Technical College37.5 miles (60.4 km)2yr-public
Marion Technical College37.7 miles (60.6 km)2yr-public
Rasmussen University-Florida37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-private
College of Central Florida38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-public
Johnson University Florida39.4 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
Florida Polytechnic University43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-public
Saint Leo University44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
Daytona State College50.7 miles (81.6 km)4yr-public
Polk State College51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-public
Bethune-Cookman University51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-private
Daytona College52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
Southeastern University52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
Florida Southern College52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
ATA Career Education57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-private
Flagler Technical College57.8 miles (93.0 km)2yr-public
Saint Johns River State College60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-public
University of South Florida64.4 miles (103.6 km)4yr-public
Florida College64.7 miles (104.0 km)4yr-private
Pasco-Hernando State College65.4 miles (105.3 km)4yr-public
Webber International University65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Florida65.9 miles (106.0 km)4yr-private
Warner University66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-Tampa66.2 miles (106.6 km)4yr-private
Fred K Marchman Technical College67.9 miles (109.3 km)2yr-public
Erwin Technical College68.7 miles (110.5 km)2yr-public
Trinity College of Florida70.1 miles (112.8 km)4yr-private
Florida School of Traditional Midwifery70.3 miles (113.1 km)2yr-private
Academy for Five Element Acupuncture70.3 miles (113.1 km)4yr-private
University of Florida-Online70.8 miles (114.0 km)4yr-public
University of Florida70.9 miles (114.1 km)4yr-public
H W Brewster Technical College71.5 miles (115.0 km)2yr-public
South University-Tampa72.0 miles (115.8 km)4yr-private
Schiller International University72.2 miles (116.3 km)4yr-private
Galen Health Institutes-Gainesville72.3 miles (116.3 km)4yr-private
The University of Tampa72.4 miles (116.5 km)4yr-private
Hillsborough Community College72.8 miles (117.2 km)4yr-public
Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College73.5 miles (118.3 km)4yr-private
Concorde Career Institute-Tampa73.8 miles (118.7 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa74.3 miles (119.6 km)4yr-private
Santa Fe College75.7 miles (121.8 km)4yr-public
Eastern Florida State College76.7 miles (123.4 km)4yr-public
Flagler College81.3 miles (130.8 km)4yr-private
Florida Institute of Technology-Online83.2 miles (133.8 km)4yr-private
Florida Institute of Technology83.2 miles (133.8 km)4yr-private
Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay84.0 miles (135.2 km)4yr-private
South Florida State College84.3 miles (135.6 km)4yr-public
Ultimate Medical Academy85.1 miles (136.9 km)2yr-private
National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay85.5 miles (137.7 km)2yr-private
St Petersburg College88.4 miles (142.3 km)4yr-public
Eckerd College93.5 miles (150.4 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Orange Park95.0 miles (152.9 km)2yr-private
Jones Technical Institute99.7 miles (160.4 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
TAVARES MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
LAKE COUNTY ACER PROGRAM	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
TAVARES HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
TAVARES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
NONSCHOOL EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
NON SCHOOL PK	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN PREP SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
PINECREST ACADEMY TAVARES	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
CONTRACTED SERVICES	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
TRIANGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
ASTATULA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
CREATE CONSERVATORY	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
LAKE TECHNICAL COLLEGE	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
MILESTONES COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF LAKE COUNTY	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
LAKE SUCCESS ACADEMY	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
LAKE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
LAKE VIRTUAL FRANCHISE	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
LAKE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
LAKE SUCCESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
EUSTIS HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
LAKE HILLS SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
DBA MOUNT DORA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
MONTESSORI AT ROSEBOROUGH	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
GATEWAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
ADONAI ACADEMY INCORPORATED	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
TREADWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
MONTESSORI AT ROSEBOROUGH	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
MT. DORA HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
TANGERINE SCHOOLHOUSE	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
EUSTIS HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
EUSTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
MT. DORA MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
CHOSEN GENERATION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY - OSCEOLA	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
EUSTIS MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
HAMPDEN DUBOSE ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
ALEE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
ZELLWOOD ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
ROUND LAKE CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
LAKE PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
LAKE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
FIRST ACADEMY-LEESBURG	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
LEESBURG HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
BELIEVERS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
ST PAUL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 32778

What school district is ZIP code 32778 in?

ZIP 32778 (Tavares, FL) maps to Lake County School District (LEA ID 1201050) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 32778?

US5 lists 45 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 27 public and 18 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 32778 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 32778 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	25.1%
High school	28.4%
Less than HS	11.6%
School district	Lake County School District

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