Lakeland city, FL
ZIP 33811 — 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 33811
K-12 nearby
100
Public
81
Private
19
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 33811 (Lakeland, FL) is associated with Polk County School District (LEA 1201590) 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 100 K-12 schools (81 public, 19 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.5 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.8% 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 Florida Southern College about 5.1 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Polk County School District
LEA ID
1201590
Private school share (ACS)
0.8%
Colleges & universities (79)
- Florida Southern College5.1 miles (8.2 km)4yr-private
- Southeastern University6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-private
- Florida Polytechnic University15.2 miles (24.5 km)4yr-public
- Polk State College18.8 miles (30.2 km)4yr-public
- Herzing University-Tampa19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Florida21.0 miles (33.8 km)4yr-private
- Florida College22.7 miles (36.5 km)4yr-private
- University of South Florida24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-public
- Erwin Technical College25.6 miles (41.3 km)2yr-public
- Hillsborough Community College27.1 miles (43.7 km)4yr-public
- Schiller International University27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-private
- H W Brewster Technical College27.3 miles (43.9 km)2yr-public
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- The University of Tampa27.6 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private
- Warner University27.8 miles (44.7 km)4yr-private
- Saint Leo University28.2 miles (45.4 km)4yr-private
- South University-Tampa29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private
- Concorde Career Institute-Tampa30.5 miles (49.1 km)2yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa31.1 miles (50.0 km)4yr-private
- Webber International University31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
- Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-private
- Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
- St Petersburg College40.7 miles (65.5 km)4yr-public
- South Florida State College42.4 miles (68.2 km)4yr-public
- Trinity College of Florida42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
- Pasco-Hernando State College43.3 miles (69.6 km)4yr-public
- National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay43.6 miles (70.1 km)2yr-private
- Eckerd College45.1 miles (72.6 km)4yr-private
- Johnson University Florida45.3 miles (72.9 km)4yr-private
- Fred K Marchman Technical College45.6 miles (73.4 km)2yr-public
- Manatee Technical College47.0 miles (75.6 km)2yr-public
- Ultimate Medical Academy47.0 miles (75.7 km)2yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute-Orlando47.6 miles (76.6 km)2yr-private
- ATA Career Education47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota48.8 miles (78.5 km)4yr-private
- Meridian College48.9 miles (78.7 km)2yr-private
- Southern Technical College49.2 miles (79.1 km)2yr-private
- Orange Technical College-South Campus49.5 miles (79.6 km)2yr-public
- Florida College of Integrative Medicine49.8 miles (80.1 km)4yr-private
- Valencia College49.8 miles (80.1 km)4yr-public
- Orange Technical College-West Campus50.6 miles (81.4 km)2yr-public
- State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota51.8 miles (83.4 km)4yr-public
- Galen Health Institutes-Sarasota51.9 miles (83.6 km)4yr-private
- Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
- New College of Florida53.3 miles (85.8 km)4yr-public
- East West College of Natural Medicine53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
- Ringling College of Art and Design54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Florida54.2 miles (87.3 km)4yr-private
- Orange Technical College54.7 miles (88.0 km)2yr-public
- Ana G. Mendez University54.9 miles (88.4 km)4yr-private
- AdventHealth University56.6 miles (91.1 km)4yr-private
- Suncoast Technical College56.9 miles (91.6 km)2yr-public
- Concorde Career Institute-Orlando57.0 miles (91.7 km)2yr-private
- Beacon College57.5 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
- Rollins College58.2 miles (93.7 km)4yr-private
- Orange Technical College-East Campus58.3 miles (93.8 km)2yr-public
- Lake-Sumter State College59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-public
- City College-Altamonte Springs59.8 miles (96.2 km)2yr-private
- Full Sail University60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
- Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-private
- Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology60.7 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
- Herzing University-Orlando60.9 miles (98.0 km)4yr-private
- Withlacoochee Technical College61.8 miles (99.5 km)2yr-public
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Orlando63.3 miles (101.9 km)2yr-private
- Gwinnett Institute63.5 miles (102.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Central Florida65.2 miles (105.0 km)4yr-public
- Seminole State College of Florida67.7 miles (109.0 km)4yr-public
- College of Central Florida82.0 miles (131.9 km)4yr-public
- Rasmussen University-Florida82.4 miles (132.7 km)4yr-private
- Marion Technical College82.6 miles (132.9 km)2yr-public
- Eastern Florida State College82.9 miles (133.5 km)4yr-public
- Taylor College83.1 miles (133.8 km)2yr-private
- Stetson University84.4 miles (135.8 km)4yr-private
- Florida Institute of Technology-Online85.1 miles (137.0 km)4yr-private
- Florida Institute of Technology85.1 miles (137.0 km)4yr-private
- Fort Myers Technical College93.3 miles (150.1 km)2yr-public
- Premiere International College93.7 miles (150.7 km)2yr-private
- Hodges University95.9 miles (154.4 km)4yr-private
- Southern Technical College96.6 miles (155.4 km)2yr-private
- Florida SouthWestern State College99.5 miles (160.2 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| RESURRECTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| FAMILIES OF FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| LAKELAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| BRILLIANT MINDS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| THE CYGNET SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| WILLOW OAK SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| CARLTON PALMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| DIXIELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| POLK VIRTUAL FRANCHISE | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| POLK VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| POLK FULL TIME ESCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| RCMA MULBERRY COMMUNITY ACADEMY | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| POLK PRE-COLLEGIATE ACADEMY | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| MCKEEL ACADEMY CENTRAL | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| ROBERTS ACADEMY AT FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| GENEVA CLASSICAL ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| GREATER ST. PAUL ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| PARKWAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| HIGHLANDS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| PHILIP O'BRIEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.4 km) |
| LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| PLANT CITY CAREER CENTER | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| IDEA LAKELAND | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| INSPIRATION ACADEMY OF LAKELAND | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| HEAD OF THE CLASS LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| ACADEMY PREP CENTER OF LAKELAND | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| SOUTH MCKEEL ACADEMY | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| LAKELAND INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING, ORG., CORP | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| PATHWAYS SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE | private | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| ADVANTAGE ACADEMY OF HILLSBOROUGH | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| ELEMENTARY - N LAKELAND | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| PURCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.0 km) |
| ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.2 km) |
| MULBERRY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| FRESH START COMMUNITY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| POLK GRAD ACADEMY | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| REAL ACADEMY (REACHING EVERY ADOLESCENT LEARNER) | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| SIMMONS EXCEPTIONAL CENTER | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| SIMMONS CAREER CENTER | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| NORTH LAKELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF CHOICE | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| MULBERRY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| MULBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| SLEEPY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF PLANT CITY | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| MAYNARD A TRAVISS TECHNICAL ACADEMY | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| BILL DUNCAN OPPORTUNITY CENTER | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| TRAPNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| POLK STATE COLLEGE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| POLK STATE LAKELAND GATEWAY TO COLLEGE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHO | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| ECKERD CONNECTS STRIVE ACADEMY | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| HIGHLAND CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| SANTA FE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.3 km) |
| DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| COMBEE ACADEMY OF DESIGN AND ENGINEERING | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| MI ESCUELA MONTESSORI | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.6 km) |
| SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.2 km) |
| KATHLEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.4 km) |
| DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 9.9 miles (15.9 km) |
| EDGAR L. PADGETT ELEMENTARY | public | — | — | 9.9 miles (16.0 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 33811
What school district is ZIP code 33811 in?
ZIP 33811 (Lakeland, FL) maps to Polk County School District (LEA ID 1201590) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 33811?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 81 public and 19 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 33811 attend private school?
About 0.8% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 33811 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 31.6% |
| High school | 27.7% |
| Less than HS | 8.6% |
| School district | Polk County School District |