Lakeland Highlands CDP, FL
ZIP 33813 — 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 33813
K-12 nearby
100
Public
79
Private
21
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 33813 (Lakeland Highlands, 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 (79 public, 21 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.6 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.6% 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 Southeastern University about 4.3 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Polk County School District
LEA ID
1201590
Private school share (ACS)
0.6%
Colleges & universities (79)
- Southeastern University4.3 miles (7.0 km)4yr-private
- Florida Southern College4.5 miles (7.2 km)4yr-private
- Florida Polytechnic University13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-public
- Polk State College14.3 miles (23.1 km)4yr-public
- Warner University22.8 miles (36.6 km)4yr-private
- Herzing University-Tampa24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Florida26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-private
- Webber International University26.2 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
- Florida College27.7 miles (44.6 km)4yr-private
- University of South Florida29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-public
- Erwin Technical College30.6 miles (49.2 km)2yr-public
- Hillsborough Community College31.9 miles (51.3 km)4yr-public
⬇️Show all 79 colleges & universities
- Schiller International University32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
- H W Brewster Technical College32.1 miles (51.7 km)2yr-public
- Saint Leo University32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-private
- The University of Tampa32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-private
- South University-Tampa34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-private
- Concorde Career Institute-Tampa35.3 miles (56.8 km)2yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa35.9 miles (57.7 km)4yr-private
- South Florida State College38.0 miles (61.1 km)4yr-public
- Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College39.6 miles (63.7 km)4yr-private
- Johnson University Florida41.8 miles (67.3 km)4yr-private
- Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute-Orlando44.8 miles (72.1 km)2yr-private
- St Petersburg College44.9 miles (72.3 km)4yr-public
- Southern Technical College46.5 miles (74.9 km)2yr-private
- Orange Technical College-South Campus47.0 miles (75.6 km)2yr-public
- Florida College of Integrative Medicine47.2 miles (75.9 km)4yr-private
- Valencia College47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-public
- Trinity College of Florida47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-private
- Pasco-Hernando State College48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-public
- National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay48.2 miles (77.6 km)2yr-private
- Manatee Technical College49.1 miles (79.0 km)2yr-public
- Eckerd College49.1 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
- Orange Technical College-West Campus49.2 miles (79.2 km)2yr-public
- Meridian College50.5 miles (81.3 km)2yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
- Fred K Marchman Technical College50.6 miles (81.4 km)2yr-public
- DeVry University-Florida51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-private
- Ultimate Medical Academy51.9 miles (83.5 km)2yr-private
- Ana G. Mendez University52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
- ATA Career Education52.3 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
- Orange Technical College52.4 miles (84.3 km)2yr-public
- Galen Health Institutes-Sarasota53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
- State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota54.3 miles (87.5 km)4yr-public
- AdventHealth University54.4 miles (87.5 km)4yr-private
- Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine54.5 miles (87.7 km)4yr-private
- Concorde Career Institute-Orlando54.6 miles (87.8 km)2yr-private
- New College of Florida55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-public
- Rollins College56.0 miles (90.0 km)4yr-private
- East West College of Natural Medicine56.1 miles (90.2 km)4yr-private
- Orange Technical College-East Campus56.1 miles (90.3 km)2yr-public
- Ringling College of Art and Design56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-private
- Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando57.8 miles (93.0 km)4yr-private
- City College-Altamonte Springs57.9 miles (93.2 km)2yr-private
- Full Sail University58.0 miles (93.4 km)4yr-private
- Beacon College58.3 miles (93.9 km)4yr-private
- Suncoast Technical College58.5 miles (94.2 km)2yr-public
- Herzing University-Orlando58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
- Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology58.8 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
- Lake-Sumter State College60.0 miles (96.5 km)4yr-public
- Gwinnett Institute60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Orlando61.3 miles (98.6 km)2yr-private
- University of Central Florida62.5 miles (100.7 km)4yr-public
- Withlacoochee Technical College64.8 miles (104.3 km)2yr-public
- Seminole State College of Florida65.8 miles (106.0 km)4yr-public
- Eastern Florida State College78.4 miles (126.1 km)4yr-public
- Florida Institute of Technology-Online80.3 miles (129.3 km)4yr-private
- Florida Institute of Technology80.3 miles (129.3 km)4yr-private
- Stetson University83.2 miles (133.8 km)4yr-private
- College of Central Florida84.0 miles (135.2 km)4yr-public
- Rasmussen University-Florida84.4 miles (135.8 km)4yr-private
- Marion Technical College84.5 miles (136.1 km)2yr-public
- Taylor College84.9 miles (136.6 km)2yr-private
- Fort Myers Technical College91.5 miles (147.3 km)2yr-public
- Premiere International College92.0 miles (148.0 km)2yr-private
- Hodges University94.1 miles (151.4 km)4yr-private
- Southern Technical College94.9 miles (152.8 km)2yr-private
- Florida SouthWestern State College97.9 miles (157.6 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| HIGHLANDS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| PARKWAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| FAMILIES OF FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| CARLTON PALMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| RESURRECTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| HIGHLAND CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| POLK STATE COLLEGE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| POLK STATE LAKELAND GATEWAY TO COLLEGE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHO | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| BILL DUNCAN OPPORTUNITY CENTER | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| MAYNARD A TRAVISS TECHNICAL ACADEMY | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| SOUTH MCKEEL ACADEMY | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| THE CYGNET SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| GENEVA CLASSICAL ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| LAKELAND INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING, ORG., CORP | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| MI ESCUELA MONTESSORI | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| BRILLIANT MINDS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| DIXIELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| LAKELAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| ROBERTS ACADEMY AT FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| PATHWAYS SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| REAL ACADEMY (REACHING EVERY ADOLESCENT LEARNER) | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| FRESH START COMMUNITY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| POLK GRAD ACADEMY | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| PHILIP O'BRIEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| MULBERRY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| POLK VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| POLK FULL TIME ESCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| POLK VIRTUAL FRANCHISE | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| POLK PRE-COLLEGIATE ACADEMY | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| PURCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| WILLOW OAK SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| MCKEEL ACADEMY CENTRAL | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| MULBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| SANTA FE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| INSPIRATION ACADEMY OF LAKELAND | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| ACADEMY PREP CENTER OF LAKELAND | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
| MULBERRY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| ECKERD CONNECTS STRIVE ACADEMY | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| JAMES E. STEPHENS ACADEMY | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| GREATER ST. PAUL ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| COMBEE ACADEMY OF DESIGN AND ENGINEERING | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| GAUSE ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| WORD OF LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| RCMA MULBERRY COMMUNITY ACADEMY | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| IDEA LAKELAND | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| HEAD OF THE CLASS LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.3 km) |
| FIRST METHODIST SCHOOL INC. | private | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| BARTOW ELEMENTARY ACADEMY | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| NORTH LAKELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF CHOICE | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| CLARENCE BOSWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
| JEAN O'DELL LEARNING CENTER | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
| VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.1 km) |
| BARTOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| FLORAL AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.3 km) |
| HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.6 km) |
| COMPASS MIDDLE CHARTER SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| BARTOW MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| UNION ACADEMY | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| ELEMENTARY - N LAKELAND | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) |
| GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) |
| ALL SAINTS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| TRANSITION SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| GIBBONS STREET PK CENTER | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| POLK HALFWAY HOUSE | public | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.9 km) |
| SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (14.9 km) |
| POLK COUNTY SHERIFFS REGIONAL DETENTION CENTER | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| POLK COUNTY SHERIFF'S CENTRAL CENTER | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| SLEEPY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 33813
What school district is ZIP code 33813 in?
ZIP 33813 (Lakeland Highlands, 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 33813?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 79 public and 21 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 33813 attend private school?
About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 33813 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 39.2% |
| High school | 22.7% |
| Less than HS | 6.0% |
| School district | Polk County School District |