Lakeland city, FL
ZIP 33815 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Working ClassLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 33815
K-12 nearby
100
Public
79
Private
21
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 33815 (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 (79 public, 21 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.3 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 3.1 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Polk County School District
LEA ID
1201590
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%
Colleges & universities (81)
- Florida Southern College3.1 miles (4.9 km)4yr-private
- Southeastern University4.9 miles (7.9 km)4yr-private
- Florida Polytechnic University11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-public
- Polk State College17.4 miles (28.1 km)4yr-public
- Herzing University-Tampa21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Florida22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-private
- Florida College23.5 miles (37.9 km)4yr-private
- University of South Florida25.4 miles (40.8 km)4yr-public
- Saint Leo University25.9 miles (41.6 km)4yr-private
- Erwin Technical College26.9 miles (43.3 km)2yr-public
- Warner University28.5 miles (45.8 km)4yr-private
- H W Brewster Technical College28.8 miles (46.4 km)2yr-public
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- Schiller International University28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-private
- Hillsborough Community College28.9 miles (46.6 km)4yr-public
- The University of Tampa29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
- South University-Tampa30.9 miles (49.8 km)4yr-private
- Webber International University31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-private
- Concorde Career Institute-Tampa32.0 miles (51.5 km)2yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa32.6 miles (52.5 km)4yr-private
- Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College35.7 miles (57.5 km)4yr-private
- Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay41.5 miles (66.8 km)4yr-private
- Johnson University Florida42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-private
- Pasco-Hernando State College42.7 miles (68.8 km)4yr-public
- Trinity College of Florida42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
- St Petersburg College43.2 miles (69.5 km)4yr-public
- South Florida State College44.2 miles (71.1 km)4yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute-Orlando44.5 miles (71.6 km)2yr-private
- Fred K Marchman Technical College45.2 miles (72.7 km)2yr-public
- National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay45.3 miles (72.9 km)2yr-private
- Southern Technical College46.0 miles (74.0 km)2yr-private
- ATA Career Education46.2 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
- Orange Technical College-South Campus46.2 miles (74.4 km)2yr-public
- Valencia College46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-public
- Florida College of Integrative Medicine46.5 miles (74.9 km)4yr-private
- Orange Technical College-West Campus46.9 miles (75.5 km)2yr-public
- Eckerd College47.7 miles (76.8 km)4yr-private
- Ultimate Medical Academy48.4 miles (77.8 km)2yr-private
- Manatee Technical College50.5 miles (81.4 km)2yr-public
- DeVry University-Florida50.9 miles (81.9 km)4yr-private
- Orange Technical College51.3 miles (82.6 km)2yr-public
- Ana G. Mendez University51.8 miles (83.4 km)4yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota52.5 miles (84.4 km)4yr-private
- Meridian College52.6 miles (84.7 km)2yr-private
- AdventHealth University53.2 miles (85.7 km)4yr-private
- Concorde Career Institute-Orlando53.7 miles (86.4 km)2yr-private
- Beacon College53.7 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
- Rollins College54.8 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
- Orange Technical College-East Campus54.9 miles (88.3 km)2yr-public
- State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota55.3 miles (88.9 km)4yr-public
- Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
- Galen Health Institutes-Sarasota55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
- Lake-Sumter State College55.8 miles (89.7 km)4yr-public
- City College-Altamonte Springs56.2 miles (90.5 km)2yr-private
- New College of Florida56.9 miles (91.5 km)4yr-public
- Full Sail University57.1 miles (92.0 km)4yr-private
- Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology57.2 miles (92.1 km)4yr-private
- Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando57.4 miles (92.3 km)4yr-private
- East West College of Natural Medicine57.5 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
- Herzing University-Orlando57.5 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
- Ringling College of Art and Design57.8 miles (93.0 km)4yr-private
- Withlacoochee Technical College58.8 miles (94.6 km)2yr-public
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Orlando59.8 miles (96.3 km)2yr-private
- Gwinnett Institute60.4 miles (97.2 km)4yr-private
- Suncoast Technical College60.6 miles (97.6 km)2yr-public
- University of Central Florida62.0 miles (99.9 km)4yr-public
- Seminole State College of Florida64.2 miles (103.4 km)4yr-public
- College of Central Florida78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-public
- Rasmussen University-Florida78.9 miles (127.0 km)4yr-private
- Marion Technical College79.1 miles (127.3 km)2yr-public
- Taylor College79.6 miles (128.0 km)2yr-private
- Stetson University80.7 miles (129.8 km)4yr-private
- Eastern Florida State College81.3 miles (130.9 km)4yr-public
- Florida Institute of Technology83.8 miles (134.9 km)4yr-private
- Florida Institute of Technology-Online83.8 miles (134.9 km)4yr-private
- Fort Myers Technical College96.8 miles (155.8 km)2yr-public
- Premiere International College97.2 miles (156.4 km)2yr-private
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach98.0 miles (157.8 km)4yr-private
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide98.0 miles (157.8 km)4yr-private
- Daytona State College98.7 miles (158.9 km)4yr-public
- Hodges University99.4 miles (160.0 km)4yr-private
- Bethune-Cookman University99.6 miles (160.2 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| POLK VIRTUAL FRANCHISE | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| POLK VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| POLK FULL TIME ESCHOOL | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| LAKELAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| GREATER ST. PAUL ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| IDEA LAKELAND | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.5 km) |
| HEAD OF THE CLASS LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| DIXIELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| POLK PRE-COLLEGIATE ACADEMY | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| MCKEEL ACADEMY CENTRAL | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| INSPIRATION ACADEMY OF LAKELAND | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| ACADEMY PREP CENTER OF LAKELAND | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| ELEMENTARY - N LAKELAND | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| THE CYGNET SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| ROBERTS ACADEMY AT FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| PHILIP O'BRIEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| SLEEPY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| NORTH LAKELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF CHOICE | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| RESURRECTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| GENEVA CLASSICAL ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| CARLTON PALMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| FAMILIES OF FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| PATHWAYS SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| FRESH START COMMUNITY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| POLK GRAD ACADEMY | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| REAL ACADEMY (REACHING EVERY ADOLESCENT LEARNER) | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| LAKELAND INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING, ORG., CORP | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| SOUTH MCKEEL ACADEMY | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.8 km) |
| ECKERD CONNECTS STRIVE ACADEMY | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| PARKWAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| COMBEE ACADEMY OF DESIGN AND ENGINEERING | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| SANTA FE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| KATHLEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| HIGHLANDS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
| ST ANTHONY CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
| EDGAR L. PADGETT ELEMENTARY | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
| SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| LAKE GIBSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| MARSHALL MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| MAYNARD A TRAVISS TECHNICAL ACADEMY | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| BRILLIANT MINDS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| CES ACADEMY OF LAKELAND | private | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| BILL DUNCAN OPPORTUNITY CENTER | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.7 km) |
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| POLK STATE LAKELAND GATEWAY TO COLLEGE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHO | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| POLK STATE COLLEGE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| R. CLEM CHURCHWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| PLANT CITY CAREER CENTER | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| WENDELL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.3 km) |
| WILLOW OAK SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.5 km) |
| AVENGERS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| SPARROW ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| BURNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| ADVANTAGE ACADEMY OF HILLSBOROUGH | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.1 km) |
| RCMA MULBERRY COMMUNITY ACADEMY | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| HIGHLAND CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| SIMMONS EXCEPTIONAL CENTER | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.1 km) |
| SIMMONS CAREER CENTER | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.1 km) |
| SOCRUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.6 km) |
| TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (14.9 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 33815
What school district is ZIP code 33815 in?
ZIP 33815 (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 33815?
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 33815 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 33815 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 10.6% |
| High school | 39.1% |
| Less than HS | 20.5% |
| School district | Polk County School District |