ZIP 40517 — 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 40517

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 40517 (Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY) is associated with Fayette County School District (LEA 2101860) 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 (73 public, 27 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.8 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Lexington Theological Seminary about 2.2 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Fayette County School District

LEA ID

2101860

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (73)

Lexington Theological Seminary2.2 miles (3.5 km)4yr-private
University of Kentucky4.0 miles (6.4 km)4yr-public
Transylvania University4.8 miles (7.8 km)4yr-private
Bluegrass Community and Technical College5.5 miles (8.8 km)2yr-public
Frontier Nursing University12.0 miles (19.4 km)4yr-private
Asbury Theological Seminary12.5 miles (20.2 km)4yr-private
Asbury University12.6 miles (20.3 km)4yr-private
Kentucky Community and Technical College System14.0 miles (22.5 km)2yr-public
Midway University15.3 miles (24.5 km)4yr-private
Georgetown College15.9 miles (25.6 km)4yr-private
Eastern Kentucky University19.6 miles (31.6 km)4yr-public
Kentucky State University25.0 miles (40.2 km)4yr-public

Show all 73 colleges & universities

Centre College28.2 miles (45.3 km)4yr-private
Berea College30.4 miles (48.8 km)4yr-private
Maysville Community and Technical College57.9 miles (93.1 km)2yr-public
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
Morehead State University59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-public
MedQuest College60.6 miles (97.5 km)2yr-private
ATA College60.7 miles (97.7 km)2yr-private
Kentucky Mountain Bible College63.1 miles (101.5 km)4yr-private
Somerset Community College64.2 miles (103.3 km)2yr-public
Campbellsville University64.5 miles (103.8 km)4yr-private
Sullivan University66.2 miles (106.5 km)4yr-private
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-private
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary67.7 miles (108.9 km)4yr-private
Gateway Community and Technical College68.0 miles (109.4 km)2yr-public
Bellarmine University68.1 miles (109.6 km)4yr-private
Caris College70.4 miles (113.4 km)2yr-private
University of Louisville71.0 miles (114.2 km)4yr-public
Jefferson Community and Technical College71.1 miles (114.4 km)2yr-public
Spalding University71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
Simmons College of Kentucky71.6 miles (115.2 km)4yr-private
Mid-America College of Funeral Service71.9 miles (115.7 km)4yr-private
Beckfield College-Florence71.9 miles (115.8 km)4yr-private
Thomas More University72.0 miles (115.9 km)4yr-private
Northern Kentucky University72.3 miles (116.4 km)4yr-public
Hanover College73.0 miles (117.5 km)4yr-private
Lindsey Wilson College75.4 miles (121.3 km)4yr-private
Interactive College of Technology-Newport76.1 miles (122.5 km)2yr-private
Athenaeum of Ohio76.3 miles (122.7 km)4yr-private
Indiana University-Southeast76.5 miles (123.1 km)4yr-public
Mount St. Joseph University77.3 miles (124.4 km)4yr-private
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College77.5 miles (124.7 km)4yr-public
Art Academy of Cincinnati77.8 miles (125.2 km)4yr-private
Gods Bible School and College78.2 miles (125.9 km)4yr-private
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College78.5 miles (126.3 km)2yr-public
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences78.7 miles (126.7 km)4yr-private
Veritas Baptist College79.2 miles (127.4 km)4yr-private
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus79.3 miles (127.7 km)4yr-public
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-private
Xavier University80.6 miles (129.7 km)4yr-private
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College80.7 miles (129.8 km)4yr-public
Moler Hollywood Beauty Academy83.0 miles (133.5 km)2yr-private
Union Commonwealth University83.6 miles (134.6 km)4yr-private
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science84.5 miles (136.1 km)4yr-private
Cincinnati School of Barbering & Hair Design84.7 miles (136.3 km)2yr-private
Galen College of Nursing-ARH85.2 miles (137.1 km)2yr-private
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College86.6 miles (139.4 km)4yr-public
Kentucky Christian University87.4 miles (140.7 km)4yr-private
University of the Cumberlands88.0 miles (141.5 km)4yr-private
Hazard Community and Technical College88.6 miles (142.5 km)2yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Cincinnati89.6 miles (144.2 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Cincinnati89.9 miles (144.6 km)2yr-private
Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati90.1 miles (145.0 km)4yr-private
ATA College-Cincinnati90.8 miles (146.1 km)4yr-private
Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy92.2 miles (148.4 km)2yr-private
Big Sandy Community and Technical College95.5 miles (153.8 km)2yr-public
Shawnee State University96.1 miles (154.7 km)4yr-public
Miami University-Hamilton96.4 miles (155.2 km)4yr-public
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College96.5 miles (155.2 km)4yr-private
Paramount Beauty Academy97.1 miles (156.2 km)2yr-private
Southern State Community College98.7 miles (158.8 km)2yr-public
Alice Lloyd College99.0 miles (159.3 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Tates Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Tates Creek Middle School	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.7 km)
Millcreek Elementary School	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.9 km)
Tates Creek High School	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Julius Marks Elementary School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Southern Middle School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Lansdowne Elementary School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Southern Elementary School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Veterans Park Elementary School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
THE CENTENARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
THE PROVISION SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Squires Elementary School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (3.0 km)
Glendover Elementary School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
SETON CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
REDWOOD COOPERATIVE SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
KORE ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Henry Clay High School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
LEXINGTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
COMMUNITY MONTESSOR SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
CHRIST THE KING SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
LEXINGTON UNIVERSAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Morton Middle School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Cassidy Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Ridge Hospital Alt. High School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Ridge Hospital Alt. Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Opportunity Middle College	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Wellington Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
SUMMIT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Jessie M Clark Middle School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
LEXINGTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Ashgrove Academy	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
MARY QUEEN OF THE HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
MARY, QUEEN OF THE HOLY ROSARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
LEXINGTON HEARING & SPEECH CENTER	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Fayette County Preschool Center	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Lafayette High School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Clays Mill Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Scapa At Bluegrass	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Fayette Pre-School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
WALNUT HILL DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Maxwell Spanish Immersion Elem School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Martin L King Acad for Excellence Alt	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Homebound Secondary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Homebound Elementary	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Eastside Technical Center	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Stonewall Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
UK Early Childhood Lab	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Ashland Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Picadome Elementary School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Southside Technical Center	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
GOOD SHEPHERD DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
HARMONY DAY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
LEXINGTON MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Liberty Elementary	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
The Hub for Innovation and Leadership	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Edythe Jones Hayes Middle School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
William Wells Brown Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Garden Springs Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
BLUEGRASS MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
SAYRE SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
SAYRE SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
LEXINGTON ADVENTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Lexington Trad Magnet School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Brenda Cowan Elementary	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
STS. PETER & PAUL REGIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
SPHINX ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Family Care Center	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Harrison Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Athens-Chilesburg Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Beaumont Middle School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
George Washington Carver STEM Academy	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Carter G. Woodson Academy	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Audrey Grevious Center	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Frederick Douglass High School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Yates Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
James Lane Allen Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Rosa Parks Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Garrett Morgan Elementary	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.1 km)
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Arlington Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
PROVIDENCE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Dixie Elementary Magnet School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Cardinal Valley Elementary School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Crawford Middle School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Northern Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Deep Springs Elementary School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Booker T Washington Elementary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Bryan Station Middle School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Bryan Station High School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Fayette County Learning Center	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Central Ky Technical College	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Kentucky TECH - Central Campus	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Meadowthorpe Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Leestown Middle School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
STEAM Academy	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Success Academy	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Mary Todd Elementary School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 40517

What school district is ZIP code 40517 in?

ZIP 40517 (Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY) maps to Fayette County School District (LEA ID 2101860) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 40517?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 73 public and 27 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 40517 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 40517 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	41.3%
High school	20.5%
Less than HS	8.1%
School district	Fayette County School District

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