ZIP 44861 — 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 44861

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 44861 (Old Fort, OH) is associated with Old Fort Local School District (LEA 3910021) 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 35 K-12 schools (27 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.7 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 Terra State Community College about 7.9 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Old Fort Local School District

LEA ID

3910021

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Terra State Community College7.9 miles (12.8 km)2yr-public
Tiffin University8.6 miles (13.8 km)4yr-private
Heidelberg University8.7 miles (14.0 km)4yr-private
Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing26.4 miles (42.5 km)2yr-private
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-public
Ohio Business College-Sandusky27.7 miles (44.6 km)2yr-private
Elite School of Cosmetology28.1 miles (45.2 km)2yr-private
Winebrenner Theological Seminary29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
The University of Findlay29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
Bowling Green State University-Firelands30.7 miles (49.5 km)4yr-public
Owens Community College31.5 miles (50.6 km)2yr-public
Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg32.3 miles (52.0 km)2yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Davis College34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-private
Mercy College of Ohio35.7 miles (57.5 km)4yr-private
Professional Skills Institute36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education36.4 miles (58.5 km)2yr-public
Stautzenberger College-Maumee36.5 miles (58.7 km)2yr-private
Athena Career Academy37.3 miles (60.0 km)2yr-private
Global Tech College37.6 miles (60.5 km)2yr-private
University of Toledo37.8 miles (60.9 km)4yr-public
Salon Institute-Toledo Campus41.4 miles (66.6 km)2yr-private
North Central State College42.4 miles (68.3 km)4yr-public
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus42.6 miles (68.5 km)4yr-public
Ross College-Sylvania42.8 miles (68.9 km)2yr-private
Lourdes University43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
Bluffton University45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-private
Ohio State University-Marion Campus45.8 miles (73.7 km)4yr-public
Marion Technical College45.9 miles (73.8 km)4yr-public
Madison Adult Career Center48.1 miles (77.5 km)2yr-public
Ohio Northern University48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-private
Oberlin College48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-private
Monroe County Community College49.6 miles (79.9 km)2yr-public
Ashland University50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-private
Lorain County Community College57.0 miles (91.8 km)4yr-public
Ohio Business College-Sheffield57.2 miles (92.0 km)2yr-private
Ohio State University-Lima Campus57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-public
James A. Rhodes State College57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-public
Northwest State Community College61.4 miles (98.8 km)2yr-public
University of Northwestern Ohio62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-private
Ohio State Beauty Academy62.4 miles (100.5 km)2yr-private
Defiance College62.9 miles (101.3 km)4yr-private
Siena Heights University64.4 miles (103.6 km)4yr-private
Ohio Wesleyan University65.3 miles (105.1 km)4yr-private
Adrian College65.6 miles (105.6 km)4yr-private
Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Hair Lab Detroit Barber School66.3 miles (106.8 km)2yr-private
Baldwin Wallace University67.9 miles (109.3 km)4yr-private
Methodist Theological School in Ohio68.3 miles (109.9 km)4yr-private
Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville68.8 miles (110.8 km)2yr-private
Mount Vernon Nazarene University69.6 miles (111.9 km)4yr-private
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick69.7 miles (112.2 km)2yr-private
The College of Wooster69.8 miles (112.4 km)4yr-private
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute71.5 miles (115.0 km)2yr-public
Kenyon College71.5 miles (115.1 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma71.8 miles (115.6 km)4yr-private
Meryma'at Barber College72.7 miles (116.9 km)2yr-private
Valley College-Cleveland73.7 miles (118.6 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Canton73.9 miles (119.0 km)2yr-private
Eastern Michigan University74.2 miles (119.4 km)4yr-public
University of Michigan-Dearborn74.6 miles (120.0 km)4yr-public
Henry Ford College75.1 miles (120.9 km)4yr-public
Wayne County Community College District75.3 miles (121.2 km)2yr-public
University of Akron Wayne College75.4 miles (121.4 km)4yr-public
Dorsey College-Dearborn75.5 miles (121.5 km)2yr-private
Washtenaw Community College75.6 miles (121.7 km)2yr-public
Ecumenical Theological Seminary76.5 miles (123.1 km)4yr-private
Concordia University Ann Arbor76.5 miles (123.2 km)4yr-private
Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College76.7 miles (123.5 km)2yr-private
Wayne State University77.5 miles (124.7 km)4yr-public
Pontifical College Josephinum77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-private
College for Creative Studies77.7 miles (125.0 km)4yr-private
The Michigan Barber School77.8 miles (125.2 km)2yr-private
Otterbein University77.8 miles (125.2 km)4yr-private
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor77.9 miles (125.4 km)4yr-public
Cuyahoga Community College District78.0 miles (125.5 km)2yr-public
Stautzenberger College-Brecksville78.1 miles (125.7 km)2yr-private
Sacred Heart Major Seminary78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-private
Cleveland State University78.5 miles (126.4 km)4yr-public
American Institute of Alternative Medicine79.0 miles (127.2 km)4yr-private
Hondros College of Nursing79.1 miles (127.3 km)2yr-private
Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences79.5 miles (127.9 km)2yr-private
Ohio Technical College79.7 miles (128.2 km)2yr-private
Felbry College79.7 miles (128.2 km)4yr-private
Madonna University80.2 miles (129.1 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Columbus81.0 miles (130.3 km)2yr-private
University of Detroit Mercy81.2 miles (130.6 km)4yr-private
Metro Detroit Barber College81.3 miles (130.9 km)2yr-private
The Spa School81.4 miles (131.0 km)2yr-private
Case Western Reserve University81.9 miles (131.8 km)4yr-private
Rosedale Bible College81.9 miles (131.8 km)2yr-private
Cleveland Institute of Music82.0 miles (132.0 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Institute of Art82.3 miles (132.4 km)4yr-private
Remington College-Cleveland Campus82.4 miles (132.6 km)2yr-private
Schoolcraft Community College District82.8 miles (133.3 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-Ohio82.8 miles (133.3 km)4yr-private
MyComputerCareer at Columbus83.3 miles (134.0 km)2yr-private
DeVry University-Ohio83.4 miles (134.2 km)4yr-private
Lakewood University84.7 miles (136.3 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit85.2 miles (137.1 km)4yr-private
Lawrence Technological University85.5 miles (137.5 km)4yr-private
John Carroll University85.6 miles (137.8 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Old Fort High School	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Old Fort Elementary School Bettsville Campus	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Green Springs Elementary School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Lutz Elementary School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Atkinson Elementary School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Buckeye Community School - Fremont	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
SACRED HEART CAMPUS	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
TEMPLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
BISHOP HOFFMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
ST JOSEPH CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Croghan Elementary School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Otis Elementary School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Noble 4-5 Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Lincoln Pre-Kindergarten School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
SANDUSKY COUNTY BOARD OF DD - SCHOOL OF HOPE	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Fremont Middle School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Fremont Ross High School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Vanguard Tech Center	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.1 km)
Technology Center	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.1 km)
Washington K-1 Elementary School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
CALVERT CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Tornado Academy	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Clyde High School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Columbian High School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
CALVERT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
North Central Academy	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Tiffin Middle School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Lakota High School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
Lakota Elementary School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
Lakota Middle School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.4 km)
Krout 2-3 Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Clyde Elementary School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
McPherson Middle School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
HARVEST TEMPLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
Bridges Community Academy dba Bridges Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 44861

What school district is ZIP code 44861 in?

ZIP 44861 (Old Fort, OH) maps to Old Fort Local School District (LEA ID 3910021) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 44861?

US5 lists 35 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 27 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 44861 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 44861 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	40.3%
High school	59.7%
Less than HS	0.0%
School district	Old Fort Local School District

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