ZIP 46280 — 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 46280

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 46280 (Carmel, IN) is associated with Carmel Clay Schools (LEA 1801200) 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 (63 public, 37 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.0 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 Chamberlain University-Indiana about 1.6 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Carmel Clay Schools

LEA ID

1801200

Private school share (ACS)

0.6%

Colleges & universities (58)

Chamberlain University-Indiana1.6 miles (2.6 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Indianapolis4.8 miles (7.7 km)2yr-private
International Business College-Indianapolis6.0 miles (9.6 km)2yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis6.8 miles (10.9 km)2yr-private
Butler University7.0 miles (11.2 km)4yr-private
Union Bible College7.3 miles (11.7 km)4yr-private
Christian Theological Seminary7.4 miles (11.8 km)4yr-private
Horizon University8.3 miles (13.4 km)4yr-private
Ivy Tech Community College9.1 miles (14.6 km)2yr-public
Marian University9.1 miles (14.6 km)4yr-private
Martin University9.5 miles (15.3 km)4yr-private
Indiana University-Indianapolis11.3 miles (18.2 km)4yr-public

Show all 58 colleges & universities

American College of Education11.4 miles (18.4 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Indianapolis14.9 miles (24.0 km)2yr-private
MyComputerCareer at Indianapolis15.5 miles (24.9 km)2yr-private
University of Indianapolis15.5 miles (24.9 km)4yr-private
Anderson University27.8 miles (44.8 km)4yr-private
Franklin College31.8 miles (51.2 km)4yr-private
Indiana University-Kokomo36.4 miles (58.5 km)4yr-public
Wabash College41.4 miles (66.7 km)4yr-private
Ball State University42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-public
DePauw University43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-private
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion47.3 miles (76.1 km)4yr-private
Taylor University49.4 miles (79.5 km)4yr-private
Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing52.1 miles (83.8 km)2yr-private
Purdue University-Main Campus53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-public
Purdue University Global55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-public
Indiana University-Bloomington57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-public
Earlham College65.1 miles (104.8 km)4yr-private
Bethany Theological Seminary65.3 miles (105.2 km)4yr-private
Indiana University-East66.6 miles (107.2 km)4yr-public
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-private
Huntington University74.6 miles (120.1 km)4yr-private
Indiana State University74.9 miles (120.5 km)4yr-public
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College76.5 miles (123.1 km)4yr-private
Manchester University77.0 miles (123.9 km)4yr-private
Danville Area Community College78.0 miles (125.5 km)2yr-public
Miami University-Oxford80.1 miles (129.0 km)4yr-public
Lakeview College of Nursing81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-private
Veritas Baptist College89.8 miles (144.6 km)4yr-private
Grace College and Theological Seminary90.8 miles (146.2 km)4yr-private
Hanover College91.6 miles (147.4 km)4yr-private
Miami University-Hamilton92.0 miles (148.1 km)4yr-public
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne94.3 miles (151.7 km)4yr-private
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies95.5 miles (153.7 km)4yr-private
Indiana Institute of Technology95.5 miles (153.7 km)4yr-private
Wright State University-Lake Campus95.6 miles (153.9 km)4yr-public
Cincinnati School of Barbering & Hair Design96.8 miles (155.7 km)2yr-private
Ross Medical Education Center-Fort Wayne96.8 miles (155.8 km)2yr-private
Moler-Pickens Beauty Academy96.9 miles (155.9 km)2yr-private
Purdue University Fort Wayne97.9 miles (157.6 km)4yr-public
Marian University-Ancilla98.4 miles (158.3 km)4yr-private
Mount St. Joseph University98.5 miles (158.6 km)4yr-private
ATA College-Cincinnati98.5 miles (158.6 km)4yr-private
Miami University-Middletown98.6 miles (158.7 km)4yr-public
United Theological Seminary98.9 miles (159.1 km)4yr-private
Concordia Theological Seminary99.2 miles (159.6 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
PETER RABBIT NURSERY SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Nora Elementary School	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
Forest Dale Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
North Central High School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Early Learning Center	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Hilltop School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
J Everett Light Career Center	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Northview Middle School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
CORAM DEO ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
CORAM DEO ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
MIDWEST ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
ST ELIZABETH SETON PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Indiana Agriculture and Technology	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
COLONIAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Woodbrook Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Spring Mill Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
IN Sch for the Blind & Vis Imprd	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Carmel Middle School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Carmel Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
HIGHLANDS LATIN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Clay Center Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Clearwater Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
IN Math & Science Academy - North	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
ST LUKE CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Mohawk Trails Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Greenbriar Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Carmel High School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
PARK TUDOR SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Allisonville Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Towne Meadow Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
A CHILDREN'S HABITAT MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Clay Middle School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Riverside Junior High	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Riverside Intermediate School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Smoky Row Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Westlane Middle School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
College Park Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Willow Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
BREBEUF JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL OF INDIANA	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
INDIANAPOLIS JUNIOR ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
HASTEN HEBREW ACADEMY OF INDIANAPOLIS	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Broad Ripple Middle School - an IB World School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Purdue Polytechnic High Sch North	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Dynamic Minds Academy	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
West Clay Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL AT WEST CLAY	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
THE ORCHARD SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Merle Sidener Academy 59 - a High Ability School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
College Wood Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
MARIA MONTESSORI INTERNATIONAL ACA	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Creekside Middle School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Eastwood Middle School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Fox Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Cherry Tree Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
SYCAMORE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL AT BRIDGEWATER	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Joseph J. Bingham School 84 Center for Inquiry	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
EMAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
FALL CREEK MONTESSORI ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
ST LOUIS DE MONTFORT CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
ADVENT LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
ST MATTHEW CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Eliza Baker School 55 - a Butler Lab Reggio Emilia School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
McKenzie Career Center	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
THE CHILDRENS HOUSE, INC.	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Skiles Test Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
ST MONICA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
ACE Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
ST THEODORE GUERIN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
NORTHSIDE MONTESSORI	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.6 km)
Lawrence North High School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Eastbrook Elementary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
INDIANA MONTESSORI ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Prairie Trace Elementary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Rousseau McClellan School 91 - a Montessori School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Shamrock Springs Elementary School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
New Augusta Public Academy - North	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Crooked Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Crestview Elementary School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Noble Crossing Elementary School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
New Augusta Public Academy - South	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Mary Evelyn Castle Elementary Sch	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Oak Trace Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Carey Ridge Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Lantern Road Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Mary Nicholson School 70 Center for Inquiry	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
ST THOMAS AQUINAS SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
APOGEE SCHOOL FOR THE GIFTED	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Fishers Elementary School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
ACTON ACADEMY FISHERS	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Robert Lee Frost School 106 - a STEM School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Girls IN STEM Academy	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Indiana School For The Deaf	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
The Nature School of Central Indiana	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 46280

What school district is ZIP code 46280 in?

ZIP 46280 (Carmel, IN) maps to Carmel Clay Schools (LEA ID 1801200) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 46280?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 63 public and 37 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 46280 attend private school?

About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 46280 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	60.5%
High school	16.1%
Less than HS	1.1%
School district	Carmel Clay Schools

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