ZIP 46303 — 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 46303

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 46303 (Cedar Lake, IN) is associated with Crown Point Community School Corporation (LEA 1802490) 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 56 K-12 schools (41 public, 15 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.3 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 Stellar Career College-Crown Point about 8.0 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Crown Point Community School Corporation

LEA ID

1802490

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (100)

Stellar Career College-Crown Point8.0 miles (12.9 km)2yr-private
Governors State University13.3 miles (21.5 km)4yr-public
Prairie State College13.3 miles (21.5 km)2yr-public
Purdue University Northwest14.6 miles (23.4 km)4yr-public
Indiana University-Northwest14.7 miles (23.6 km)4yr-public
CAAN Academy of Nursing15.9 miles (25.6 km)2yr-private
South Suburban College17.6 miles (28.4 km)2yr-public
Calumet College of Saint Joseph20.6 miles (33.1 km)4yr-private
Fox College20.6 miles (33.1 km)2yr-private
College of Court Reporting Inc22.4 miles (36.0 km)2yr-private
Valparaiso University23.6 miles (37.9 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College23.9 miles (38.5 km)2yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Chicago State University24.8 miles (39.8 km)4yr-public
Olivet Nazarene University25.5 miles (41.0 km)4yr-private
Trinity Christian College25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-private
Saint Xavier University26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-private
Kankakee Community College27.1 miles (43.6 km)2yr-public
Northwestern College27.6 miles (44.5 km)4yr-private
Moraine Valley Community College28.9 miles (46.5 km)2yr-public
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago29.0 miles (46.7 km)4yr-private
Chicago Theological Seminary29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College29.3 miles (47.1 km)2yr-public
University of Chicago29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College29.4 miles (47.2 km)2yr-public
Catholic Theological Union at Chicago29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
McCormick Theological Seminary29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
Illinois Institute of Technology32.5 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago32.7 miles (52.6 km)2yr-private
Illinois College of Optometry32.8 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
VanderCook College of Music32.9 miles (53.0 km)4yr-private
University of St Francis33.8 miles (54.3 km)4yr-private
Morton College34.4 miles (55.4 km)2yr-public
Lewis University34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-private
East-West University35.2 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
Spertus College35.4 miles (56.9 km)4yr-private
Columbia College Chicago35.4 miles (57.0 km)4yr-private
Roosevelt University35.5 miles (57.2 km)4yr-private
University of Illinois Chicago35.5 miles (57.2 km)4yr-public
American Academy of Art College35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-private
DePaul University35.6 miles (57.4 km)4yr-private
National Louis University35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
School of the Art Institute of Chicago35.9 miles (57.7 km)4yr-private
Generations College35.9 miles (57.8 km)2yr-private
Taylor Business Institute35.9 miles (57.8 km)2yr-private
Rush University36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-private
Adler University36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Administrative Office36.0 miles (58.0 km)4yr-public
City Colleges of Chicago-District Office36.2 miles (58.2 km)2yr-public
Meadville Theological School of Lombard College36.2 miles (58.2 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College36.2 miles (58.3 km)2yr-public
Pacific College of Health and Science36.2 miles (58.3 km)4yr-private
Midwestern Career College36.3 miles (58.4 km)2yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College36.3 miles (58.4 km)2yr-public
The Chicago School at Chicago36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-private
Erikson Institute36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
Moody Bible Institute37.1 miles (59.7 km)4yr-private
Joliet Junior College37.4 miles (60.2 km)2yr-public
Concordia University-Chicago40.1 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
Dominican University40.6 miles (65.4 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park41.0 miles (66.0 km)2yr-private
American Islamic College41.1 miles (66.1 km)4yr-private
Midwestern University-Downers Grove41.3 miles (66.5 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College41.9 miles (67.4 km)2yr-public
Triton College41.9 miles (67.4 km)2yr-public
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary42.4 miles (68.2 km)4yr-private
Benedictine University42.4 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
St. Augustine College42.4 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
Institute for Clinical Social Work42.4 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
North Park University43.2 miles (69.6 km)4yr-private
Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago43.4 miles (69.8 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College43.5 miles (69.9 km)2yr-public
Elmhurst University43.5 miles (69.9 km)4yr-private
National University of Health Sciences43.6 miles (70.1 km)4yr-private
Northeastern Illinois University43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc44.0 miles (70.9 km)2yr-private
North Central College44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-private
Loyola University Chicago44.3 miles (71.3 km)4yr-private
College of DuPage44.5 miles (71.6 km)2yr-public
DeVry University-Illinois44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Administrative Office44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-public
Hebrew Theological College46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-private
Wheaton College46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-private
Northwestern University47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-private
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-private
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie48.5 miles (78.0 km)4yr-private
NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia49.0 miles (78.8 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Illinois49.2 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
Oakton College51.9 miles (83.5 km)2yr-public
Aurora University52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
Marian University-Ancilla53.6 miles (86.3 km)4yr-private
William Rainey Harper College57.7 miles (92.9 km)2yr-public
Worsham College of Mortuary Science58.3 miles (93.8 km)2yr-private
Waubonsee Community College58.5 miles (94.1 km)2yr-public
Trinity International University-Illinois60.6 miles (97.5 km)4yr-private
Ambria College of Nursing61.5 miles (98.9 km)4yr-private
Elgin Community College62.2 miles (100.1 km)2yr-public
Lake Forest College63.1 miles (101.6 km)4yr-private
Judson University63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Hanover Central High School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.9 km)
Hanover Central Middle School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Jane Ball Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Red Cedars Elementary	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Lincoln Elementary School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Douglas MacArthur Elem School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
ILLIANA CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
ILLIANA CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
PROTESTANT REFORMED/HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
CROWN POINT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
ST JOHN EVANGELIST SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Hal E Clark Middle School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Lake Prairie Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Lake Street Elementary School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Kolling Elementary School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Dwight D Eisenhower Elem School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Crown Point High School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Robert Taft Middle School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Colonel John Wheeler Middle School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Lake Central High School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
Timothy Ball Elementary School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Solon Robinson Elementary School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Oak Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Beecher Junior High School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
George Bibich Elementary School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Lowell Senior High School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Michael Grimmer Middle School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
James H Watson Elementary School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Lowell Middle School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
Lowell Intermediate School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
Three Creeks Elem School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Beecher High School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Eagle Park Community School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Beecher Elem School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
ST MICHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
HAMMOND BAPTIST HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Peifer Elementary School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Kahler Middle School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Homan Elementary School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF NWI	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
FOREST RIDGE ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Rickover Jr High School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Strassburg Elem	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Balmoral Elem Sch	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
ILLINOIS LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Jonas E Salk Elementary School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
ILLINOIS LUTHERAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Crete Elementary School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
PLUM CREEK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
PLUM CREEK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Crete-Monee Early Childhood Cntr	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Protsman Elementary School	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Bloom Trail High School	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Wagoner Elem	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 46303

What school district is ZIP code 46303 in?

ZIP 46303 (Cedar Lake, IN) maps to Crown Point Community School Corporation (LEA ID 1802490) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 46303?

US5 lists 56 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 41 public and 15 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 46303 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 46303 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	24.2%
High school	36.5%
Less than HS	5.1%
School district	Crown Point Community School Corporation

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