East Chicago city, IN
ZIP 46312 — 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 46312
K-12 nearby
100
Public
83
Private
17
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 46312 (East Chicago, IN) is associated with City of East Chicago School District (LEA 1802880) 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 (83 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.3 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Calumet College of Saint Joseph about 2.7 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
City of East Chicago School District
LEA ID
1802880
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph2.7 miles (4.3 km)4yr-private
- Purdue University Northwest4.5 miles (7.2 km)4yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College8.2 miles (13.2 km)2yr-public
- Indiana University-Northwest8.6 miles (13.9 km)4yr-public
- South Suburban College9.0 miles (14.5 km)2yr-public
- Chicago State University9.4 miles (15.2 km)4yr-public
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-private
- Chicago Theological Seminary11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-private
- Stellar Career College-Crown Point12.2 miles (19.7 km)2yr-private
- University of Chicago12.3 miles (19.8 km)4yr-private
- McCormick Theological Seminary12.4 miles (20.0 km)4yr-private
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- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago12.4 miles (20.0 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago12.4 miles (20.0 km)4yr-private
- Prairie State College12.7 miles (20.5 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College13.4 miles (21.6 km)2yr-public
- Saint Xavier University14.1 miles (22.7 km)4yr-private
- Illinois Institute of Technology15.6 miles (25.0 km)4yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry15.7 miles (25.2 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern College15.8 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College15.8 miles (25.5 km)2yr-public
- VanderCook College of Music15.9 miles (25.6 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago16.4 miles (26.5 km)2yr-private
- Trinity Christian College17.1 miles (27.5 km)4yr-private
- CAAN Academy of Nursing17.4 miles (28.0 km)2yr-private
- East-West University17.8 miles (28.7 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College18.0 miles (28.9 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-private
- Fox College18.1 miles (29.0 km)2yr-private
- Roosevelt University18.1 miles (29.2 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College18.2 miles (29.3 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University18.3 miles (29.4 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University18.4 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago18.4 miles (29.7 km)4yr-private
- Generations College18.5 miles (29.8 km)2yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute18.5 miles (29.8 km)2yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-public
- Adler University18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office18.7 miles (30.1 km)2yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College18.7 miles (30.1 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College18.8 miles (30.2 km)2yr-public
- Pacific College of Health and Science18.8 miles (30.2 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office18.8 miles (30.2 km)4yr-public
- Midwestern Career College18.9 miles (30.4 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago19.1 miles (30.7 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
- Rush University19.2 miles (31.0 km)4yr-private
- Governors State University19.3 miles (31.0 km)4yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College19.6 miles (31.6 km)2yr-public
- Moody Bible Institute19.6 miles (31.6 km)4yr-private
- Moraine Valley Community College20.0 miles (32.3 km)2yr-public
- Morton College20.1 miles (32.3 km)2yr-public
- American Islamic College23.5 miles (37.8 km)4yr-private
- College of Court Reporting Inc23.6 miles (37.9 km)2yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College24.4 miles (39.2 km)2yr-public
- Valparaiso University24.9 miles (40.1 km)4yr-private
- St. Augustine College24.9 miles (40.1 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work24.9 miles (40.1 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-private
- Dominican University26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-private
- North Park University26.2 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park26.4 miles (42.6 km)2yr-private
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago26.4 miles (42.6 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-public
- Triton College27.3 miles (43.9 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College27.6 miles (44.4 km)2yr-public
- Hebrew Theological College29.6 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University30.7 miles (49.3 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove30.7 miles (49.5 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie31.5 miles (50.7 km)4yr-private
- Lewis University32.4 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences32.4 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-private
- University of St Francis34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University34.4 miles (55.3 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage34.6 miles (55.6 km)2yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc35.3 miles (56.8 km)2yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-public
- DeVry University-Illinois35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-private
- Oakton College36.1 miles (58.1 km)2yr-public
- North Central College36.6 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
- Joliet Junior College38.9 miles (62.6 km)2yr-public
- Olivet Nazarene University40.4 miles (65.0 km)4yr-private
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science42.3 miles (68.1 km)2yr-private
- Kankakee Community College43.1 miles (69.4 km)2yr-public
- William Rainey Harper College43.8 miles (70.5 km)2yr-public
- Trinity International University-Illinois43.9 miles (70.7 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College45.9 miles (73.8 km)4yr-private
- Aurora University46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
- Elgin Community College51.5 miles (82.9 km)2yr-public
- Judson University51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Chicago Lighthouse | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| George Washington Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Joseph Block Middle School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Carrie Gosch PK Center | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| East Chicago Central High School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| William McKinley Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| ST STANISLAUS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Washington Irving Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Nathan Hale Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Whiting Middle School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Whiting High School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| ST CASIMIR SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Warren G Harding Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Benjamin Franklin Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Area Career Center | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Hammond Central High School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Hammond Academy of Science & Tech | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Excel Center - Hammond | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Morton Senior High School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Morton Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Henry W Eggers Middle School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Lew Wallace Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| West Side Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Wilson Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| MONTESSORI CHILDRENS SCHOOLHOUSE | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Burnham Elem School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Charles N Scott Middle School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.3 km) |
| Gary Lighthouse Charter School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| MORNING STAR ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Clay Elem School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Thea Bowman Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Lincoln Elem School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| ST JOHN BOSCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Aspire Charter Academy | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Kenwood Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Frank O'Bannon Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Joseph Hess Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Wentworth Intermediate School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Wentworth Jr High School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Washington G Elem School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| ANNUNCIATA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Thomas A Edison Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Thornton Fractnl No High School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| Washington G High School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Grissom Elem School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| Addams Elem School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Sadlowski Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Center for Alternative Learning | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Center for Academics and Technolo | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Judith Morton Johnston Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Hoover Elem School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Caroline Sibley Elem School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Frankie Woods McCullough Academy | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.4 km) |
| Gallistel Elem Language Academy | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Schrum Memorial School | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| ST FRANCIS DE SALES HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Reavis Elem School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Carol Moseley Braun School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Beveridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
| School of Fine Arts | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Creative Communications Acad | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| S T E M Academy | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Taylor Elem School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| James B Eads Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| OUR LADY OF GRACE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| BIBLE BAPTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| HIGHLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| New Beginnings Learning Academy | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Ernest R Elliott Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| NEW LIFE CELEBRATION CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| ST THOMAS MORE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| Bright Elem School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Coolidge Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Wilbur Wright Middle School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| LANSING CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Munster High School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Gary Middle College | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Diekman Elem School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Highland High School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Southridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| AMERICAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Carver Military Academy HS | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Berger-Vandenberg Elem School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Marsh Elem School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Highland Middle School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Mildred Merkley Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| SACRED HEART SCHOOL-96TH | private | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Calumet New Tech High School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Lester Crawl Primary Ctr | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.8 km) |
| Excel Center - Gary | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| Frank H Hammond Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 46312
What school district is ZIP code 46312 in?
ZIP 46312 (East Chicago, IN) maps to City of East Chicago School District (LEA ID 1802880) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 46312?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 83 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 46312 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 46312 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 9.9% |
| High school | 39.7% |
| Less than HS | 26.3% |
| School district | City of East Chicago School District |