Hammond city, IN
ZIP 46323 — 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 46323
K-12 nearby
100
Public
80
Private
20
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 46323 (Hammond, IN) is associated with Gary Community School Corporation (LEA 1803870) 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 (80 public, 20 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.9 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 Purdue University Northwest about 1.1 miles away (4yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Gary Community School Corporation
LEA ID
1803870
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Purdue University Northwest1.1 miles (1.8 km)4yr-public
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph6.0 miles (9.7 km)4yr-private
- Indiana University-Northwest6.4 miles (10.3 km)4yr-public
- Stellar Career College-Crown Point8.4 miles (13.5 km)2yr-private
- South Suburban College8.6 miles (13.9 km)2yr-public
- Prairie State College10.6 miles (17.0 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College10.9 miles (17.5 km)2yr-public
- Chicago State University12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-public
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
- Chicago Theological Seminary15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
- CAAN Academy of Nursing15.5 miles (25.0 km)2yr-private
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- University of Chicago15.7 miles (25.2 km)4yr-private
- Saint Xavier University15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
- McCormick Theological Seminary15.9 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago15.9 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago15.9 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College16.4 miles (26.4 km)2yr-public
- Governors State University16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-public
- Fox College17.2 miles (27.7 km)2yr-private
- Northwestern College17.5 miles (28.1 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Christian College17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College18.1 miles (29.1 km)2yr-public
- Illinois Institute of Technology19.0 miles (30.5 km)4yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry19.1 miles (30.8 km)4yr-private
- VanderCook College of Music19.3 miles (31.1 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago19.6 miles (31.6 km)2yr-private
- Moraine Valley Community College21.1 miles (33.9 km)2yr-public
- East-West University21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College21.5 miles (34.7 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago21.6 miles (34.7 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University21.7 miles (34.9 km)4yr-private
- College of Court Reporting Inc21.7 miles (35.0 km)2yr-private
- American Academy of Art College21.8 miles (35.0 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-public
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
- Generations College22.1 miles (35.5 km)2yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute22.1 miles (35.5 km)2yr-private
- Adler University22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office22.3 miles (35.9 km)2yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College22.4 miles (36.0 km)2yr-public
- Pacific College of Health and Science22.4 miles (36.0 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern Career College22.5 miles (36.2 km)2yr-private
- Rush University22.6 miles (36.4 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago22.6 miles (36.4 km)4yr-private
- Morton College22.7 miles (36.6 km)2yr-public
- Erikson Institute22.8 miles (36.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College23.0 miles (37.0 km)2yr-public
- Valparaiso University23.1 miles (37.2 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute23.2 miles (37.4 km)4yr-private
- American Islamic College27.1 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College28.0 miles (45.0 km)2yr-public
- Concordia University-Chicago28.2 miles (45.3 km)4yr-private
- St. Augustine College28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-private
- Dominican University28.8 miles (46.4 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park29.3 miles (47.1 km)2yr-private
- North Park University29.8 miles (47.9 km)4yr-private
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago29.9 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
- Triton College30.1 miles (48.5 km)2yr-public
- Northeastern Illinois University30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-public
- Loyola University Chicago30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College30.8 miles (49.5 km)2yr-public
- Lewis University32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove32.6 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University33.1 miles (53.2 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Theological College33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
- University of St Francis33.4 miles (53.8 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University33.9 miles (54.6 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary34.2 miles (55.1 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia35.0 miles (56.3 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie35.0 miles (56.4 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University35.7 miles (57.4 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage36.3 miles (58.5 km)2yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc36.8 miles (59.2 km)2yr-private
- Olivet Nazarene University37.1 miles (59.7 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office37.4 miles (60.1 km)4yr-public
- DeVry University-Illinois37.4 miles (60.1 km)4yr-private
- North Central College37.8 miles (60.9 km)4yr-private
- Joliet Junior College38.1 miles (61.3 km)2yr-public
- Wheaton College38.5 miles (62.0 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-private
- Oakton College39.4 miles (63.3 km)2yr-public
- Kankakee Community College39.7 miles (63.9 km)2yr-public
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science45.6 miles (73.5 km)2yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College46.6 miles (75.0 km)2yr-public
- Trinity International University-Illinois47.4 miles (76.3 km)4yr-private
- Aurora University47.6 miles (76.6 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College49.5 miles (79.6 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing51.5 miles (82.8 km)4yr-private
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-private
- Elgin Community College53.6 miles (86.3 km)2yr-public
- Waubonsee Community College53.8 miles (86.6 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excel Center - Hammond | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.7 km) |
| Warren G Harding Elementary School | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.9 km) |
| Morton Elementary School | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| Morton Senior High School | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| MORNING STAR ACADEMY | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Charles N Scott Middle School | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Joseph Hess Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Judith Morton Johnston Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| OUR LADY OF GRACE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Frank O'Bannon Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| ST JOHN BOSCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| West Side Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| BIBLE BAPTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| HIGHLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| ST STANISLAUS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Thomas A Edison Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| William McKinley Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Aspire Charter Academy | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Highland High School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.7 km) |
| Lew Wallace Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Southridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Highland Middle School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Ernest R Elliott Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Hammond Central High School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Joseph Block Middle School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Gary Lighthouse Charter School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| George Washington Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Mildred Merkley Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Area Career Center | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Wilbur Wright Middle School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| James B Eads Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| ST THOMAS MORE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Henry W Eggers Middle School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Munster High School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Kenwood Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Frankie Woods McCullough Academy | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| East Chicago Lighthouse | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| MONTESSORI CHILDRENS SCHOOLHOUSE | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Calumet New Tech High School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Thea Bowman Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Washington Irving Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Carrie Gosch PK Center | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| CALUMET CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| East Chicago Central High School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Center for Academics and Technolo | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Allen J Warren Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Center for Alternative Learning | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Frank H Hammond Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Griffth Jr/Sr High School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Beiriger Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Excel Center - Gary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| LANSING CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Hammond Academy of Science & Tech | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| ST MARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Reavis Elem School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Coolidge Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Schrum Memorial School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| ST CASIMIR SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Lincoln Elem School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Wilson Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| HAPPYDAYS CHILDCARE INC DBA HAPPY DAYS HIGHLAND | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Beveridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Hoover Elem School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Lester Crawl Primary Ctr | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| REPAIRER OF THE BREACH MINISTRIES (D211) | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Steel City Academy | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Thornton Fractnl No High School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Thornton Fractnl So High School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Nathan Hale Elem School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Wentworth Jr High School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Wentworth Intermediate School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Memorial Jr High School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Heritage Middle School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| AMERICAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Burnham Elem School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| EAGLE ACADEMY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Carol Moseley Braun School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Oak Glen Elem School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Caroline Sibley Elem School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Creative Communications Acad | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| School of Fine Arts | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| S T E M Academy | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
| Gary Middle College | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Protsman Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| New Beginnings Learning Academy | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| PLUM CREEK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| PLUM CREEK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Clay Elem School | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 46323
What school district is ZIP code 46323 in?
ZIP 46323 (Hammond, IN) maps to Gary Community School Corporation (LEA ID 1803870) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 46323?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 80 public and 20 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 46323 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 46323 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 15.5% |
| High school | 38.8% |
| Less than HS | 15.3% |
| School district | Gary Community School Corporation |