Gary city, IN
ZIP 46403 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Working ClassLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 46403
K-12 nearby
85
Public
70
Private
15
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 46403 (Gary, 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 85 K-12 schools (70 public, 15 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.6 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 Indiana University-Northwest about 5.2 miles away (4yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Gary Community School Corporation
LEA ID
1803870
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Indiana University-Northwest5.2 miles (8.4 km)4yr-public
- Purdue University Northwest11.1 miles (17.8 km)4yr-public
- Stellar Career College-Crown Point11.7 miles (18.9 km)2yr-private
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph12.7 miles (20.5 km)4yr-private
- College of Court Reporting Inc14.0 miles (22.6 km)2yr-private
- Valparaiso University15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College18.3 miles (29.4 km)2yr-public
- South Suburban College18.4 miles (29.7 km)2yr-public
- Chicago State University19.5 miles (31.3 km)4yr-public
- Prairie State College20.3 miles (32.7 km)2yr-public
- Chicago Theological Seminary20.9 miles (33.7 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.20.9 miles (33.7 km)4yr-private
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- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago21.0 miles (33.7 km)4yr-private
- McCormick Theological Seminary21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago21.2 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Chicago21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College23.0 miles (37.0 km)2yr-public
- Saint Xavier University24.3 miles (39.2 km)4yr-private
- Illinois Institute of Technology24.3 miles (39.2 km)4yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry24.4 miles (39.2 km)4yr-private
- VanderCook College of Music24.6 miles (39.7 km)4yr-private
- CAAN Academy of Nursing25.3 miles (40.7 km)2yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago25.6 miles (41.2 km)2yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College25.9 miles (41.7 km)2yr-public
- Governors State University25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-public
- Northwestern College26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-private
- East-West University26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College26.2 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago26.2 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University26.3 miles (42.4 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College26.4 miles (42.5 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University26.5 miles (42.6 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University26.5 miles (42.6 km)4yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute26.7 miles (42.9 km)2yr-private
- Generations College26.7 miles (42.9 km)2yr-private
- Adler University26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office26.8 miles (43.2 km)2yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College26.8 miles (43.2 km)4yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science26.9 miles (43.2 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College26.9 miles (43.2 km)2yr-public
- University of Illinois Chicago27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-public
- Midwestern Career College27.1 miles (43.6 km)2yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-public
- Fox College27.2 miles (43.8 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Christian College27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute27.7 miles (44.6 km)4yr-private
- Rush University27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College28.3 miles (45.6 km)2yr-public
- Morton College29.8 miles (48.0 km)2yr-public
- Moraine Valley Community College30.3 miles (48.7 km)2yr-public
- American Islamic College31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College32.0 miles (51.5 km)2yr-public
- St. Augustine College32.5 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work32.5 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago33.9 miles (54.6 km)4yr-private
- North Park University34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-private
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago34.6 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University34.9 miles (56.1 km)4yr-public
- Dominican University35.4 miles (56.9 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park35.9 miles (57.7 km)2yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College36.3 miles (58.5 km)2yr-public
- Triton College36.6 miles (59.0 km)2yr-public
- Northwestern University37.4 miles (60.1 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary37.6 miles (60.5 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Theological College37.8 miles (60.9 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia38.4 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie39.4 miles (63.4 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University40.5 miles (65.1 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove40.9 miles (65.8 km)4yr-private
- Lewis University42.2 miles (67.9 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-private
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary43.2 miles (69.6 km)4yr-private
- University of St Francis43.4 miles (69.9 km)4yr-private
- Olivet Nazarene University44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University44.6 miles (71.9 km)4yr-private
- Oakton College44.7 miles (71.9 km)2yr-public
- College of DuPage44.8 miles (72.0 km)2yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc45.5 miles (73.3 km)2yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office46.2 miles (74.3 km)4yr-public
- DeVry University-Illinois46.2 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
- Marian University-Ancilla46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-private
- Kankakee Community College46.6 miles (75.0 km)2yr-public
- Wheaton College46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-private
- North Central College46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-private
- Joliet Junior College48.1 miles (77.4 km)2yr-public
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science50.6 miles (81.4 km)2yr-private
- Trinity International University-Illinois51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-private
- Saint Mary's College52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
- Holy Cross College52.4 miles (84.4 km)4yr-private
- John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences52.5 miles (84.4 km)4yr-private
- Andrews University52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College53.0 miles (85.3 km)4yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College53.0 miles (85.3 km)2yr-public
- University of Notre Dame53.2 miles (85.7 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banneker Elementary at Marquette | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| Gary Middle School | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Charter School of the Dunes | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Virgil I Bailey Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| John I Meister Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| River Forest High School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| River Forest Middle School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Gary Middle College | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| William Fegely Middle School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| Henry S Evans Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| George L Myers Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Crisman Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Wallace Aylesworth Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Early Learning Center-George Earle | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Gary Career Center | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Gary Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Willowcreek Middle School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.3 km) |
| Central Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Neighbors' New Vistas High School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Liberty Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Veterans Elementary School at Mundell | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| NATIVITY OF OUR SAVIOR/DIOCESE | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Beveridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| LIFE CHRISTIAN STEAM ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Rowena Kyle Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Hobart Middle School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| MY SAFARI PREPARATORY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.4 km) |
| Bailly Middle School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Joan Martin Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Portage High School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Hobart High School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Thea Bowman Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Ethel R Jones Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| MY SAFARI PREPARATORY ACADEMY GEORGIA ST. CAMPUS | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Steel City Academy | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Frankie Woods McCullough Academy | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Gary Lighthouse Charter School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| MONTESSORI ACADEMY IN THE OAKS | private | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Aspire Charter Academy | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| REPAIRER OF THE BREACH MINISTRIES (D211) | private | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| EMMANUEL BAPTIST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| West Side Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| South Haven Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| ANDREAN HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.3 km) |
| Higher Institute of Arts & Tech | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Excel Center - Gary | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.8 km) |
| Henry P Fieler Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
| Paul Saylor Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| Merrillville Intermediate School | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.3 km) |
| Merrillville High School | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| John Wood Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| Calumet New Tech High School | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (13.9 km) |
| Edgar L Miller Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| HAPPY DAYS CHILD CARE CENTER | private | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| HAPPY DAYS LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| Pierce Middle School | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.4 km) |
| Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.7 km) |
| John Simatovich Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.7 km) |
| Morton Senior High School | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| Joseph Block Middle School | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| Homer Iddings Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| Charles N Scott Middle School | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| George Washington Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) |
| Newton Yost Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) |
| Joseph Hess Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.4 km) |
| Excel Center - Hammond | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.4 km) |
| AQUINAS CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.5 km) |
| East Chicago Lighthouse | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| Warren G Harding Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| Union Township Middle School | public | — | — | 9.9 miles (15.9 km) |
| Wheeler High School | public | — | — | 9.9 miles (15.9 km) |
| BIBLE BAPTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.9 miles (16.0 km) |
| East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy | public | — | — | 10.0 miles (16.1 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 46403
What school district is ZIP code 46403 in?
ZIP 46403 (Gary, 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 46403?
US5 lists 85 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 70 public and 15 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 46403 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 46403 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 24.7% |
| High school | 30.9% |
| Less than HS | 9.8% |
| School district | Gary Community School Corporation |