Gary city, IN
ZIP 46406 — 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 46406
K-12 nearby
100
Public
80
Private
20
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 46406 (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 100 K-12 schools (80 public, 20 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.3 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 Purdue University Northwest about 3.7 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)
- Purdue University Northwest3.7 miles (5.9 km)4yr-public
- Indiana University-Northwest4.8 miles (7.8 km)4yr-public
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph6.5 miles (10.4 km)4yr-private
- Stellar Career College-Crown Point8.9 miles (14.3 km)2yr-private
- South Suburban College10.9 miles (17.6 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College11.9 miles (19.2 km)2yr-public
- Prairie State College13.1 miles (21.1 km)2yr-public
- Chicago State University13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-public
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- Chicago Theological Seminary15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- University of Chicago16.2 miles (26.0 km)4yr-private
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- McCormick Theological Seminary16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College17.3 miles (27.8 km)2yr-public
- Saint Xavier University17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-private
- CAAN Academy of Nursing18.1 miles (29.0 km)2yr-private
- Northwestern College19.1 miles (30.8 km)4yr-private
- Governors State University19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-public
- Illinois Institute of Technology19.4 miles (31.2 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College19.4 miles (31.3 km)2yr-public
- Illinois College of Optometry19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-private
- Fox College19.7 miles (31.7 km)2yr-private
- VanderCook College of Music19.8 miles (31.8 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Christian College19.9 miles (32.1 km)4yr-private
- College of Court Reporting Inc20.0 miles (32.2 km)2yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago20.3 miles (32.7 km)2yr-private
- Valparaiso University21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-private
- East-West University21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University22.1 miles (35.5 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago22.3 miles (35.8 km)4yr-private
- Generations College22.3 miles (35.9 km)2yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute22.3 miles (35.9 km)2yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago22.4 miles (36.0 km)4yr-public
- Adler University22.4 miles (36.1 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office22.5 miles (36.3 km)2yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College22.5 miles (36.3 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College22.6 miles (36.3 km)2yr-public
- Pacific College of Health and Science22.6 miles (36.3 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office22.6 miles (36.4 km)4yr-public
- Midwestern Career College22.7 miles (36.6 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago22.9 miles (36.8 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-private
- Moraine Valley Community College23.0 miles (37.1 km)2yr-public
- Rush University23.1 miles (37.2 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute23.4 miles (37.7 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College23.5 miles (37.8 km)2yr-public
- Morton College23.8 miles (38.4 km)2yr-public
- American Islamic College27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College28.1 miles (45.3 km)2yr-public
- St. Augustine College28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
- Dominican University29.8 miles (47.9 km)4yr-private
- North Park University30.1 miles (48.4 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park30.3 miles (48.7 km)2yr-private
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago30.3 miles (48.8 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-public
- Triton College31.1 miles (50.0 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College31.4 miles (50.6 km)2yr-public
- Hebrew Theological College33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University33.9 miles (54.6 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary34.2 miles (55.1 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University34.4 miles (55.3 km)4yr-private
- Lewis University34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia35.0 miles (56.3 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie35.3 miles (56.9 km)4yr-private
- University of St Francis35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-private
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary36.3 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage38.0 miles (61.1 km)2yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc38.6 miles (62.1 km)2yr-private
- DeVry University-Illinois39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-public
- Olivet Nazarene University39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-private
- North Central College39.8 miles (64.0 km)4yr-private
- Oakton College40.0 miles (64.3 km)2yr-public
- Wheaton College40.1 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois40.4 miles (65.0 km)4yr-private
- Joliet Junior College40.6 miles (65.3 km)2yr-public
- Kankakee Community College41.8 miles (67.2 km)2yr-public
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science46.2 miles (74.3 km)2yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College47.6 miles (76.6 km)2yr-public
- Trinity International University-Illinois47.8 miles (76.9 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-private
- Aurora University49.7 miles (79.9 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management50.8 miles (81.7 km)4yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing52.7 miles (84.8 km)4yr-private
- Marian University-Ancilla53.1 miles (85.4 km)4yr-private
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science53.5 miles (86.0 km)4yr-private
- Elgin Community College55.1 miles (88.7 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Side Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| Gary Lighthouse Charter School | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Aspire Charter Academy | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Thea Bowman Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Frankie Woods McCullough Academy | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Morton Senior High School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Warren G Harding Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Excel Center - Hammond | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Charles N Scott Middle School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Beveridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Joseph Hess Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Joseph Block Middle School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| George Washington Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Morton Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| MORNING STAR ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| East Chicago Lighthouse | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Judith Morton Johnston Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Excel Center - Gary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| BIBLE BAPTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.0 km) |
| Steel City Academy | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.0 km) |
| Gary Middle College | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Calumet New Tech High School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| ST STANISLAUS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| OUR LADY OF GRACE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| REPAIRER OF THE BREACH MINISTRIES (D211) | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| William McKinley Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| HIGHLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Southridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Carrie Gosch PK Center | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Highland High School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| East Chicago Central High School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| CALUMET CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Highland Middle School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| ST JOHN BOSCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Frank O'Bannon Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Mildred Merkley Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| ST MARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Griffth Jr/Sr High School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Beiriger Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Hammond Central High School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| Lew Wallace Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| Washington Irving Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| LIFE CHRISTIAN STEAM ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| MY SAFARI PREPARATORY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| Thomas A Edison Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.8 km) |
| Ernest R Elliott Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.8 km) |
| Area Career Center | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Allen J Warren Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Henry W Eggers Middle School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Gary Career Center | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Gary Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Wilbur Wright Middle School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| MONTESSORI CHILDRENS SCHOOLHOUSE | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.4 km) |
| ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.4 km) |
| ST CASIMIR SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Kenwood Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| ST THOMAS MORE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| James B Eads Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Munster High School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Hammond Academy of Science & Tech | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Frank H Hammond Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| HAPPYDAYS CHILDCARE INC DBA HAPPY DAYS HIGHLAND | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.2 km) |
| Center for Academics and Technolo | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.2 km) |
| Bailly Middle School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.2 km) |
| Center for Alternative Learning | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Wilson Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Henry S Evans Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| MY SAFARI PREPARATORY ACADEMY GEORGIA ST. CAMPUS | private | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Lincoln Elem School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Edgar L Miller Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| LANSING CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| Reavis Elem School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Schrum Memorial School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Coolidge Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Nathan Hale Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.2 km) |
| Whiting Middle School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Whiting High School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Thornton Fractnl No High School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Hoover Elem School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Higher Institute of Arts & Tech | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Merrillville Intermediate School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| Wentworth Jr High School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Wentworth Intermediate School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| River Forest High School | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| River Forest Middle School | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 46406
What school district is ZIP code 46406 in?
ZIP 46406 (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 46406?
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 46406 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 46406 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 8.6% |
| High school | 41.4% |
| Less than HS | 19.0% |
| School district | Gary Community School Corporation |