Gary city, IN
ZIP 46407 — 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 46407
K-12 nearby
100
Public
77
Private
23
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 46407 (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 (77 public, 23 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.8 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 Indiana University-Northwest about 1.5 miles away (4yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Gary Community School Corporation
LEA ID
1803870
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Indiana University-Northwest1.5 miles (2.4 km)4yr-public
- Purdue University Northwest7.5 miles (12.0 km)4yr-public
- Stellar Career College-Crown Point8.1 miles (13.0 km)2yr-private
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph10.6 miles (17.1 km)4yr-private
- South Suburban College15.1 miles (24.2 km)2yr-public
- College of Court Reporting Inc15.7 miles (25.2 km)2yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College16.2 miles (26.0 km)2yr-public
- Prairie State College16.4 miles (26.4 km)2yr-public
- Valparaiso University17.0 miles (27.4 km)4yr-private
- Chicago State University17.4 miles (27.9 km)4yr-public
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago19.7 miles (31.6 km)4yr-private
- Chicago Theological Seminary19.7 miles (31.6 km)4yr-private
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- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.19.7 miles (31.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Chicago20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-private
- McCormick Theological Seminary20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago20.1 miles (32.3 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College21.4 miles (34.4 km)2yr-public
- CAAN Academy of Nursing21.4 miles (34.4 km)2yr-private
- Saint Xavier University21.8 miles (35.0 km)4yr-private
- Governors State University21.9 miles (35.2 km)4yr-public
- Illinois Institute of Technology23.2 miles (37.4 km)4yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern College23.5 miles (37.8 km)4yr-private
- Fox College23.5 miles (37.9 km)2yr-private
- VanderCook College of Music23.6 miles (38.0 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College23.7 miles (38.2 km)2yr-public
- Trinity Christian College24.2 miles (39.0 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago24.3 miles (39.1 km)2yr-private
- East-West University25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College25.4 miles (40.9 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago25.5 miles (41.0 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University25.6 miles (41.2 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College25.6 miles (41.3 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University25.8 miles (41.5 km)4yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago25.9 miles (41.6 km)4yr-private
- Generations College25.9 miles (41.7 km)2yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute25.9 miles (41.7 km)2yr-private
- Adler University26.1 miles (41.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office26.1 miles (42.1 km)2yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College26.1 miles (42.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago26.1 miles (42.1 km)4yr-public
- Pacific College of Health and Science26.2 miles (42.1 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College26.2 miles (42.1 km)2yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office26.3 miles (42.3 km)4yr-public
- Midwestern Career College26.4 miles (42.4 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago26.5 miles (42.7 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-private
- Rush University26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute27.0 miles (43.5 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College27.3 miles (43.9 km)2yr-public
- Moraine Valley Community College27.4 miles (44.0 km)2yr-public
- Morton College28.0 miles (45.1 km)2yr-public
- American Islamic College30.7 miles (49.4 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College31.6 miles (50.9 km)2yr-public
- St. Augustine College32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago33.7 miles (54.2 km)4yr-private
- North Park University33.7 miles (54.2 km)4yr-private
- Dominican University33.9 miles (54.5 km)4yr-private
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago33.9 miles (54.6 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University34.2 miles (55.1 km)4yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park34.4 miles (55.3 km)2yr-private
- Triton College35.2 miles (56.6 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College35.3 miles (56.8 km)2yr-public
- Hebrew Theological College37.2 miles (59.8 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University37.3 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary37.5 miles (60.3 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia38.3 miles (61.6 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove38.5 miles (62.0 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-private
- Lewis University38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie38.9 miles (62.6 km)4yr-private
- University of St Francis39.7 miles (63.9 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences40.3 miles (64.8 km)4yr-private
- Olivet Nazarene University40.7 miles (65.5 km)4yr-private
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary40.7 miles (65.5 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage42.4 miles (68.2 km)2yr-public
- Kankakee Community College42.8 miles (68.9 km)2yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc42.9 miles (69.1 km)2yr-private
- DeVry University-Illinois43.5 miles (70.1 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office43.5 miles (70.1 km)4yr-public
- Oakton College43.8 miles (70.5 km)2yr-public
- North Central College44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-private
- Joliet Junior College44.3 miles (71.3 km)2yr-public
- Wheaton College44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
- Marian University-Ancilla48.7 miles (78.4 km)4yr-private
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science49.9 miles (80.3 km)2yr-private
- Trinity International University-Illinois51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College51.7 miles (83.2 km)2yr-public
- Lake Forest College53.0 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
- Aurora University54.0 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-private
- Saint Mary's College56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-private
- John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
- Holy Cross College56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Gary Middle College | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Gary Career Center | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Gary Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Beveridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| LIFE CHRISTIAN STEAM ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| MY SAFARI PREPARATORY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Henry S Evans Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Steel City Academy | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Frankie Woods McCullough Academy | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| River Forest High School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Bailly Middle School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| River Forest Middle School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| REPAIRER OF THE BREACH MINISTRIES (D211) | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Thea Bowman Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| MY SAFARI PREPARATORY ACADEMY GEORGIA ST. CAMPUS | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Gary Lighthouse Charter School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Aspire Charter Academy | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Early Learning Center-George Earle | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Excel Center - Gary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| John I Meister Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| West Side Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Veterans Elementary School at Mundell | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Banneker Elementary at Marquette | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Charter School of the Dunes | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| MONTESSORI ACADEMY IN THE OAKS | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Calumet New Tech High School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Higher Institute of Arts & Tech | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| ANDREAN HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Gary Middle School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Merrillville Intermediate School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Henry P Fieler Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Virgil I Bailey Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.1 km) |
| Hobart Middle School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Edgar L Miller Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Liberty Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Joan Martin Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Morton Senior High School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Charles N Scott Middle School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Joseph Hess Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Merrillville High School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| BIBLE BAPTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| CALUMET CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Excel Center - Hammond | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| ST MARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| HAPPY DAYS LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| HAPPY DAYS CHILD CARE CENTER | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Pierce Middle School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
| Southridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Warren G Harding Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Homer Iddings Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Griffth Jr/Sr High School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.2 km) |
| Neighbors' New Vistas High School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| William Fegely Middle School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Hobart High School | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Beiriger Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| AQUINAS CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Judith Morton Johnston Elementary | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| OUR LADY OF GRACE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| George L Myers Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| HIGHLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| MORNING STAR ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Joseph Block Middle School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Morton Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.2 km) |
| George Washington Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Highland High School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Highland Middle School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Mildred Merkley Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Jonas E Salk Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| FOREST RIDGE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| Allen J Warren Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| Central Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| East Chicago Lighthouse | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| Wallace Aylesworth Elementary | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (12.0 km) |
| John Wood Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| Willowcreek Middle School | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.2 km) |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| NATIVITY OF OUR SAVIOR/DIOCESE | private | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF NWI | private | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| HAPPYDAYS CHILDCARE INC DBA HAPPY DAYS HIGHLAND | private | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Crisman Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.8 km) |
| Peifer Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.1 km) |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| ST STANISLAUS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Homan Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Rowena Kyle Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.6 km) |
| Ernest R Elliott Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| William McKinley Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 46407
What school district is ZIP code 46407 in?
ZIP 46407 (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 46407?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 77 public and 23 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 46407 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 46407 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 11.1% |
| High school | 39.6% |
| Less than HS | 19.0% |
| School district | Gary Community School Corporation |