Gary city, IN
ZIP 46408 — 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 46408
K-12 nearby
100
Public
74
Private
26
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 46408 (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 (74 public, 26 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.6 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 1.8 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-Northwest1.8 miles (2.9 km)4yr-public
- Stellar Career College-Crown Point5.2 miles (8.4 km)2yr-private
- Purdue University Northwest6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-public
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph10.8 miles (17.4 km)4yr-private
- South Suburban College13.6 miles (21.9 km)2yr-public
- Prairie State College14.1 miles (22.6 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College16.1 miles (25.9 km)2yr-public
- College of Court Reporting Inc16.6 miles (26.6 km)2yr-private
- Chicago State University17.2 miles (27.7 km)4yr-public
- Valparaiso University17.9 miles (28.9 km)4yr-private
- CAAN Academy of Nursing19.0 miles (30.6 km)2yr-private
- Governors State University19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-public
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- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago20.1 miles (32.4 km)4yr-private
- Chicago Theological Seminary20.2 miles (32.4 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.20.2 miles (32.4 km)4yr-private
- University of Chicago20.5 miles (33.1 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago20.7 miles (33.3 km)4yr-private
- McCormick Theological Seminary20.7 miles (33.3 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago20.7 miles (33.3 km)4yr-private
- Saint Xavier University21.1 miles (33.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College21.5 miles (34.6 km)2yr-public
- Fox College21.6 miles (34.7 km)2yr-private
- Northwestern College22.8 miles (36.7 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Christian College23.1 miles (37.1 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College23.4 miles (37.7 km)2yr-public
- Illinois Institute of Technology23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry23.9 miles (38.5 km)4yr-private
- VanderCook College of Music24.2 miles (38.9 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago24.6 miles (39.6 km)2yr-private
- East-West University26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College26.2 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago26.3 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
- Moraine Valley Community College26.3 miles (42.3 km)2yr-public
- Roosevelt University26.4 miles (42.4 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College26.4 miles (42.6 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University26.5 miles (42.7 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago26.7 miles (43.0 km)4yr-private
- Generations College26.8 miles (43.0 km)2yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute26.8 miles (43.0 km)2yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-public
- Adler University26.9 miles (43.2 km)4yr-private
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College27.0 miles (43.4 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office27.0 miles (43.4 km)2yr-public
- Pacific College of Health and Science27.0 miles (43.5 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College27.0 miles (43.5 km)2yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office27.1 miles (43.5 km)4yr-public
- Midwestern Career College27.2 miles (43.7 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago27.3 miles (44.0 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute27.4 miles (44.1 km)4yr-private
- Rush University27.5 miles (44.2 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College27.9 miles (44.9 km)2yr-public
- Moody Bible Institute27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-private
- Morton College28.0 miles (45.0 km)2yr-public
- American Islamic College31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College32.6 miles (52.4 km)2yr-public
- St. Augustine College33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago33.3 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
- Dominican University34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park34.5 miles (55.5 km)2yr-private
- North Park University34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-private
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago34.7 miles (55.9 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago34.8 miles (55.9 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University35.0 miles (56.4 km)4yr-public
- Triton College35.3 miles (56.8 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College35.8 miles (57.6 km)2yr-public
- Lewis University37.0 miles (59.5 km)4yr-private
- University of St Francis37.6 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
- Olivet Nazarene University37.7 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Theological College37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University38.4 miles (61.8 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University38.4 miles (61.8 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary38.6 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia39.4 miles (63.4 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie39.8 miles (64.0 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences39.8 miles (64.0 km)4yr-private
- Kankakee Community College39.8 miles (64.1 km)2yr-public
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University40.9 miles (65.8 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage41.6 miles (67.0 km)2yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc42.0 miles (67.6 km)2yr-private
- Joliet Junior College42.1 miles (67.8 km)2yr-public
- DeVry University-Administrative Office42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-public
- DeVry University-Illinois42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-private
- North Central College43.0 miles (69.2 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College43.9 miles (70.6 km)4yr-private
- Oakton College44.4 miles (71.4 km)2yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Illinois44.4 miles (71.5 km)4yr-private
- Marian University-Ancilla49.9 miles (80.3 km)4yr-private
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science50.6 miles (81.4 km)2yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College51.8 miles (83.4 km)2yr-public
- Trinity International University-Illinois52.2 miles (84.0 km)4yr-private
- Aurora University52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College54.0 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management55.2 miles (88.9 km)4yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing56.8 miles (91.3 km)4yr-private
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
- John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPAIRER OF THE BREACH MINISTRIES (D211) | private | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| Steel City Academy | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Excel Center - Gary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.3 km) |
| MY SAFARI PREPARATORY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| LIFE CHRISTIAN STEAM ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Calumet New Tech High School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Bailly Middle School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| MY SAFARI PREPARATORY ACADEMY GEORGIA ST. CAMPUS | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Edgar L Miller Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Frankie Woods McCullough Academy | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Higher Institute of Arts & Tech | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Merrillville Intermediate School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Gary Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Gary Career Center | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Henry P Fieler Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| ANDREAN HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Beveridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| ST MARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| CALUMET CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Aspire Charter Academy | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Henry S Evans Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Griffth Jr/Sr High School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| MONTESSORI ACADEMY IN THE OAKS | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| BIBLE BAPTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Gary Lighthouse Charter School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Beiriger Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Thea Bowman Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| West Side Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Southridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Merrillville High School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| HAPPY DAYS CHILD CARE CENTER | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| HAPPY DAYS LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Homer Iddings Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Gary Middle College | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Joseph Hess Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Pierce Middle School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| FOREST RIDGE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| AQUINAS CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Charles N Scott Middle School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| HIGHLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| OUR LADY OF GRACE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Early Learning Center-George Earle | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| Mildred Merkley Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| River Forest High School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Morton Senior High School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Highland High School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Highland Middle School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| River Forest Middle School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Allen J Warren Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Jonas E Salk Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Judith Morton Johnston Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Excel Center - Hammond | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Veterans Elementary School at Mundell | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF NWI | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Peifer Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| HAPPYDAYS CHILDCARE INC DBA HAPPY DAYS HIGHLAND | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| MORNING STAR ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| Homan Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.8 km) |
| Warren G Harding Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Morton Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| ST MICHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| John I Meister Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| HAMMOND BAPTIST HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Hobart Middle School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Joan Martin Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Ernest R Elliott Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Liberty Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| James H Watson Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| Michael Grimmer Middle School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| Frank H Hammond Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Wilbur Wright Middle School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| John Wood Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Munster High School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Charter School of the Dunes | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Joseph Block Middle School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| Banneker Elementary at Marquette | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| Frank O'Bannon Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| ST JOHN BOSCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Eagle Park Community School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.7 km) |
| East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| ST THOMAS MORE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| George Washington Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Hobart High School | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Virgil I Bailey Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (12.0 km) |
| ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| Lake Central High School | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Gary Middle School | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 46408
What school district is ZIP code 46408 in?
ZIP 46408 (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 46408?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 74 public and 26 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 46408 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 46408 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 12.2% |
| High school | 42.1% |
| Less than HS | 15.6% |
| School district | Gary Community School Corporation |