Gary city, IN
ZIP 46409 — 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 46409
K-12 nearby
100
Public
74
Private
26
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 46409 (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 5.2 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 0.9 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-Northwest0.9 miles (1.5 km)4yr-public
- Stellar Career College-Crown Point6.5 miles (10.5 km)2yr-private
- Purdue University Northwest8.2 miles (13.1 km)4yr-public
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph12.2 miles (19.6 km)4yr-private
- College of Court Reporting Inc14.5 miles (23.3 km)2yr-private
- South Suburban College15.8 miles (25.4 km)2yr-public
- Valparaiso University15.8 miles (25.5 km)4yr-private
- Prairie State College16.4 miles (26.3 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College17.7 miles (28.4 km)2yr-public
- Chicago State University18.8 miles (30.3 km)4yr-public
- CAAN Academy of Nursing21.3 miles (34.3 km)2yr-private
- Governors State University21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-public
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- Chicago Theological Seminary21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-private
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.21.4 miles (34.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Chicago21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
- McCormick Theological Seminary21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
- Saint Xavier University23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College23.0 miles (37.0 km)2yr-public
- Fox College23.9 miles (38.4 km)2yr-private
- Northwestern College24.7 miles (39.7 km)4yr-private
- Illinois Institute of Technology25.0 miles (40.3 km)4yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry25.1 miles (40.4 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Christian College25.1 miles (40.5 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College25.1 miles (40.5 km)2yr-public
- VanderCook College of Music25.4 miles (40.9 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago26.0 miles (41.8 km)2yr-private
- East-West University27.2 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College27.3 miles (44.0 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago27.3 miles (44.0 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University27.4 miles (44.2 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University27.7 miles (44.5 km)4yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago27.8 miles (44.7 km)4yr-private
- Generations College27.8 miles (44.8 km)2yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute27.8 miles (44.8 km)2yr-private
- Adler University27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago28.0 miles (45.0 km)4yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College28.0 miles (45.1 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office28.0 miles (45.1 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College28.1 miles (45.2 km)2yr-public
- Pacific College of Health and Science28.1 miles (45.2 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office28.2 miles (45.3 km)4yr-public
- Midwestern Career College28.2 miles (45.4 km)2yr-private
- Moraine Valley Community College28.4 miles (45.6 km)2yr-public
- The Chicago School at Chicago28.4 miles (45.7 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
- Rush University28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute28.9 miles (46.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College29.1 miles (46.8 km)2yr-public
- Morton College29.6 miles (47.6 km)2yr-public
- American Islamic College32.6 miles (52.5 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College33.5 miles (54.0 km)2yr-public
- St. Augustine College34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-private
- Dominican University35.5 miles (57.1 km)4yr-private
- North Park University35.6 miles (57.2 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago35.6 miles (57.4 km)4yr-private
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park36.0 miles (57.9 km)2yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-public
- Triton College36.8 miles (59.3 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College37.1 miles (59.7 km)2yr-public
- Hebrew Theological College39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-private
- Lewis University39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-private
- Olivet Nazarene University39.4 miles (63.4 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary39.5 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
- University of St Francis39.9 miles (64.3 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University40.1 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia40.3 miles (64.8 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie40.8 miles (65.7 km)4yr-private
- Kankakee Community College41.4 miles (66.6 km)2yr-public
- National University of Health Sciences41.6 miles (67.0 km)4yr-private
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University42.9 miles (69.1 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage43.6 miles (70.1 km)2yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc44.0 miles (70.9 km)2yr-private
- Joliet Junior College44.4 miles (71.5 km)2yr-public
- DeVry University-Administrative Office44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-public
- DeVry University-Illinois44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
- North Central College45.1 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
- Oakton College45.6 miles (73.4 km)2yr-public
- Wheaton College45.8 miles (73.6 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois46.1 miles (74.2 km)4yr-private
- Marian University-Ancilla47.8 miles (76.9 km)4yr-private
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science51.8 miles (83.3 km)2yr-private
- Trinity International University-Illinois53.2 miles (85.7 km)4yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College53.3 miles (85.8 km)2yr-public
- Aurora University54.8 miles (88.2 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College54.9 miles (88.4 km)4yr-private
- John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
- Saint Mary's College56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management56.2 miles (90.5 km)4yr-private
- Holy Cross College56.3 miles (90.5 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIFE CHRISTIAN STEAM ACADEMY | private | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| MY SAFARI PREPARATORY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| Gary Career Center | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Gary Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Bailly Middle School | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| Henry S Evans Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| MY SAFARI PREPARATORY ACADEMY GEORGIA ST. CAMPUS | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.2 km) |
| Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (3.0 km) |
| Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Early Learning Center-George Earle | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| River Forest High School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| River Forest Middle School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Steel City Academy | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| MONTESSORI ACADEMY IN THE OAKS | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| ANDREAN HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| REPAIRER OF THE BREACH MINISTRIES (D211) | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Higher Institute of Arts & Tech | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Veterans Elementary School at Mundell | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Henry P Fieler Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Merrillville Intermediate School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Beveridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| John I Meister Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Excel Center - Gary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Edgar L Miller Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Hobart Middle School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Gary Middle College | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Merrillville High School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Frankie Woods McCullough Academy | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Joan Martin Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| HAPPY DAYS CHILD CARE CENTER | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| HAPPY DAYS LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Pierce Middle School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Liberty Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Homer Iddings Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Calumet New Tech High School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| AQUINAS CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Aspire Charter Academy | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Thea Bowman Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Gary Lighthouse Charter School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Charter School of the Dunes | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Hobart High School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Virgil I Bailey Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| West Side Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| ST MARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Banneker Elementary at Marquette | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Jonas E Salk Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| John Wood Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| CALUMET CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Neighbors' New Vistas High School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| FOREST RIDGE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Gary Middle School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Griffth Jr/Sr High School | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF NWI | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| BIBLE BAPTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Beiriger Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
| Southridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| William Fegely Middle School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Joseph Hess Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| George L Myers Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Charles N Scott Middle School | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Morton Senior High School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| HIGHLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| OUR LADY OF GRACE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Excel Center - Hammond | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Mildred Merkley Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.2 km) |
| Peifer Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Highland High School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Highland Middle School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Judith Morton Johnston Elementary | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Allen J Warren Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Central Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| Warren G Harding Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Homan Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| Wallace Aylesworth Elementary | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| MORNING STAR ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| HAPPYDAYS CHILDCARE INC DBA HAPPY DAYS HIGHLAND | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| NATIVITY OF OUR SAVIOR/DIOCESE | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| Willowcreek Middle School | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Eagle Park Community School | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| INDIANA HORIZON ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.3 km) |
| INDIANA HORIZON ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.3 km) |
| Morton Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| ST MICHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| HAMMOND BAPTIST HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Portage High School | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.1 km) |
| Crisman Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| Rowena Kyle Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| Joseph Block Middle School | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.6 km) |
| James H Watson Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| Michael Grimmer Middle School | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 46409
What school district is ZIP code 46409 in?
ZIP 46409 (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 46409?
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 46409 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 46409 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 12.3% |
| High school | 39.3% |
| Less than HS | 14.7% |
| School district | Gary Community School Corporation |