ZIP 46542 — 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 46542

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 46542 (Milford, IN) is associated with Fairfield Community Schools (LEA 1803480) 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 22 K-12 schools (12 public, 10 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.1 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 Goshen College about 11.7 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Fairfield Community Schools

LEA ID

1803480

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

Goshen College11.7 miles (18.9 km)4yr-private
Grace College and Theological Seminary12.1 miles (19.5 km)4yr-private
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary18.7 miles (30.1 km)4yr-private
Bethel University25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-private
Indiana University-South Bend26.0 miles (41.9 km)4yr-public
Manchester University27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-private
John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences27.4 miles (44.1 km)4yr-private
University of Notre Dame28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
Holy Cross College28.8 miles (46.4 km)4yr-private
Saint Mary's College29.4 miles (47.2 km)4yr-private
Marian University-Ancilla30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-private
Glen Oaks Community College39.3 miles (63.2 km)2yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Huntington University39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
Southwestern Michigan College40.8 miles (65.6 km)2yr-public
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-private
Ross Medical Education Center-Fort Wayne42.4 miles (68.2 km)2yr-private
Concordia Theological Seminary43.3 miles (69.7 km)4yr-private
Purdue University Fort Wayne44.0 miles (70.8 km)4yr-public
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-private
Indiana Institute of Technology44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-private
Andrews University46.5 miles (74.9 km)4yr-private
Trine University47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-private
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-private
Lake Michigan College55.4 miles (89.2 km)2yr-public
Kalamazoo Valley Community College58.1 miles (93.5 km)2yr-public
Valparaiso University60.8 miles (97.9 km)4yr-private
West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty61.3 miles (98.7 km)2yr-private
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion61.6 miles (99.2 km)4yr-private
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global62.0 miles (99.8 km)4yr-private
College of Court Reporting Inc62.2 miles (100.1 km)2yr-private
Western Michigan University62.6 miles (100.7 km)4yr-public
Kalamazoo College63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-private
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine63.5 miles (102.2 km)4yr-private
Indiana University-Kokomo66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-public
Taylor University67.8 miles (109.1 km)4yr-private
Hillsdale College73.8 miles (118.8 km)4yr-private
Kellogg Community College74.0 miles (119.1 km)2yr-public
Indiana University-Northwest76.8 miles (123.6 km)4yr-public
Defiance College78.8 miles (126.8 km)4yr-private
Stellar Career College-Crown Point79.5 miles (128.0 km)2yr-private
Northwest State Community College81.5 miles (131.2 km)2yr-public
Albion College82.4 miles (132.6 km)4yr-private
Purdue University Northwest84.0 miles (135.3 km)4yr-public
Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing85.3 miles (137.2 km)2yr-private
Purdue University Global85.3 miles (137.3 km)4yr-public
Ball State University85.9 miles (138.2 km)4yr-public
Calumet College of Saint Joseph86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-private
Purdue University-Main Campus86.3 miles (138.9 km)4yr-public
The University of Olivet87.1 miles (140.2 km)4yr-private
Spring Arbor University87.8 miles (141.3 km)4yr-private
Anderson University89.4 miles (143.8 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College91.5 miles (147.3 km)2yr-public
South Suburban College91.7 miles (147.5 km)2yr-public
Prairie State College92.0 miles (148.1 km)2yr-public
Wright State University-Lake Campus92.2 miles (148.3 km)4yr-public
Jackson College92.3 miles (148.5 km)4yr-public
Chicago State University92.7 miles (149.1 km)4yr-public
McCormick Theological Seminary92.9 miles (149.5 km)4yr-private
Catholic Theological Union at Chicago92.9 miles (149.5 km)4yr-private
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago92.9 miles (149.5 km)4yr-private
Chicago Theological Seminary92.9 miles (149.6 km)4yr-private
Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.92.9 miles (149.6 km)4yr-private
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago93.0 miles (149.7 km)4yr-private
University of Chicago93.4 miles (150.3 km)4yr-private
Union Bible College94.8 miles (152.5 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College95.4 miles (153.6 km)2yr-public
Illinois College of Optometry95.5 miles (153.7 km)4yr-private
Illinois Institute of Technology95.6 miles (153.9 km)4yr-private
Governors State University95.8 miles (154.1 km)4yr-public
VanderCook College of Music95.8 miles (154.2 km)4yr-private
East-West University96.4 miles (155.1 km)4yr-private
Spertus College96.4 miles (155.2 km)4yr-private
Columbia College Chicago96.5 miles (155.2 km)4yr-private
Roosevelt University96.5 miles (155.3 km)4yr-private
American Academy of Art College96.5 miles (155.3 km)4yr-private
National Louis University96.6 miles (155.4 km)4yr-private
DePaul University96.7 miles (155.5 km)4yr-private
School of the Art Institute of Chicago96.7 miles (155.6 km)4yr-private
Generations College96.7 miles (155.7 km)2yr-private
Taylor Business Institute96.7 miles (155.7 km)2yr-private
CAAN Academy of Nursing96.7 miles (155.7 km)2yr-private
Western Theological Seminary96.8 miles (155.7 km)4yr-private
Pacific College of Health and Science96.8 miles (155.7 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-District Office96.8 miles (155.8 km)2yr-public
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College96.8 miles (155.8 km)2yr-public
Hope College96.8 miles (155.8 km)4yr-private
Meadville Theological School of Lombard College96.8 miles (155.8 km)4yr-private
Adler University96.8 miles (155.9 km)4yr-private
Midwestern Career College97.1 miles (156.2 km)2yr-private
Erikson Institute97.2 miles (156.4 km)4yr-private
The Chicago School at Chicago97.2 miles (156.4 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago97.3 miles (156.6 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Administrative Office97.3 miles (156.7 km)4yr-public
Moody Bible Institute97.4 miles (156.8 km)4yr-private
University of Illinois Chicago97.7 miles (157.2 km)4yr-public
Saint Xavier University97.8 miles (157.4 km)4yr-private
Rush University98.6 miles (158.7 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College99.0 miles (159.3 km)2yr-public
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College99.0 miles (159.3 km)2yr-public
Ohio State Beauty Academy99.1 miles (159.4 km)2yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

		Grades
Milford Elementary School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
GRAVELTON PAROCHIAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
MAPLE GROVE AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Leesburg Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Syracuse Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Wawasee High School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
CORNER VIEW PAROCHIAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Nappanee Elementary School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
MEADOW VALLEY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Woodview Elementary School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
New Paris Elementary School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
North Wood High School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Madison Elementary School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
PEACEFUL WOODS	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
SUNNY MEADOW AMISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
HEPTON SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Wawasee Middle School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
MORNING STAR SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Benton Elementary School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
UNITED CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
EAST LOCKE SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Fairfield Jr-Sr High School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 46542

What school district is ZIP code 46542 in?

ZIP 46542 (Milford, IN) maps to Fairfield Community Schools (LEA ID 1803480) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 46542?

US5 lists 22 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 12 public and 10 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 46542 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 46542 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	8.3%
High school	43.3%
Less than HS	18.2%
School district	Fairfield Community Schools

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