ZIP 48179 — 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 48179

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 48179 (South Rockwood, MI) is associated with Airport Community School District (LEA 2601980) 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 63 K-12 schools (57 public, 6 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.5 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 Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Hair Lab Detroit Barber School about 11.5 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Airport Community School District

LEA ID

2601980

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Hair Lab Detroit Barber School11.5 miles (18.5 km)2yr-private
Monroe County Community College13.8 miles (22.1 km)2yr-public
University of Michigan-Dearborn19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-public
Universal Technical Institute-Canton19.9 miles (32.0 km)2yr-private
Henry Ford College20.0 miles (32.2 km)4yr-public
Dorsey College-Dearborn20.5 miles (33.0 km)2yr-private
Wayne County Community College District22.7 miles (36.5 km)2yr-public
Ecumenical Theological Seminary23.7 miles (38.1 km)4yr-private
The Michigan Barber School23.7 miles (38.1 km)2yr-private
Eastern Michigan University24.2 miles (39.0 km)4yr-public
Wayne State University24.3 miles (39.2 km)4yr-public
Sacred Heart Major Seminary24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

College for Creative Studies24.6 miles (39.7 km)4yr-private
Madonna University25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-private
Washtenaw Community College26.3 miles (42.3 km)2yr-public
University of Detroit Mercy26.9 miles (43.2 km)4yr-private
Metro Detroit Barber College27.0 miles (43.4 km)2yr-private
Concordia University Ann Arbor27.4 miles (44.1 km)4yr-private
Schoolcraft Community College District28.0 miles (45.1 km)4yr-public
Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education29.6 miles (47.6 km)2yr-public
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor29.8 miles (47.9 km)4yr-public
Davis College30.0 miles (48.3 km)4yr-private
Mercy College of Ohio30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit30.3 miles (48.8 km)4yr-private
Lawrence Technological University30.3 miles (48.8 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield30.9 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
Ross College-Sylvania31.1 miles (50.1 km)2yr-private
University of Toledo31.8 miles (51.2 km)4yr-public
Michigan School of Psychology32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
Lourdes University32.3 miles (51.9 km)4yr-private
Salon Institute-Toledo Campus33.7 miles (54.2 km)2yr-private
Owens Community College34.2 miles (55.0 km)2yr-public
Dorsey College34.7 miles (55.8 km)2yr-private
Carnegie Institute35.5 miles (57.1 km)2yr-private
Macomb Community College35.6 miles (57.3 km)2yr-public
Athena Career Academy35.9 miles (57.8 km)2yr-private
Global Tech College36.1 miles (58.1 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Michigan36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-private
Cranbrook Academy of Art36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-private
Walsh College37.6 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
Professional Skills Institute37.9 miles (60.9 km)4yr-private
Dorsey College-Roseville38.2 miles (61.5 km)2yr-private
Stautzenberger College-Maumee38.2 miles (61.5 km)2yr-private
Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg38.8 miles (62.4 km)2yr-private
Siena Heights University40.2 miles (64.7 km)4yr-private
Oakland Community College42.3 miles (68.0 km)2yr-public
Adrian College42.5 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
Rochester University44.1 miles (70.9 km)4yr-private
Oakland University44.2 miles (71.2 km)4yr-public
Terra State Community College47.3 miles (76.2 km)2yr-public
Cleary University49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-private
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus49.7 miles (80.0 km)4yr-public
Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing49.9 miles (80.3 km)2yr-private
Ohio Business College-Sandusky52.5 miles (84.5 km)2yr-private
Bowling Green State University-Firelands55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-public
Jackson College59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-public
Tiffin University63.5 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
Heidelberg University63.7 miles (102.6 km)4yr-private
Elite School of Cosmetology64.7 miles (104.1 km)2yr-private
Northwest State Community College67.2 miles (108.2 km)2yr-public
Spring Arbor University67.7 miles (109.0 km)4yr-private
The University of Findlay70.9 miles (114.1 km)4yr-private
Winebrenner Theological Seminary70.9 miles (114.1 km)4yr-private
Hillsdale College71.1 miles (114.4 km)4yr-private
Mott Community College71.3 miles (114.7 km)2yr-public
Kettering University71.4 miles (115.0 km)4yr-private
University of Michigan-Flint71.5 miles (115.0 km)4yr-public
Ohio Business College-Sheffield74.2 miles (119.3 km)2yr-private
Oberlin College74.2 miles (119.5 km)4yr-private
Lorain County Community College74.6 miles (120.0 km)4yr-public
Defiance College76.4 miles (122.9 km)4yr-private
St Clair County Community College77.7 miles (125.0 km)2yr-public
Albion College77.7 miles (125.1 km)4yr-private
Michigan State University78.7 miles (126.7 km)4yr-public
Douglas J Aveda Institute79.0 miles (127.2 km)2yr-private
Baker College80.5 miles (129.6 km)4yr-private
Thomas M Cooley Law School81.9 miles (131.8 km)4yr-private
Lansing Community College82.1 miles (132.1 km)2yr-public
Bluffton University85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
Baldwin Wallace University85.7 miles (137.9 km)4yr-private
Meryma'at Barber College86.0 miles (138.3 km)2yr-private
Great Lakes Christian College86.3 miles (138.9 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma87.6 miles (141.0 km)4yr-private
Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College88.5 miles (142.5 km)2yr-private
Valley College-Cleveland88.6 miles (142.6 km)2yr-private
Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville89.1 miles (143.3 km)2yr-private
Cuyahoga Community College District89.2 miles (143.5 km)2yr-public
Cleveland State University89.4 miles (143.9 km)4yr-public
Ohio Technical College89.8 miles (144.5 km)2yr-private
The University of Olivet89.9 miles (144.6 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Institute of Music92.2 miles (148.4 km)4yr-private
North Central State College92.3 miles (148.5 km)4yr-public
Case Western Reserve University92.3 miles (148.6 km)4yr-private
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus92.5 miles (148.8 km)4yr-public
Ohio Northern University92.5 miles (148.9 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Institute of Art92.6 miles (149.0 km)4yr-private
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick92.8 miles (149.4 km)2yr-private
Lakewood University94.0 miles (151.3 km)4yr-private
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses94.4 miles (151.9 km)4yr-private
Trine University94.4 miles (151.9 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Fred W Ritter Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
North Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Chapman Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
ST CHARLES BORROMEO CATHOLIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
John M Barnes Elem School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Henry Niedermeier Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.0 km)
Huron AI Center FRCS Simpson Program	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Thomas Simpson Middle School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
Lakeshore Virtual School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Oscar A Carlson High School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Shumate Middle School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Huron AI Center FRCS Bobcean Program	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Ethel C Bobcean Elem School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Flat Rock Academic Virtual Academy	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Huron AI Center FRCS FRHS Program	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Flat Rock Community High School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Hunter Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Parsons Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Loren Eyler Elementary School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Frank E Weiss Elem School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Maple Grove Alternative High School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Woodhaven High School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Jefferson High School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Airport Middle College	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Airport Center for Education	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Airport Senior High School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Joseph C Sterling Elementary School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Jefferson Middle School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Wagar Junior High School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Wagar Middle School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Woodhaven Upper Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Erving Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Brown Elementary School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Wegienka Elementary School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Sodt Elementary School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Boyd W Arthurs Middle School	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Richard C Hedke Elem School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Bates Elementary School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Meridian Elementary School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Alice I Ferguson Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Carl T Renton Jr High School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Huron High School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Triumph Academy	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Trenton High School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Yake Elementary School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
ST JOHN'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
ST PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Jesse L Anderson Elementary School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Brownstown Middle School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Grosse Ile High School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Grosse Ile Middle School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Gudith Elementary School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Special Education Building	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
HOLY GHOST LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Forest Elementary School	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Riverview Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Summit Academy North Elementary School	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Parke Lane Elementary School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Summit Academy North High School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)
Summit Academy North Middle School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)
Arborwood Elementary School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 48179

What school district is ZIP code 48179 in?

ZIP 48179 (South Rockwood, MI) maps to Airport Community School District (LEA ID 2601980) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 48179?

US5 lists 63 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 57 public and 6 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 48179 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 48179 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	18.7%
High school	39.5%
Less than HS	4.6%
School district	Airport Community School District

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