Detroit city, MI
ZIP 48227 — 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 48227
K-12 nearby
100
Public
87
Private
13
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 48227 (Detroit, MI) is associated with Detroit Public Schools Community District (LEA 2601103) 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 (87 public, 13 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.2 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Metro Detroit Barber College about 3.1 miles away (2yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Detroit Public Schools Community District
LEA ID
2601103
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%
Colleges & universities (90)
- Metro Detroit Barber College3.1 miles (5.1 km)2yr-private
- University of Detroit Mercy3.3 miles (5.3 km)4yr-private
- The Michigan Barber School3.6 miles (5.8 km)2yr-private
- Dorsey College-Dearborn4.1 miles (6.7 km)2yr-private
- Sacred Heart Major Seminary4.2 miles (6.8 km)4yr-private
- Henry Ford College4.9 miles (7.8 km)4yr-public
- University of Michigan-Dearborn5.2 miles (8.4 km)4yr-public
- Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit5.9 miles (9.4 km)4yr-private
- Wayne State University6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-public
- Lawrence Technological University6.7 miles (10.8 km)4yr-private
- College for Creative Studies6.9 miles (11.1 km)4yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield7.4 miles (11.9 km)4yr-private
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- Ecumenical Theological Seminary7.6 miles (12.3 km)4yr-private
- Wayne County Community College District8.2 miles (13.2 km)2yr-public
- Dorsey College10.5 miles (16.9 km)2yr-private
- Madonna University10.8 miles (17.4 km)4yr-private
- Carnegie Institute11.1 miles (17.9 km)2yr-private
- Michigan School of Psychology11.2 miles (17.9 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Michigan11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-private
- Schoolcraft Community College District12.4 miles (19.9 km)4yr-public
- Cranbrook Academy of Art12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-private
- Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Hair Lab Detroit Barber School13.1 miles (21.1 km)2yr-private
- Walsh College13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
- Macomb Community College13.9 miles (22.4 km)2yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute-Canton14.7 miles (23.6 km)2yr-private
- Dorsey College-Roseville17.1 miles (27.6 km)2yr-private
- Oakland Community College18.0 miles (28.9 km)2yr-public
- Rochester University19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-private
- Oakland University19.9 miles (32.0 km)4yr-public
- Eastern Michigan University24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-public
- Washtenaw Community College25.6 miles (41.2 km)2yr-public
- Concordia University Ann Arbor26.3 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-public
- Monroe County Community College35.5 miles (57.2 km)2yr-public
- Cleary University37.6 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
- Mott Community College50.0 miles (80.5 km)2yr-public
- University of Michigan-Flint50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-public
- Kettering University50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
- Ross College-Sylvania52.8 miles (85.0 km)2yr-private
- Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education53.0 miles (85.2 km)2yr-public
- Mercy College of Ohio53.6 miles (86.3 km)4yr-private
- Davis College53.7 miles (86.4 km)4yr-private
- Lourdes University53.7 miles (86.4 km)4yr-private
- Siena Heights University53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Toledo54.7 miles (88.0 km)4yr-public
- Salon Institute-Toledo Campus55.6 miles (89.5 km)2yr-private
- Adrian College55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
- St Clair County Community College56.4 miles (90.8 km)2yr-public
- Owens Community College58.0 miles (93.4 km)2yr-public
- Athena Career Academy58.6 miles (94.4 km)2yr-private
- Global Tech College58.8 miles (94.6 km)2yr-private
- Professional Skills Institute60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-private
- Stautzenberger College-Maumee61.0 miles (98.2 km)2yr-private
- Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg62.3 miles (100.2 km)2yr-private
- Jackson College63.8 miles (102.7 km)4yr-public
- Baker College64.7 miles (104.1 km)4yr-private
- Michigan State University69.5 miles (111.9 km)4yr-public
- Douglas J Aveda Institute69.8 miles (112.3 km)2yr-private
- Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing70.1 miles (112.9 km)2yr-private
- Spring Arbor University70.8 miles (113.9 km)4yr-private
- Terra State Community College71.4 miles (114.9 km)2yr-public
- Ohio Business College-Sandusky72.4 miles (116.5 km)2yr-private
- Thomas M Cooley Law School73.3 miles (117.9 km)4yr-private
- Lansing Community College73.3 miles (117.9 km)2yr-public
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus73.6 miles (118.5 km)4yr-public
- Bowling Green State University-Firelands75.0 miles (120.7 km)4yr-public
- Great Lakes Christian College77.8 miles (125.3 km)4yr-private
- Albion College80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-private
- Hillsdale College80.2 miles (129.0 km)4yr-private
- Elite School of Cosmetology85.2 miles (137.1 km)2yr-private
- Northwest State Community College86.1 miles (138.6 km)2yr-public
- Saginaw Valley State University87.0 miles (139.9 km)4yr-public
- Tiffin University87.7 miles (141.1 km)4yr-private
- Heidelberg University87.9 miles (141.5 km)4yr-private
- Ohio Business College-Sheffield88.0 miles (141.6 km)2yr-private
- The University of Olivet88.4 miles (142.3 km)4yr-private
- Lorain County Community College88.5 miles (142.5 km)4yr-public
- Delta College90.4 miles (145.5 km)2yr-public
- Oberlin College90.8 miles (146.2 km)4yr-private
- The University of Findlay95.2 miles (153.2 km)4yr-private
- Winebrenner Theological Seminary95.2 miles (153.2 km)4yr-private
- Defiance College96.3 miles (154.9 km)4yr-private
- Meryma'at Barber College97.0 miles (156.1 km)2yr-private
- Baldwin Wallace University98.3 miles (158.3 km)4yr-private
- Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College98.7 miles (158.9 km)2yr-private
- Cuyahoga Community College District99.1 miles (159.5 km)2yr-public
- Cleveland State University99.1 miles (159.5 km)4yr-public
- Ohio Technical College99.2 miles (159.6 km)2yr-private
- Bryant & Stratton College-Parma99.4 miles (159.9 km)4yr-private
- Valley College-Cleveland100.0 miles (160.9 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns ElementaryMiddle School | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.7 km) |
| Dossin ElementaryMiddle School | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Edison Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Coleman A Young Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| TEMPLE OF FAITH DAY CARE KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Breithaupt Career and Technical Center | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.7 km) |
| Henderson Academy | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Detroit Innovation Academy | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Flagship Charter Academy | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| TOT TOWN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Noble ElementaryMiddle School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| LincolnKing AdamsYoung Grove Campus | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Randolph Career and Technical Center | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Jerry L White Center | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| AdamsYoung Building | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Renaissance High School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.5 km) |
| Martin Luther King Jr Education Center Academy | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Cooke STEM Academy | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Charles R Drew Transition Center | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Detroit Achievement Academy | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Cody High School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| University Yes Academy | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Mann Learning Community | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| KIPP Detroit Imani Academy | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| WAY Academy Chicago Site | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| LincolnKing AdamsYoung 68 | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Old Redford Academy High | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Rutherford Winans Academy | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Unis Middle School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| McCollough Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Detroit Premier Academy | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| The School at Marygrove | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Barton Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Gompers ElementaryMiddle School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Mumford High School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Detroit Community Schools Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Detroit Community Schools High School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Oakman Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Hope Academy | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| David Ellis Academy | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Joy Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| EVERGREEN LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Emerson ElementaryMiddle School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Maples Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| DETROIT CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS OF EXCELLENCE | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| McDonald Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Riverside Academy | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Gardner Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Warrendale Charter Academy | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Riverside Academy PreK | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| CHRIST THE KING SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Keidan Special Education Center | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Lowrey Middle School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Iris Becker Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Bow ElementaryMiddle School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Lowrey Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| GESU CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| MacDowell Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Riverside Academy West Campus | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Pembroke Academy | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Vernor Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Dixon Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| GREAT REVELATIONS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL & ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Jalen Rose Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| MUHAMMAD UNIVERSITY OF ISLAM | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Bates Academy | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| WESTSIDE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Carver STEM Academy | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Palmer Park Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| New Paradigm Glazer Academy | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| William Ford Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Old Redford Academy Middle School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| INTERNATIONAL CHILD CARE CENTER | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Fordson High School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| TAWHEED CENTER OF DETROIT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Old Redford Academy Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Detroit Leadership Academy K8 | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Durfee ElementaryMiddle School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Central High School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Clara B Ford Academy SDA | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| Vista Meadows Academy | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| WashingtonParks Academy | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Henry Ford High School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Priest ElementaryMiddle School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| The Dearborn Academy | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Westfield Preparatory High School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Academy for Business and Technology Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Detroit Service Learning Academy Campus | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Pasteur Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Detroit Leadership Academy High School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 48227
What school district is ZIP code 48227 in?
ZIP 48227 (Detroit, MI) maps to Detroit Public Schools Community District (LEA ID 2601103) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 48227?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 87 public and 13 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 48227 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 48227 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 11.9% |
| High school | 36.3% |
| Less than HS | 16.9% |
| School district | Detroit Public Schools Community District |