ZIP 48623 — 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 48623

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 48623 (Freeland, MI) is associated with Bay City School District (LEA 2604260) 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 70 K-12 schools (50 public, 20 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.5% 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 Delta College about 7.8 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Bay City School District

LEA ID

2604260

Private school share (ACS)

0.5%

Colleges & universities (69)

Delta College7.8 miles (12.6 km)2yr-public
Saginaw Valley State University8.5 miles (13.6 km)4yr-public
Northwood University10.4 miles (16.8 km)4yr-private
Alma College28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-private
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College30.6 miles (49.3 km)2yr-public
Central Michigan University32.5 miles (52.4 km)4yr-public
Baker College37.0 miles (59.6 km)4yr-private
Kettering University41.0 miles (65.9 km)4yr-private
University of Michigan-Flint41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-public
Mott Community College41.6 miles (66.9 km)2yr-public
Mid Michigan College44.2 miles (71.2 km)2yr-public
Montcalm Community College52.0 miles (83.6 km)2yr-public

Show all 69 colleges & universities

Douglas J Aveda Institute57.0 miles (91.8 km)2yr-private
Michigan State University57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-public
Lansing Community College58.0 miles (93.3 km)2yr-public
Thomas M Cooley Law School58.5 miles (94.2 km)4yr-private
Great Lakes Christian College58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-private
School of Missionary Aviation Technology61.9 miles (99.7 km)2yr-private
Cleary University65.8 miles (105.8 km)4yr-private
Ferris State University68.5 miles (110.2 km)4yr-public
Oakland University74.5 miles (119.9 km)4yr-public
Oakland Community College75.8 miles (122.0 km)2yr-public
Rochester University77.2 miles (124.2 km)4yr-private
Cranbrook Academy of Art79.4 miles (127.8 km)4yr-private
Kirtland Community College80.0 miles (128.7 km)2yr-public
Michigan School of Psychology81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-private
Kuyper College81.1 miles (130.5 km)4yr-private
Walsh College82.2 miles (132.2 km)4yr-private
Cornerstone University82.5 miles (132.8 km)4yr-private
Ross College-Grand Rapids North82.7 miles (133.1 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Michigan83.0 miles (133.6 km)4yr-private
Calvin University83.8 miles (134.9 km)4yr-private
Calvin Theological Seminary83.8 miles (134.9 km)4yr-private
Schoolcraft Community College District83.9 miles (135.1 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield84.2 miles (135.5 km)4yr-private
Davenport University84.4 miles (135.8 km)4yr-private
The University of Olivet84.5 miles (136.0 km)4yr-private
Aquinas College84.7 miles (136.2 km)4yr-private
Lawrence Technological University84.9 miles (136.7 km)4yr-private
Carnegie Institute85.0 miles (136.7 km)2yr-private
Dorsey College86.1 miles (138.5 km)2yr-private
Grand Rapids Community College86.1 miles (138.5 km)2yr-public
Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit86.4 miles (139.0 km)4yr-private
Madonna University86.7 miles (139.5 km)4yr-private
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor88.1 miles (141.8 km)4yr-public
Grace Christian University88.8 miles (142.9 km)4yr-private
Concordia University Ann Arbor89.1 miles (143.4 km)4yr-private
Washtenaw Community College90.0 miles (144.8 km)2yr-public
Metro Detroit Barber College91.1 miles (146.6 km)2yr-private
Eastern Michigan University91.3 miles (146.9 km)4yr-public
Macomb Community College91.4 miles (147.0 km)2yr-public
University of Detroit Mercy91.4 miles (147.2 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Canton92.1 miles (148.2 km)2yr-private
Dorsey College-Roseville92.1 miles (148.2 km)2yr-private
Spring Arbor University93.3 miles (150.1 km)4yr-private
Albion College93.4 miles (150.3 km)4yr-private
St Clair County Community College93.5 miles (150.5 km)2yr-public
Henry Ford College94.2 miles (151.7 km)4yr-public
Dorsey College-Dearborn94.3 miles (151.7 km)2yr-private
Sacred Heart Major Seminary94.5 miles (152.0 km)4yr-private
The Michigan Barber School94.6 miles (152.2 km)2yr-private
Jackson College94.6 miles (152.3 km)4yr-public
University of Michigan-Dearborn94.8 miles (152.6 km)4yr-public
Grand Valley State University96.5 miles (155.2 km)4yr-public
Wayne State University96.6 miles (155.5 km)4yr-public
College for Creative Studies96.6 miles (155.5 km)4yr-private
Kellogg Community College97.4 miles (156.8 km)2yr-public
Ecumenical Theological Seminary97.8 miles (157.5 km)4yr-private
Wayne County Community College District98.8 miles (159.1 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Freeland Learning Center	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Freeland Elementary School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Freeland Middle SchoolHigh School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Saginaw Correctional Facility	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
Saginaw County Juvenile Center	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL, MONITOR	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Western Middle School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
Bay City Western High School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
ST PETER LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
AUBURN AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
PEACE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Auburn Elementary School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Bullock Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
NOUVEL CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Heritage High School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Juvenile Justice Center	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Michael J McGivney	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.5 km)
Great Lakes Bay Early College	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Swan Valley Middle School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.6 km)
Robert B Havens Elem School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.6 km)
NOUVEL CATHOLIC CENTRAL ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Midland High School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
TRI-CITY SDA SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Swan Valley High School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
VALLEY LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
Weiss Elementary School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Post Secondary Transition Program	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
GOOD SHEPHERD EARLY CHILDHOOD	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
ST JOHN'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Chestnut Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Central Park Elementary School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Sherwood Elementary School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Hemlock Virtual	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Hemlock High School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
KC Ling Elementary School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
ST BRIGID CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Hemlock Middle School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Hemlock Elementary School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Hemmeter Elementary School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Arrowwood Elementary School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Northeast Middle School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Bullock Creek High School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.1 km)
Shields Elementary School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Plymouth Elementary School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
PrePrimary Center at Carpenter Street School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
North Saginaw Charter Academy	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
White Pine Middle School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
GETHSEMANE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
MCESA and Sugnet School Classroom Programs	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Saginaw ISD Transitions Center	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
GOOD SHEPHERD EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
THE NEW MILLENNIUM ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
Mackinaw High School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Kempton Elementary School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Handley School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Bullock Creek Middle School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Thompson Middle School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Pine River Elementary School	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Adams Elementary School	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Westdale Elementary School	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Career Opportunities Center	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Chester F Miller School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 48623

What school district is ZIP code 48623 in?

ZIP 48623 (Freeland, MI) maps to Bay City School District (LEA ID 2604260) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 48623?

US5 lists 70 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 50 public and 20 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 48623 attend private school?

About 0.5% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 48623 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	32.9%
High school	26.9%
Less than HS	4.0%
School district	Bay City School District

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