ZIP 48638 — 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 48638

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 48638 (Saginaw, MI) is associated with Saginaw City School District (LEA 2630390) 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 (53 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.4 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 Saginaw Valley State University about 7.0 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Saginaw City School District

LEA ID

2630390

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (70)

Saginaw Valley State University7.0 miles (11.2 km)4yr-public
Delta College9.8 miles (15.9 km)2yr-public
Northwood University19.4 miles (31.3 km)4yr-private
Baker College31.0 miles (49.9 km)4yr-private
Kettering University32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
University of Michigan-Flint32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-public
Mott Community College32.6 miles (52.5 km)2yr-public
Alma College32.9 miles (53.0 km)4yr-private
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College38.1 miles (61.4 km)2yr-public
Central Michigan University39.8 miles (64.0 km)4yr-public
Douglas J Aveda Institute52.7 miles (84.8 km)2yr-private
Michigan State University52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-public

Show all 70 colleges & universities

Mid Michigan College53.2 miles (85.7 km)2yr-public
Lansing Community College54.2 miles (87.2 km)2yr-public
Thomas M Cooley Law School54.7 miles (88.0 km)4yr-private
Montcalm Community College55.6 miles (89.4 km)2yr-public
Great Lakes Christian College55.6 miles (89.4 km)4yr-private
Cleary University57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-private
School of Missionary Aviation Technology62.5 miles (100.6 km)2yr-private
Oakland University65.5 miles (105.3 km)4yr-public
Oakland Community College66.8 miles (107.5 km)2yr-public
Rochester University68.1 miles (109.6 km)4yr-private
Cranbrook Academy of Art70.4 miles (113.3 km)4yr-private
Michigan School of Psychology72.2 miles (116.2 km)4yr-private
Walsh College73.1 miles (117.7 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Michigan74.0 miles (119.0 km)4yr-private
Schoolcraft Community College District75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield75.3 miles (121.1 km)4yr-private
Ferris State University75.6 miles (121.7 km)4yr-public
Carnegie Institute75.9 miles (122.2 km)2yr-private
Lawrence Technological University76.0 miles (122.3 km)4yr-private
Dorsey College77.0 miles (124.0 km)2yr-private
Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit77.4 miles (124.6 km)4yr-private
Madonna University77.9 miles (125.4 km)4yr-private
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor80.1 miles (128.9 km)4yr-public
Concordia University Ann Arbor81.0 miles (130.3 km)4yr-private
The University of Olivet81.5 miles (131.2 km)4yr-private
Washtenaw Community College81.8 miles (131.6 km)2yr-public
Metro Detroit Barber College82.1 miles (132.1 km)2yr-private
Macomb Community College82.3 miles (132.5 km)2yr-public
University of Detroit Mercy82.5 miles (132.7 km)4yr-private
Eastern Michigan University83.0 miles (133.6 km)4yr-public
Dorsey College-Roseville83.1 miles (133.7 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Canton83.5 miles (134.3 km)2yr-private
Kuyper College83.9 miles (135.0 km)4yr-private
Cornerstone University85.0 miles (136.8 km)4yr-private
Henry Ford College85.3 miles (137.4 km)4yr-public
Dorsey College-Dearborn85.4 miles (137.4 km)2yr-private
Sacred Heart Major Seminary85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
Ross College-Grand Rapids North85.6 miles (137.7 km)2yr-private
The Michigan Barber School85.6 miles (137.8 km)2yr-private
St Clair County Community College85.6 miles (137.8 km)2yr-public
University of Michigan-Dearborn85.9 miles (138.3 km)4yr-public
Davenport University85.9 miles (138.3 km)4yr-private
Calvin University86.0 miles (138.4 km)4yr-private
Calvin Theological Seminary86.0 miles (138.4 km)4yr-private
Aquinas College87.1 miles (140.2 km)4yr-private
Wayne State University87.6 miles (141.0 km)4yr-public
College for Creative Studies87.6 miles (141.0 km)4yr-private
Spring Arbor University88.1 miles (141.8 km)4yr-private
Kirtland Community College88.6 miles (142.6 km)2yr-public
Grand Rapids Community College88.7 miles (142.7 km)2yr-public
Jackson College88.8 miles (143.0 km)4yr-public
Ecumenical Theological Seminary88.8 miles (143.0 km)4yr-private
Albion College89.1 miles (143.4 km)4yr-private
Wayne County Community College District89.8 miles (144.6 km)2yr-public
Grace Christian University91.1 miles (146.7 km)4yr-private
Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Hair Lab Detroit Barber School93.7 miles (150.7 km)2yr-private
Kellogg Community College95.1 miles (153.1 km)2yr-public
Grand Valley State University99.4 miles (160.0 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
White Pine Middle School	public	—	—	0.0 miles (0.0 km)
Arrowwood Elementary School	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.6 km)
Westdale Elementary School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
GOOD SHEPHERD EARLY CHILDHOOD	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.4 km)
Chester F Miller School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.2 km)
Handley School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.2 km)
Hemmeter Elementary School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
NOUVEL CATHOLIC CENTRAL ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
THE NEW MILLENNIUM ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
Weiss Elementary School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Shields Elementary School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
Thompson Middle School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Michael J McGivney	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
NOUVEL CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Merrill Park Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
MICHIGAN LUTHERAN SEMINARY	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Kempton Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
GETHSEMANE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
PEACE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Heritage High School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Sherwood Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Herig School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Career Opportunities Center	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Swan Valley High School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Saginaw County Juvenile Center	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
Mackinaw High School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Jessie Rouse School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Swan Valley Middle School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Stone School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Robert B Havens Elem School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
VALLEY LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Francis Reh PSA	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Saginaw United High School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Saginaw Covenant Academy	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Saginaw ISD Transitions Center	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Omni High School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
The Success Academy	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Saginaw High School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
SAGINAW MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Carrollton Elementary School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Carrollton Middle School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
JB GRIFFIN	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Carrollton High School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Jessie Loomis School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
North Saginaw Charter Academy	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
International Academy of Saginaw	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Arthur Eddy Academy	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
BRIDGEPORT BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Zilwaukee School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
BridgeportSpaulding Middle SchoolSchrah	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Martin G Atkins Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Thomas White School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
MG Millet Learning Center	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Saginaw Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Saginaw Correctional Facility	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Freeland Elementary School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Bridgeport High School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Freeland Learning Center	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Freeland Middle SchoolHigh School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
ST PETER LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Great Lakes Bay Early College	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 48638

What school district is ZIP code 48638 in?

ZIP 48638 (Saginaw, MI) maps to Saginaw City School District (LEA ID 2630390) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 48638?

US5 lists 70 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 53 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 48638 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 48638 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	36.0%
High school	22.8%
Less than HS	5.1%
School district	Saginaw City School District

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