ZIP 53121 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 53121

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 53121 (Elkhorn, WI) is associated with Delavan-Darien School District (LEA 5503640) 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 32 K-12 schools (23 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.0 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 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater about 13.3 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Delavan-Darien School District

LEA ID

5503640

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (100)

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater13.3 miles (21.3 km)4yr-public
Shepherds College24.1 miles (38.8 km)2yr-private
Carroll University25.1 miles (40.3 km)4yr-private
Nashotah House25.7 miles (41.3 km)4yr-private
Blackhawk Technical College26.0 miles (41.8 km)2yr-public
Waukesha County Technical College28.1 miles (45.2 km)2yr-public
Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology28.1 miles (45.3 km)4yr-private
Beloit College29.3 miles (47.1 km)4yr-private
VICI Beauty School30.0 miles (48.3 km)2yr-private
Ottawa University-Milwaukee30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-Brookfield30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-private
McHenry County College32.9 miles (53.0 km)2yr-public

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Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
Wisconsin Lutheran College33.9 miles (54.6 km)4yr-private
Alverno College34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
Medical College of Wisconsin34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-private
Maranatha Baptist University34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine34.5 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private
Milwaukee Career College34.7 miles (55.8 km)2yr-private
University of Wisconsin-Parkside34.9 miles (56.1 km)4yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex34.9 miles (56.1 km)4yr-public
Mount Mary University35.3 miles (56.8 km)4yr-private
Gateway Technical College35.8 miles (57.6 km)2yr-public
Saint Anthony College of Nursing36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
College of Lake County36.7 miles (59.0 km)2yr-public
Carthage College36.9 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
Rock Valley College36.9 miles (59.4 km)2yr-public
Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology37.0 miles (59.6 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-Kenosha37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
Marquette University37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-private
Milwaukee Area Technical College38.3 miles (61.6 km)2yr-public
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design38.3 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
Milwaukee School of Engineering38.9 miles (62.6 km)4yr-private
Rasmussen University-Illinois39.2 miles (63.1 km)2yr-private
Rockford University39.7 miles (63.8 km)4yr-private
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College40.7 miles (65.5 km)2yr-private
University of Saint Mary of the Lake40.7 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex41.3 miles (66.4 km)4yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee41.3 miles (66.4 km)4yr-public
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-private
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
Judson University47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-private
Ambria College of Nursing47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-Madison48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
Concordia University-Wisconsin48.4 miles (77.8 km)4yr-private
Lake Forest College48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-private
Madison Area Technical College48.8 miles (78.6 km)4yr-public
Trinity International University-Illinois49.1 miles (79.0 km)4yr-private
Elgin Community College49.7 miles (79.9 km)2yr-public
William Rainey Harper College50.0 miles (80.4 km)2yr-public
Worsham College of Mortuary Science50.2 miles (80.8 km)2yr-private
University of Wisconsin-Madison50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-public
University of Wisconsin-System Administration50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-public
Edgewood College50.7 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
Northern Illinois University55.6 miles (89.4 km)4yr-public
Oakton College56.4 miles (90.7 km)2yr-public
Kishwaukee College56.8 miles (91.4 km)2yr-public
Chamberlain University-Illinois58.9 miles (94.8 km)4yr-private
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie61.3 miles (98.7 km)4yr-private
NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia62.6 miles (100.8 km)4yr-private
Wheaton College62.8 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
Hebrew Theological College63.0 miles (101.3 km)4yr-private
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary63.4 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
Northwestern University63.6 miles (102.3 km)4yr-private
Waubonsee Community College63.9 miles (102.9 km)2yr-public
Elmhurst University64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College64.9 miles (104.5 km)2yr-public
National University of Health Sciences65.0 miles (104.6 km)4yr-private
College of DuPage65.1 miles (104.8 km)2yr-public
Highland Community College65.4 miles (105.2 km)2yr-public
Triton College65.9 miles (106.0 km)2yr-public
Northeastern Illinois University65.9 miles (106.1 km)4yr-public
Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago66.2 miles (106.5 km)4yr-private
North Park University66.5 miles (107.0 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Illinois66.6 miles (107.1 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Administrative Office66.6 miles (107.1 km)4yr-public
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park66.7 miles (107.4 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc66.8 miles (107.5 km)2yr-private
Loyola University Chicago66.9 miles (107.6 km)4yr-private
Dominican University67.1 miles (108.1 km)4yr-private
Aurora University67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-private
Midwestern University-Downers Grove67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-private
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary67.5 miles (108.6 km)4yr-private
Concordia University-Chicago67.7 miles (109.0 km)4yr-private
St. Augustine College68.2 miles (109.7 km)4yr-private
Institute for Clinical Social Work68.2 miles (109.7 km)4yr-private
North Central College68.2 miles (109.8 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College68.7 miles (110.6 km)2yr-public
Benedictine University68.8 miles (110.8 km)4yr-private
American Islamic College69.6 miles (112.0 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College72.9 miles (117.3 km)2yr-public
Moody Bible Institute73.1 miles (117.6 km)4yr-private
Rush University73.3 miles (117.9 km)4yr-private
Marian University73.3 miles (118.0 km)4yr-private
Morton College73.4 miles (118.1 km)2yr-public
Erikson Institute73.5 miles (118.3 km)4yr-private
The Chicago School at Chicago73.6 miles (118.4 km)4yr-private
Midwestern Career College73.8 miles (118.7 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Administrative Office73.8 miles (118.8 km)4yr-public
Moraine Park Technical College73.9 miles (118.9 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Tibbets Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Elkhorn Options Virtual School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Elkhorn Area Middle	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
West Side Elementary	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Jackson Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Elkhorn Area High	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Career and College Academy	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
FIRST LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Lakeland School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Little Prairie Primary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Prairie View Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
East Troy Middle	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
East Troy High	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.2 km)
DELAVAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
ST PETER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
ST ANDREW PARISH SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
ST PAULS LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Wisconsin School for the Deaf	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Delavan Darien Technical School Inc	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Delavan-Darien High	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Phoenix Middle	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
MOUNT ZION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
FIRST LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (14.9 km)
Lakeview Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Turtle Creek Elementary	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
Woods Elementary	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Central - Denison Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Williams Bay Elementary	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
Williams Bay Middle	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)
Williams Bay High	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 53121

What school district is ZIP code 53121 in?

ZIP 53121 (Elkhorn, WI) maps to Delavan-Darien School District (LEA ID 5503640) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 53121?

US5 lists 32 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 23 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 53121 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 53121 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	32.6%
High school	28.3%
Less than HS	5.9%
School district	Delavan-Darien School District

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