Milwaukee city, WI
ZIP 53208 — 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 53208
K-12 nearby
100
Public
73
Private
27
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 53208 (Milwaukee, WI) is associated with Milwaukee School District (LEA 5509600) 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 (73 public, 27 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.1 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 Marquette University about 2.1 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Milwaukee School District
LEA ID
5509600
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Marquette University2.1 miles (3.3 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Area Technical College2.4 miles (3.8 km)2yr-public
- Medical College of Wisconsin2.8 miles (4.5 km)4yr-private
- Wisconsin Lutheran College2.9 miles (4.7 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee School of Engineering3.0 miles (4.8 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design3.2 miles (5.1 km)4yr-private
- Mount Mary University3.7 miles (5.9 km)4yr-private
- Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa4.2 miles (6.8 km)4yr-private
- Alverno College4.4 miles (7.1 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Career College4.5 miles (7.3 km)2yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee4.8 miles (7.8 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex4.8 miles (7.8 km)4yr-public
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology5.0 miles (8.1 km)4yr-private
- VICI Beauty School6.8 miles (10.9 km)2yr-private
- Herzing University-Brookfield7.3 miles (11.7 km)4yr-private
- Ottawa University-Milwaukee7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-private
- Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology10.2 miles (16.4 km)4yr-private
- Carroll University13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Wisconsin14.5 miles (23.3 km)4yr-private
- Waukesha County Technical College14.7 miles (23.6 km)2yr-public
- Nashotah House23.2 miles (37.3 km)4yr-private
- Shepherds College25.8 miles (41.5 km)2yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside28.2 miles (45.3 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex28.3 miles (45.6 km)4yr-public
- Carthage College30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-private
- Gateway Technical College31.1 miles (50.1 km)2yr-public
- Herzing University-Kenosha32.9 miles (53.0 km)4yr-private
- Maranatha Baptist University40.1 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater41.8 miles (67.3 km)4yr-public
- College of Lake County47.9 miles (77.1 km)2yr-public
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake53.0 miles (85.3 km)4yr-private
- Lakeland University55.1 miles (88.6 km)4yr-private
- Marian University55.4 miles (89.1 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College55.6 miles (89.4 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management55.6 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
- Moraine Park Technical College55.8 miles (89.8 km)2yr-public
- McHenry County College58.1 miles (93.6 km)2yr-public
- Trinity International University-Illinois58.8 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
- Lakeshore Technical College61.6 miles (99.1 km)2yr-public
- Blackhawk Technical College61.7 miles (99.3 km)2yr-public
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science62.2 miles (100.0 km)2yr-private
- Beloit College65.6 miles (105.6 km)4yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College66.9 miles (107.7 km)2yr-public
- Herzing University-Madison67.2 miles (108.1 km)4yr-private
- Oakton College68.2 miles (109.8 km)2yr-public
- Ambria College of Nursing68.3 miles (109.9 km)4yr-private
- Madison Area Technical College68.9 miles (110.8 km)4yr-public
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia69.3 miles (111.6 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary70.0 miles (112.7 km)4yr-private
- Judson University70.0 miles (112.7 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie70.1 miles (112.8 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University70.4 miles (113.3 km)4yr-private
- Ripon College70.4 miles (113.3 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Theological College72.4 miles (116.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Madison72.6 miles (116.8 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-System Administration72.7 miles (117.0 km)4yr-public
- Saint Anthony College of Nursing72.8 miles (117.2 km)4yr-private
- Rock Valley College73.1 miles (117.6 km)2yr-public
- Elgin Community College73.3 miles (118.0 km)2yr-public
- Edgewood College73.5 miles (118.3 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh73.7 miles (118.6 km)4yr-public
- Loyola University Chicago74.0 miles (119.1 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University74.8 miles (120.3 km)4yr-public
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago75.1 miles (120.9 km)4yr-private
- Rasmussen University-Illinois75.2 miles (120.9 km)2yr-private
- North Park University75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-private
- Rockford University75.7 miles (121.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College75.8 miles (121.9 km)2yr-public
- Institute for Clinical Social Work75.8 miles (122.1 km)4yr-private
- St. Augustine College75.8 miles (122.1 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois75.9 miles (122.2 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College76.4 miles (123.0 km)2yr-public
- Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College76.8 miles (123.5 km)2yr-private
- American Islamic College77.2 miles (124.2 km)4yr-private
- Triton College78.4 miles (126.2 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park79.2 miles (127.4 km)2yr-private
- Dominican University79.4 miles (127.8 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University79.5 miles (127.9 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago79.8 miles (128.3 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute81.2 miles (130.7 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College81.6 miles (131.3 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago81.8 miles (131.7 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences81.9 miles (131.9 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern Career College82.0 miles (132.0 km)2yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science82.0 miles (132.0 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College82.1 miles (132.1 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office82.1 miles (132.1 km)2yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College82.1 miles (132.1 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College82.1 miles (132.2 km)2yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office82.3 miles (132.4 km)4yr-public
- Adler University82.3 miles (132.4 km)4yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute82.4 miles (132.5 km)2yr-private
- Generations College82.4 miles (132.5 km)2yr-private
- Rush University82.4 miles (132.6 km)4yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago82.4 miles (132.6 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University82.5 miles (132.8 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University82.6 miles (133.0 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Story Elementary | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Bethune Academy | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.9 km) |
| Woodlands School - State Street Campus | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| Transition High | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| MT OLIVE CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| ST SEBASTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| ST COLETTA DAY SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Neeskara Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Hi-Mount Elementary | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Pathways High | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Westside Academy | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.5 km) |
| Hawley Environmental School | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Groppi High | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Woodlands School | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.7 km) |
| MESSMER ST ROSE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Metcalfe Elementary | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Milwaukee French Immersion | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Starms Discovery | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Milwaukee High School of the Arts | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| WHS Information Technology | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Starms Early Childhood | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.2 km) |
| Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Milwaukee Academy of Science | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Milwaukee Math and Science Academy | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Next Door Charter | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Clarke Street Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Brown Street Academy | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Jefferson Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Highland Community School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Escuela Verde | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.7 km) |
| Washington Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Burbank Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| DOC: Felmers O. Chaney Correctional Cent er | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| MT CALVARY LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Shalom High | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Sherman Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Siefert Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| TRANSCENTER FOR YOUTH/EL PUENTE HIGH | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| NOTRE DAME SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| KRADWELL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| East High | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Wauwatosa Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Doerfler Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| PILGRIM LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Jackson Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Pershing Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Lincoln Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| West Milwaukee Intermediate | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| ST JOHN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| DOC: Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.5 km) |
| Milwaukee County Youth Education Center | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Elm Creative Arts Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Roosevelt Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| CRISTO REY JESUIT MILWAUKEE HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Seeds of Health Elementary Program | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| ST VINCENT PALLOTTI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Longfellow Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| CROSS TRAINERS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Townsend Street Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Alliance School of Milwaukee | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Wauwatosa STEM | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| NATIVITY JESUIT ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Longfellow Middle | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Wilson Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| NOTRE DAME SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.8 km) |
| KINGDOM PREP LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Roosevelt Middle | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Project STAY-Supporting Teachers and Youth | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| ST JUDE THE APOSTLE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| MOTHER OF GOOD COUNSEL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Auer Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Hopkins Lloyd Community School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Grant Gordon Learning Center | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| CHRIST-ST PETER LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Greenfield Bilingual | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| YESHIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Carmen High School of Science and Technology South Campus | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| North Division High | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Fifty-Third Street Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Horace Mann Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Tenor High | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Golda Meir School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| WISCONSIN LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Kagel Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| NOTRE DAME SCHOOL OF MILWAUKEE | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Mitchell Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| ST MARTINI LUTHERAN GRADE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| ST CHARLES EDUCATION CENTER | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Rogers Street Academy | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| CLARA MOHAMMED SCHOOL INC. | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 53208
What school district is ZIP code 53208 in?
ZIP 53208 (Milwaukee, WI) maps to Milwaukee School District (LEA ID 5509600) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 53208?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 73 public and 27 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 53208 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 53208 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 31.2% |
| High school | 28.6% |
| Less than HS | 11.5% |
| School district | Milwaukee School District |