River Hills village, WI
ZIP 53217 — 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 53217
K-12 nearby
100
Public
65
Private
35
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 53217 (River Hills, WI) is associated with Brown Deer School District (LEA 5501800) 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 (65 public, 35 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.7 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.6% 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-Milwaukee about 5.9 miles away (4yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Brown Deer School District
LEA ID
5501800
Private school share (ACS)
0.6%
Colleges & universities (100)
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee5.9 miles (9.4 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex5.9 miles (9.4 km)4yr-public
- Concordia University-Wisconsin6.6 miles (10.6 km)4yr-private
- Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee School of Engineering7.8 miles (12.6 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Area Technical College7.9 miles (12.8 km)2yr-public
- Marquette University8.3 miles (13.3 km)4yr-private
- Mount Mary University8.4 miles (13.5 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Career College9.0 miles (14.4 km)2yr-private
- Medical College of Wisconsin9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-private
- Wisconsin Lutheran College10.0 miles (16.2 km)4yr-private
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- Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa10.6 miles (17.0 km)4yr-private
- Alverno College12.4 miles (20.0 km)4yr-private
- Herzing University-Brookfield13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
- Ottawa University-Milwaukee13.5 miles (21.8 km)4yr-private
- VICI Beauty School14.7 miles (23.7 km)2yr-private
- Waukesha County Technical College18.3 miles (29.5 km)2yr-public
- Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology18.3 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
- Carroll University19.1 miles (30.8 km)4yr-private
- Nashotah House26.3 miles (42.3 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine33.3 miles (53.6 km)4yr-private
- Shepherds College33.9 miles (54.5 km)2yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside35.4 miles (57.0 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex35.5 miles (57.2 km)4yr-public
- Carthage College37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-private
- Gateway Technical College38.3 miles (61.7 km)2yr-public
- Herzing University-Kenosha40.0 miles (64.5 km)4yr-private
- Maranatha Baptist University41.6 miles (66.9 km)4yr-private
- Lakeland University47.2 miles (76.0 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-public
- Marian University49.8 miles (80.1 km)4yr-private
- Moraine Park Technical College50.2 miles (80.7 km)2yr-public
- Lakeshore Technical College53.6 miles (86.2 km)2yr-public
- College of Lake County55.8 miles (89.8 km)2yr-public
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science59.4 miles (95.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College62.9 miles (101.3 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-private
- McHenry County College66.3 miles (106.7 km)2yr-public
- Trinity International University-Illinois66.4 miles (106.8 km)4yr-private
- Ripon College66.4 miles (106.9 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh67.9 miles (109.3 km)4yr-public
- Blackhawk Technical College68.1 miles (109.7 km)2yr-public
- Herzing University-Madison69.5 miles (111.8 km)4yr-private
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science69.8 miles (112.3 km)2yr-private
- Madison Area Technical College71.4 miles (114.9 km)4yr-public
- Beloit College72.4 miles (116.5 km)4yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College74.8 miles (120.4 km)2yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Madison75.4 miles (121.4 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-System Administration75.5 miles (121.6 km)4yr-public
- Oakton College75.8 miles (121.9 km)2yr-public
- Ambria College of Nursing76.3 miles (122.8 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia76.4 miles (122.9 km)4yr-private
- Edgewood College76.5 miles (123.1 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary77.1 miles (124.1 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie77.4 miles (124.5 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University77.5 miles (124.7 km)4yr-private
- Judson University78.2 miles (125.8 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Theological College79.7 miles (128.3 km)4yr-private
- Lawrence University80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-private
- Saint Anthony College of Nursing80.2 miles (129.1 km)4yr-private
- Rock Valley College80.5 miles (129.5 km)2yr-public
- The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton80.8 miles (130.1 km)2yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago81.0 miles (130.4 km)4yr-private
- Elgin Community College81.5 miles (131.1 km)2yr-public
- Northeastern Illinois University82.0 miles (131.9 km)4yr-public
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago82.3 miles (132.5 km)4yr-private
- Fox Valley Technical College82.4 miles (132.6 km)2yr-public
- North Park University82.4 miles (132.6 km)4yr-private
- Rasmussen University-Illinois82.6 miles (132.9 km)2yr-private
- St. Augustine College82.9 miles (133.4 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work82.9 miles (133.4 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College83.1 miles (133.8 km)2yr-public
- Rockford University83.2 miles (133.8 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College83.5 miles (134.4 km)2yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Illinois83.7 miles (134.8 km)4yr-private
- Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College84.2 miles (135.5 km)2yr-private
- American Islamic College84.2 miles (135.6 km)4yr-private
- Triton College85.9 miles (138.2 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park86.7 miles (139.4 km)2yr-private
- Muskegon Community College86.7 miles (139.5 km)2yr-public
- Dominican University86.9 miles (139.8 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute88.2 miles (142.0 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute88.7 miles (142.8 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago88.9 miles (143.1 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern Career College89.0 miles (143.3 km)2yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science89.1 miles (143.4 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College89.1 miles (143.4 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office89.1 miles (143.5 km)2yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College89.1 miles (143.5 km)4yr-private
- Saint Norbert College89.2 miles (143.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College89.3 miles (143.7 km)2yr-public
- Adler University89.3 miles (143.8 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office89.3 miles (143.8 km)4yr-public
- Taylor Business Institute89.4 miles (143.9 km)2yr-private
- Generations College89.4 miles (143.9 km)2yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago89.5 miles (144.0 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.2 miles (0.3 km) |
| ST EUGENE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.2 miles (0.4 km) |
| Stormonth Elementary | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| Maple Dale School | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| Indian Hill School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Nicolet High | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| TORAH ACADEMY OF MILWAUKEE | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| BADER HILLEL HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Bayside Middle | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| MILWAUKEE JEWISH DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| BADER HILLEL ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Glen Hills Middle | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Parkway Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Richards Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| ST MONICA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| DOMINICAN HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Hawthorne Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Thurston Woods Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| HOPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: FIDELIS | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| EASTBROOK ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Whitefish Bay Middle | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Green Tree Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Pratt Elementary | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Brown Deer Middle/High | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Donges Bay Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Thoreau Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Whitefish Bay High | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Brown Deer Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Barton Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Milwaukee Excellence Charter School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| CARTER'S CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| HOLY FAMILY PARISH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Cumberland Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| NORTH SHORE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| HOLY REDEEMER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Obama School of Career and Technical Education | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Barbee Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Lake Shore Middle | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| EARLY VIEW ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Lake Bluff Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Southeastern | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Banner Preparatory School of Milwaukee | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| ASSATA High | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| King International | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| GARDEN HOMES LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| DESTINY HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| CITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Hampton Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| BLESSED SAVIOR CATHOLIC SCHOOL - EAST CAMPUS | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| MESSMER CATHOLIC SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| MESSMER CATHOLIC SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Kluge Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| LUMEN CHRISTI CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Milwaukee Scholars Charter School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Browning Elementary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| ATONEMENT LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| BELIEVERS IN CHRIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Atwater Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| ST ROBERT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Clemens Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Shorewood High | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| New Horizons for Learning | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| DIVINE DESTINY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Morse Mid | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Rocketship Transformation Prep | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Milwaukee Sign Language Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.1 km) |
| Shorewood Intermediate | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.1 km) |
| HOPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL-SEMPER | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Kilbourn Elementary | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Central City Cyberschool | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| NEW WORLD MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| SILOAH LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| HOPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL - FORTIS | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Andrew S Douglas Middle | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Franklin Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| MT LEBANON LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Congress Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Keefe Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Stuart Elementary | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Darrell Lynn Hines Academy | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Homestead High | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Lancaster Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| James Madison Academic Campus | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| King Jr Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Fratney Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| LaFollette Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Carson Academy | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| Wilson Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| MALAIKA EARLY LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Steffen Middle | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Bruce Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Gaenslen Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Auer Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Hartford Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| ST PHILIPS LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| CHRIST ALONE LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 53217
What school district is ZIP code 53217 in?
ZIP 53217 (River Hills, WI) maps to Brown Deer School District (LEA ID 5501800) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 53217?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 65 public and 35 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 53217 attend private school?
About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 53217 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 73.3% |
| High school | 7.2% |
| Less than HS | 2.8% |
| School district | Brown Deer School District |