Highwood city, IL
ZIP 60040 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Upper Middle ClassLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 60040
K-12 nearby
100
Public
74
Private
26
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 60040 (Highwood, IL) is associated with North Shore School District 112 (LEA 1700119) 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 (74 public, 26 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.4 miles.
ACS estimates show about 1.3% 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 Lake Forest College about 3.1 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
North Shore School District 112
LEA ID
1700119
Private school share (ACS)
1.3%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Lake Forest College3.1 miles (5.0 km)4yr-private
- Trinity International University-Illinois3.5 miles (5.7 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management4.8 miles (7.8 km)4yr-private
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science6.9 miles (11.1 km)4yr-private
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science7.1 miles (11.4 km)2yr-private
- Oakton College10.6 miles (17.0 km)2yr-public
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake10.9 miles (17.5 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie11.6 miles (18.7 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia11.8 miles (18.9 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary12.5 miles (20.2 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University12.8 miles (20.5 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Theological College13.8 miles (22.2 km)4yr-private
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- College of Lake County14.4 miles (23.2 km)2yr-public
- William Rainey Harper College15.8 miles (25.5 km)2yr-public
- Loyola University Chicago16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University16.3 miles (26.3 km)4yr-public
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago16.7 miles (26.8 km)4yr-private
- North Park University16.8 miles (27.1 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College17.1 miles (27.6 km)2yr-public
- St. Augustine College17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College18.5 miles (29.7 km)2yr-public
- American Islamic College19.4 miles (31.1 km)4yr-private
- Triton College20.1 miles (32.3 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park20.8 miles (33.5 km)2yr-private
- Dominican University21.0 miles (33.8 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois21.2 miles (34.1 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago21.3 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University22.4 miles (36.1 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute23.2 miles (37.4 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute23.7 miles (38.1 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College23.8 miles (38.2 km)2yr-public
- The Chicago School at Chicago23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern Career College24.0 miles (38.6 km)2yr-private
- Rush University24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College24.1 miles (38.8 km)2yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office24.1 miles (38.8 km)2yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office24.2 miles (38.9 km)4yr-public
- Adler University24.3 miles (39.1 km)4yr-private
- Generations College24.4 miles (39.2 km)2yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute24.4 miles (39.2 km)2yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University24.5 miles (39.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago24.6 miles (39.5 km)4yr-public
- DePaul University24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College24.7 miles (39.7 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago24.9 miles (40.1 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College24.9 miles (40.1 km)4yr-private
- East-West University25.1 miles (40.4 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
- Herzing University-Kenosha26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-private
- Judson University26.5 miles (42.6 km)4yr-private
- Morton College26.5 miles (42.7 km)2yr-public
- VanderCook College of Music27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago27.4 miles (44.1 km)2yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry27.4 miles (44.1 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College27.5 miles (44.2 km)4yr-private
- Illinois Institute of Technology27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
- Gateway Technical College27.6 miles (44.5 km)2yr-public
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove27.8 miles (44.8 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage28.5 miles (45.8 km)2yr-public
- McHenry County College28.7 miles (46.1 km)2yr-public
- Carthage College28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-private
- Elgin Community College29.1 miles (46.9 km)2yr-public
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex30.4 miles (49.0 km)4yr-public
- McCormick Theological Seminary30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College30.7 miles (49.4 km)2yr-public
- University of Chicago30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.31.2 miles (50.2 km)4yr-private
- Chicago Theological Seminary31.2 miles (50.2 km)4yr-private
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc31.4 miles (50.5 km)2yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College31.4 miles (50.6 km)2yr-public
- DeVry University-Illinois31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-public
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern College33.7 miles (54.2 km)4yr-private
- North Central College34.2 miles (55.1 km)4yr-private
- Saint Xavier University34.9 miles (56.1 km)4yr-private
- Shepherds College35.1 miles (56.5 km)2yr-private
- Chicago State University35.3 miles (56.8 km)4yr-public
- Moraine Valley Community College35.4 miles (56.9 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College36.2 miles (58.2 km)2yr-public
- Trinity Christian College37.3 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph40.5 miles (65.1 km)4yr-private
- Aurora University41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-private
- South Suburban College42.6 miles (68.6 km)2yr-public
- Waubonsee Community College43.7 miles (70.3 km)2yr-public
- Lewis University43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-private
- Fox College44.4 miles (71.5 km)2yr-private
- Purdue University Northwest46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Terrace Elem School | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.7 km) |
| Wayne Thomas Elem School | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.9 km) |
| Northwood Middle School | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.9 km) |
| Highland Park High School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Indian Trail Elem School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Ravinia Elem School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Cherokee Elem School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| WOODLANDS ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| DEERFIELD MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| MONTESSORI CONNECTION WEST | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Deerfield High School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| LAKE FOREST COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Walden Elem School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| North Shore Academy Elem | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Bannockburn School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Edgewood Middle School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Ed & Life Skills Transition | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Arbor Academy | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| North Shore Academy | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Sherwood Elem School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Red Oak Elem School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Kipling Elem School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Everett Elem School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| HIGHLAND PARK MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| SCHOOL OF ST MARY | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| FUSION ACADEMY LF: CHICAGO- LAKE FOREST | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Deer Path Middle Sch East | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Deer Path Middle Sch West | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Alan B Shepard Middle School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Wilmot Elem School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Charles J Caruso Middle School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Braeside Elem School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| COVE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| Sheridan Elem School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| South Park Elem School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Lake Forest High School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.8 km) |
| ROCHELLE ZELL JEWISH HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Laura B Sprague School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Daniel Wright Jr High School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| LAKE FOREST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| RIVERWOODS MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (8.0 km) |
| Lake Bluff Middle School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| West School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| SAGER SOLOMON SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| KESHET DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Hickory Point Elem School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Shabonee School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| WYSPA DZIECI LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Westmoor Elem School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| Greenbriar Elem School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| FOREST BLUFF MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Meadowbrook Elem School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| ST NORBERT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Northbrook Junior High School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Lake Bluff Elem Sch | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Central School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Wescott Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
| MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF LAKE FOREST | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Half Day School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Wood Oaks Jr High School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Lake Co Hulse Detention Center 6- | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Lake Co Hulse Detention Center 9- | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| South Elem School | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| BLOOMING MINDS STEAM ACADEMY PRIVATE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| SAFE HAVEN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Exceptional Learners Collaborativ | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Glenbrook North High School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| Field School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| Maple School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Adlai E Stevenson High School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Rondout Elem School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Walt Whitman Elem School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.0 km) |
| LITERKI LEARNING CARE CENTER INC. | private | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Sunset Ridge Elem School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| LEARN Chtr Sch 6 N Chicago Campus | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| SACRED HEART SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Vernon Hills High School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Oliver W Holmes Middle School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne EC School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| Forrestal Elem School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| Hubbard Woods Elem School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Aptakisic Junior High School | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Middlefork Primary School | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| Northfield Community Nursery Sch | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.8 km) |
| CHRISTIAN HERITAGE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.8 km) |
| Willowbrook Elem School | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| GLENVIEW MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| TORAH ACADEMY OF BUFFALO GROVE | private | — | — | 7.4 miles (12.0 km) |
| GERTRUGE B NIELSEN CHILD CARE & LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Meridian School | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Carleton W Washburne School | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Earl Pritchett School | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| ROE Alternative Prog of Lake Co | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.5 km) |
| The Skokie School | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| Tripp School | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| LEARN 10 Charter School | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| CHILDREN'S LAND AT WHEELING LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Mark Twain Elem School | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Henry Winkelman Elem School | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| Crow Island Elem School | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 60040
What school district is ZIP code 60040 in?
ZIP 60040 (Highwood, IL) maps to North Shore School District 112 (LEA ID 1700119) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 60040?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 74 public and 26 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 60040 attend private school?
About 1.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60040 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 38.0% |
| High school | 18.7% |
| Less than HS | 20.5% |
| School district | North Shore School District 112 |