Lake Forest city, IL
ZIP 60045 — 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 60045
K-12 nearby
100
Public
75
Private
25
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 60045 (Lake Forest, 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 (75 public, 25 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.3 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 Lake Forest Graduate School of Management about 1.5 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
North Shore School District 112
LEA ID
1700119
Private school share (ACS)
0.6%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management1.5 miles (2.5 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College2.1 miles (3.4 km)4yr-private
- Trinity International University-Illinois2.8 miles (4.4 km)4yr-private
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science4.4 miles (7.1 km)4yr-private
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science6.9 miles (11.1 km)2yr-private
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-private
- College of Lake County11.1 miles (17.9 km)2yr-public
- Oakton College12.1 miles (19.4 km)2yr-public
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia15.0 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College15.1 miles (24.3 km)2yr-public
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
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- Northwestern University15.9 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Theological College16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-public
- Loyola University Chicago19.4 miles (31.3 km)4yr-private
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College19.6 miles (31.5 km)2yr-public
- North Park University19.7 miles (31.7 km)4yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing20.9 miles (33.7 km)4yr-private
- St. Augustine College20.9 miles (33.7 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work20.9 miles (33.7 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College21.5 miles (34.6 km)2yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Illinois21.7 miles (34.9 km)4yr-private
- Triton College22.1 miles (35.6 km)2yr-public
- American Islamic College22.4 miles (36.0 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park22.9 miles (36.8 km)2yr-private
- Dominican University23.1 miles (37.2 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago23.5 miles (37.8 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-private
- Herzing University-Kenosha24.1 miles (38.7 km)4yr-private
- Judson University24.9 miles (40.2 km)4yr-private
- Gateway Technical College25.6 miles (41.1 km)2yr-public
- McHenry County College25.8 miles (41.6 km)2yr-public
- Moody Bible Institute26.2 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College26.6 miles (42.8 km)2yr-public
- Erikson Institute26.7 miles (42.9 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-private
- Carthage College26.8 miles (43.2 km)4yr-private
- Rush University26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences27.0 miles (43.4 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern Career College27.0 miles (43.4 km)2yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College27.1 miles (43.6 km)2yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College27.1 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office27.1 miles (43.7 km)2yr-public
- Adler University27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
- Generations College27.4 miles (44.0 km)2yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute27.4 miles (44.0 km)2yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago27.4 miles (44.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago27.5 miles (44.2 km)4yr-public
- National Louis University27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College27.7 miles (44.5 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University27.8 miles (44.7 km)4yr-private
- Elgin Community College27.9 miles (44.8 km)2yr-public
- Columbia College Chicago27.9 miles (44.8 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College28.0 miles (45.1 km)4yr-private
- East-West University28.0 miles (45.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex28.3 miles (45.6 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside28.4 miles (45.8 km)4yr-public
- Morton College28.9 miles (46.6 km)2yr-public
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove29.0 miles (46.7 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage29.3 miles (47.1 km)2yr-public
- VanderCook College of Music30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago30.2 miles (48.5 km)2yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry30.3 miles (48.8 km)4yr-private
- Illinois Institute of Technology30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-private
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary31.1 miles (50.0 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc32.1 miles (51.6 km)2yr-private
- Shepherds College32.3 miles (52.0 km)2yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-public
- DeVry University-Illinois32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-private
- McCormick Theological Seminary33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College33.5 miles (53.9 km)2yr-public
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-private
- University of Chicago33.8 miles (54.4 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University33.9 miles (54.5 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College34.0 miles (54.6 km)2yr-public
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
- Chicago Theological Seminary34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago34.2 miles (55.0 km)4yr-private
- North Central College34.9 miles (56.1 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern College36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
- Saint Xavier University37.3 miles (60.1 km)4yr-private
- Moraine Valley Community College37.4 miles (60.2 km)2yr-public
- Chicago State University38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College39.0 miles (62.8 km)2yr-public
- Trinity Christian College39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
- Aurora University41.6 miles (66.9 km)4yr-private
- Waubonsee Community College43.1 miles (69.4 km)2yr-public
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph43.4 miles (69.9 km)4yr-private
- Lewis University44.9 miles (72.3 km)4yr-private
- South Suburban College45.3 miles (72.9 km)2yr-public
- Fox College46.6 miles (75.0 km)2yr-private
- Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology47.5 miles (76.5 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUSION ACADEMY LF: CHICAGO- LAKE FOREST | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Deer Path Middle Sch West | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Deer Path Middle Sch East | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| LAKE FOREST COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| SCHOOL OF ST MARY | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Everett Elem School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| LAKE FOREST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Cherokee Elem School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.7 km) |
| WOODLANDS ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Lake Forest High School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Sheridan Elem School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Daniel Wright Jr High School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Lake Bluff Middle School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF LAKE FOREST | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Wayne Thomas Elem School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Bannockburn School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Northwood Middle School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| FOREST BLUFF MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Lake Bluff Elem Sch | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Laura B Sprague School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Deerfield High School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Rondout Elem School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Oak Terrace Elem School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| SAFE HAVEN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Lake Co Hulse Detention Center 9- | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Lake Co Hulse Detention Center 6- | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| DEERFIELD MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Exceptional Learners Collaborativ | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Walden Elem School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Vernon Hills High School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| RIVERWOODS MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Highland Park High School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Half Day School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Ravinia Elem School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Forrestal Elem School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Indian Trail Elem School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Charles J Caruso Middle School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| ROE Alternative Prog of Lake Co | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Wilmot Elem School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Adlai E Stevenson High School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Copeland Manor Elem School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| MONTESSORI CONNECTION WEST | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| LEARN Chtr Sch 6 N Chicago Campus | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Kipling Elem School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| District 128 Transition Pthwys Ct | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Oak Grove Elem School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| VERNON HILLS MONTESSORI ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Alan B Shepard Middle School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| North Shore Academy Elem | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| South Park Elem School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Hawthorn Sch for Young Learners | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Arbor Academy | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| North Shore Academy | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Ed & Life Skills Transition | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| Sherwood Elem School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Hawthorn Townline Elem Sch | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.8 km) |
| Hawthorn Sch of Dual Language | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.8 km) |
| Rockland Elem School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| John Powers Center | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Hawthorn Middle School North | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Transition | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Hawthorn Middle School South | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| LEARN 10 Charter School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Hawthorn Elem School South | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Hawthorn Aspen Elem School | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (8.9 km) |
| Red Oak Elem School | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Hawthorn Elem School North | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Highland Middle School | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Meridian School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| A VILLAGE GREEN MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Green Bay Early Childhood Center | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.4 km) |
| Edgewood Middle School | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| ROCHELLE ZELL JEWISH HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Aptakisic Junior High School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| LIBERTYVILLE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Twin Groves Middle School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Neal Math Science Academy | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| HIGHLAND PARK MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Libertyville High School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| A J Katzenmaier Academy | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| North Chicago Community High Sch | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Hickory Point Elem School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.4 km) |
| BLOOMING MINDS STEAM ACADEMY PRIVATE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Tripp School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Adler Park School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| WYSPA DZIECI LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| KESHET DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| SAGER SOLOMON SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| YACHAD KIDS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| COVE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| TORAH ACADEMY OF BUFFALO GROVE | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Prairie Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Earl Pritchett School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Fairhaven School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Shabonee School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Butterfield School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Diamond Lake School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Evelyn Alexander School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 60045
What school district is ZIP code 60045 in?
ZIP 60045 (Lake Forest, 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 60045?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 75 public and 25 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 60045 attend private school?
About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60045 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 81.2% |
| High school | 4.7% |
| Less than HS | 0.8% |
| School district | North Shore School District 112 |