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Cortland town, IL

ZIP 60112 — 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 60112

K-12 nearby
28
Public
25
Private
3
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 60112 (Cortland, IL) is associated with DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 (LEA 1712000) 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 28 K-12 schools (25 public, 3 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.2 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 Northern Illinois University about 4.0 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
DeKalb Community Unit School District 428
LEA ID
1712000
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Northern Illinois University4.0 miles (6.4 km)4yr-public
  • Kishwaukee College9.8 miles (15.8 km)2yr-public
  • Waubonsee Community College14.8 miles (23.9 km)2yr-public
  • Elgin Community College20.0 miles (32.2 km)2yr-public
  • Aurora University21.2 miles (34.1 km)4yr-private
  • Judson University22.6 miles (36.3 km)4yr-private
  • Ambria College of Nursing26.7 miles (43.0 km)4yr-private
  • McHenry County College28.4 miles (45.7 km)2yr-public
  • Rasmussen University-Illinois28.5 miles (45.9 km)2yr-private
  • Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College28.7 miles (46.1 km)2yr-private
  • Rockford University29.3 miles (47.1 km)4yr-private
  • North Central College30.0 miles (48.3 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Wheaton College30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-private
  • Rock Valley College30.6 miles (49.2 km)2yr-public
  • DeVry University-Administrative Office30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-public
  • DeVry University-Illinois30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Anthony College of Nursing30.8 miles (49.6 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc31.2 miles (50.3 km)2yr-private
  • Benedictine University32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-private
  • College of DuPage32.3 miles (52.0 km)2yr-public
  • William Rainey Harper College33.5 miles (53.9 km)2yr-public
  • Chamberlain University-Illinois33.5 miles (54.0 km)4yr-private
  • Northern Baptist Theological Seminary33.6 miles (54.1 km)4yr-private
  • National University of Health Sciences35.1 miles (56.5 km)4yr-private
  • Midwestern University-Downers Grove36.2 miles (58.3 km)4yr-private
  • Elmhurst University38.3 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lewis University38.5 miles (61.9 km)4yr-private
  • Joliet Junior College39.4 miles (63.3 km)2yr-public
  • University of St Francis40.9 miles (65.9 km)4yr-private
  • Worsham College of Mortuary Science42.1 miles (67.7 km)2yr-private
  • Oakton College42.6 miles (68.6 km)2yr-public
  • University of Saint Mary of the Lake43.1 miles (69.3 km)4yr-private
  • Beloit College43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
  • Triton College43.7 miles (70.3 km)2yr-public
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park44.1 miles (71.0 km)2yr-private
  • Dominican University44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
  • Concordia University-Chicago45.3 miles (72.9 km)4yr-private
  • Trinity International University-Illinois45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-private
  • College of Lake County45.7 miles (73.5 km)2yr-public
  • Lake Forest Graduate School of Management46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College46.4 miles (74.7 km)2yr-public
  • Moraine Valley Community College46.7 miles (75.2 km)2yr-public
  • Sauk Valley Community College47.2 miles (76.0 km)2yr-public
  • Illinois Valley Community College47.6 miles (76.7 km)2yr-public
  • Hebrew Theological College48.1 miles (77.4 km)4yr-private
  • Morton College48.2 miles (77.6 km)2yr-public
  • Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie48.8 miles (78.5 km)4yr-private
  • Blackhawk Technical College49.1 miles (79.0 km)2yr-public
  • Lake Forest College49.6 miles (79.8 km)4yr-private
  • Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science49.9 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
  • Trinity Christian College50.0 miles (80.4 km)4yr-private
  • Northeastern Illinois University50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-public
  • Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
  • North Park University50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-private
  • Northwestern College50.8 miles (81.7 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College51.1 miles (82.2 km)2yr-public
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College52.3 miles (84.2 km)2yr-public
  • Saint Xavier University52.4 miles (84.4 km)4yr-private
  • NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia52.5 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
  • Northwestern University52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
  • Rush University52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
  • Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
  • Fox College52.9 miles (85.1 km)2yr-private
  • St. Augustine College52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
  • Institute for Clinical Social Work52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College53.1 miles (85.4 km)2yr-public
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago53.2 miles (85.6 km)2yr-private
  • Loyola University Chicago53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of Illinois Chicago53.6 miles (86.2 km)4yr-public
  • American Islamic College53.7 miles (86.4 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-Administrative Office54.1 miles (87.0 km)4yr-public
  • Moody Bible Institute54.4 miles (87.5 km)4yr-private
  • The Chicago School at Chicago54.4 miles (87.5 km)4yr-private
  • Erikson Institute54.5 miles (87.6 km)4yr-private
  • Midwestern Career College54.5 miles (87.7 km)2yr-private
  • Adler University54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-private
  • Meadville Theological School of Lombard College54.8 miles (88.1 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-District Office54.8 miles (88.1 km)2yr-public
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College54.8 miles (88.1 km)2yr-public
  • DePaul University54.8 miles (88.1 km)4yr-private
  • Taylor Business Institute54.8 miles (88.1 km)2yr-private
  • Generations College54.8 miles (88.1 km)2yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College54.8 miles (88.2 km)2yr-public
  • Pacific College of Health and Science54.8 miles (88.2 km)4yr-private
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago54.8 miles (88.2 km)4yr-private
  • National Louis University54.9 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
  • American Academy of Art College54.9 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
  • Roosevelt University54.9 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
  • Spertus College54.9 miles (88.4 km)4yr-private
  • Columbia College Chicago54.9 miles (88.4 km)4yr-private
  • VanderCook College of Music54.9 miles (88.4 km)4yr-private
  • East-West University54.9 miles (88.4 km)4yr-private
  • Illinois Institute of Technology55.1 miles (88.6 km)4yr-private
  • Illinois College of Optometry55.2 miles (88.9 km)4yr-private
  • Highland Community College56.2 miles (90.4 km)2yr-public
  • University of Chicago56.9 miles (91.6 km)4yr-private
  • Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-private
  • CAAN Academy of Nursing57.3 miles (92.2 km)2yr-private
  • Chicago Theological Seminary57.4 miles (92.3 km)4yr-private
  • Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.57.4 miles (92.3 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Cortland Elementary Schoolpublic——1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Littlejohn Elem Schoolpublic——2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Founders Elementary Schoolpublic——3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Clinton Rosette Middle Schoolpublic——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Beyond One Barb Transition Centerpublic——3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Lincoln Elementary Schoolpublic——3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Huntley Middle Schoolpublic——3.4 miles (5.5 km)
DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev Ctrpublic——3.4 miles (5.5 km)
South Prairie Elementary Schoolpublic——3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Jefferson Elem Schoolpublic——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Tyler Elementary Schoolpublic——3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Southeast Elem Schoolpublic——3.9 miles (6.3 km)
DeKalb High Schoolpublic——4.1 miles (6.5 km)
ST MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOLprivate——4.1 miles (6.5 km)
Sycamore High Schoolpublic——4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Schpublic——4.3 miles (7.0 km)
West Elem Schoolpublic——4.4 miles (7.0 km)
ST MARY SCHOOLprivate——4.5 miles (7.2 km)
AURORA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS CORNERSTONE CAMPUSprivate——4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Sycamore Middle Schoolpublic——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
North Elementary Schoolpublic——5.8 miles (9.4 km)
North Grove Elementary Schoolpublic——6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Malta Elementary Schoolpublic——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Kaneland IgKnight Academypublic——8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Fox Valley Career Centerpublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Kaneland Senior High Schoolpublic——8.6 miles (13.8 km)
KEC Central EFE 170public——9.7 miles (15.6 km)
KEC Area Voc Centerpublic——9.7 miles (15.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 60112

What school district is ZIP code 60112 in?
ZIP 60112 (Cortland, IL) maps to DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 (LEA ID 1712000) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 60112?
US5 lists 28 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 25 public and 3 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 60112 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60112 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher31.0%
High school30.2%
Less than HS5.9%
School districtDeKalb Community Unit School District 428