River Forest village, IL
ZIP 60305 — 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 60305
K-12 nearby
100
Public
76
Private
24
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 60305 (River Forest, IL) is associated with Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 (LEA 1725110) 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 (76 public, 24 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.1 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.9% 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 Concordia University-Chicago about 0.6 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89
LEA ID
1725110
Private school share (ACS)
0.9%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Concordia University-Chicago0.6 miles (0.9 km)4yr-private
- Dominican University0.6 miles (0.9 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park1.0 miles (1.6 km)2yr-private
- Triton College1.9 miles (3.0 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College4.7 miles (7.6 km)2yr-public
- Morton College5.7 miles (9.1 km)2yr-public
- Elmhurst University6.5 miles (10.5 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College7.5 miles (12.0 km)2yr-public
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago7.6 miles (12.3 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University7.8 miles (12.6 km)4yr-public
- Rush University7.9 miles (12.6 km)4yr-private
- North Park University7.9 miles (12.7 km)4yr-private
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Hebrew Theological College8.5 miles (13.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office9.3 miles (14.9 km)4yr-public
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago9.3 miles (15.0 km)2yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College9.5 miles (15.3 km)2yr-public
- The Chicago School at Chicago9.5 miles (15.4 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute9.6 miles (15.5 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern Career College9.6 miles (15.5 km)2yr-private
- St. Augustine College9.7 miles (15.5 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work9.7 miles (15.5 km)4yr-private
- American Islamic College9.8 miles (15.7 km)4yr-private
- Adler University9.8 miles (15.8 km)4yr-private
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College9.9 miles (16.0 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College9.9 miles (16.0 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office9.9 miles (16.0 km)2yr-public
- Generations College9.9 miles (16.0 km)2yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute9.9 miles (16.0 km)2yr-private
- DePaul University9.9 miles (16.0 km)4yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science10.0 miles (16.0 km)4yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago10.0 miles (16.1 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University10.1 miles (16.2 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College10.1 miles (16.2 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University10.1 miles (16.2 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago10.1 miles (16.3 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College10.1 miles (16.3 km)4yr-private
- East-West University10.1 miles (16.3 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences10.3 miles (16.5 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-private
- VanderCook College of Music10.6 miles (17.0 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College10.8 miles (17.3 km)2yr-public
- Illinois Institute of Technology10.8 miles (17.4 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie10.8 miles (17.4 km)4yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry10.9 miles (17.5 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago11.1 miles (17.8 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-private
- Oakton College12.0 miles (19.3 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College12.0 miles (19.3 km)2yr-public
- Northwestern College12.6 miles (20.3 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary13.4 miles (21.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Chicago13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage13.5 miles (21.7 km)2yr-public
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary13.6 miles (21.8 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
- McCormick Theological Seminary13.7 miles (22.1 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago13.7 miles (22.1 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago13.7 miles (22.1 km)4yr-private
- Moraine Valley Community College13.9 miles (22.3 km)2yr-public
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago13.9 miles (22.4 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.13.9 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
- Chicago Theological Seminary13.9 miles (22.5 km)4yr-private
- Saint Xavier University14.0 miles (22.6 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College14.5 miles (23.4 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Christian College15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc15.9 miles (25.5 km)2yr-private
- Chicago State University16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-public
- Benedictine University16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-public
- DeVry University-Illinois16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College17.4 miles (28.0 km)2yr-public
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science18.3 miles (29.5 km)2yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College18.4 miles (29.5 km)2yr-public
- North Central College18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-private
- Trinity International University-Illinois21.2 miles (34.1 km)4yr-private
- South Suburban College22.4 miles (36.1 km)2yr-public
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph22.8 miles (36.7 km)4yr-private
- Fox College22.9 miles (36.9 km)2yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing23.7 miles (38.1 km)4yr-private
- Lewis University24.1 miles (38.7 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management24.4 miles (39.2 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
- Judson University26.9 miles (43.2 km)4yr-private
- Prairie State College27.2 miles (43.7 km)2yr-public
- Elgin Community College27.2 miles (43.8 km)2yr-public
- CAAN Academy of Nursing27.3 miles (43.9 km)2yr-private
- Purdue University Northwest27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-public
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science28.1 miles (45.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake28.2 miles (45.4 km)4yr-private
- University of St Francis28.8 miles (46.4 km)4yr-private
- Aurora University29.0 miles (46.6 km)4yr-private
- Governors State University31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-public
- Joliet Junior College33.0 miles (53.2 km)2yr-public
- College of Lake County33.2 miles (53.5 km)2yr-public
- Waubonsee Community College33.7 miles (54.2 km)2yr-public
- Indiana University-Northwest34.1 miles (54.8 km)4yr-public
- Stellar Career College-Crown Point36.2 miles (58.2 km)2yr-private
- McHenry County College37.8 miles (60.8 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt School | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| Lincoln Elem School | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.7 km) |
| ST LUKE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.7 km) |
| TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| Willard Elem School | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| CONCORDIA UNIV EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER | private | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| GRACE LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| KEYSTONE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.7 km) |
| Oliver W Holmes Elem School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| THE FIELD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Horace Mann Elem School | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Emerson Elem School | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| Proviso East High School | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| THE CHILDRENS SCHOOL OF OAK PARK | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| MAYWOOD MARGERY DAW DAY CARE | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Lincoln Elem School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| ALCUIN MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Elm Middle School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| WALTHER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.2 km) |
| Garfield Elem School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Jane Addams Elem School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| ST GILES SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| Oak Park & River Forest High Sch | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Sayre Elem Language Academy | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Washington Dual Language Academy | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Forest Park Middle School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Field Stevenson Elem School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| FENWICK HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (3.0 km) |
| Melrose Park Elem School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (3.0 km) |
| William Beye Elem School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Whittier Elem School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Elmwood Elem School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| INTERCULTURAL MONTESSORI LANGUAGE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Garfield Elem School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| West 40 HNA Learning Program | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| West 40 Reg Safe Sch Middle Prg | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Harbor Academy Reg Safe Sch Prg | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Morton Alternative Schools | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| West 40-Sr. Plus | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| West 40 ALOP Achievers | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| ALOP Academic Learning Program | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| BILINGUAL MONTESSORI LAB ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| TAPESTRY ALOP | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Elmwood Park High School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| William Hatch Elem School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Proviso Area Except Child Center | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Percy Julian Middle School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Irving Middle School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| ASCENSION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| PAEC Education Center EC | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| PAEC Alternative Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| PAEC Alternative High School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Des Plaines Valley Region | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Stevenson Middle School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| LA CASA MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.5 km) |
| JOSEPH ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.5 km) |
| Lovett Elem School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Proviso Math and Science Academy | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Abraham Lincoln Elem School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Acero Chtr Roberto Clemente Elem | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Longfellow Elem School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Betsy Ross Elem School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Rhodes Elem School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| WEST SUBURBAN MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| CORNERSTONE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| ST CATHERINE SIENA-ST LUCY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Thurgood Marshall Elem School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| CHANGING OASIS, INC | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Roosevelt Elem School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Roosevelt Middle School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| River Grove Elem School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Burbank Elem School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| John Mills Elem School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| Irving Elem School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| ST ANGELA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Douglass Academy High School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Jefferson Elem School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Prairie Oak School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Brunson Math & Sci Specialty Elem | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Young Elem School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Ellington Elem School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Locke J Elem School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| CICS - West Belden Campus | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Belmont-Cragin Elem School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Catalyst Charter-Circle Rock ES | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| McKinley Elem School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Grant Elem School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Austin College and Career Acad HS | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Depriest Elem School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Karel Havlicek Elem School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Lindop Elem School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Howe Elem School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Warren Park School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Grant Primary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Lincoln Middle School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Clark G R Elem School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Dan H Pietrini Elem School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 60305
What school district is ZIP code 60305 in?
ZIP 60305 (River Forest, IL) maps to Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 (LEA ID 1725110) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 60305?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 76 public and 24 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 60305 attend private school?
About 0.9% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60305 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 73.3% |
| High school | 7.0% |
| Less than HS | 3.3% |
| School district | Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 |