Aurora city, IL
ZIP 60502 — 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 60502
K-12 nearby
100
Public
71
Private
29
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 60502 (Aurora, IL) is associated with Aurora East Unit School District 131 (LEA 1704680) 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 (71 public, 29 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.9 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Aurora University about 5.0 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Aurora East Unit School District 131
LEA ID
1704680
Private school share (ACS)
0.4%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Aurora University5.0 miles (8.1 km)4yr-private
- North Central College6.1 miles (9.9 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Illinois7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc8.3 miles (13.3 km)2yr-private
- Benedictine University8.5 miles (13.6 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College10.2 miles (16.4 km)4yr-private
- Waubonsee Community College10.3 miles (16.5 km)2yr-public
- College of DuPage10.5 miles (16.9 km)2yr-public
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary10.7 miles (17.2 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences13.8 miles (22.3 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove13.9 miles (22.3 km)4yr-private
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- Lewis University15.6 miles (25.1 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois16.1 miles (26.0 km)4yr-private
- Elgin Community College16.4 miles (26.4 km)2yr-public
- Elmhurst University18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-private
- Judson University19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
- University of St Francis19.4 miles (31.3 km)4yr-private
- Joliet Junior College20.1 miles (32.3 km)2yr-public
- Ambria College of Nursing20.2 miles (32.6 km)4yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College22.7 miles (36.5 km)2yr-public
- Moraine Valley Community College22.8 miles (36.6 km)2yr-public
- Triton College23.4 miles (37.7 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park23.6 miles (38.0 km)2yr-private
- Dominican University24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago24.6 miles (39.5 km)4yr-private
- Morton College25.9 miles (41.6 km)2yr-public
- Trinity Christian College25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern College27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College27.2 miles (43.7 km)2yr-public
- Oakton College27.4 miles (44.0 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College27.8 miles (44.7 km)2yr-public
- Northern Illinois University27.9 miles (45.0 km)4yr-public
- Saint Xavier University28.7 miles (46.2 km)4yr-private
- Fox College28.9 miles (46.6 km)2yr-private
- Hebrew Theological College30.1 miles (48.4 km)4yr-private
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science30.4 miles (48.9 km)2yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College30.9 miles (49.6 km)2yr-public
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago30.9 miles (49.7 km)2yr-private
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University31.0 miles (49.9 km)4yr-public
- Rush University31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
- North Park University31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College31.8 miles (51.2 km)2yr-public
- University of Illinois Chicago32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-public
- VanderCook College of Music32.8 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
- Illinois Institute of Technology32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry33.1 miles (53.2 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago33.1 miles (53.2 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern Career College33.1 miles (53.3 km)2yr-private
- Erikson Institute33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-private
- McHenry County College33.2 miles (53.4 km)2yr-public
- Adler University33.2 miles (53.5 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute33.3 miles (53.5 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University33.3 miles (53.5 km)4yr-private
- East-West University33.3 miles (53.6 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College33.3 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago33.4 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute33.4 miles (53.7 km)2yr-private
- Generations College33.4 miles (53.7 km)2yr-private
- Roosevelt University33.4 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College33.4 miles (53.7 km)2yr-public
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago33.4 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College33.4 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work33.4 miles (53.8 km)4yr-private
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College33.4 miles (53.8 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office33.4 miles (53.8 km)2yr-public
- St. Augustine College33.4 miles (53.8 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College33.4 miles (53.8 km)2yr-public
- National Louis University33.4 miles (53.8 km)4yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science33.5 miles (53.9 km)4yr-private
- CAAN Academy of Nursing33.5 miles (53.9 km)2yr-private
- Kishwaukee College33.6 miles (54.0 km)2yr-public
- American Islamic College33.7 miles (54.3 km)4yr-private
- Chicago State University33.9 miles (54.6 km)4yr-public
- University of Chicago34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago34.5 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-private
- Chicago Theological Seminary34.5 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.34.5 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private
- Trinity International University-Illinois34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-private
- McCormick Theological Seminary34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College35.0 miles (56.4 km)2yr-public
- Northwestern University35.1 miles (56.4 km)4yr-private
- South Suburban College35.4 miles (56.9 km)2yr-public
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia35.4 miles (57.0 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary35.5 miles (57.1 km)4yr-private
- Governors State University36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-public
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake36.8 miles (59.2 km)4yr-private
- Prairie State College36.8 miles (59.2 km)2yr-public
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-private
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph40.3 miles (64.9 km)4yr-private
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-private
- College of Lake County41.3 miles (66.5 km)2yr-public
- Purdue University Northwest42.9 miles (69.1 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mabel O Donnell Elem School | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Francis Granger Middle School | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| Child Service Center Preschool | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| East Aurora HS RSSP | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Metea Valley High School | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| C F Simmons Middle School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Nancy Young Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| C I Johnson Elem School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| ANNUNCIATION OF THE BVM SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Nicholas A Hermes Elem School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Henry W Cowherd Middle School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Oak Park Elem School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| POPE ST JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Early Childhood Dev Cntr | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Benavides Steam Academy | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Edna Rollins Elem School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Reba O Steck Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| ALL ABOUT KIDS MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Longwood Elem School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| L D Brady Elem School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| MARMION ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| W S Beaupre Elem School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| CASA DEI BAMBINI MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| McCarty Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| MEHER MONTESSORI ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Olney C Allen Elem School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Waubonsie Valley High School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Illinois Youth Center-Warrenville | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Hoover Wood Elem School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Thayer J Hill Middle School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| K D Waldo Middle School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Hope D Wall TMH Child Dev Ctr | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Hill Elem School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| East High School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Schneider Elem School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Fischer Middle School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Prairie Children Preschool | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Georgetown Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| PAWS Academy | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Sam Rotolo Middle Sch | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Still Middle School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| John Gates Elem School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| MONTESSORI CHILDRENS GARDEN | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Brookdale Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| ICN NOOR ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| ST RITA OF CASCIA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Smith Elem School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| NAPERVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| Peter M Gombert Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| THE WALDORF SCHOOL OF DUPAGE | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| CARMEL MONTESSORI ACADEMY & CHILDREN'S HOUSE | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| TURNING POINTE CN DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Greenman Elem School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| C M Bardwell Elem School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Clifford Johnson School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Mary Lou Cowlishaw Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| McCleery Elem School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| HOLY ANGELS CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| THE GARDNER SCHOOL OF WARRENVILLE | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| FOX VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| COVENANT CLASSICAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Goodwin Elem School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| G N Dieterich Elem School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Jefferson Middle School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| White Eagle Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| West Aurora High School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| MOOSEHEART CHILD CITY AND SCHOOL INC | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| J B Nelson Elem School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| COVENANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| COVENANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Bower Elem School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| May Watts Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| VANGUARD GIFTED ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Illinois Mathematics and Science | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| The Wheatlands Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Rose E Krug Elem School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Alice Gustafson Elem School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Freeman Elem School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| AURORA CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| ROSARY HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| NAPERVILLE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Homestead Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Hall Elem School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| LITTLE FRIENDS SCHOOL PROGRAMS | private | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| Nicholson Elem School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| West Aurora HS RSSP | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| SUCCESS Academy | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| West Aurora Learning Center/ELA | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Naperville North High School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Jewel Middle School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.8 km) |
| Louise White Elem School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| ORION STEM SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Naperville Central High School | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (8.9 km) |
| Mill Street Elem School | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Fearn Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 60502
What school district is ZIP code 60502 in?
ZIP 60502 (Aurora, IL) maps to Aurora East Unit School District 131 (LEA ID 1704680) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 60502?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 71 public and 29 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 60502 attend private school?
About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60502 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 63.1% |
| High school | 10.9% |
| Less than HS | 6.4% |
| School district | Aurora East Unit School District 131 |