Chicago city, IL
ZIP 60656 — 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 60656
K-12 nearby
100
Public
71
Private
29
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 60656 (Chicago, IL) is associated with Chicago Public School District 299 (LEA 1709930) 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 3.1 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 City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College about 2.3 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Chicago Public School District 299
LEA ID
1709930
Private school share (ACS)
0.6%
Colleges & universities (100)
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College2.3 miles (3.7 km)2yr-public
- Triton College4.1 miles (6.6 km)2yr-public
- Hebrew Theological College4.2 miles (6.8 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park4.8 miles (7.6 km)2yr-private
- Dominican University5.0 miles (8.0 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago5.3 miles (8.5 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University5.6 miles (9.0 km)4yr-public
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago5.6 miles (9.1 km)4yr-private
- North Park University6.0 miles (9.7 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-private
- Oakton College6.7 miles (10.7 km)2yr-public
- Elmhurst University8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-private
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- St. Augustine College8.4 miles (13.6 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work8.4 miles (13.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College8.7 miles (13.9 km)2yr-public
- Loyola University Chicago8.9 miles (14.4 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University9.2 miles (14.8 km)4yr-private
- American Islamic College9.4 miles (15.1 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary9.6 miles (15.5 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia9.7 miles (15.5 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College10.3 miles (16.5 km)2yr-public
- Rush University10.7 miles (17.2 km)4yr-private
- Morton College10.9 miles (17.5 km)2yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Illinois11.0 miles (17.7 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute11.3 miles (18.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago11.5 miles (18.5 km)4yr-public
- Erikson Institute11.6 miles (18.6 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago11.6 miles (18.6 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office11.6 miles (18.6 km)4yr-public
- Midwestern Career College11.7 miles (18.9 km)2yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College12.0 miles (19.3 km)2yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-private
- Adler University12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office12.0 miles (19.3 km)2yr-public
- Pacific College of Health and Science12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute12.1 miles (19.5 km)2yr-private
- Generations College12.1 miles (19.5 km)2yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago12.2 miles (19.6 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University12.3 miles (19.7 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University12.3 miles (19.7 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences12.3 miles (19.8 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College12.4 miles (19.9 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University12.4 miles (20.0 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College12.5 miles (20.1 km)4yr-private
- East-West University12.6 miles (20.3 km)4yr-private
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science13.1 miles (21.0 km)2yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago13.3 miles (21.3 km)2yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-private
- VanderCook College of Music13.9 miles (22.4 km)4yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry14.2 miles (22.9 km)4yr-private
- Illinois Institute of Technology14.3 miles (22.9 km)4yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College14.6 miles (23.6 km)2yr-public
- College of DuPage15.6 miles (25.0 km)2yr-public
- Trinity International University-Illinois15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College15.8 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College16.0 miles (25.7 km)2yr-public
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College16.4 miles (26.4 km)2yr-public
- McCormick Theological Seminary17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-private
- University of Chicago17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-private
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago17.8 miles (28.6 km)4yr-private
- Chicago Theological Seminary17.8 miles (28.7 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.17.8 miles (28.7 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern College18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc18.3 miles (29.5 km)2yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office18.8 miles (30.3 km)4yr-public
- DeVry University-Illinois18.8 miles (30.3 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management18.9 miles (30.4 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-private
- Moraine Valley Community College19.3 miles (31.1 km)2yr-public
- Saint Xavier University19.3 miles (31.1 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University19.4 miles (31.3 km)4yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing20.9 miles (33.7 km)4yr-private
- Chicago State University20.9 miles (33.7 km)4yr-public
- North Central College21.3 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Christian College21.3 miles (34.3 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College22.0 miles (35.4 km)2yr-public
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science22.6 miles (36.3 km)4yr-private
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-private
- Judson University24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-private
- Elgin Community College25.6 miles (41.2 km)2yr-public
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-private
- South Suburban College27.6 miles (44.4 km)2yr-public
- College of Lake County27.9 miles (44.9 km)2yr-public
- Fox College28.4 miles (45.8 km)2yr-private
- Lewis University28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-private
- Aurora University30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
- Prairie State College32.5 miles (52.3 km)2yr-public
- Purdue University Northwest32.5 miles (52.3 km)4yr-public
- CAAN Academy of Nursing32.8 miles (52.8 km)2yr-private
- University of St Francis33.5 miles (54.0 km)4yr-private
- McHenry County College34.0 miles (54.8 km)2yr-public
- Waubonsee Community College34.8 miles (56.0 km)2yr-public
- Governors State University36.7 miles (59.1 km)4yr-public
- Joliet Junior College37.5 miles (60.3 km)2yr-public
- Indiana University-Northwest38.3 miles (61.7 km)4yr-public
- Stellar Career College-Crown Point40.9 miles (65.9 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennoyer Elem School | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.9 km) |
| ST SAVA ACADEMY | private | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| J Leigh Elem School | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Dirksen Elem School | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| Oriole Park Elem School | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| BRICKTON MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Ridgewood Comm High School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| ST MONICA ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| J Giles Elem School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| RESURRECTION COLLEGE PREP HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| MARY, SEAT OF WISDOM SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Edison Park Elem School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Union Ridge Elem School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Garvy J Elem School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Norwood Park Elem School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Theodore Roosevelt Elem School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Canty Elem School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Beard Elem School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| NEW HORIZON CENTER | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Taft High School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| ST FRANCIS BORGIA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Ralph J Frost Academy | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| MONTESSORI LEARNING CENTER OF EDISON PARK | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Washington Elem School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Bridge Elem School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Onahan Elem School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Maine South High School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Ebinger Elem School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Dever Elem School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| George Washington Elem School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| ST PAUL OF THE CROSS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Rosemont Elem School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Lincoln Middle School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Smyser Elem School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| FANTASY ISLAND SCHOOL FOR KIDS | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| Hitch Elem School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| ST ROBERT BELLARMINE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| ST ELIZABETH OF THE TRINITY | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Lincoln Middle School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| ST CONSTANCE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| ST JULIANA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| ST ANDREWS LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| POPE FRANCIS GLOBAL ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Prussing Elem School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| CHILDRENS LAND ON BELMONT | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| John Mills Elem School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Stock Early Childhood Center | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| East Leyden High School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| George B Carpenter Elem School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| North Elem School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Thorp O A Elem Scholastic Acad | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| John F Kennedy Elem School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Ombudsman Chicago Northwest | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Farnsworth Elem School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Rickover Naval Academy High Schl | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Eugene Field Elem School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| ICCI ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| River Grove Elem School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Locke J Elem School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Orchard Place Elem School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| LOGOS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Vaughn Occupational High School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Chicago Academy Elem School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Chicago Academy High School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Wildwood Elem School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| ST MARY OF THE WOODS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Steinmetz College Prep HS | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Elmwood Park High School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Portage Park Elem School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Emerson Middle School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Beaubien Elem School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Hester Jr High School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Elmwood Elem School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Iroquois Community School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Jefferson School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Passow Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| ST FERDINAND PARISH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Reinberg Elem School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| JEANINE SCHULTZ MEMORIAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Rhodes Elem School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Edgebrook Elem School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Lyon Elem School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Clarence E Culver School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| KIDS IN HARMONY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Des Plaines Valley Region | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Camras Elem School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Gray Elem School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Phoenix Academy | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| EMBERS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Dan H Pietrini Elem School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| ST JOHN BREBEUF SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Elm Middle School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| FASMAN YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| CASA DEI BAMBINI MONTESSORI OF MAYFAIR | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.8 km) |
| Belmont-Cragin Elem School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.8 km) |
| Franklin Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Niles Central | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| North Cook Young Adult Academy | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 60656
What school district is ZIP code 60656 in?
ZIP 60656 (Chicago, IL) maps to Chicago Public School District 299 (LEA ID 1709930) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 60656?
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 60656 attend private school?
About 0.6% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60656 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 41.7% |
| High school | 24.8% |
| Less than HS | 8.2% |
| School district | Chicago Public School District 299 |