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Essex village, IL

ZIP 60935 — 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 60935

K-12 nearby
23
Public
23
Private
0
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 60935 (Essex, IL) is associated with Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District (LEA 1716260) 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 23 K-12 schools (23 public). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.9 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 Olivet Nazarene University about 15.7 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District
LEA ID
1716260
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Olivet Nazarene University15.7 miles (25.2 km)4yr-private
  • Kankakee Community College17.6 miles (28.4 km)2yr-public
  • Joliet Junior College22.8 miles (36.7 km)2yr-public
  • University of St Francis25.3 miles (40.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lewis University30.5 miles (49.0 km)4yr-private
  • Governors State University30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-public
  • CAAN Academy of Nursing32.6 miles (52.5 km)2yr-private
  • Fox College33.9 miles (54.6 km)2yr-private
  • Prairie State College37.1 miles (59.7 km)2yr-public
  • Trinity Christian College39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
  • Moraine Valley Community College40.3 miles (64.8 km)2yr-public
  • Aurora University41.3 miles (66.4 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • South Suburban College41.7 miles (67.1 km)2yr-public
  • North Central College41.9 miles (67.4 km)4yr-private
  • Benedictine University42.1 miles (67.8 km)4yr-private
  • DeVry University-Illinois44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-private
  • DeVry University-Administrative Office44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-public
  • Saint Xavier University44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc44.1 miles (71.0 km)2yr-private
  • Northwestern College44.2 miles (71.1 km)4yr-private
  • Northern Baptist Theological Seminary44.6 miles (71.7 km)4yr-private
  • Stellar Career College-Crown Point45.3 miles (73.0 km)2yr-private
  • Waubonsee Community College45.6 miles (73.5 km)2yr-public
  • Purdue University Northwest46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-public
  • Midwestern University-Downers Grove46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
  • College of DuPage46.7 miles (75.1 km)2yr-public
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College46.7 miles (75.2 km)2yr-public
  • Chicago State University47.9 miles (77.1 km)4yr-public
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College48.1 miles (77.4 km)2yr-public
  • National University of Health Sciences48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-private
  • Wheaton College48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-private
  • Illinois Valley Community College49.0 miles (78.8 km)2yr-public
  • Calumet College of Saint Joseph49.4 miles (79.5 km)4yr-private
  • Morton College50.0 miles (80.5 km)2yr-public
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College50.4 miles (81.0 km)2yr-public
  • Indiana University-Northwest51.0 miles (82.2 km)4yr-public
  • Elmhurst University51.6 miles (83.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of Chicago52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
  • Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
  • Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.52.2 miles (84.0 km)4yr-private
  • Chicago Theological Seminary52.2 miles (84.0 km)4yr-private
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago52.5 miles (84.4 km)2yr-private
  • Catholic Theological Union at Chicago53.0 miles (85.3 km)4yr-private
  • Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago53.0 miles (85.3 km)4yr-private
  • McCormick Theological Seminary53.0 miles (85.3 km)4yr-private
  • Illinois Institute of Technology53.8 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
  • Concordia University-Chicago53.8 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
  • Dominican University53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park53.8 miles (86.6 km)2yr-private
  • VanderCook College of Music54.0 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
  • Illinois College of Optometry54.1 miles (87.1 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-Illinois54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-private
  • Triton College54.4 miles (87.5 km)2yr-public
  • Rush University55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College55.3 miles (89.0 km)2yr-public
  • University of Illinois Chicago55.6 miles (89.4 km)4yr-public
  • East-West University56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
  • Spertus College56.4 miles (90.7 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-Administrative Office56.4 miles (90.7 km)4yr-public
  • Columbia College Chicago56.4 miles (90.7 km)4yr-private
  • Roosevelt University56.5 miles (90.9 km)4yr-private
  • DePaul University56.5 miles (90.9 km)4yr-private
  • American Academy of Art College56.6 miles (91.0 km)4yr-private
  • National Louis University56.7 miles (91.3 km)4yr-private
  • Adler University56.7 miles (91.3 km)4yr-private
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago56.8 miles (91.3 km)4yr-private
  • Generations College56.8 miles (91.4 km)2yr-private
  • Taylor Business Institute56.8 miles (91.4 km)2yr-private
  • Midwestern Career College56.9 miles (91.6 km)2yr-private
  • The Chicago School at Chicago57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-District Office57.0 miles (91.7 km)2yr-public
  • Meadville Theological School of Lombard College57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College57.0 miles (91.8 km)2yr-public
  • Pacific College of Health and Science57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-private
  • Erikson Institute57.2 miles (92.0 km)4yr-private
  • Moody Bible Institute57.6 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College58.0 miles (93.4 km)2yr-public
  • Elgin Community College59.0 miles (95.0 km)2yr-public
  • Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
  • North Park University60.6 miles (97.5 km)4yr-private
  • American Islamic College60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-private
  • Northeastern Illinois University60.7 miles (97.8 km)4yr-public
  • Northern Illinois University61.0 miles (98.1 km)4yr-public
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College61.0 miles (98.2 km)2yr-public
  • College of Court Reporting Inc61.1 miles (98.4 km)2yr-private
  • St. Augustine College61.4 miles (98.9 km)4yr-private
  • Institute for Clinical Social Work61.4 miles (98.9 km)4yr-private
  • Hebrew Theological College61.9 miles (99.5 km)4yr-private
  • Judson University61.9 miles (99.6 km)4yr-private
  • Heartland Community College62.1 miles (100.0 km)2yr-public
  • Valparaiso University62.3 miles (100.2 km)4yr-private
  • Illinois State University62.4 miles (100.5 km)4yr-public
  • Ambria College of Nursing62.6 miles (100.7 km)4yr-private
  • William Rainey Harper College63.2 miles (101.7 km)2yr-public
  • Loyola University Chicago63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-private
  • Oakton College63.5 miles (102.1 km)2yr-public
  • Illinois Wesleyan University63.5 miles (102.2 km)4yr-private
  • Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie64.2 miles (103.3 km)4yr-private
  • Kishwaukee College64.3 miles (103.6 km)2yr-public
  • Eureka College65.2 miles (104.9 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
South Wilmington Grade Schoolpublic——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Braceville Elem Schoolpublic——6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Reed-Custer Middle Schoolpublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
SOWIC-Educ & Life Skills-Reed Cuspublic——6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Reed-Custer High Schoolpublic——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H Spublic——6.7 miles (10.7 km)
Bonfield Grade Schoolpublic——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
SOWIC-Educ & Life Skills-Reed Cuspublic——6.9 miles (11.0 km)
SOWIC-EC Reed Custerpublic——6.9 miles (11.0 km)
Reed-Custer Elementary Schoolpublic——6.9 miles (11.0 km)
Gardner Elem Schoolpublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
SOWIC-EC Wilmingtonpublic——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Bruning Elem Schoolpublic——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Herscher High Schoolpublic——8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Herscher Intermediate Schpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
L J Stevens Intermediate Schoolpublic——9.2 miles (14.8 km)
Wilmington Middle Schoolpublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
SOWIC Education Centerpublic——9.5 miles (15.2 km)
SOWIC-Educ & Life Skills-Wilmingtpublic——9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Wilmington High Schoolpublic——9.5 miles (15.2 km)
Coal City Intermediate Schoolpublic——9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Coal City Middle Schoolpublic——10.0 miles (16.0 km)
Coal City Early Childhood Centerpublic——10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 60935

What school district is ZIP code 60935 in?
ZIP 60935 (Essex, IL) maps to Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District (LEA ID 1716260) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 60935?
US5 lists 23 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 23 public and 0 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 60935 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60935 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher21.3%
High school43.5%
Less than HS4.3%
School districtGardner-South Wilmington Township High School District