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Garden Prairie CDP, IL

ZIP 61038 — 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 61038

K-12 nearby
19
Public
17
Private
2
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 61038 (Garden Prairie, IL) is associated with Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 (LEA 1705790) 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 19 K-12 schools (17 public, 2 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 2.8% 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 Rasmussen University-Illinois about 13.3 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education
School district
Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
LEA ID
1705790
Private school share (ACS)
2.8%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Rasmussen University-Illinois13.3 miles (21.5 km)2yr-private
  • Saint Anthony College of Nursing13.3 miles (21.5 km)4yr-private
  • Rock Valley College13.4 miles (21.5 km)2yr-public
  • Rockford University14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
  • Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College14.8 miles (23.8 km)2yr-private
  • McHenry County College18.9 miles (30.4 km)2yr-public
  • Beloit College22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-private
  • Northern Illinois University23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-public
  • Kishwaukee College23.8 miles (38.3 km)2yr-public
  • Blackhawk Technical College26.7 miles (43.0 km)2yr-public
  • Judson University26.9 miles (43.2 km)4yr-private
  • Elgin Community College27.3 miles (44.0 km)2yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Ambria College of Nursing30.0 miles (48.3 km)4yr-private
  • Waubonsee Community College35.5 miles (57.1 km)2yr-public
  • William Rainey Harper College36.4 miles (58.5 km)2yr-public
  • College of Lake County37.6 miles (60.5 km)2yr-public
  • University of Saint Mary of the Lake37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater39.4 miles (63.4 km)4yr-public
  • Aurora University40.6 miles (65.4 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-Illinois42.0 miles (67.6 km)4yr-private
  • Worsham College of Mortuary Science42.3 miles (68.0 km)2yr-private
  • Wheaton College42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-private
  • Lake Forest Graduate School of Management43.2 miles (69.6 km)4yr-private
  • Trinity International University-Illinois44.1 miles (71.0 km)4yr-private
  • Shepherds College44.8 miles (72.1 km)2yr-private
  • DeVry University-Illinois45.0 miles (72.3 km)4yr-private
  • DeVry University-Administrative Office45.0 miles (72.3 km)4yr-public
  • Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science45.0 miles (72.4 km)4yr-private
  • College of DuPage45.0 miles (72.5 km)2yr-public
  • Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc45.4 miles (73.1 km)2yr-private
  • North Central College45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-private
  • Oakton College46.1 miles (74.2 km)2yr-public
  • National University of Health Sciences46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-private
  • Lake Forest College46.6 miles (75.0 km)4yr-private
  • Benedictine University47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-private
  • Northern Baptist Theological Seminary47.1 miles (75.8 km)4yr-private
  • Highland Community College47.8 miles (77.0 km)2yr-public
  • Elmhurst University48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
  • Midwestern University-Downers Grove48.5 miles (78.1 km)4yr-private
  • Gateway Technical College51.2 miles (82.3 km)2yr-public
  • Herzing University-Kenosha51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-private
  • Triton College52.0 miles (83.6 km)2yr-public
  • University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-public
  • University of Wisconsin-Parkside52.2 miles (83.9 km)4yr-public
  • Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park52.7 miles (84.8 km)2yr-private
  • Carthage College52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
  • Hebrew Theological College53.1 miles (85.4 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College53.1 miles (85.5 km)2yr-public
  • Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-private
  • Dominican University53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-private
  • Sauk Valley Community College53.9 miles (86.7 km)2yr-public
  • Concordia University-Chicago54.0 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
  • NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia55.7 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
  • Northeastern Illinois University55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-public
  • Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago56.0 miles (90.1 km)4yr-private
  • Northwestern University56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
  • Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-private
  • North Park University56.4 miles (90.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lewis University56.8 miles (91.4 km)4yr-private
  • Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology56.8 miles (91.5 km)4yr-private
  • Carroll University57.2 miles (92.1 km)4yr-private
  • Loyola University Chicago58.3 miles (93.9 km)4yr-private
  • Morton College58.6 miles (94.3 km)2yr-public
  • Nashotah House58.6 miles (94.3 km)4yr-private
  • Institute for Clinical Social Work58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-private
  • St. Augustine College58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College59.1 miles (95.1 km)2yr-public
  • American Islamic College59.9 miles (96.4 km)4yr-private
  • VICI Beauty School59.9 miles (96.4 km)2yr-private
  • Joliet Junior College60.1 miles (96.8 km)2yr-public
  • University of St Francis60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College60.7 miles (97.7 km)2yr-public
  • Waukesha County Technical College60.8 miles (97.9 km)2yr-public
  • Moraine Valley Community College60.8 miles (97.9 km)2yr-public
  • Rush University61.1 miles (98.4 km)4yr-private
  • Ottawa University-Milwaukee61.5 miles (99.0 km)4yr-private
  • Herzing University-Brookfield62.0 miles (99.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of Illinois Chicago62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-public
  • Moody Bible Institute62.1 miles (99.9 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-Administrative Office62.3 miles (100.2 km)4yr-public
  • The Chicago School at Chicago62.4 miles (100.3 km)4yr-private
  • Erikson Institute62.4 miles (100.3 km)4yr-private
  • Midwestern Career College62.5 miles (100.6 km)2yr-private
  • Adler University62.7 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College62.8 miles (101.0 km)2yr-public
  • Meadville Theological School of Lombard College62.8 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-District Office62.8 miles (101.0 km)2yr-public
  • Pacific College of Health and Science62.8 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College62.9 miles (101.2 km)2yr-public
  • Generations College62.9 miles (101.2 km)2yr-private
  • Taylor Business Institute62.9 miles (101.2 km)2yr-private
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago62.9 miles (101.3 km)2yr-private
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago62.9 miles (101.3 km)4yr-private
  • DePaul University63.0 miles (101.3 km)4yr-private
  • National Louis University63.0 miles (101.4 km)4yr-private
  • American Academy of Art College63.1 miles (101.5 km)4yr-private
  • Roosevelt University63.1 miles (101.6 km)4yr-private
  • Columbia College Chicago63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-private
  • Spertus College63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOLprivate——4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Meehan Elementary Schoolpublic——4.6 miles (7.4 km)
Lincoln Elem Schoolpublic——4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Belvidere South Middle Schoolpublic——4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Everest High Schoolpublic——4.9 miles (8.0 km)
Belvidere High Schoolpublic——5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Washington Academypublic——5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Perry Elem Schoolpublic——5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Belvidere Central Middle Schoolpublic——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Seth Whitman Elem Schpublic——6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Belvidere North High Schpublic——6.6 miles (10.6 km)
ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOLprivate——6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Locust Elem Schoolpublic——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Riley Comm Cons Schoolpublic——7.4 miles (12.0 km)
Marengo Comm Middle Schoolpublic——7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Ulysses S Grant Intermediate Schpublic——7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Marengo High Schoolpublic——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Poplar Grove Elem Schoolpublic——8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Capron Elem Schoolpublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 61038

What school district is ZIP code 61038 in?
ZIP 61038 (Garden Prairie, IL) maps to Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100 (LEA ID 1705790) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 61038?
US5 lists 19 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 17 public and 2 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 61038 attend private school?
About 2.8% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 61038 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher14.7%
High school37.5%
Less than HS6.0%
School districtBelvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100