ZIP 72117 — 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 72117

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 72117 (North Little Rock, AR) is associated with Jacksonville North Pulaski School District (LEA 0500419) 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 79 K-12 schools (67 public, 12 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.4 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 Shorter College about 6.7 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

LEA ID

0500419

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (37)

Shorter College6.7 miles (10.7 km)2yr-private
Jackson Theological Seminary6.7 miles (10.7 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Arkansas7.4 miles (11.9 km)4yr-private
Philander Smith University8.2 miles (13.1 km)4yr-private
Arkansas State University System8.3 miles (13.3 km)4yr-public
Arkansas Baptist College8.6 miles (13.9 km)4yr-private
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College8.8 miles (14.2 km)2yr-public
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences10.2 miles (16.4 km)4yr-public
University of Arkansas System Office11.3 miles (18.2 km)4yr-public
University of Arkansas Grantham11.3 miles (18.2 km)4yr-public
University of Arkansas at Little Rock11.5 miles (18.5 km)4yr-public
Baptist Health College Little Rock15.4 miles (24.8 km)2yr-private

Show all 37 colleges & universities

Arkansas State University-Beebe25.4 miles (40.8 km)2yr-public
Central Baptist College27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
University of Central Arkansas27.7 miles (44.6 km)4yr-public
Hendrix College28.5 miles (45.9 km)4yr-private
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff37.0 miles (59.5 km)4yr-public
Southeast Arkansas College39.2 miles (63.1 km)2yr-public
Jefferson Regional School of Nursing40.2 miles (64.7 km)2yr-private
Harding University40.6 miles (65.4 km)4yr-private
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton43.2 miles (69.6 km)2yr-public
Arkansas State University Three Rivers47.0 miles (75.7 km)2yr-public
Champion Christian College55.6 miles (89.5 km)4yr-private
National Park College58.2 miles (93.6 km)2yr-public
Arkansas Tech University66.9 miles (107.7 km)4yr-public
Ouachita Baptist University68.2 miles (109.7 km)4yr-private
Henderson State University68.4 miles (110.1 km)4yr-public
Lyon College75.6 miles (121.6 km)4yr-private
University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville76.8 miles (123.5 km)2yr-public
East Arkansas Community College80.3 miles (129.2 km)2yr-public
Arkansas State University-Newport80.8 miles (130.0 km)2yr-public
University of Arkansas at Monticello83.6 miles (134.6 km)4yr-public
Southern Arkansas University Tech85.4 miles (137.5 km)2yr-public
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas88.2 miles (141.9 km)2yr-public
University of the Ozarks89.3 miles (143.7 km)4yr-private
Ozarka College89.8 miles (144.5 km)2yr-public
Coahoma Community College96.5 miles (155.3 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
MEADOW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
HARRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
GLENVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
LISA ACADEMY NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
LISA ACADEMY NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
LISA ACADEMY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
ADKINS PRESCHOOL CENTER	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.9 miles (8.0 km)
NORTH LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
NORTH LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL 6TH GRADE CAMPUS	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
SCOTT CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
OAKBROOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
CARVER STEAM MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
CALVARY ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
COLLEGE STATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
SEVENTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
ESTEM EAST VILLAGE JUNIOR HIGH PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
ESTEM JUNIOR HIGH PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
MURRELL TAYLOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
PIKE VIEW EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
SYLVAN HILLS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
RIDGE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
CENTRAL ARKANSAS MONTESSORI INC.	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
ROCKEFELLER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
ESTEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
ESTEM EAST VILLAGE ELEMENTARY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
MANN MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
SYLVAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
SYLVAN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
BOBBY G LESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
NORTH LITTLE ROCK CATHOLIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
THE EPISCOPAL COLLEGIATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
EPISCOPAL COLLEGIATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
GIBBS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR LEADERSHIP & LANGUAGE MAGNET ACAD	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
DUNBAR MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
JACKSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY NORTH LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
CSTP CIVILIAN STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAM	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
JACKSONVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF LITTLE ROCK	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL ONLINE	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE FLIGHTLINE ACADEMY	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
AMBOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
CATO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
JACKSONVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
IVY HILL PREPARATORY ACADEMY	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ELEM	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
EASTERSEALS ACADEMY AT RIVERDALE	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
THE ACADEMY AT RIVERDALE	private	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
PULASKI HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
PULASKI HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
THE CHILDRENS HOUSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
STEPHENS ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 72117

What school district is ZIP code 72117 in?

ZIP 72117 (North Little Rock, AR) maps to Jacksonville North Pulaski School District (LEA ID 0500419) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 72117?

US5 lists 79 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 67 public and 12 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 72117 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 72117 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	27.7%
High school	28.7%
Less than HS	16.7%
School district	Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

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