ZIP 72206 — 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 72206

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 72206 (Little Rock, AR) is associated with Sheridan School District (LEA 0500015) 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 67 K-12 schools (57 public, 10 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.0 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 Philander Smith University about 7.7 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Sheridan School District

LEA ID

0500015

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (37)

Philander Smith University7.7 miles (12.4 km)4yr-private
Arkansas Baptist College7.7 miles (12.4 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Arkansas8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-private
Arkansas State University System8.4 miles (13.5 km)4yr-public
University of Arkansas at Little Rock8.6 miles (13.9 km)4yr-public
Jackson Theological Seminary8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-private
Shorter College8.9 miles (14.3 km)2yr-private
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences9.5 miles (15.3 km)4yr-public
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College11.0 miles (17.7 km)2yr-public
Baptist Health College Little Rock11.2 miles (18.1 km)2yr-private
University of Arkansas System Office11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-public
University of Arkansas Grantham11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-public

Show all 37 colleges & universities

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-public
Southeast Arkansas College31.5 miles (50.7 km)2yr-public
Jefferson Regional School of Nursing32.1 miles (51.7 km)2yr-private
University of Central Arkansas33.2 miles (53.5 km)4yr-public
Central Baptist College33.4 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
Hendrix College34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-private
Arkansas State University-Beebe36.1 miles (58.0 km)2yr-public
Arkansas State University Three Rivers37.7 miles (60.7 km)2yr-public
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton46.6 miles (75.0 km)2yr-public
Champion Christian College48.2 miles (77.5 km)4yr-private
National Park College51.0 miles (82.1 km)2yr-public
Harding University51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-private
Ouachita Baptist University58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-private
Henderson State University58.5 miles (94.2 km)4yr-public
Arkansas Tech University68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-public
Southern Arkansas University Tech74.8 miles (120.3 km)2yr-public
University of Arkansas at Monticello76.0 miles (122.2 km)4yr-public
Lyon College86.3 miles (138.8 km)4yr-private
University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville87.4 miles (140.7 km)2yr-public
East Arkansas Community College87.9 miles (141.4 km)2yr-public
University of the Ozarks90.8 miles (146.2 km)4yr-private
Arkansas State University-Newport91.3 miles (146.9 km)2yr-public
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas92.2 miles (148.4 km)2yr-public
Coahoma Community College98.5 miles (158.5 km)2yr-public
Ozarka College100.0 miles (160.9 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
DAISY BATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
COLLEGE STATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
BASELINE BILINGUAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
BASELINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
LANDMARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
GRADUATE ARKANSAS CHARTER HIGH	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
METROPOLITAN CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
THE EXCEL CENTER	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
SOUTHWEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
DR. MARIAN G. LACEY K-8 ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
MANN MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
ST THERESA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
EXALT ACADEMY OF SOUTHWEST LITTLE ROCK	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
ROCKEFELLER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
IVY HILL PREPARATORY ACADEMY	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
CHICOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
DUNBAR MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
GIBBS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
CARVER STEAM MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
GEYER SPRINGS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF LITTLE ROCK	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL ONLINE	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
ESTEM JUNIOR HIGH PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
ESTEM EAST VILLAGE JUNIOR HIGH PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
FRIENDSHIP ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
SHILOH EXCEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
EAST END INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
ESTEM EAST VILLAGE ELEMENTARY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR LEADERSHIP & LANGUAGE MAGNET ACAD	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
ESTEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
EAST END ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
THE HUDA ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
STEPHENS ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
MABELVALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
EPISCOPAL COLLEGIATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
SEVENTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
THE EPISCOPAL COLLEGIATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
BALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
SCOTT CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ELEM	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.7 km)
ARKANSAS MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS ACADEMY (AMFRA)	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
EAST END MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
MABELVALE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
PINNACLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
PULASKI HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
PULASKI HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
THE CHILDRENS HOUSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
GLENVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
NORTH LITTLE ROCK CATHOLIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
ACADEMIES OF MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 72206

What school district is ZIP code 72206 in?

ZIP 72206 (Little Rock, AR) maps to Sheridan School District (LEA ID 0500015) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 72206?

US5 lists 67 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 57 public and 10 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 72206 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 72206 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	19.7%
High school	37.4%
Less than HS	13.0%
School district	Sheridan School District

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