ZIP 72212 — 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 72212

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 72212 (Little Rock, AR) is associated with Little Rock School District (LEA 0509000) 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 (78 public, 22 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.0 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.9% 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 University of Arkansas System Office about 4.1 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Little Rock School District

LEA ID

0509000

Private school share (ACS)

0.9%

Colleges & universities (35)

University of Arkansas System Office4.1 miles (6.6 km)4yr-public
University of Arkansas Grantham4.1 miles (6.6 km)4yr-public
Baptist Health College Little Rock5.0 miles (8.1 km)2yr-private
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences5.8 miles (9.4 km)4yr-public
University of Arkansas at Little Rock6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-public
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College6.6 miles (10.6 km)2yr-public
Arkansas State University System7.8 miles (12.5 km)4yr-public
Arkansas Baptist College7.9 miles (12.7 km)4yr-private
Philander Smith University8.2 miles (13.2 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Arkansas8.6 miles (13.9 km)4yr-private
Shorter College8.9 miles (14.3 km)2yr-private
Jackson Theological Seminary8.9 miles (14.4 km)4yr-private

Show all 35 colleges & universities

University of Central Arkansas20.3 miles (32.7 km)4yr-public
Central Baptist College20.7 miles (33.2 km)4yr-private
Hendrix College21.9 miles (35.2 km)4yr-private
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton32.0 miles (51.6 km)2yr-public
Arkansas State University-Beebe35.5 miles (57.2 km)2yr-public
Arkansas State University Three Rivers36.4 miles (58.6 km)2yr-public
Champion Christian College42.0 miles (67.5 km)4yr-private
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-public
National Park College44.3 miles (71.2 km)2yr-public
Southeast Arkansas College45.5 miles (73.3 km)2yr-public
Jefferson Regional School of Nursing45.9 miles (73.8 km)2yr-private
Harding University50.4 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
Arkansas Tech University54.0 miles (86.8 km)4yr-public
Ouachita Baptist University58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-private
Henderson State University58.4 miles (94.0 km)4yr-public
University of the Ozarks76.2 miles (122.7 km)4yr-private
Lyon College81.7 miles (131.5 km)4yr-private
Southern Arkansas University Tech81.9 miles (131.8 km)2yr-public
University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville82.9 miles (133.4 km)2yr-public
University of Arkansas at Monticello89.5 miles (144.0 km)4yr-public
Arkansas State University-Newport90.9 miles (146.3 km)2yr-public
Ozarka College92.3 miles (148.5 km)2yr-public
East Arkansas Community College95.0 miles (152.9 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
LITTLE ROCK MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.7 miles (1.2 km)
CHRIST THE KING SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
THE BAPTIST PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
FULBRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
AGAPE ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
CHENAL VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMIES OF ARK WEST LITTLE ROCK ELEM	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMIES OF ARKANSAS WEST LITTLE ROCK	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
TERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
LISA ACADEMY WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
DON ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
MCDERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
LISA ACADEMY WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
LISA ACADEMY ARKANSAS HYBRID SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
HALL HIGH SCHOOL - WEST SOI	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
THE ANTHONY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
BRADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
CRYSTAL HILL ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
WILLIAMS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
FRIENDSHIP LAB SCHOOL FOR DYSLEXIA	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
LITTLE ROCK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
LITTLE ROCK HALL STEAM MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
PARKVIEW MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
FOREST HEIGHTS STEM ACADEMY	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
ROMINE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
CHENAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
MAUMELLE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
OUR LADY OF THE HOLY SOULS	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
FAIR PARK EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
MT ST MARY ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
MAUMELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
JOE T. ROBINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
MAUMELLE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
J.A. FAIR K8 PREPARATORY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
JOE T. ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
MAUMELLE CHARTER ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
PINE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
MAUMELLE HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
DRIVEN VIRTUAL ACADEMY	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
JOE T. ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
BALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
THE CHILDRENS HOUSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
PULASKI HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
PULASKI HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
EASTERSEALS ACADEMY AT RIVERDALE	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
THE ACADEMY AT RIVERDALE	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
THE HUDA ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
LAWSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
STEPHENS ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ELEM	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
ACADEMIES OF MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
SHILOH EXCEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
FRIENDSHIP ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY NORTH LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
AMBOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
GEYER SPRINGS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
THE EPISCOPAL COLLEGIATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
EPISCOPAL COLLEGIATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
NORTH LITTLE ROCK CATHOLIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR LEADERSHIP & LANGUAGE MAGNET ACAD	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF LITTLE ROCK	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL ONLINE	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
IVY HILL PREPARATORY ACADEMY	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
CSTP CIVILIAN STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAM	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
PINNACLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
GIBBS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
DUNBAR MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
ARKANSAS MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS ACADEMY (AMFRA)	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
OTTER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
RIDGE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
ESTEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
ESTEM EAST VILLAGE ELEMENTARY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
EXALT ACADEMY OF SOUTHWEST LITTLE ROCK	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
THE EXCEL CENTER	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
PIKE VIEW EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
ST THERESA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 72212

What school district is ZIP code 72212 in?

ZIP 72212 (Little Rock, AR) maps to Little Rock School District (LEA ID 0509000) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 72212?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 78 public and 22 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 72212 attend private school?

About 0.9% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 72212 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	71.6%
High school	7.8%
Less than HS	1.8%
School district	Little Rock School District

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