Lakeland city, FL
ZIP 33803 — 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 33803
K-12 nearby
100
Public
76
Private
24
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 33803 (Lakeland, FL) is associated with Polk County School District (LEA 1201590) 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 (76 public, 24 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.1 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Southeastern University about 1.7 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Polk County School District
LEA ID
1201590
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%
Colleges & universities (82)
- Southeastern University1.7 miles (2.7 km)4yr-private
- Florida Southern College1.9 miles (3.0 km)4yr-private
- Florida Polytechnic University11.1 miles (17.8 km)4yr-public
- Polk State College13.6 miles (21.8 km)4yr-public
- Warner University23.9 miles (38.5 km)4yr-private
- Herzing University-Tampa24.7 miles (39.8 km)4yr-private
- Strayer University-Florida26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-private
- Webber International University27.1 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private
- Florida College27.5 miles (44.3 km)4yr-private
- University of South Florida29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-public
- Saint Leo University30.1 miles (48.4 km)4yr-private
- Erwin Technical College30.7 miles (49.4 km)2yr-public
⬇️Show all 82 colleges & universities
- Hillsborough Community College32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-public
- Schiller International University32.4 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
- H W Brewster Technical College32.4 miles (52.2 km)2yr-public
- The University of Tampa32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
- South University-Tampa34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
- Concorde Career Institute-Tampa35.7 miles (57.4 km)2yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Tampa36.2 miles (58.3 km)4yr-private
- Faith Theological Seminary and Christian College39.6 miles (63.8 km)4yr-private
- South Florida State College39.9 miles (64.3 km)4yr-public
- Johnson University Florida40.2 miles (64.7 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute-Orlando42.8 miles (68.8 km)2yr-private
- Southern Technical College44.4 miles (71.5 km)2yr-private
- Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-private
- Orange Technical College-South Campus44.8 miles (72.1 km)2yr-public
- Florida College of Integrative Medicine45.0 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
- Valencia College45.4 miles (73.1 km)4yr-public
- St Petersburg College46.0 miles (74.0 km)4yr-public
- Orange Technical College-West Campus46.7 miles (75.1 km)2yr-public
- Pasco-Hernando State College47.2 miles (76.0 km)4yr-public
- Trinity College of Florida47.2 miles (76.0 km)4yr-private
- National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay48.8 miles (78.5 km)2yr-private
- DeVry University-Florida49.6 miles (79.9 km)4yr-private
- Fred K Marchman Technical College49.7 miles (79.9 km)2yr-public
- Ana G. Mendez University50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
- Orange Technical College50.1 miles (80.7 km)2yr-public
- Eckerd College50.4 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
- ATA Career Education50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
- Manatee Technical College51.3 miles (82.5 km)2yr-public
- AdventHealth University52.1 miles (83.9 km)4yr-private
- Ultimate Medical Academy52.1 miles (83.9 km)2yr-private
- Concorde Career Institute-Orlando52.4 miles (84.3 km)2yr-private
- Meridian College52.9 miles (85.1 km)2yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
- Rollins College53.7 miles (86.4 km)4yr-private
- Orange Technical College-East Campus53.8 miles (86.6 km)2yr-public
- Beacon College55.5 miles (89.4 km)4yr-private
- City College-Altamonte Springs55.5 miles (89.4 km)2yr-private
- Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico-Orlando55.8 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
- Full Sail University55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
- Galen Health Institutes-Sarasota55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
- Herzing University-Orlando56.4 miles (90.7 km)4yr-private
- State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota56.4 miles (90.7 km)4yr-public
- Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology56.5 miles (90.9 km)4yr-private
- Dragon Rises College of Oriental Medicine56.6 miles (91.1 km)4yr-private
- Lake-Sumter State College57.2 miles (92.1 km)4yr-public
- New College of Florida57.7 miles (92.8 km)4yr-public
- East West College of Natural Medicine58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-private
- Ringling College of Art and Design58.5 miles (94.2 km)4yr-private
- Gwinnett Institute58.7 miles (94.5 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Orlando59.0 miles (94.9 km)2yr-private
- University of Central Florida60.5 miles (97.3 km)4yr-public
- Suncoast Technical College60.9 miles (98.0 km)2yr-public
- Withlacoochee Technical College62.3 miles (100.3 km)2yr-public
- Seminole State College of Florida63.5 miles (102.1 km)4yr-public
- Eastern Florida State College77.7 miles (125.1 km)4yr-public
- Florida Institute of Technology80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-private
- Florida Institute of Technology-Online80.0 miles (128.7 km)4yr-private
- Stetson University80.6 miles (129.7 km)4yr-private
- College of Central Florida81.3 miles (130.8 km)4yr-public
- Rasmussen University-Florida81.7 miles (131.4 km)4yr-private
- Marion Technical College81.8 miles (131.7 km)2yr-public
- Taylor College82.2 miles (132.2 km)2yr-private
- Fort Myers Technical College94.3 miles (151.7 km)2yr-public
- Premiere International College94.8 miles (152.5 km)2yr-private
- Hodges University96.9 miles (155.9 km)4yr-private
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach97.6 miles (157.1 km)4yr-private
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide97.6 miles (157.1 km)4yr-private
- Southern Technical College97.7 miles (157.2 km)2yr-private
- Daytona State College98.3 miles (158.2 km)4yr-public
- Bethune-Cookman University99.1 miles (159.6 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GENEVA CLASSICAL ACADEMY | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| SOUTH MCKEEL ACADEMY | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| LAKELAND INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING, ORG., CORP | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| CLEVELAND COURT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| CARLTON PALMORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| THE CYGNET SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| PARKWAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| ROBERTS ACADEMY AT FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| OSCAR J. POPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| PATHWAYS SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| CRYSTAL LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| HIGHLANDS GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| RESURRECTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| REAL ACADEMY (REACHING EVERY ADOLESCENT LEARNER) | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| FRESH START COMMUNITY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| POLK GRAD ACADEMY | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| DIXIELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| CRYSTAL LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| PHILIP O'BRIEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.5 km) |
| FAMILIES OF FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| PACE CENTER FOR GIRLS | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| MAYNARD A TRAVISS TECHNICAL ACADEMY | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| LAKELAND HIGHLANDS MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| LAKELAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| BILL DUNCAN OPPORTUNITY CENTER | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| POLK PRE-COLLEGIATE ACADEMY | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| ROSABELLE W. BLAKE ACADEMY | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| POLK STATE COLLEGE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| POLK STATE LAKELAND GATEWAY TO COLLEGE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHO | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| MCKEEL ACADEMY CENTRAL | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| LAWTON CHILES MIDDLE ACADEMY | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI ACADEMY | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| POLK FULL TIME ESCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| POLK VIRTUAL FRANCHISE | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| POLK VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| LAKELAND MONTESSORI MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| LAKELAND MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| SANTA FE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| ACADEMY PREP CENTER OF LAKELAND | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| INSPIRATION ACADEMY OF LAKELAND | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| ECKERD CONNECTS STRIVE ACADEMY | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| GEORGE W. JENKINS SENIOR HIGH | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| MEDULLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| JESSE KEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| SCOTT LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| DORIS A. SANDERS LEARNING CENTER | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| VALLEYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| COMBEE ACADEMY OF DESIGN AND ENGINEERING | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| GREATER ST. PAUL ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| LINCOLN AVENUE ACADEMY | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| ROCHELLE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| MCKEEL ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| HIGHLAND CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| IDEA LAKELAND | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| KATHLEEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| HEAD OF THE CLASS LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| MI ESCUELA MONTESSORI | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| NORTH LAKELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF CHOICE | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| R. BRUCE WAGNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| SPESSARD L HOLLAND ELEMENTARY | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| WINSTON ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| TENOROC HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| BRILLIANT MINDS EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| JAMES W. SIKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| ELEMENTARY - N LAKELAND | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| GRIFFIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| CLARENCE BOSWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| SLEEPY HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| SLEEPY HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| WILLOW OAK SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| MULBERRY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| EDGAR L. PADGETT ELEMENTARY | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| PURCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
| LENA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
| ALL SAINTS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.1 km) |
| JAMES E. STEPHENS ACADEMY | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| LAKE GIBSON MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| WENDELL WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| MULBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.6 km) |
| CES ACADEMY OF LAKELAND | private | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.6 km) |
| ST ANTHONY CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| RCMA MULBERRY COMMUNITY ACADEMY | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| LAKE GIBSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.1 km) |
| DR. NE ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| SPRINGHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) |
| MULBERRY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) |
| GAUSE ACADEMY OF LEADERSHIP | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) |
| AVENGERS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| WORD OF LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.5 km) |
| AUBURNDALE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) |
| KATHLEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.4 km) |
| KATHLEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.5 km) |
| FIRST METHODIST SCHOOL INC. | private | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| JERE L. STAMBAUGH MIDDLE | public | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.8 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 33803
What school district is ZIP code 33803 in?
ZIP 33803 (Lakeland, FL) maps to Polk County School District (LEA ID 1201590) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 33803?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 76 public and 24 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 33803 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 33803 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 33.8% |
| High school | 27.5% |
| Less than HS | 6.3% |
| School district | Polk County School District |