ZIP 45801 — 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 45801

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 45801 (Lima, OH) is associated with Lima City School District (LEA 3904422) 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 40 K-12 schools (28 public, 12 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.1 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 James A. Rhodes State College about 2.4 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Lima City School District

LEA ID

3904422

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (100)

James A. Rhodes State College2.4 miles (3.9 km)4yr-public
Ohio State University-Lima Campus2.4 miles (3.9 km)4yr-public
University of Northwestern Ohio6.5 miles (10.4 km)4yr-private
Ohio State Beauty Academy6.9 miles (11.0 km)2yr-private
Ohio Northern University10.8 miles (17.4 km)4yr-private
Bluffton University11.0 miles (17.7 km)4yr-private
The University of Findlay27.8 miles (44.7 km)4yr-private
Winebrenner Theological Seminary27.8 miles (44.8 km)4yr-private
Wright State University-Lake Campus29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-public
Defiance College39.9 miles (64.3 km)4yr-private
Edison State Community College43.5 miles (70.1 km)4yr-public
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Northwest State Community College48.8 miles (78.5 km)2yr-public
Tiffin University50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-private
Heidelberg University51.0 miles (82.1 km)4yr-private
Ohio State University-Marion Campus51.3 miles (82.5 km)4yr-public
Marion Technical College51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-public
Rosedale Bible College56.8 miles (91.5 km)2yr-private
Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg57.5 miles (92.5 km)2yr-private
Stautzenberger College-Maumee58.9 miles (94.7 km)2yr-private
Wittenberg University59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
Professional Skills Institute59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
Indiana Institute of Technology60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
Ohio Wesleyan University60.4 miles (97.2 km)4yr-private
Terra State Community College60.8 miles (97.8 km)2yr-public
Purdue University Fort Wayne60.9 miles (98.1 km)4yr-public
Global Tech College61.1 miles (98.4 km)2yr-private
Athena Career Academy61.2 miles (98.6 km)2yr-private
Concordia Theological Seminary61.6 miles (99.1 km)4yr-private
Clark State College61.8 miles (99.5 km)4yr-public
Owens Community College61.9 miles (99.7 km)2yr-public
Methodist Theological School in Ohio62.5 miles (100.6 km)4yr-private
Ross Medical Education Center-Fort Wayne62.6 miles (100.7 km)2yr-private
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne63.5 miles (102.2 km)4yr-private
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton63.9 miles (102.8 km)2yr-private
Ohio Institute of Allied Health64.3 miles (103.5 km)2yr-private
Salon Institute-Toledo Campus64.7 miles (104.2 km)2yr-private
University of Toledo65.1 miles (104.8 km)4yr-public
Mercy College of Ohio66.1 miles (106.4 km)4yr-private
Davis College66.2 miles (106.5 km)4yr-private
Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education66.8 miles (107.4 km)2yr-public
Lourdes University67.0 miles (107.8 km)4yr-private
Antioch University67.3 miles (108.3 km)4yr-private
Antioch University-System Administration67.3 miles (108.3 km)4yr-public
United Theological Seminary67.5 miles (108.7 km)4yr-private
Ross College-Sylvania67.6 miles (108.7 km)2yr-private
Antioch College67.7 miles (108.9 km)4yr-private
Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management68.5 miles (110.2 km)4yr-public
Wright State University-Main Campus68.6 miles (110.4 km)4yr-public
International College of Broadcasting69.8 miles (112.4 km)2yr-private
Pontifical College Josephinum69.9 miles (112.4 km)4yr-private
Sinclair Community College70.7 miles (113.8 km)4yr-public
Cedarville University71.7 miles (115.3 km)4yr-private
Ohio Medical Career College71.7 miles (115.4 km)2yr-private
University of Dayton71.8 miles (115.5 km)4yr-private
American Institute of Alternative Medicine71.9 miles (115.7 km)4yr-private
Hondros College of Nursing72.1 miles (116.0 km)2yr-private
The Spa School72.4 miles (116.6 km)2yr-private
Otterbein University73.0 miles (117.5 km)4yr-private
Payne Theological Seminary73.5 miles (118.3 km)4yr-private
Central State University73.5 miles (118.3 km)4yr-public
Felbry College73.7 miles (118.6 km)4yr-private
Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences73.9 miles (118.9 km)2yr-private
Wilberforce University74.1 miles (119.2 km)4yr-private
Kettering College74.9 miles (120.6 km)4yr-private
The Modern College of Design75.6 miles (121.7 km)4yr-private
Ohio State University-Main Campus76.0 miles (122.3 km)4yr-public
North Central State College76.0 miles (122.3 km)4yr-public
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus76.1 miles (122.4 km)4yr-public
Fortis College-Columbus76.3 miles (122.9 km)2yr-private
Indiana University-East76.8 miles (123.6 km)4yr-public
Huntington University77.0 miles (123.9 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Ohio77.1 miles (124.1 km)4yr-private
MyComputerCareer at Columbus77.5 miles (124.7 km)2yr-private
Mount Carmel College of Nursing77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Ohio77.7 miles (125.1 km)4yr-private
Adrian College77.8 miles (125.2 km)4yr-private
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses78.0 miles (125.6 km)4yr-private
Trine University78.0 miles (125.6 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Centerville78.2 miles (125.9 km)2yr-private
Columbus State Community College78.2 miles (125.9 km)4yr-public
Siena Heights University78.3 miles (126.0 km)4yr-private
Columbus College of Art & Design78.3 miles (126.0 km)4yr-private
Franklin University78.7 miles (126.6 km)4yr-private
Ohio Dominican University78.8 miles (126.9 km)4yr-private
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-South Dayton79.5 miles (128.0 km)2yr-private
Dayton Barber College79.7 miles (128.2 km)2yr-private
Taylor University79.8 miles (128.4 km)4yr-private
Bethany Theological Seminary80.1 miles (128.9 km)4yr-private
Earlham College80.4 miles (129.3 km)4yr-private
Capital University80.8 miles (130.0 km)4yr-private
Elite School of Cosmetology80.9 miles (130.2 km)2yr-private
Ohio State College of Barber Styling82.0 miles (132.0 km)2yr-private
Ball State University82.3 miles (132.4 km)4yr-public
Madison Adult Career Center82.3 miles (132.5 km)2yr-public
Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing82.7 miles (133.2 km)2yr-private
Ohio Business College-Sandusky83.9 miles (135.0 km)2yr-private
Monroe County Community College84.2 miles (135.6 km)2yr-public
Hillsdale College86.0 miles (138.4 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Bath High School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Bath Digital Academy	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Bath Middle School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Bath Elementary School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
ST GERARD SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
Lima Senior High School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Freedom Elementary School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Lima North Middle School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
ST ROSE CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Heir Force Community School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
HIGH ROAD SCHOOL OF LIMA	private	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
HIGH ROAD SCHOOL OF LIMA	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
HIGH ROAD SCHOOL OF LIMA	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
Independence Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
TEMPLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
West Central Learning Academy II	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Lima South Science-Technology Magnet K-8	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Unity Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Liberty Arts Magnet K-8	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Heritage Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Allen East Middle School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Allen East High School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Allen East Elementary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Perry High School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Perry Elementary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Lima West Middle School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
ST CHARLES CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
LIMA CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
THE LIMA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
BIBLE BELIEVERS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.6 km)
Elida Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Elida Middle School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
PILGRIM CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Apollo Career Center	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
Elida High School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Shawnee Middle School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Shawnee High School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
Elmwood Elementary School	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Maplewood Elementary School	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 45801

What school district is ZIP code 45801 in?

ZIP 45801 (Lima, OH) maps to Lima City School District (LEA ID 3904422) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 45801?

US5 lists 40 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 28 public and 12 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 45801 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 45801 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	11.9%
High school	47.3%
Less than HS	10.2%
School district	Lima City School District

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