ZIP 46385 — 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 46385

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 46385 (Valparaiso, IN) is associated with Duneland School Corporation (LEA 1802800) 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 63 K-12 schools (51 public, 12 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.0 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 College of Court Reporting Inc about 3.3 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Duneland School Corporation

LEA ID

1802800

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (100)

College of Court Reporting Inc3.3 miles (5.3 km)2yr-private
Valparaiso University4.6 miles (7.5 km)4yr-private
Indiana University-Northwest12.7 miles (20.4 km)4yr-public
Stellar Career College-Crown Point14.1 miles (22.7 km)2yr-private
Purdue University Northwest19.8 miles (31.8 km)4yr-public
Calumet College of Saint Joseph23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-private
Prairie State College26.7 miles (43.0 km)2yr-public
South Suburban College27.2 miles (43.8 km)2yr-public
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College29.3 miles (47.2 km)2yr-public
Governors State University30.4 miles (48.9 km)4yr-public
Chicago State University30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-public
CAAN Academy of Nursing31.3 miles (50.4 km)2yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Chicago Theological Seminary32.8 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.32.8 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago32.8 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
McCormick Theological Seminary33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
Catholic Theological Union at Chicago33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
University of Chicago33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College34.5 miles (55.6 km)2yr-public
Fox College34.6 miles (55.8 km)2yr-private
Saint Xavier University34.7 miles (55.9 km)4yr-private
Illinois Institute of Technology36.3 miles (58.4 km)4yr-private
Illinois College of Optometry36.3 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
Northwestern College36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-private
Marian University-Ancilla36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-private
VanderCook College of Music36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
Trinity Christian College36.7 miles (59.1 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College36.9 miles (59.3 km)2yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago37.4 miles (60.2 km)2yr-private
East-West University38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private
Spertus College38.3 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
Columbia College Chicago38.3 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
Roosevelt University38.4 miles (61.9 km)4yr-private
American Academy of Art College38.5 miles (62.0 km)4yr-private
DePaul University38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-private
National Louis University38.6 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
School of the Art Institute of Chicago38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-private
Taylor Business Institute38.8 miles (62.4 km)2yr-private
Generations College38.8 miles (62.4 km)2yr-private
Adler University38.9 miles (62.6 km)4yr-private
Meadville Theological School of Lombard College39.0 miles (62.7 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-District Office39.0 miles (62.7 km)2yr-public
Pacific College of Health and Science39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College39.0 miles (62.8 km)2yr-public
University of Illinois Chicago39.1 miles (63.0 km)4yr-public
Midwestern Career College39.2 miles (63.1 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Administrative Office39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-public
The Chicago School at Chicago39.4 miles (63.4 km)4yr-private
Erikson Institute39.4 miles (63.5 km)4yr-private
Moody Bible Institute39.9 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
Rush University39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
Moraine Valley Community College40.0 miles (64.3 km)2yr-public
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College40.3 miles (64.9 km)2yr-public
Morton College41.2 miles (66.3 km)2yr-public
American Islamic College43.3 miles (69.7 km)4yr-private
Olivet Nazarene University44.1 miles (70.9 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College44.3 miles (71.2 km)2yr-public
St. Augustine College44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-private
Institute for Clinical Social Work44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-private
Kankakee Community College45.0 miles (72.5 km)2yr-public
Loyola University Chicago46.2 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
Concordia University-Chicago46.3 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
North Park University46.5 miles (74.8 km)4yr-private
Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago46.8 miles (75.2 km)4yr-private
Dominican University47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-private
Northeastern Illinois University47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-public
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park47.5 miles (76.5 km)2yr-private
John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences47.8 miles (76.9 km)4yr-private
Holy Cross College48.2 miles (77.5 km)4yr-private
Saint Mary's College48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-private
Triton College48.4 miles (77.8 km)2yr-public
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College48.4 miles (77.8 km)2yr-public
University of Notre Dame49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-private
Indiana University-South Bend49.0 miles (78.9 km)4yr-public
Northwestern University49.6 miles (79.9 km)4yr-private
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary49.9 miles (80.2 km)4yr-private
Hebrew Theological College50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
Lewis University50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
University of St Francis50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
Bethel University50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
Midwestern University-Downers Grove51.5 miles (82.9 km)4yr-private
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie51.6 miles (83.1 km)4yr-private
Elmhurst University51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
Andrews University52.9 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
National University of Health Sciences53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-private
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary53.6 miles (86.2 km)4yr-private
Joliet Junior College54.5 miles (87.7 km)2yr-public
Benedictine University54.6 miles (87.8 km)4yr-private
College of DuPage55.3 miles (89.0 km)2yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc55.7 miles (89.7 km)2yr-private
DeVry University-Illinois56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Administrative Office56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-public
North Central College56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
Oakton College56.8 miles (91.4 km)2yr-public
Wheaton College57.5 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Illinois57.8 miles (93.0 km)4yr-private
Lake Michigan College58.1 miles (93.5 km)2yr-public
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary61.4 miles (98.7 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Wheeler High School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Union Center Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
ST PAUL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Union Township Middle School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Heavilin Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Memorial Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
John Simatovich Elementary School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Central Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Northview Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Valparaiso High School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
Porter County Education Services	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Cooks Corners Elementary School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
MONTESSORI ACADEMY OF VALPARAISO	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Parkview Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Boone Grove High School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Porter Lakes Elementary School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Paul Saylor Elementary School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Flint Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
South Haven Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
EMMANUEL BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, INC	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
NORTHWEST ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Jerry Ross Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Portage High School	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Hobart High School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
SHULTS-LEWIS SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
John Wood Elementary School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Morgan Township Middle/High School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Washington Twp Middle/High School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Morgan Township Elementary School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Boone Grove Middle School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Boone Grove Elementary School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Washington Twp Elementary School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Neighbors' New Vistas High School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Liberty Elementary School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Liberty Intermediate School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
NATIVITY OF OUR SAVIOR/DIOCESE	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Joan Martin Elementary School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Liberty Elementary School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
George L Myers Elementary School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Rowena Kyle Elementary School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
Hobart Middle School	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
Central Elementary School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
William Fegely Middle School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Winfield Elementary School	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Ethel R Jones Elementary School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Willowcreek Middle School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
Wallace Aylesworth Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
INDIANA HORIZON ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
INDIANA HORIZON ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Veterans Elementary School at Mundell	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
John I Meister Elementary School	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
Chesterton Senior High School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Crisman Elementary School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Early Learning Center-George Earle	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
Virgil I Bailey Elementary School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Jackson Elementary School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 46385

What school district is ZIP code 46385 in?

ZIP 46385 (Valparaiso, IN) maps to Duneland School Corporation (LEA ID 1802800) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 46385?

US5 lists 63 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 51 public and 12 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 46385 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 46385 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	34.3%
High school	30.4%
Less than HS	5.8%
School district	Duneland School Corporation

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