Gary city, IN
ZIP 46402 — 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 46402
K-12 nearby
100
Public
77
Private
23
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 46402 (Gary, IN) is associated with Gary Community School Corporation (LEA 1803870) 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 (77 public, 23 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.4 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 Indiana University-Northwest about 2.9 miles away (4yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Gary Community School Corporation
LEA ID
1803870
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Indiana University-Northwest2.9 miles (4.7 km)4yr-public
- Purdue University Northwest7.5 miles (12.1 km)4yr-public
- Stellar Career College-Crown Point9.4 miles (15.1 km)2yr-private
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph9.8 miles (15.8 km)4yr-private
- South Suburban College14.9 miles (24.0 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College15.4 miles (24.8 km)2yr-public
- College of Court Reporting Inc16.4 miles (26.4 km)2yr-private
- Chicago State University16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-public
- Prairie State College16.7 miles (26.9 km)2yr-public
- Valparaiso University17.8 miles (28.6 km)4yr-private
- Chicago Theological Seminary18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-private
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- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago18.6 miles (30.0 km)4yr-private
- McCormick Theological Seminary19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Chicago19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College20.4 miles (32.8 km)2yr-public
- Saint Xavier University21.2 miles (34.1 km)4yr-private
- CAAN Academy of Nursing21.7 miles (35.0 km)2yr-private
- Illinois Institute of Technology22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-private
- Governors State University22.5 miles (36.2 km)4yr-public
- VanderCook College of Music22.5 miles (36.2 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern College22.9 miles (36.8 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College23.0 miles (37.0 km)2yr-public
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago23.3 miles (37.4 km)2yr-private
- Fox College23.6 miles (38.0 km)2yr-private
- Trinity Christian College23.9 miles (38.4 km)4yr-private
- East-West University24.1 miles (38.9 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College24.3 miles (39.1 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago24.3 miles (39.1 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University24.6 miles (39.5 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago24.7 miles (39.8 km)4yr-private
- Generations College24.8 miles (39.9 km)2yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute24.8 miles (39.9 km)2yr-private
- Adler University24.9 miles (40.1 km)4yr-private
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College25.0 miles (40.2 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office25.0 miles (40.2 km)2yr-public
- Pacific College of Health and Science25.0 miles (40.2 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College25.0 miles (40.2 km)2yr-public
- University of Illinois Chicago25.0 miles (40.3 km)4yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office25.2 miles (40.5 km)4yr-public
- Midwestern Career College25.2 miles (40.5 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago25.4 miles (40.8 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute25.4 miles (40.9 km)4yr-private
- Rush University25.8 miles (41.5 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute25.9 miles (41.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College26.2 miles (42.2 km)2yr-public
- Moraine Valley Community College26.9 miles (43.4 km)2yr-public
- Morton College27.1 miles (43.7 km)2yr-public
- American Islamic College29.5 miles (47.4 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College30.4 miles (48.9 km)2yr-public
- St. Augustine College30.9 miles (49.8 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work30.9 miles (49.8 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago32.4 miles (52.2 km)4yr-private
- North Park University32.5 miles (52.3 km)4yr-private
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago32.8 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
- Dominican University32.9 miles (53.0 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University33.1 miles (53.2 km)4yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park33.4 miles (53.8 km)2yr-private
- Triton College34.2 miles (55.1 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College34.2 miles (55.1 km)2yr-public
- Northwestern University36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Theological College36.0 miles (58.0 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary36.2 miles (58.3 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia37.0 miles (59.6 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-private
- Lewis University38.7 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences39.6 miles (63.7 km)4yr-private
- University of St Francis39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary40.1 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University41.4 miles (66.7 km)4yr-private
- Olivet Nazarene University41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage41.7 miles (67.1 km)2yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc42.4 miles (68.2 km)2yr-private
- Oakton College42.7 miles (68.7 km)2yr-public
- DeVry University-Administrative Office43.0 miles (69.2 km)4yr-public
- DeVry University-Illinois43.0 miles (69.2 km)4yr-private
- North Central College43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College43.8 miles (70.6 km)4yr-private
- Kankakee Community College43.9 miles (70.7 km)2yr-public
- Joliet Junior College44.5 miles (71.6 km)2yr-public
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science48.8 miles (78.5 km)2yr-private
- Marian University-Ancilla49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-private
- Trinity International University-Illinois50.1 miles (80.6 km)4yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College50.7 miles (81.6 km)2yr-public
- Lake Forest College51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management53.1 miles (85.4 km)4yr-private
- Aurora University53.6 miles (86.3 km)4yr-private
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science55.5 miles (89.4 km)4yr-private
- Saint Mary's College55.9 miles (90.0 km)4yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing56.0 miles (90.1 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Middle College | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.7 km) |
| Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Beveridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Thea Bowman Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Frankie Woods McCullough Academy | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Gary Career Center | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Gary Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Gary Lighthouse Charter School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| LIFE CHRISTIAN STEAM ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Aspire Charter Academy | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Henry S Evans Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Steel City Academy | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| MY SAFARI PREPARATORY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Banneker Elementary at Marquette | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| River Forest High School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| River Forest Middle School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| West Side Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Charter School of the Dunes | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| REPAIRER OF THE BREACH MINISTRIES (D211) | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Bailly Middle School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Gary Middle School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Early Learning Center-George Earle | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| John I Meister Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Excel Center - Gary | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| MY SAFARI PREPARATORY ACADEMY GEORGIA ST. CAMPUS | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Virgil I Bailey Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| Veterans Elementary School at Mundell | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Calumet New Tech High School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Morton Senior High School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Charles N Scott Middle School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Joseph Hess Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| MONTESSORI ACADEMY IN THE OAKS | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Excel Center - Hammond | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Higher Institute of Arts & Tech | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Joseph Block Middle School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
| ANDREAN HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
| Warren G Harding Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Liberty Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| George Washington Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Hobart Middle School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Merrillville Intermediate School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Henry P Fieler Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| BIBLE BAPTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| East Chicago Lighthouse | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Edgar L Miller Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Joan Martin Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| CALUMET CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| William Fegely Middle School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| ST MARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Southridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| MORNING STAR ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Morton Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Judith Morton Johnston Elementary | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Neighbors' New Vistas High School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| George L Myers Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| OUR LADY OF GRACE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| Griffth Jr/Sr High School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| HIGHLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Merrillville High School | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Beiriger Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| Hobart High School | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| HAPPY DAYS LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| HAPPY DAYS CHILD CARE CENTER | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Highland High School | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.2 km) |
| Pierce Middle School | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Central Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Highland Middle School | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Wallace Aylesworth Elementary | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Mildred Merkley Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.3 km) |
| Willowcreek Middle School | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Homer Iddings Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| Crisman Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| ST STANISLAUS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.8 km) |
| Allen J Warren Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| NATIVITY OF OUR SAVIOR/DIOCESE | private | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| William McKinley Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| AQUINAS CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.1 km) |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.1 km) |
| Carrie Gosch PK Center | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| East Chicago Central High School | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| FOREST RIDGE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| Rowena Kyle Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| HAPPYDAYS CHILDCARE INC DBA HAPPY DAYS HIGHLAND | private | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| Jonas E Salk Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| Frank O'Bannon Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| ST JOHN BOSCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 46402
What school district is ZIP code 46402 in?
ZIP 46402 (Gary, IN) maps to Gary Community School Corporation (LEA ID 1803870) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 46402?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 77 public and 23 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 46402 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 46402 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 9.8% |
| High school | 45.9% |
| Less than HS | 14.3% |
| School district | Gary Community School Corporation |