Gary city, IN
ZIP 46404 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Working ClassLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 46404
K-12 nearby
100
Public
78
Private
22
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 46404 (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 (78 public, 22 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.2 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 2.6 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-Northwest2.6 miles (4.3 km)4yr-public
- Purdue University Northwest5.2 miles (8.3 km)4yr-public
- Stellar Career College-Crown Point7.7 miles (12.4 km)2yr-private
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph8.6 miles (13.9 km)4yr-private
- South Suburban College12.8 miles (20.5 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College14.1 miles (22.7 km)2yr-public
- Prairie State College14.3 miles (23.0 km)2yr-public
- Chicago State University15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-public
- College of Court Reporting Inc17.8 miles (28.7 km)2yr-private
- Chicago Theological Seminary17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-private
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-private
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- University of Chicago18.3 miles (29.4 km)4yr-private
- McCormick Theological Seminary18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private
- Valparaiso University19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
- CAAN Academy of Nursing19.3 miles (31.0 km)2yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College19.4 miles (31.3 km)2yr-public
- Saint Xavier University19.5 miles (31.4 km)4yr-private
- Governors State University20.0 miles (32.2 km)4yr-public
- Northwestern College21.3 miles (34.2 km)4yr-private
- Fox College21.3 miles (34.3 km)2yr-private
- Illinois Institute of Technology21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College21.6 miles (34.8 km)2yr-public
- VanderCook College of Music21.9 miles (35.2 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Christian College21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago22.4 miles (36.1 km)2yr-private
- East-West University23.7 miles (38.1 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College23.8 miles (38.4 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago23.9 miles (38.4 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College24.0 miles (38.7 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University24.2 miles (38.9 km)4yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago24.3 miles (39.1 km)4yr-private
- Generations College24.4 miles (39.2 km)2yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute24.4 miles (39.2 km)2yr-private
- Adler University24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office24.6 miles (39.5 km)2yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College24.6 miles (39.5 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College24.6 miles (39.6 km)2yr-public
- Pacific College of Health and Science24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office24.7 miles (39.7 km)4yr-public
- Midwestern Career College24.8 miles (39.8 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago24.9 miles (40.1 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute25.0 miles (40.3 km)4yr-private
- Moraine Valley Community College25.1 miles (40.4 km)2yr-public
- Rush University25.2 miles (40.5 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute25.5 miles (41.0 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College25.6 miles (41.2 km)2yr-public
- Morton College26.0 miles (41.9 km)2yr-public
- American Islamic College29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College30.1 miles (48.5 km)2yr-public
- St. Augustine College30.7 miles (49.4 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work30.7 miles (49.4 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago31.3 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
- Dominican University31.9 miles (51.4 km)4yr-private
- North Park University32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago32.3 miles (51.9 km)4yr-private
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park32.4 miles (52.2 km)2yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University32.6 miles (52.5 km)4yr-public
- Triton College33.3 miles (53.5 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College33.5 miles (54.0 km)2yr-public
- Hebrew Theological College35.5 miles (57.2 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University35.9 miles (57.7 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove36.4 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
- Lewis University36.5 miles (58.7 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University36.5 miles (58.8 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie37.4 miles (60.1 km)4yr-private
- University of St Francis37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences38.1 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary38.5 miles (61.9 km)4yr-private
- Olivet Nazarene University39.4 miles (63.4 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University39.6 miles (63.8 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage40.1 miles (64.6 km)2yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc40.7 miles (65.5 km)2yr-private
- DeVry University-Illinois41.3 miles (66.5 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office41.3 miles (66.5 km)4yr-public
- Kankakee Community College41.7 miles (67.1 km)2yr-public
- North Central College41.8 miles (67.3 km)4yr-private
- Oakton College42.1 miles (67.7 km)2yr-public
- Joliet Junior College42.1 miles (67.8 km)2yr-public
- Wheaton College42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois42.6 miles (68.5 km)4yr-private
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science48.3 miles (77.7 km)2yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College49.8 miles (80.1 km)2yr-public
- Trinity International University-Illinois49.8 miles (80.1 km)4yr-private
- Marian University-Ancilla51.0 miles (82.0 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College51.6 miles (83.0 km)4yr-private
- Aurora University51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management52.8 miles (85.0 km)4yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing54.9 miles (88.3 km)4yr-private
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-private
- Elgin Community College57.3 miles (92.2 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Woods McCullough Academy | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| Beveridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| Aspire Charter Academy | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| Thea Bowman Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Gary Lighthouse Charter School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Steel City Academy | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| West Side Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| 21st Century Charter Sch of Gary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.5 km) |
| Gary Middle College | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| REPAIRER OF THE BREACH MINISTRIES (D211) | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Excel Center - Gary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| AMBASSADOR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Daniel Hale Williams Elem Sch | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Lake Ridge New Tech Middle School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Calumet New Tech High School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| LIFE CHRISTIAN STEAM ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| MY SAFARI PREPARATORY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Morton Senior High School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Mary M Bethune Early Child Dev Ctr | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Charles N Scott Middle School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Joseph Hess Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Gary Career Center | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Gary Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Excel Center - Hammond | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Longfellow New Tech Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| BIBLE BAPTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Warren G Harding Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Glen Park Acad for Excel in Lrn | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Bailly Middle School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Elsie Wadsworth Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Henry S Evans Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| CALUMET CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Southridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| MY SAFARI PREPARATORY ACADEMY GEORGIA ST. CAMPUS | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Judith Morton Johnston Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| MORNING STAR ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.3 km) |
| ST MARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| OUR LADY OF GRACE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Morton Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| HIGHLAND CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Griffth Jr/Sr High School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Joseph Block Middle School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| George Washington Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Beiriger Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Highland High School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Edgar L Miller Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Highland Middle School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| River Forest High School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Higher Institute of Arts & Tech | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Mildred Merkley Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| River Forest Middle School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Merrillville Intermediate School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| East Chicago Lighthouse | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| ANDREAN HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Allen J Warren Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Henry P Fieler Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Early Learning Center-George Earle | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| Alexander Hamilton Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| MONTESSORI ACADEMY IN THE OAKS | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Banneker Elementary at Marquette | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| ST STANISLAUS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Veterans Elementary School at Mundell | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| HAPPYDAYS CHILDCARE INC DBA HAPPY DAYS HIGHLAND | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| William McKinley Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| John I Meister Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Ernest R Elliott Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Frank O'Bannon Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| ST JOHN BOSCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.4 km) |
| Charter School of the Dunes | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Benjamin Harrison Elementary Sch | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Merrillville High School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Thomas A Edison Jr-Sr HS | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Carrie Gosch PK Center | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| HAPPY DAYS LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| HAPPY DAYS CHILD CARE CENTER | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Annie Burns-Hicks Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Homer Iddings Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Gary Middle School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Pierce Middle School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.0 km) |
| FOREST RIDGE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.0 km) |
| Wilbur Wright Middle School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.2 km) |
| East Chicago Central High School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.2 km) |
| Frank H Hammond Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Thomas A Edison Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Munster High School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| AQUINAS CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Lew Wallace Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| ST THOMAS MORE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| Hammond Central High School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| Hobart Middle School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Peifer Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Homan Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Virgil I Bailey Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| James B Eads Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| Jonas E Salk Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.8 km) |
| Area Career Center | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 46404
What school district is ZIP code 46404 in?
ZIP 46404 (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 46404?
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 46404 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 46404 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 16.2% |
| High school | 34.1% |
| Less than HS | 11.2% |
| School district | Gary Community School Corporation |