Detroit city, MI
ZIP 48209 — 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 48209
K-12 nearby
100
Public
92
Private
8
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 48209 (Detroit, MI) is associated with Detroit Public Schools Community District (LEA 2601103) 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 (92 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.5 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Wayne County Community College District about 3.5 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Detroit Public Schools Community District
LEA ID
2601103
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Wayne County Community College District3.5 miles (5.7 km)2yr-public
- The Michigan Barber School4.1 miles (6.6 km)2yr-private
- Ecumenical Theological Seminary4.1 miles (6.6 km)4yr-private
- Wayne State University4.4 miles (7.1 km)4yr-public
- College for Creative Studies4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-private
- Sacred Heart Major Seminary4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-private
- Dorsey College-Dearborn5.5 miles (8.8 km)2yr-private
- University of Michigan-Dearborn5.9 miles (9.4 km)4yr-public
- Henry Ford College6.2 miles (9.9 km)4yr-public
- University of Detroit Mercy7.5 miles (12.2 km)4yr-private
- Metro Detroit Barber College7.8 miles (12.5 km)2yr-private
- Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Hair Lab Detroit Barber School8.9 miles (14.4 km)2yr-private
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- Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit12.2 miles (19.7 km)4yr-private
- Lawrence Technological University13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-private
- Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield14.1 miles (22.8 km)4yr-private
- Dorsey College15.2 miles (24.4 km)2yr-private
- Madonna University15.6 miles (25.1 km)4yr-private
- Macomb Community College15.7 miles (25.2 km)2yr-public
- Carnegie Institute16.1 miles (25.9 km)2yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute-Canton16.8 miles (27.1 km)2yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Michigan17.4 miles (28.0 km)4yr-private
- Michigan School of Psychology17.8 miles (28.6 km)4yr-private
- Schoolcraft Community College District17.8 miles (28.6 km)4yr-public
- Dorsey College-Roseville18.5 miles (29.7 km)2yr-private
- Walsh College18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-private
- Cranbrook Academy of Art19.4 miles (31.2 km)4yr-private
- Oakland Community College24.1 miles (38.8 km)2yr-public
- Rochester University25.0 miles (40.2 km)4yr-private
- Oakland University25.9 miles (41.8 km)4yr-public
- Eastern Michigan University26.3 miles (42.4 km)4yr-public
- Washtenaw Community College28.2 miles (45.3 km)2yr-public
- Concordia University Ann Arbor29.0 miles (46.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-public
- Monroe County Community College32.4 miles (52.2 km)2yr-public
- Cleary University43.4 miles (69.9 km)4yr-private
- Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education49.4 miles (79.5 km)2yr-public
- Davis College49.9 miles (80.3 km)4yr-private
- Mercy College of Ohio50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
- Ross College-Sylvania50.1 miles (80.6 km)2yr-private
- Lourdes University51.1 miles (82.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Toledo51.4 miles (82.7 km)4yr-public
- Salon Institute-Toledo Campus52.8 miles (85.0 km)2yr-private
- Siena Heights University53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
- Owens Community College54.1 miles (87.1 km)2yr-public
- Athena Career Academy55.5 miles (89.2 km)2yr-private
- Global Tech College55.6 miles (89.5 km)2yr-private
- Adrian College56.0 miles (90.1 km)4yr-private
- Mott Community College56.8 miles (91.4 km)2yr-public
- University of Michigan-Flint57.2 miles (92.0 km)4yr-public
- Kettering University57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
- Professional Skills Institute57.5 miles (92.5 km)4yr-private
- Stautzenberger College-Maumee57.8 miles (93.1 km)2yr-private
- St Clair County Community College58.2 miles (93.7 km)2yr-public
- Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg58.6 miles (94.4 km)2yr-private
- Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing63.6 miles (102.3 km)2yr-private
- Ohio Business College-Sandusky65.8 miles (105.8 km)2yr-private
- Terra State Community College65.8 miles (105.9 km)2yr-public
- Jackson College66.5 miles (107.1 km)4yr-public
- Bowling Green State University-Firelands68.3 miles (109.9 km)4yr-public
- Bowling Green State University-Main Campus69.7 miles (112.2 km)4yr-public
- Baker College71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
- Spring Arbor University73.9 miles (118.9 km)4yr-private
- Michigan State University75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-public
- Douglas J Aveda Institute75.5 miles (121.4 km)2yr-private
- Elite School of Cosmetology78.6 miles (126.5 km)2yr-private
- Thomas M Cooley Law School78.8 miles (126.9 km)4yr-private
- Lansing Community College78.9 miles (127.0 km)2yr-public
- Ohio Business College-Sheffield81.3 miles (130.8 km)2yr-private
- Lorain County Community College81.8 miles (131.6 km)4yr-public
- Hillsdale College81.8 miles (131.7 km)4yr-private
- Tiffin University82.1 miles (132.2 km)4yr-private
- Heidelberg University82.3 miles (132.5 km)4yr-private
- Albion College83.3 miles (134.1 km)4yr-private
- Great Lakes Christian College83.4 miles (134.2 km)4yr-private
- Oberlin College84.0 miles (135.2 km)4yr-private
- Northwest State Community College84.7 miles (136.4 km)2yr-public
- Meryma'at Barber College90.4 miles (145.5 km)2yr-private
- The University of Findlay90.8 miles (146.2 km)4yr-private
- Winebrenner Theological Seminary90.9 miles (146.3 km)4yr-private
- Baldwin Wallace University91.7 miles (147.6 km)4yr-private
- Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College92.2 miles (148.4 km)2yr-private
- Cuyahoga Community College District92.6 miles (149.1 km)2yr-public
- The University of Olivet92.7 miles (149.2 km)4yr-private
- Cleveland State University92.7 miles (149.2 km)4yr-public
- Ohio Technical College92.8 miles (149.3 km)2yr-private
- Bryant & Stratton College-Parma92.8 miles (149.3 km)4yr-private
- Valley College-Cleveland93.4 miles (150.3 km)2yr-private
- Saginaw Valley State University93.7 miles (150.8 km)4yr-public
- Defiance College94.5 miles (152.1 km)4yr-private
- Cleveland Institute of Music95.0 miles (152.9 km)4yr-private
- Case Western Reserve University95.2 miles (153.2 km)4yr-private
- Cleveland Institute of Art95.3 miles (153.5 km)4yr-private
- Brown Aveda Institute-Strongsville95.6 miles (153.8 km)2yr-private
- Lakewood University96.3 miles (155.0 km)4yr-private
- Delta College97.1 miles (156.3 km)2yr-public
- Rabbinical College Telshe97.3 miles (156.5 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame College99.1 miles (159.5 km)4yr-private
- John Carroll University99.2 miles (159.6 km)4yr-private
- Remington College-Cleveland Campus99.9 miles (160.8 km)2yr-private
- Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Brunswick100.0 miles (160.9 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Clemente Learning Academy | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.4 km) |
| Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| Cesar Chavez Academy High School | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.7 km) |
| Bennett Elementary School | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Harms Elementary School | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| WAY Academy Vernor Site | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| DETROIT CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| HOLY REDEEMER GRADE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Clippert Academy | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Maybury Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Academy of The Americas High School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Academy of the Americas at Logan | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| Salina Intermediate 4 8 | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Western International High School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Earhart ElementaryMiddle School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Salina Elementary P 3 | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Cesar Chavez Academy Intermediate | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Voyageur Academy | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Voyageur College Prep | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Covenant High School Southwest | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Hope of Detroit Academy Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| New Paradigm College Prep | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Hope of Detroit Academy MiddleHigh | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Universal Academy | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| AL-FURQAN QURAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Munger ElementaryMiddle School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| River Rouge High School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| River Rouge Alternative Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Escuela Avancemos | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| SER Metro YouthBuild Learning Academy | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Covenant High School Central | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Priest ElementaryMiddle School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Legacy Academy | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Advanced Technology Academy | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| CB Sabbath 68 Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Detroit Public Safety Academy | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Miller Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Ann Visger K5 Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Burton International Academy | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Academy for Business and Technology Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| GREAT REVELATIONS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| MOST HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| SampsonWebber Leadership Academy | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| George Crockett Academy | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Geer Park Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Detroit Lions Academy | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Iris Becker Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Riverside Academy PreK | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Allendale Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Fordson High School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| McDonald Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Riverside Academy | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Lowrey Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Lowrey Middle School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Northwestern High School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Cass Technical High School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Edmonson Montessori | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Riverside Academy West Campus | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Ralph J Bunche Academy | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Woodworth Middle School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| William Ford Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Brenda Hague Early Learning Village | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Julian O Strong Middle School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Detroit School of Arts | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Barton Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| Ecorse Community High School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Downriver Digital Academy | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Vincent G Parks Alternative Education Center | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| WAY Michigan | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Thirkell ElementaryMiddle School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| University Preparatory Academy PSAD Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Henry Ford Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| McCollough Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Unis Middle School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Maples Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| University Preparatory Academy PSAD High School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| MONTESSORI CHILDRENS CENTER OF ALLEN PARK | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Raupp School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Oakman Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Lafayette School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.3 km) |
| Spain ElementaryMiddle School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Academy for Business and Technology High School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| University Preparatory Science and Math PSAD Middle School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| Charles R Drew Transition Center | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| University Preparatory Academy PSAD Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Keidan Special Education Center | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| GrandPort Elementary Academy | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| University Preparatory Art Design MiddleHigh | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Chrysler Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Gardner Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Melvindale High School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| INTER-CITY BAPTIST SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| University Preparatory Academy PSAD Middle | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 48209
What school district is ZIP code 48209 in?
ZIP 48209 (Detroit, MI) maps to Detroit Public Schools Community District (LEA ID 2601103) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 48209?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 92 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 48209 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 48209 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 9.6% |
| High school | 33.7% |
| Less than HS | 39.5% |
| School district | Detroit Public Schools Community District |