ZIP 48603 — 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 48603

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 48603 (Freeland, MI) is associated with Freeland Community School District (LEA 2615060) 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 73 K-12 schools (53 public, 20 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.2 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.9% 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 Saginaw Valley State University about 4.9 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Freeland Community School District

LEA ID

2615060

Private school share (ACS)

0.9%

Colleges & universities (70)

Saginaw Valley State University4.9 miles (7.9 km)4yr-public
Delta College7.3 miles (11.7 km)2yr-public
Northwood University17.1 miles (27.5 km)4yr-private
Alma College32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-private
Baker College33.5 miles (54.0 km)4yr-private
Kettering University34.7 miles (55.9 km)4yr-private
University of Michigan-Flint34.9 miles (56.1 km)4yr-public
Mott Community College35.3 miles (56.7 km)2yr-public
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College36.7 miles (59.1 km)2yr-public
Central Michigan University38.5 miles (61.9 km)4yr-public
Mid Michigan College50.9 miles (81.9 km)2yr-public
Douglas J Aveda Institute55.0 miles (88.5 km)2yr-private

Show all 70 colleges & universities

Michigan State University55.0 miles (88.6 km)4yr-public
Montcalm Community College55.6 miles (89.5 km)2yr-public
Lansing Community College56.3 miles (90.6 km)2yr-public
Thomas M Cooley Law School56.8 miles (91.5 km)4yr-private
Great Lakes Christian College57.6 miles (92.6 km)4yr-private
Cleary University60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-private
School of Missionary Aviation Technology63.5 miles (102.2 km)2yr-private
Oakland University68.0 miles (109.4 km)4yr-public
Oakland Community College69.3 miles (111.6 km)2yr-public
Rochester University70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-private
Cranbrook Academy of Art73.0 miles (117.5 km)4yr-private
Ferris State University74.4 miles (119.8 km)4yr-public
Michigan School of Psychology74.9 miles (120.6 km)4yr-private
Walsh College75.7 miles (121.8 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Michigan76.5 miles (123.1 km)4yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield77.9 miles (125.4 km)4yr-private
Schoolcraft Community College District77.9 miles (125.4 km)4yr-public
Carnegie Institute78.5 miles (126.3 km)2yr-private
Lawrence Technological University78.6 miles (126.5 km)4yr-private
Dorsey College79.6 miles (128.0 km)2yr-private
Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit80.0 miles (128.8 km)4yr-private
Madonna University80.7 miles (129.9 km)4yr-private
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor82.9 miles (133.4 km)4yr-public
The University of Olivet83.5 miles (134.4 km)4yr-private
Concordia University Ann Arbor83.8 miles (134.8 km)4yr-private
Kuyper College84.3 miles (135.6 km)4yr-private
Washtenaw Community College84.6 miles (136.2 km)2yr-public
Metro Detroit Barber College84.7 miles (136.4 km)2yr-private
Macomb Community College84.8 miles (136.5 km)2yr-public
University of Detroit Mercy85.1 miles (136.9 km)4yr-private
Dorsey College-Roseville85.5 miles (137.6 km)2yr-private
Cornerstone University85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
Kirtland Community College85.8 miles (138.1 km)2yr-public
Eastern Michigan University85.8 miles (138.2 km)4yr-public
Ross College-Grand Rapids North85.9 miles (138.3 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Canton86.2 miles (138.8 km)2yr-private
Calvin University86.6 miles (139.3 km)4yr-private
Calvin Theological Seminary86.6 miles (139.3 km)4yr-private
Davenport University86.7 miles (139.5 km)4yr-private
St Clair County Community College87.1 miles (140.2 km)2yr-public
Aquinas College87.6 miles (141.0 km)4yr-private
Henry Ford College88.0 miles (141.7 km)4yr-public
Dorsey College-Dearborn88.1 miles (141.7 km)2yr-private
Sacred Heart Major Seminary88.1 miles (141.8 km)4yr-private
The Michigan Barber School88.3 miles (142.0 km)2yr-private
University of Michigan-Dearborn88.6 miles (142.6 km)4yr-public
Grand Rapids Community College89.1 miles (143.4 km)2yr-public
Wayne State University90.2 miles (145.2 km)4yr-public
College for Creative Studies90.2 miles (145.2 km)4yr-private
Spring Arbor University90.5 miles (145.7 km)4yr-private
Albion College91.4 miles (147.0 km)4yr-private
Jackson College91.4 miles (147.1 km)4yr-public
Ecumenical Theological Seminary91.5 miles (147.2 km)4yr-private
Grace Christian University91.7 miles (147.5 km)4yr-private
Wayne County Community College District92.5 miles (148.8 km)2yr-public
Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Hair Lab Detroit Barber School96.4 miles (155.1 km)2yr-private
Kellogg Community College96.9 miles (156.0 km)2yr-public
Grand Valley State University99.8 miles (160.5 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
PEACE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.5 miles (0.9 km)
Heritage High School	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.0 km)
NOUVEL CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Saginaw County Juvenile Center	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
NOUVEL CATHOLIC CENTRAL ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Weiss Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Sherwood Elementary School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
GOOD SHEPHERD EARLY CHILDHOOD	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Hemmeter Elementary School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
VALLEY LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (3.9 km)
GETHSEMANE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Arrowwood Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
THE NEW MILLENNIUM ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Kempton Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
White Pine Middle School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Thompson Middle School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Handley School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Michael J McGivney	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Mackinaw High School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
ST PAUL'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Career Opportunities Center	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Saginaw ISD Transitions Center	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Chester F Miller School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
MICHIGAN LUTHERAN SEMINARY	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Westdale Elementary School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Shields Elementary School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Herig School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
North Saginaw Charter Academy	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Stone School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Swan Valley Adult and Alternative Education	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.7 km)
Swan Valley High School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.7 km)
Omni High School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Swan Valley Middle School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.8 km)
Robert B Havens Elem School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Carrollton Middle School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
JB GRIFFIN	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Carrollton Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Merrill Park Elementary School	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Carrollton High School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Saginaw United High School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Saginaw Covenant Academy	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Saginaw Correctional Facility	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Jessie Rouse School	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
The Success Academy	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Francis Reh PSA	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Zilwaukee School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Freeland Elementary School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Arthur Eddy Academy	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Freeland Learning Center	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Freeland Middle SchoolHigh School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Saginaw High School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
SAGINAW MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Jessie Loomis School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Great Lakes Bay Early College	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
International Academy of Saginaw	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
BRIDGEPORT BAPTIST ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL, MONITOR	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
BridgeportSpaulding Middle SchoolSchrah	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Martin G Atkins Elementary School	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
Saginaw Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.1 km)
Thomas White School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
MG Millet Learning Center	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
ST PETER LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Mackensen Elementary School	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 48603

What school district is ZIP code 48603 in?

ZIP 48603 (Freeland, MI) maps to Freeland Community School District (LEA ID 2615060) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 48603?

US5 lists 73 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 53 public and 20 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 48603 attend private school?

About 0.9% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 48603 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	37.0%
High school	26.3%
Less than HS	6.1%
School district	Freeland Community School District

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