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Paw Paw village, MI

ZIP 49079 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 49079

K-12 nearby
27
Public
25
Private
2
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 49079 (Paw Paw, MI) is associated with Bangor Public Schools (LEA 2603870) 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 27 K-12 schools (25 public, 2 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 Kalamazoo Valley Community College about 11.6 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Bangor Public Schools
LEA ID
2603870
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Kalamazoo Valley Community College11.6 miles (18.7 km)2yr-public
  • Western Michigan University15.3 miles (24.7 km)4yr-public
  • Kalamazoo College16.0 miles (25.8 km)4yr-private
  • West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty16.3 miles (26.2 km)2yr-private
  • Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine17.1 miles (27.6 km)4yr-private
  • Southwestern Michigan College21.0 miles (33.8 km)2yr-public
  • Lake Michigan College26.7 miles (43.0 km)2yr-public
  • Andrews University29.9 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
  • Glen Oaks Community College32.0 miles (51.4 km)2yr-public
  • Kellogg Community College37.9 miles (61.0 km)2yr-public
  • Western Theological Seminary39.0 miles (62.8 km)4yr-private
  • Hope College39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary40.5 miles (65.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Notre Dame40.8 miles (65.7 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Mary's College41.0 miles (65.9 km)4yr-private
  • Holy Cross College41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
  • Bethel University41.5 miles (66.8 km)4yr-private
  • Indiana University-South Bend42.9 miles (69.0 km)4yr-public
  • John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences42.9 miles (69.1 km)4yr-private
  • Davenport University46.3 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
  • Goshen College46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-private
  • Grace Christian University48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-private
  • Grand Valley State University50.0 miles (80.4 km)4yr-public
  • Calvin Theological Seminary50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
  • Calvin University50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-private
  • Grand Rapids Community College51.7 miles (83.2 km)2yr-public
  • Aquinas College51.7 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
  • The University of Olivet52.2 miles (84.0 km)4yr-private
  • Cornerstone University53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
  • Ross College-Grand Rapids North56.1 miles (90.4 km)2yr-private
  • Kuyper College56.4 miles (90.7 km)4yr-private
  • Albion College59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-private
  • Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses62.5 miles (100.5 km)4yr-private
  • Trine University62.5 miles (100.5 km)4yr-private
  • School of Missionary Aviation Technology64.5 miles (103.7 km)2yr-private
  • Marian University-Ancilla68.2 miles (109.8 km)4yr-private
  • Hillsdale College68.7 miles (110.6 km)4yr-private
  • Spring Arbor University69.2 miles (111.4 km)4yr-private
  • Grace College and Theological Seminary70.2 miles (113.0 km)4yr-private
  • Muskegon Community College71.3 miles (114.8 km)2yr-public
  • Great Lakes Christian College73.8 miles (118.7 km)4yr-private
  • Thomas M Cooley Law School76.9 miles (123.7 km)4yr-private
  • Jackson College77.2 miles (124.2 km)4yr-public
  • Lansing Community College77.2 miles (124.3 km)2yr-public
  • Valparaiso University79.3 miles (127.6 km)4yr-private
  • College of Court Reporting Inc80.0 miles (128.8 km)2yr-private
  • Douglas J Aveda Institute80.4 miles (129.3 km)2yr-private
  • Michigan State University80.5 miles (129.5 km)4yr-public
  • Montcalm Community College81.1 miles (130.5 km)2yr-public
  • Manchester University85.2 miles (137.1 km)4yr-private
  • Concordia Theological Seminary86.5 miles (139.2 km)4yr-private
  • Ross Medical Education Center-Fort Wayne87.2 miles (140.3 km)2yr-private
  • Indiana University-Northwest87.3 miles (140.6 km)4yr-public
  • Purdue University Fort Wayne87.9 miles (141.4 km)4yr-public
  • University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne88.1 miles (141.8 km)4yr-private
  • Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies90.1 miles (145.0 km)4yr-private
  • Indiana Institute of Technology90.1 miles (145.0 km)4yr-private
  • Calumet College of Saint Joseph90.5 miles (145.6 km)4yr-private
  • Loyola University Chicago91.1 miles (146.7 km)4yr-private
  • American Islamic College91.3 miles (146.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago91.4 miles (147.1 km)4yr-private
  • McCormick Theological Seminary91.4 miles (147.1 km)4yr-private
  • Catholic Theological Union at Chicago91.4 miles (147.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pacific College of Health and Science91.4 miles (147.1 km)4yr-private
  • Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary91.4 miles (147.1 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College91.5 miles (147.2 km)2yr-public
  • Meadville Theological School of Lombard College91.5 miles (147.3 km)4yr-private
  • National Louis University91.5 miles (147.3 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-District Office91.5 miles (147.3 km)2yr-public
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago91.5 miles (147.3 km)4yr-private
  • American Academy of Art College91.6 miles (147.4 km)4yr-private
  • Generations College91.6 miles (147.4 km)2yr-private
  • Taylor Business Institute91.6 miles (147.4 km)2yr-private
  • Moody Bible Institute91.6 miles (147.4 km)4yr-private
  • Roosevelt University91.6 miles (147.4 km)4yr-private
  • Columbia College Chicago91.6 miles (147.4 km)4yr-private
  • Spertus College91.6 miles (147.5 km)4yr-private
  • Erikson Institute91.7 miles (147.5 km)4yr-private
  • DePaul University91.7 miles (147.5 km)4yr-private
  • East-West University91.7 miles (147.5 km)4yr-private
  • Adler University91.7 miles (147.5 km)4yr-private
  • Northwestern University91.7 miles (147.6 km)4yr-private
  • Midwestern Career College91.8 miles (147.7 km)2yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College91.8 miles (147.7 km)2yr-public
  • NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia91.8 miles (147.7 km)4yr-private
  • The Chicago School at Chicago91.8 miles (147.7 km)4yr-private
  • St. Augustine College91.8 miles (147.8 km)4yr-private
  • Institute for Clinical Social Work91.8 miles (147.8 km)4yr-private
  • Chicago Theological Seminary91.9 miles (147.9 km)4yr-private
  • Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.91.9 miles (147.9 km)4yr-private
  • Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago92.0 miles (148.1 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-Administrative Office92.3 miles (148.5 km)4yr-public
  • University of Chicago92.3 miles (148.5 km)4yr-private
  • Illinois College of Optometry92.3 miles (148.6 km)4yr-private
  • Purdue University Northwest92.4 miles (148.7 km)4yr-public
  • VanderCook College of Music92.6 miles (149.0 km)4yr-private
  • Illinois Institute of Technology92.6 miles (149.1 km)4yr-private
  • University of Illinois Chicago92.9 miles (149.6 km)4yr-public
  • Stellar Career College-Crown Point93.3 miles (150.2 km)2yr-private
  • Rush University93.8 miles (150.9 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
Communitybased Transition Centerpublic——0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Paw Paw Later Elementarypublic——1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Paw Paw Early Elementary Schoolpublic——1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Paw Paw Middle Schoolpublic——1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Cedar Street Community and Family Centerpublic——1.8 miles (2.8 km)
TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOLprivate——1.9 miles (3.1 km)
ST MARY SCHOOLprivate——2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Paw Paw High Schoolpublic——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Mattawan Later Elem Schoolpublic——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Mattawan Early Elem Schoolpublic——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Mattawan High Schoolpublic——5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Mattawan Middle Schoolpublic——6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Lawton Elementary Schoolpublic——6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Lawton Middle Schoolpublic——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Mattawan Early Childhood Education Centerpublic——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Lawton Accelerated Academic Centerpublic——6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Lawton High Schoolpublic——6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Van Buren Techpublic——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Bert Goens Learning Centerpublic——7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Lawrence JrSr High Schoolpublic——7.8 miles (12.6 km)
Lawrence Elementary Schoolpublic——7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Michigan Online Schoolpublic——8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Gobles Elementary Schoolpublic——8.7 miles (14.1 km)
Gobles High Schoolpublic——8.7 miles (14.1 km)
Gobles Virtual Academypublic——8.7 miles (14.1 km)
Davis Elementary Schoolpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)
Decatur Jr Sr High Schoolpublic——9.6 miles (15.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 49079

What school district is ZIP code 49079 in?
ZIP 49079 (Paw Paw, MI) maps to Bangor Public Schools (LEA ID 2603870) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 49079?
US5 lists 27 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 25 public and 2 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 49079 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 49079 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher24.5%
High school33.0%
Less than HS7.1%
School districtBangor Public Schools