ZIP 49126 — 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 49126

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 49126 (MI) is associated with Benton Harbor Area Schools (LEA 2604830) 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 48 K-12 schools (37 public, 11 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.2 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Lake Michigan College about 4.6 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Benton Harbor Area Schools

LEA ID

2604830

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (100)

Lake Michigan College4.6 miles (7.4 km)2yr-public
Andrews University4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-private
Southwestern Michigan College15.6 miles (25.0 km)2yr-public
Saint Mary's College23.2 miles (37.4 km)4yr-private
University of Notre Dame23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-private
Holy Cross College23.8 miles (38.4 km)4yr-private
John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences25.6 miles (41.2 km)4yr-private
Bethel University26.1 miles (42.0 km)4yr-private
Indiana University-South Bend26.5 miles (42.7 km)4yr-public
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-private
Kalamazoo Valley Community College37.8 miles (60.8 km)2yr-public
Western Michigan University42.5 miles (68.4 km)4yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Goshen College42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty43.0 miles (69.2 km)2yr-private
Kalamazoo College43.3 miles (69.7 km)4yr-private
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine44.3 miles (71.3 km)4yr-private
Glen Oaks Community College46.0 miles (74.0 km)2yr-public
Marian University-Ancilla48.1 miles (77.5 km)4yr-private
Valparaiso University52.3 miles (84.2 km)4yr-private
College of Court Reporting Inc53.0 miles (85.2 km)2yr-private
Western Theological Seminary53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
Hope College54.0 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
Indiana University-Northwest59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-public
Grace College and Theological Seminary62.7 miles (101.0 km)4yr-private
Calumet College of Saint Joseph62.9 miles (101.3 km)4yr-private
Catholic Theological Union at Chicago64.5 miles (103.8 km)4yr-private
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago64.5 miles (103.8 km)4yr-private
McCormick Theological Seminary64.5 miles (103.8 km)4yr-private
Kellogg Community College64.6 miles (104.0 km)2yr-public
Purdue University Northwest64.7 miles (104.1 km)4yr-public
Chicago Theological Seminary65.0 miles (104.6 km)4yr-private
Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.65.0 miles (104.6 km)4yr-private
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago65.1 miles (104.7 km)4yr-private
Pacific College of Health and Science65.2 miles (104.9 km)4yr-private
National Louis University65.2 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College65.3 miles (105.0 km)2yr-public
American Academy of Art College65.3 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
School of the Art Institute of Chicago65.3 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-District Office65.3 miles (105.0 km)2yr-public
Meadville Theological School of Lombard College65.3 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
Roosevelt University65.3 miles (105.1 km)4yr-private
Columbia College Chicago65.3 miles (105.1 km)4yr-private
Spertus College65.3 miles (105.1 km)4yr-private
Taylor Business Institute65.3 miles (105.1 km)2yr-private
Generations College65.3 miles (105.1 km)2yr-private
East-West University65.3 miles (105.2 km)4yr-private
University of Chicago65.3 miles (105.2 km)4yr-private
DePaul University65.4 miles (105.2 km)4yr-private
Adler University65.4 miles (105.3 km)4yr-private
Moody Bible Institute65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-private
Erikson Institute65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-private
Midwestern Career College65.5 miles (105.5 km)2yr-private
The Chicago School at Chicago65.6 miles (105.6 km)4yr-private
Stellar Career College-Crown Point65.6 miles (105.6 km)2yr-private
American Islamic College65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-private
Illinois College of Optometry65.7 miles (105.8 km)4yr-private
Loyola University Chicago66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Administrative Office66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-public
VanderCook College of Music66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-private
Illinois Institute of Technology66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College66.3 miles (106.7 km)2yr-public
St. Augustine College66.4 miles (106.9 km)4yr-private
Institute for Clinical Social Work66.4 miles (106.9 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College66.5 miles (107.0 km)2yr-public
University of Illinois Chicago66.6 miles (107.2 km)4yr-public
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary66.9 miles (107.7 km)4yr-private
Northwestern University67.1 miles (108.0 km)4yr-private
Chicago State University67.3 miles (108.3 km)4yr-public
NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-private
Rush University67.5 miles (108.7 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College67.7 miles (108.9 km)2yr-public
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College67.8 miles (109.1 km)2yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago68.0 miles (109.4 km)2yr-private
Grand Valley State University68.8 miles (110.8 km)4yr-public
North Park University68.8 miles (110.8 km)4yr-private
Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago69.2 miles (111.4 km)4yr-private
Northeastern Illinois University69.3 miles (111.5 km)4yr-public
Grace Christian University70.4 miles (113.3 km)4yr-private
South Suburban College70.7 miles (113.7 km)2yr-public
Davenport University70.8 miles (114.0 km)4yr-private
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie71.0 miles (114.2 km)4yr-private
Hebrew Theological College71.3 miles (114.8 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College72.1 miles (116.1 km)2yr-public
Saint Xavier University72.7 miles (116.9 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College72.9 miles (117.3 km)2yr-public
Morton College72.9 miles (117.3 km)2yr-public
Calvin Theological Seminary73.7 miles (118.6 km)4yr-private
Northwestern College73.7 miles (118.6 km)4yr-private
Calvin University73.8 miles (118.7 km)4yr-private
Grand Rapids Community College73.9 miles (119.0 km)2yr-public
Prairie State College74.1 miles (119.3 km)2yr-public
Aquinas College74.4 miles (119.8 km)4yr-private
Concordia University-Chicago74.4 miles (119.8 km)4yr-private
Dominican University75.1 miles (120.8 km)4yr-private
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses75.5 miles (121.4 km)4yr-private
Trine University75.5 miles (121.4 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park75.5 miles (121.6 km)2yr-private
Triton College75.9 miles (122.1 km)2yr-public
Lake Forest College76.1 miles (122.4 km)4yr-private
Cornerstone University76.5 miles (123.1 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
River School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.2 km)
Countryside Academy Elementary	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Countryside Academy MiddleHigh School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
MICHIGAN LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Clarke School	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
GRACE LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Hollywood Elementary School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
BROOKVIEW MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Eau Claire High School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Eau Claire Middle School	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
WAY Eau Claire	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Lighthouse Education Center	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Lybrook Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Fair Plain East Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Upton Middle School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Fair Plain Middle School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Blossomland Learning Center	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Sylvester Elementary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE CATHOLIC ELEM SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
Lakeshore Middle School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Berrien Springs High School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Berrien Springs Middle School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Mars Elementary School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Berrien Springs Virtual Academy	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Berrien Springs Discovery Academy	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Martin Luther King Jr Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Career and Alternative Pathways to Education Center	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Discovery Enrichment Center	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Berrien County Juvenile Center	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Lakeshore High School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Benton Harbor High School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
RIVER OF LIFE SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Roosevelt Elementary School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Lincoln School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Benton Harbor Charter School Academy	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Mildred C Wells Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Brown School	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
St Joseph High School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
OUR LADY OF THE LAKE CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
ST PAULS LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Stewart Elementary School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
Sister Lakes Elementary School	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
Riverside School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 49126

What school district is ZIP code 49126 in?

ZIP 49126 (MI) maps to Benton Harbor Area Schools (LEA ID 2604830) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 49126?

US5 lists 48 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 37 public and 11 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 49126 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 49126 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	16.7%
High school	31.4%
Less than HS	12.7%
School district	Benton Harbor Area Schools

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