ZIP 49246 — 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 49246

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 49246 (MI) is associated with Columbia School District (LEA 2606990) 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 35 K-12 schools (30 public, 5 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.9 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 Spring Arbor University about 5.9 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Columbia School District

LEA ID

2606990

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

Spring Arbor University5.9 miles (9.5 km)4yr-private
Jackson College6.1 miles (9.8 km)4yr-public
Albion College14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
Hillsdale College14.8 miles (23.8 km)4yr-private
Adrian College28.1 miles (45.1 km)4yr-private
Siena Heights University29.6 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
The University of Olivet30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
Kellogg Community College36.9 miles (59.4 km)2yr-public
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-public
Thomas M Cooley Law School41.7 miles (67.2 km)4yr-private
Michigan State University41.8 miles (67.3 km)4yr-public
Douglas J Aveda Institute42.0 miles (67.5 km)2yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Lansing Community College42.2 miles (68.0 km)2yr-public
Trine University42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-private
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses42.7 miles (68.7 km)4yr-private
Concordia University Ann Arbor43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
Great Lakes Christian College43.8 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private
Washtenaw Community College44.4 miles (71.4 km)2yr-public
Cleary University45.3 miles (72.8 km)4yr-private
Eastern Michigan University46.1 miles (74.2 km)4yr-public
Northwest State Community College48.1 miles (77.4 km)2yr-public
Lourdes University50.5 miles (81.3 km)4yr-private
Ross College-Sylvania51.4 miles (82.8 km)2yr-private
Salon Institute-Toledo Campus52.3 miles (84.2 km)2yr-private
Glen Oaks Community College53.1 miles (85.4 km)2yr-public
Monroe County Community College55.5 miles (89.3 km)2yr-public
Universal Technical Institute-Canton55.7 miles (89.6 km)2yr-private
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
Global Tech College55.9 miles (89.9 km)2yr-private
West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty55.9 miles (90.0 km)2yr-private
Athena Career Academy56.2 miles (90.4 km)2yr-private
University of Toledo56.3 miles (90.7 km)4yr-public
Kalamazoo College56.9 miles (91.5 km)4yr-private
Stautzenberger College-Maumee56.9 miles (91.6 km)2yr-private
Professional Skills Institute57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-private
Western Michigan University57.4 miles (92.3 km)4yr-public
Defiance College58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
Toledo Public Schools Adult and Continuing Education58.6 miles (94.3 km)2yr-public
Schoolcraft Community College District58.8 miles (94.7 km)4yr-public
Mercy College of Ohio59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
Madonna University59.4 miles (95.5 km)4yr-private
Davis College60.1 miles (96.8 km)4yr-private
Kalamazoo Valley Community College60.3 miles (97.0 km)2yr-public
Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg61.1 miles (98.3 km)2yr-private
Baker College61.7 miles (99.3 km)4yr-private
Owens Community College62.5 miles (100.5 km)2yr-public
School of Missionary Aviation Technology63.0 miles (101.4 km)2yr-private
Michigan School of Psychology64.0 miles (103.1 km)4yr-private
Taylor Andrews Academy of Hair Design-Hair Lab Detroit Barber School66.7 miles (107.3 km)2yr-private
Henry Ford College66.7 miles (107.4 km)4yr-public
University of Michigan-Dearborn66.8 miles (107.6 km)4yr-public
Dorsey College-Dearborn67.6 miles (108.8 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Southfield68.5 miles (110.2 km)4yr-private
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus68.7 miles (110.6 km)4yr-public
Lawrence Technological University68.8 miles (110.7 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit71.1 miles (114.5 km)4yr-private
Cranbrook Academy of Art71.3 miles (114.7 km)4yr-private
Davenport University72.1 miles (116.0 km)4yr-private
The Michigan Barber School72.6 miles (116.9 km)2yr-private
Metro Detroit Barber College72.7 miles (116.9 km)2yr-private
University of Detroit Mercy73.0 miles (117.4 km)4yr-private
Kettering University73.4 miles (118.2 km)4yr-private
Sacred Heart Major Seminary73.7 miles (118.5 km)4yr-private
University of Michigan-Flint74.4 miles (119.8 km)4yr-public
Oakland Community College74.9 miles (120.5 km)2yr-public
Concordia Theological Seminary74.9 miles (120.6 km)4yr-private
Mott Community College75.0 miles (120.7 km)2yr-public
Wayne State University75.5 miles (121.6 km)4yr-public
Chamberlain University-Michigan75.6 miles (121.7 km)4yr-private
Wayne County Community College District75.8 miles (122.1 km)2yr-public
College for Creative Studies75.9 miles (122.2 km)4yr-private
Ecumenical Theological Seminary76.0 miles (122.4 km)4yr-private
Oakland University76.2 miles (122.6 km)4yr-public
Walsh College76.2 miles (122.7 km)4yr-private
Purdue University Fort Wayne76.3 miles (122.8 km)4yr-public
Carnegie Institute76.6 miles (123.3 km)2yr-private
Dorsey College76.8 miles (123.7 km)2yr-private
Ross Medical Education Center-Fort Wayne77.2 miles (124.3 km)2yr-private
Calvin Theological Seminary77.8 miles (125.1 km)4yr-private
Calvin University77.9 miles (125.4 km)4yr-private
Goshen College78.1 miles (125.7 km)4yr-private
Indiana Institute of Technology78.9 miles (127.0 km)4yr-private
Indiana Institute of Technology-College of Professional Studies78.9 miles (127.0 km)4yr-private
Rochester University79.1 miles (127.3 km)4yr-private
University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne79.7 miles (128.2 km)4yr-private
Cornerstone University80.7 miles (129.8 km)4yr-private
Aquinas College80.8 miles (130.1 km)4yr-private
Grace Christian University81.3 miles (130.8 km)4yr-private
Southwestern Michigan College81.3 miles (130.9 km)2yr-public
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary81.8 miles (131.7 km)4yr-private
Grand Rapids Community College82.5 miles (132.8 km)2yr-public
Kuyper College82.7 miles (133.1 km)4yr-private
Macomb Community College82.9 miles (133.4 km)2yr-public
Montcalm Community College83.3 miles (134.0 km)2yr-public
Ross College-Grand Rapids North84.2 miles (135.5 km)2yr-private
Dorsey College-Roseville86.1 miles (138.6 km)2yr-private
The University of Findlay86.5 miles (139.3 km)4yr-private
Winebrenner Theological Seminary86.6 miles (139.4 km)4yr-private
Alma College86.9 miles (139.9 km)4yr-private
Terra State Community College88.0 miles (141.5 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
HanoverHorton High School	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
HanoverHorton Middle School	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
HanoverHorton Elementary School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Warner Elementary School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
Jackson Area Career Center	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Jackson Preparatory Early College	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Bean Elementary School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
Dibble Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
LUMEN CHRISTI CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Concord High School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
Concord Elementary School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
Concord Middle School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.8 km)
Sharp Park Academy	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL & CHILDCARE CENTER	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Townsend Elementary School	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
Paragon Charter Academy	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.5 km)
Fourth Street Learning Center	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Middle School at Parkside	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
Vandercook Lake High School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Western High School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Western Middle School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
JACKSON CHRISTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
John R Lewis Elementary	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
Jackson ISD Local Based Special Education Programs	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Local Based Special Education Early Childhood Programs	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Cascades Elementary School	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Woodville Community Center	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
QUEEN OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
Columbia Alternative Education	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Jackson County Jail	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Jackson Pathways	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Jackson High School	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Parma Elementary School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
ST MARY STAR OF THE SEA SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 49246

What school district is ZIP code 49246 in?

ZIP 49246 (MI) maps to Columbia School District (LEA ID 2606990) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 49246?

US5 lists 35 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 30 public and 5 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 49246 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 49246 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	27.6%
High school	32.2%
Less than HS	6.0%
School district	Columbia School District

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