ZIP 49506 — 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 49506

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 49506 (Grand Rapids, MI) is associated with East Grand Rapids Public School District (LEA 2612480) 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 (83 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.0 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 Aquinas College about 1.3 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

East Grand Rapids Public School District

LEA ID

2612480

Private school share (ACS)

0.9%

Colleges & universities (59)

Aquinas College1.3 miles (2.0 km)4yr-private
Calvin University1.7 miles (2.8 km)4yr-private
Calvin Theological Seminary1.9 miles (3.0 km)4yr-private
Cornerstone University2.5 miles (4.1 km)4yr-private
Grand Rapids Community College3.0 miles (4.8 km)2yr-public
Grace Christian University4.3 miles (7.0 km)4yr-private
Kuyper College5.4 miles (8.6 km)4yr-private
Ross College-Grand Rapids North5.7 miles (9.1 km)2yr-private
Davenport University7.8 miles (12.5 km)4yr-private
Grand Valley State University14.0 miles (22.5 km)4yr-public
Hope College27.0 miles (43.4 km)4yr-private
Western Theological Seminary27.1 miles (43.6 km)4yr-private

Show all 59 colleges & universities

School of Missionary Aviation Technology27.4 miles (44.1 km)2yr-private
Montcalm Community College33.5 miles (53.9 km)2yr-public
Muskegon Community College36.1 miles (58.2 km)2yr-public
Kalamazoo College45.3 miles (72.8 km)4yr-private
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine45.4 miles (73.0 km)4yr-private
Western Michigan University45.9 miles (73.8 km)4yr-public
West Michigan College of Barbering and Beauty47.4 miles (76.3 km)2yr-private
Kellogg Community College47.6 miles (76.7 km)2yr-public
The University of Olivet49.3 miles (79.4 km)4yr-private
Kalamazoo Valley Community College49.9 miles (80.2 km)2yr-public
Great Lakes Christian College51.1 miles (82.3 km)4yr-private
Ferris State University51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-public
Lansing Community College55.7 miles (89.6 km)2yr-public
Thomas M Cooley Law School55.7 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
Alma College56.1 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
Douglas J Aveda Institute59.2 miles (95.3 km)2yr-private
Michigan State University59.5 miles (95.8 km)4yr-public
Central Michigan University61.4 miles (98.8 km)4yr-public
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College64.0 miles (102.9 km)2yr-public
Albion College65.5 miles (105.5 km)4yr-private
Lake Michigan College70.8 miles (113.9 km)2yr-public
Southwestern Michigan College71.8 miles (115.6 km)2yr-public
Baker College72.9 miles (117.4 km)4yr-private
Glen Oaks Community College73.0 miles (117.5 km)2yr-public
Spring Arbor University74.2 miles (119.4 km)4yr-private
Andrews University77.7 miles (125.0 km)4yr-private
West Shore Community College81.9 miles (131.8 km)2yr-public
Jackson College81.9 miles (131.8 km)4yr-public
Northwood University82.2 miles (132.2 km)4yr-private
Mid Michigan College82.6 miles (132.9 km)2yr-public
Hillsdale College86.0 miles (138.4 km)4yr-private
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary91.0 miles (146.4 km)4yr-private
Cleary University91.4 miles (147.1 km)4yr-private
University of Notre Dame91.6 miles (147.4 km)4yr-private
Saint Mary's College91.7 miles (147.5 km)4yr-private
Saginaw Valley State University91.8 miles (147.7 km)4yr-public
Holy Cross College92.1 miles (148.3 km)4yr-private
Delta College92.2 miles (148.4 km)2yr-public
Bethel University92.5 miles (148.8 km)4yr-private
John Patrick University of Health and Applied Sciences93.7 miles (150.8 km)4yr-private
Indiana University-South Bend93.8 miles (150.9 km)4yr-public
Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses95.9 miles (154.3 km)4yr-private
Trine University95.9 miles (154.3 km)4yr-private
Goshen College96.1 miles (154.7 km)4yr-private
Kettering University96.2 miles (154.8 km)4yr-private
University of Michigan-Flint97.4 miles (156.7 km)4yr-public
Mott Community College98.3 miles (158.1 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
East Grand Rapids High School	public	—	—	0.2 miles (0.4 km)
East Grand Rapids Middle School	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Lakeside School	public	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
Wealthy School	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
Breton Downs School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
GRAND RAPIDS CHRISTIAN	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.5 km)
Shared Time	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Campus Elementary	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Mulick Park Elementary School	public	—	—	1.2 miles (1.9 km)
GRAND RAPIDS CHRISTIAN ELEM SCH-EVERGREEN CAMPUS	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
LAKE MICHIGAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Gerald Dawkins Academy	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Ridgemoor Park Montessori	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Ottawa Hills High School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Ottawa High Transition	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
William C Abney Academy Elementary	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
River City Scholars Charter Academy	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
GRAND RAPIDS CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
EASTSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
LIVING STONES ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Empower U	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Congress Elementary	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Martin Luther King Leadership Academy	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Lighthouse Academy The Pier	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.6 km)
Alger Middle School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Gerald R Ford Academic Center	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Dickinson Academy	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Southeast Career Pathways	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
CONDUCTIVE LEARNING CENTER OF NORTH AMERICA	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
GRACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
Grand Rapids Learning Center	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Hope Academy of West Michigan	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Grand Rapids Montessori Academy	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
ISLAMIC SCHOOL OF GRAND RAPIDS	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Lighthouse Academy Waalkes	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Innovation Central High	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Grand Rapids Montessori MiddleHigh	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
Home Education Site	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Grand Rapids Public Museum High	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Covenant High School Grand Rapids	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Collins Elementary School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.6 km)
Hamilton Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Brookside Elementary	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
NORTH POINTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
NORTHPOINTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
Bethany Based School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Ridge Park Charter Academy	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
KenOSha Park Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Meadow Brook Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Buchanan Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Southwest MiddleHigh Academia Bilingue	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Wellspring Preparatory High School	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Vista Charter Academy	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Coit Creative Arts Academy	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Forest Hills Transition Center	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Burton Middle School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Northern Trails 56 School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Burton Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Kent Education CenterBeltline	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Southwest Elementary Academia Bilingue	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
STEPPING STONES MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Knapp Charter Academy	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Northern High School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Kent Career Tech Center	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
MySchoolKent	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
East Leonard Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Grand Rapids Public Museum Middle	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Kent Hills Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Northern Hills Middle School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Cesar E Chavez Elementary	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
New Branches Charter Academy	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
Lincoln School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Sherwood Global Studies Academy	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Lighthouse Academy South Campus	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
Lincoln Developmental Center	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Excel Charter Academy	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
East Lee Campus	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
GodfreyLee Early Childhood Ctr	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
City High Middle School	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
Center for Economicology	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
NexTech High School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.5 km)
North Godwin Elementary School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Godwin Heights Learning Center	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Godwin Heights Middle School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Godwin Heights Senior High School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
PrepNet Virtual Academy	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Godfrey Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Palmer School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Sibley School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Crestwood Middle School	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Bowen Elementary	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
ISJ ACADEMY PK-8	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Aberdeen Academy	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Stocking Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 49506

What school district is ZIP code 49506 in?

ZIP 49506 (Grand Rapids, MI) maps to East Grand Rapids Public School District (LEA ID 2612480) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 49506?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 83 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 49506 attend private school?

About 0.9% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 49506 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	67.0%
High school	10.7%
Less than HS	2.5%
School district	East Grand Rapids Public School District

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