ZIP 51526 — 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 51526

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 51526 (Crescent, IA) is associated with Council Bluffs Community School District (LEA 1908220) 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 99 K-12 schools (84 public, 15 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.1 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 Universal College of Healing Arts about 5.2 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Council Bluffs Community School District

LEA ID

1908220

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (44)

Universal College of Healing Arts5.2 miles (8.4 km)2yr-private
Metropolitan Community College Area6.3 miles (10.1 km)2yr-public
Iowa Western Community College8.0 miles (12.9 km)2yr-public
Creighton University8.5 miles (13.6 km)4yr-private
CHI Health School of Radiologic Technology8.5 miles (13.7 km)4yr-private
Clarkson College9.6 miles (15.4 km)4yr-private
SOHO Hair Academy9.6 miles (15.4 km)2yr-private
University of Nebraska Medical Center9.7 miles (15.6 km)4yr-public
University of Nebraska at Omaha10.7 miles (17.2 km)4yr-public
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health11.8 miles (19.0 km)4yr-private
College of Saint Mary12.1 miles (19.4 km)4yr-private
Ricketts Great Books College12.2 miles (19.6 km)4yr-private

Show all 44 colleges & universities

Xenon A Stephanie Moss Academy14.9 miles (24.0 km)2yr-private
Bellevue University15.6 miles (25.2 km)4yr-private
Capitol Beauty School15.8 miles (25.4 km)2yr-private
Midland University32.2 miles (51.9 km)4yr-private
Southeast Community College Area54.1 miles (87.1 km)2yr-public
Myotherapy Institute54.5 miles (87.8 km)2yr-private
Nebraska Wesleyan University54.8 miles (88.1 km)4yr-private
Joseph's College Cosmetology55.1 miles (88.6 km)2yr-private
University of Nebraska-Central Administration System Office56.0 miles (90.1 km)4yr-public
Bryan College of Health Sciences56.9 miles (91.6 km)4yr-private
Nebraska Indian Community College57.0 miles (91.7 km)4yr-public
University of Nebraska-Lincoln57.8 miles (93.0 km)4yr-public
Union Adventist University58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
College of Hair Design-East Campus58.2 miles (93.7 km)2yr-private
College of Hair Design-Downtown58.3 miles (93.8 km)2yr-private
Entourage Institute of Beauty and Esthetics58.6 miles (94.2 km)2yr-private
Peru State College62.5 miles (100.7 km)4yr-public
Little Priest Tribal College67.0 miles (107.7 km)2yr-public
Concordia University-Nebraska70.8 miles (114.0 km)4yr-private
Doane University76.5 miles (123.2 km)4yr-private
Iowa School of Beauty-Sioux City78.0 miles (125.6 km)2yr-private
Morningside University80.0 miles (128.8 km)4yr-private
Southwestern Community College80.2 miles (129.1 km)2yr-public
Western Iowa Tech Community College80.5 miles (129.5 km)2yr-public
St Luke's College83.8 miles (134.9 km)4yr-private
Wayne State College84.0 miles (135.2 km)4yr-public
Briar Cliff University84.6 miles (136.2 km)4yr-private
Northwest Missouri State University87.5 miles (140.8 km)4yr-public
Northeast Community College91.4 miles (147.1 km)2yr-public
Buena Vista University94.0 miles (151.3 km)4yr-private
York University95.5 miles (153.6 km)4yr-private
Conception Seminary College100.0 miles (160.9 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
ST PHILIP NERI SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
PONCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
UTA HALEE ACADEMY PROGRAM	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
SHERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
MINNE LUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
FLORENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
NELSON MANDELA ELEM.	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
MILLER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Carter Lake Elementary School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
MC MILLAN MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Lewis & Clark Elementary School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
INTEGRATED LEARNING PROGRAM AT SARATOGA	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
BELVEDERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
NCYF COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
NOVA ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
KING SCIENCE/TECH MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.2 km)
LOTHROP MAGNET CENTER	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
DRUID HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
SKINNER MAGNET CENTER	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
SECONDARY SUCCESS PROGRAM	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
EARLY LEARNING CENTER (0-3) AT SKINNER	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
SACRED HEART SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
NORTH HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Hoover Elementary School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.7 km)
CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Gerald W Kirn Middle School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Anne E. Nelson Early Learning Center	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
EARLY LEARNING CENTER (0-3) AT KENNEDY	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
EARLY LEARNING CENTER (PK) AT KENNEDY	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
Roosevelt Elementary School	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
JESUIT ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
CONESTOGA MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Franklin Elementary School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
SPRINGVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Thomas Jefferson High School	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
MOUNT VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Edison Elementary School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
RADIUS HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
RADIUS MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Bloomer Elementary School	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER AT EDUCARE - KELLOM	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
KELLOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
GATEWAY TO COLLEGE PROGRAM	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
ACCELERE PROGRAM	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
BLACKBURN ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
College View Elementary	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.1 km)
OMAHA STREET SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
OMAHA HOME FOR BOYS SCHOOLS	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
Rue Elementary School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
ST ALBERT CATHOLIC	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
RONCALLI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
HOLY NAME CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
FONTENELLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.5 km)
MONTESSORI PARENTS COOP	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Abraham Lincoln High School	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
ALEGENT/IMMANUEL RTC	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.9 km)
MONROE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS HOMEBASED	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
OPS VIRTUAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
HARTMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
ESL TEEN LITERACY PROGRAM	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
CAREER CENTER	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
MCC CAREER ACADEMY	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
GIFFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
BENSON HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
MADONNA SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
DUCHESNE ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART	private	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
WALNUT HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
ROSE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
Longfellow Elementary School	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.7 km)
OPS VIRTUAL MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
OPS VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
PARRISH PROGRAM	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
TRANSITION PROGRAM NORTH	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.9 km)
ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.2 km)
JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.2 km)
HARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
MARIAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.5 km)
BENSON WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
Underwood High School	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.5 km)
ONESCHOOL GLOBAL	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
TRANSITION PROGRAM AT UNMC NEBRASKA MEDICINE	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Underwood Elementary School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)
Underwood Middle School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.9 km)
DUNDEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 51526

What school district is ZIP code 51526 in?

ZIP 51526 (Crescent, IA) maps to Council Bluffs Community School District (LEA ID 1908220) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 51526?

US5 lists 99 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 84 public and 15 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 51526 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 51526 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	24.9%
High school	34.9%
Less than HS	2.9%
School district	Council Bluffs Community School District

ZIP 51526 — Schools & Education

Schools & Education in ZIP 51526

Schools FAQ for ZIP 51526

Explore related to ZIP 51526

Schools & Education key statistics