ZIP 52401 — 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 52401

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 52401 (Cedar Rapids, IA) is associated with Cedar Rapids Community School District (LEA 1906540) 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 77 K-12 schools (64 public, 13 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.6 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 Mercy-St Luke's School of Radiologic Technology about 0.7 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Cedar Rapids Community School District

LEA ID

1906540

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (42)

Mercy-St Luke's School of Radiologic Technology0.7 miles (1.1 km)2yr-private
Coe College0.9 miles (1.4 km)4yr-private
Mount Mercy University1.9 miles (3.0 km)4yr-private
Kirkwood Community College4.5 miles (7.2 km)2yr-public
Cornell College12.6 miles (20.3 km)4yr-private
University of Iowa22.6 miles (36.3 km)4yr-public
PCI Academy-Iowa City24.4 miles (39.2 km)2yr-private
Hawkeye Community College46.5 miles (74.9 km)2yr-public
Divine Word College49.1 miles (79.1 km)4yr-private
Allen College51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
University of Northern Iowa55.4 miles (89.1 km)4yr-public
Grinnell College56.9 miles (91.6 km)4yr-private

Show all 42 colleges & universities

Upper Iowa University60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
Wartburg Theological Seminary60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
Emmaus Bible College61.1 miles (98.3 km)4yr-private
University of Dubuque61.2 miles (98.4 km)4yr-private
Clarke University61.8 miles (99.4 km)4yr-private
Loras College62.0 miles (99.8 km)4yr-private
Saint Ambrose University63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-private
Palmer College of Chiropractic63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-private
Eastern Iowa Community College District64.1 miles (103.1 km)2yr-public
Ross College-Davenport64.1 miles (103.1 km)2yr-private
Marshalltown Community College64.2 miles (103.4 km)2yr-public
Orion Technical College65.0 miles (104.5 km)4yr-private
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences65.7 miles (105.7 km)4yr-private
Augustana College65.8 miles (106.0 km)4yr-private
Wartburg College66.9 miles (107.6 km)4yr-private
Maharishi International University68.1 miles (109.5 km)4yr-private
William Penn University68.7 miles (110.5 km)4yr-private
Black Hawk College71.3 miles (114.8 km)2yr-public
Indian Hills Community College74.7 miles (120.2 km)2yr-public
Central College76.3 miles (122.8 km)4yr-private
University of Wisconsin-Platteville79.6 miles (128.0 km)4yr-public
Northeast Iowa Community College83.6 miles (134.5 km)2yr-public
Southeastern Community College84.1 miles (135.3 km)2yr-public
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College86.5 miles (139.3 km)2yr-public
Morrison Institute of Technology88.0 miles (141.6 km)2yr-private
Monmouth College90.4 miles (145.5 km)4yr-private
Ellsworth Community College90.6 miles (145.8 km)2yr-public
Luther College92.7 miles (149.1 km)4yr-private
Carl Sandburg College94.4 miles (151.9 km)2yr-public
Knox College97.6 miles (157.0 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
CEDAR VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Metro High School	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
McKinley STEAM Academy	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
City View High	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
Johnson STEAM Academy School	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.7 km)
Cedar River Academy at Taylor	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Empowering Excellence Charter School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Wilson Middle School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Grant Wood Elementary School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Harrison Elementary School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Grant Elementary School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Franklin Middle School	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
Garfield Elementary School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.8 km)
REGIS MIDDLE SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
ST MATTHEW SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
George Washington High School	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Thomas Jefferson High School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Arthur Elementary School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
Erskine Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Cleveland Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
Trailside Elementary School	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
CEDAR VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
Madison Elementary School	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
Wright Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Kenwood Leadership Academy School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.7 km)
Van Buren Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
LASALLE CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
LASALLE CATHOLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Middle	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
Maple Grove Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Hoover Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
Pierce Elementary School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
SUMMIT SCHOOLS	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Harding Middle School	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
John F Kennedy High School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
ST PIUS X ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Prairie Crossing	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Taft Middle School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Truman Early Learning Center	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
OEN - Cedar Rapids Prep	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
Hiawatha Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
ESSENTIAL MONTESSORI	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Parkview Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
Marion High School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
West Willow Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Prairie Heights Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Nixon Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Prairie Crest Elementary	public	—	—	4.9 miles (8.0 km)
Prairie High School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Prairie Early Childhood Center	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Bowman Woods Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Vernon Middle School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Prairie View Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Prairie Hill Elementary School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF MARION	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Prairie Ridge Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Prairie Point	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Francis Marion Intermediate School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Viola Gibson Elementary School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Prairie Creek	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
Longfellow Elementary	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Novak Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
Westfield Elementary School	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
Wilkins Elementary School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
Linn-Mar High School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Indian Creek Elementary School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
Excelsior Middle School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Oak Ridge Middle School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Linn Grove Elementary School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Echo Hill Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Hazel Point Intermediate School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Boulder Peak Intermediate School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 52401

What school district is ZIP code 52401 in?

ZIP 52401 (Cedar Rapids, IA) maps to Cedar Rapids Community School District (LEA ID 1906540) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 52401?

US5 lists 77 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 64 public and 13 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 52401 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 52401 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	35.0%
High school	19.5%
Less than HS	10.8%
School district	Cedar Rapids Community School District

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