Waukesha city, WI
ZIP 53186 — 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 53186
K-12 nearby
100
Public
74
Private
26
Avg enrollment
—
ZIP 53186 (Waukesha, WI) is associated with Pewaukee School District (LEA 5511640) 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 (74 public, 26 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.7 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 Carroll University about 1.7 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Pewaukee School District
LEA ID
5511640
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Carroll University1.7 miles (2.7 km)4yr-private
- Waukesha County Technical College4.3 miles (6.9 km)2yr-public
- Ottawa University-Milwaukee4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private
- Herzing University-Brookfield4.8 miles (7.8 km)4yr-private
- Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa7.9 miles (12.7 km)4yr-private
- VICI Beauty School8.6 miles (13.9 km)2yr-private
- Milwaukee Career College8.7 miles (13.9 km)2yr-private
- Wisconsin Lutheran College9.3 miles (14.9 km)4yr-private
- Medical College of Wisconsin9.3 miles (15.0 km)4yr-private
- Mount Mary University9.4 miles (15.2 km)4yr-private
- Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology10.7 miles (17.2 km)4yr-private
- Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology11.2 miles (18.0 km)4yr-private
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Nashotah House11.8 miles (19.0 km)4yr-private
- Alverno College12.4 miles (20.0 km)4yr-private
- Marquette University14.0 miles (22.6 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Area Technical College14.4 miles (23.2 km)2yr-public
- Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design15.0 miles (24.1 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee School of Engineering15.1 miles (24.3 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-public
- Concordia University-Wisconsin21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-private
- Shepherds College24.7 miles (39.7 km)2yr-private
- Maranatha Baptist University29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater30.1 miles (48.4 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex31.5 miles (50.7 km)4yr-public
- Carthage College33.8 miles (54.3 km)4yr-private
- Gateway Technical College34.0 miles (54.7 km)2yr-public
- Herzing University-Kenosha36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
- College of Lake County47.2 miles (75.9 km)2yr-public
- Blackhawk Technical College50.7 miles (81.6 km)2yr-public
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake52.3 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
- Marian University53.3 miles (85.8 km)4yr-private
- McHenry County College53.4 miles (85.9 km)2yr-public
- Moraine Park Technical College53.8 miles (86.6 km)2yr-public
- Beloit College55.1 miles (88.6 km)4yr-private
- Herzing University-Madison55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College56.7 miles (91.3 km)4yr-private
- Madison Area Technical College57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-public
- Lakeland University58.9 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
- Trinity International University-Illinois59.3 miles (95.4 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Madison60.7 miles (97.6 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-System Administration60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-public
- Edgewood College61.6 miles (99.1 km)4yr-private
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science62.0 miles (99.8 km)2yr-private
- Saint Anthony College of Nursing63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-private
- Rock Valley College63.7 miles (102.5 km)2yr-public
- Ripon College65.2 miles (104.9 km)4yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College65.3 miles (105.1 km)2yr-public
- Ambria College of Nursing65.4 miles (105.3 km)4yr-private
- Rasmussen University-Illinois65.9 miles (106.1 km)2yr-private
- Lakeshore Technical College66.3 miles (106.7 km)2yr-public
- Rockford University66.4 miles (106.9 km)4yr-private
- Judson University66.5 miles (107.0 km)4yr-private
- Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College67.5 miles (108.6 km)2yr-private
- Oakton College68.4 miles (110.0 km)2yr-public
- Elgin Community College69.6 miles (112.1 km)2yr-public
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia71.2 miles (114.6 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie71.3 miles (114.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh71.5 miles (115.1 km)4yr-public
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary72.0 miles (115.8 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University72.3 miles (116.3 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Theological College73.5 miles (118.3 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois74.6 miles (120.0 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago75.9 miles (122.1 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University76.1 miles (122.5 km)4yr-public
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago76.5 miles (123.0 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College76.5 miles (123.1 km)2yr-public
- North Park University76.6 miles (123.3 km)4yr-private
- St. Augustine College77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College78.2 miles (125.8 km)2yr-public
- Triton College78.6 miles (126.6 km)2yr-public
- Elmhurst University78.8 miles (126.9 km)4yr-private
- American Islamic College79.0 miles (127.2 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park79.5 miles (127.9 km)2yr-private
- Dominican University79.8 miles (128.4 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College79.8 miles (128.4 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago80.2 miles (129.1 km)4yr-private
- Northern Illinois University80.5 miles (129.5 km)4yr-public
- National University of Health Sciences80.8 miles (130.0 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage81.8 miles (131.7 km)2yr-public
- Kishwaukee College82.4 miles (132.7 km)2yr-public
- Moody Bible Institute83.0 miles (133.5 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove83.2 miles (133.8 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute83.5 miles (134.3 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College83.5 miles (134.4 km)2yr-public
- The Chicago School at Chicago83.6 miles (134.5 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern Career College83.7 miles (134.8 km)2yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science83.8 miles (134.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College83.8 miles (134.9 km)2yr-public
- Rush University83.9 miles (135.0 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office83.9 miles (135.0 km)2yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College83.9 miles (135.0 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office83.9 miles (135.1 km)4yr-public
- Adler University84.0 miles (135.2 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Illinois84.1 miles (135.3 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banting Elementary | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.7 km) |
| Horning Middle | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.7 km) |
| Hillcrest Elementary | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| White Rock School | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Waukesha East Alternative School | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| White Rock Campus | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Waukesha Transition Academy | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Hadfield Elementary | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.9 km) |
| La Casa de Esperanza Charter School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.9 km) |
| Riverview School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| WAUKESHA CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Les Paul Middle | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| eAchieve Academy - Wisconsin | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| eAchieve Elementary | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Hawthorne Elementary | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Waukesha Engineering Preparatory Academy | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Waukesha Academy of Health Professions | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Butler Middle | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| South High | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Heyer Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Waukesha STEM Academy | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| MOUNT CALVARY LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Lowell Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Summit View Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| North High | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Wisconsin Hills Middle | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Prairie Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| CHRIST THE LORD LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| New Berlin West Middle/High | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Bethesda Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Swanson Elementary | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Brookfield Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Poplar Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Meadowbrook Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Mill Creek Academy | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| ST JOHN VIANNEY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Horizon School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Asa Clark Middle | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| WAUKESHA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Pewaukee High | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Pewaukee Lake Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Brookfield Central High | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| West High | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| STAR OF BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Pilgrim Park Middle | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Rose Glen Elementary | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| ST ANTHONY ON THE LAKE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Fairview South | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| ST DOMINIC CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Dixon Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Orchard Lane Elementary | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.6 km) |
| Burleigh Elementary | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| HERITAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| CHRISTIAN EDUCATION LEADERSHIP ACADEM | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| PRAIRIE HILL WALDORF SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Tonawanda Elementary | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| Marcy Elementary | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| ST MARY VISITATION SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| DAYSPRING CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| DOXA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| BROOKFIELD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Eisenhower Middle/High | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Mill Valley Elementary | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Brookfield East High | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Silver Spring Intermediate | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| MARAVILLA MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Hoover Elementary | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| Templeton Middle | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Walker Elementary | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| Hamilton High | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| Maple Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| MARY QUEEN OF SAINTS CATHOLIC ACADEMY-GREENFIELD | private | — | — | 7.4 miles (12.0 km) |
| Wauwatosa Montessori School | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Nathan Hale High | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| Richmond Elementary | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.3 km) |
| Underwood Elementary | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| North Shore Middle | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| South Elementary | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Eisenhower Elementary | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| Willow Springs Learning Center | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
| PILGRIM LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.1 km) |
| West High | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| Shared Journeys | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| Deeper Learning Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| Whitman Middle | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| Irving Elementary | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Elmwood Elementary | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| Vel R Phillips School | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| UpGrade Media Arts Schools | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| MESSIAH LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| Mitchell Elementary | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| LIVING HOPE LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| AUGUSTINE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| Kettle Moraine Explore | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.1 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 53186
What school district is ZIP code 53186 in?
ZIP 53186 (Waukesha, WI) maps to Pewaukee School District (LEA ID 5511640) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 53186?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 74 public and 26 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 53186 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 53186 attend private school (ACS estimate).
Explore related to ZIP 53186
Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 39.1% |
| High school | 22.9% |
| Less than HS | 5.0% |
| School district | Pewaukee School District |