Milwaukee city, WI
ZIP 53211 — 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 53211
K-12 nearby
100
Public
73
Private
27
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 53211 (Milwaukee, WI) is associated with Milwaukee School District (LEA 5509600) 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 (73 public, 27 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.9 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex about 0.4 miles away (4yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Milwaukee School District
LEA ID
5509600
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%
Colleges & universities (100)
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex0.4 miles (0.6 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee0.4 miles (0.6 km)4yr-public
- Milwaukee School of Engineering2.9 miles (4.6 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Area Technical College3.3 miles (5.4 km)2yr-public
- Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-private
- Marquette University3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-private
- Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology7.5 miles (12.1 km)4yr-private
- Mount Mary University7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-private
- Medical College of Wisconsin7.6 miles (12.2 km)4yr-private
- Wisconsin Lutheran College7.8 miles (12.5 km)4yr-private
- Alverno College8.1 miles (13.0 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Career College8.5 miles (13.6 km)2yr-private
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- Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa9.0 miles (14.5 km)4yr-private
- VICI Beauty School11.5 miles (18.6 km)2yr-private
- Concordia University-Wisconsin11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-private
- Herzing University-Brookfield12.0 miles (19.4 km)4yr-private
- Ottawa University-Milwaukee12.3 miles (19.9 km)4yr-private
- Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
- Carroll University18.3 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
- Waukesha County Technical College18.9 miles (30.5 km)2yr-public
- Nashotah House27.4 miles (44.0 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine28.0 miles (45.0 km)4yr-private
- Shepherds College29.3 miles (47.1 km)2yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside30.1 miles (48.4 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-public
- Carthage College31.9 miles (51.3 km)4yr-private
- Gateway Technical College33.0 miles (53.1 km)2yr-public
- Herzing University-Kenosha34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
- Maranatha Baptist University43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-public
- College of Lake County50.8 miles (81.7 km)2yr-public
- Lakeland University52.5 miles (84.4 km)4yr-private
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science54.1 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
- Marian University55.1 miles (88.7 km)4yr-private
- Moraine Park Technical College55.5 miles (89.3 km)2yr-public
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake55.7 miles (89.7 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
- Lakeshore Technical College58.5 miles (94.2 km)2yr-public
- Trinity International University-Illinois61.1 miles (98.3 km)4yr-private
- McHenry County College62.0 miles (99.8 km)2yr-public
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science64.6 miles (104.0 km)2yr-private
- Blackhawk Technical College66.7 miles (107.3 km)2yr-public
- William Rainey Harper College69.8 miles (112.4 km)2yr-public
- Oakton College70.5 miles (113.5 km)2yr-public
- Beloit College70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia71.0 miles (114.2 km)4yr-private
- Herzing University-Madison71.3 miles (114.7 km)4yr-private
- Ripon College71.4 miles (114.8 km)4yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing71.5 miles (115.1 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary71.7 miles (115.3 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie72.0 miles (115.9 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University72.0 miles (115.9 km)4yr-private
- Madison Area Technical College73.0 miles (117.5 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh73.3 miles (117.9 km)4yr-public
- Judson University73.5 miles (118.4 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Theological College74.3 miles (119.6 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago75.6 miles (121.7 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University76.6 miles (123.3 km)4yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Madison76.8 miles (123.7 km)4yr-public
- Elgin Community College76.9 miles (123.7 km)2yr-public
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago76.9 miles (123.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-System Administration77.0 miles (123.9 km)4yr-public
- North Park University77.0 miles (123.9 km)4yr-private
- St. Augustine College77.5 miles (124.7 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work77.5 miles (124.7 km)4yr-private
- Saint Anthony College of Nursing77.6 miles (124.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College77.8 miles (125.2 km)2yr-public
- Edgewood College77.8 miles (125.2 km)4yr-private
- Rock Valley College77.9 miles (125.3 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College78.1 miles (125.6 km)2yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Illinois78.7 miles (126.6 km)4yr-private
- American Islamic College78.8 miles (126.8 km)4yr-private
- Rasmussen University-Illinois79.9 miles (128.7 km)2yr-private
- Rockford University80.5 miles (129.6 km)4yr-private
- Triton College80.6 miles (129.7 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park81.3 miles (130.9 km)2yr-private
- Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College81.5 miles (131.2 km)2yr-private
- Dominican University81.6 miles (131.3 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago81.9 miles (131.8 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University82.0 miles (131.9 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute82.8 miles (133.3 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute83.3 miles (134.1 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago83.5 miles (134.3 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern Career College83.6 miles (134.6 km)2yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science83.7 miles (134.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College83.7 miles (134.7 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office83.7 miles (134.7 km)2yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College83.7 miles (134.7 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College83.9 miles (135.0 km)2yr-public
- Adler University83.9 miles (135.0 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office83.9 miles (135.1 km)4yr-public
- Taylor Business Institute84.0 miles (135.1 km)2yr-private
- Generations College84.0 miles (135.1 km)2yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago84.0 miles (135.2 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University84.1 miles (135.3 km)4yr-private
- Rush University84.2 miles (135.4 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University84.3 miles (135.6 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College84.3 miles (135.6 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University84.4 miles (135.8 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| ST ROBERT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Shorewood Intermediate | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Atwater Elementary | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.9 km) |
| Shorewood High | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.9 km) |
| New Horizons for Learning | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.9 km) |
| WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR TORAH STUDY | private | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.0 km) |
| Gaenslen Elementary | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| Riverside High | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Lake Bluff Elementary | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Fratney Elementary | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| ST PHILIPS LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.2 km) |
| Riverwest Elementary | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Maryland Montessori | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Southeastern | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| MALAIKA EARLY LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Cumberland Elementary | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| King Jr Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| King International Baccalaureate Middle | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| HOLY FAMILY PARISH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Holmes Elementary | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (3.0 km) |
| HOPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL - FORTIS | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (3.0 km) |
| Whitefish Bay High | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| MESSMER CATHOLIC SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| MESSMER CATHOLIC SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| CLARA MOHAMMED SCHOOL INC. | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| NORTH SHORE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| LaFollette Elementary | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| ST MARCUS LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.5 km) |
| TAMARACK WALDORF SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Whitefish Bay Middle | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| DIVINE DESTINY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Carver Academy | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Cass Street Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| North Division High | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Keefe Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Grant Gordon Learning Center | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| Andrew S Douglas Middle | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| ST JOAN ANTIDA HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Lincoln Middle | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Hopkins Lloyd Community School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| CROSS TRAINERS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| King International | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Golda Meir School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Roosevelt Middle | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Milwaukee College Preparatory School: Lola Rowe North Campus | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Alliance School of Milwaukee | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- Lloyd Street | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| ST MONICA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| SILOAH LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Elm Creative Arts Elementary | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| DOMINICAN HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Franklin Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Jackson Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| NOVA-Northwest Opportunities Vocational Academy | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Auer Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Richards Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Pratt Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Barbee Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| GARDEN HOMES LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Shalom High | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| BELIEVERS IN CHRIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Tenor High | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Siefert Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Brown Street Academy | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| DOC: Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Milwaukee Excellence Charter School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Milwaukee County Youth Education Center | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| EASTBROOK ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Wisconsin Conservatory of Lifelong Learning | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| HOPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL-SEMPER | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Clarke Street Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| DOC: Felmers O. Chaney Correctional Cent er | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Starms Early Childhood | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Next Door Charter | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Starms Discovery | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Project STAY-Supporting Teachers and Youth | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Highland Community School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| BADER HILLEL ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.0 km) |
| MILWAUKEE JEWISH DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.0 km) |
| Parkway Elementary | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Clemens Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Milwaukee High School of the Arts | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Westside Academy | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Milwaukee Academy of Science | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Metcalfe Elementary | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| Banner Preparatory School of Milwaukee | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| ASSATA High | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Groppi High | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 36th Street Campus | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| HOLY REDEEMER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Milwaukee College Preparatory School -- 38th Street | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Townsend Street Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Transition High | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Milwaukee Academy of Chinese Language | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Nicolet High | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| CARTER'S CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Bradley Technology High | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| ATONEMENT LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 53211
What school district is ZIP code 53211 in?
ZIP 53211 (Milwaukee, WI) maps to Milwaukee School District (LEA ID 5509600) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 53211?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 73 public and 27 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 53211 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 53211 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 74.0% |
| High school | 8.0% |
| Less than HS | 1.8% |
| School district | Milwaukee School District |