ZIP 53551 — 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 53551

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 53551 (Lake Mills, WI) is associated with Cambridge School District (LEA 5502100) 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 30 K-12 schools (24 public, 6 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.8 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 Maranatha Baptist University about 11.9 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Cambridge School District

LEA ID

5502100

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

Maranatha Baptist University11.9 miles (19.2 km)4yr-private
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater19.1 miles (30.8 km)4yr-public
Herzing University-Madison19.4 miles (31.3 km)4yr-private
Madison Area Technical College21.0 miles (33.8 km)4yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Madison24.6 miles (39.7 km)4yr-public
University of Wisconsin-System Administration24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-public
Nashotah House24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
Edgewood College25.7 miles (41.3 km)4yr-private
Waukesha County Technical College33.3 miles (53.6 km)2yr-public
Blackhawk Technical College34.1 miles (55.0 km)2yr-public
Carroll University35.1 miles (56.5 km)4yr-private
Beloit College40.3 miles (64.9 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Ottawa University-Milwaukee40.6 miles (65.3 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-Brookfield40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Wauwatosa43.7 miles (70.4 km)4yr-private
Milwaukee Career College43.8 miles (70.4 km)2yr-private
VICI Beauty School44.4 miles (71.5 km)2yr-private
Mount Mary University44.7 miles (71.9 km)4yr-private
Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-private
Medical College of Wisconsin45.1 miles (72.7 km)4yr-private
Wisconsin Lutheran College45.2 miles (72.7 km)4yr-private
Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-private
Alverno College48.5 miles (78.0 km)4yr-private
Marquette University50.0 miles (80.4 km)4yr-private
Milwaukee Area Technical College50.3 miles (80.9 km)2yr-public
Milwaukee School of Engineering50.9 miles (82.0 km)4yr-private
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design51.0 miles (82.1 km)4yr-private
Shepherds College51.3 miles (82.6 km)2yr-private
Concordia University-Wisconsin51.8 miles (83.3 km)4yr-private
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee52.2 miles (84.1 km)4yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex52.2 miles (84.1 km)4yr-public
Ripon College52.8 miles (85.0 km)4yr-private
Saint Anthony College of Nursing53.5 miles (86.0 km)4yr-private
Rock Valley College53.7 miles (86.5 km)2yr-public
Marian University54.1 miles (87.1 km)4yr-private
Moraine Park Technical College54.6 miles (88.0 km)2yr-public
Rockford University56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-private
Rasmussen University-Illinois56.4 miles (90.8 km)2yr-private
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College57.4 miles (92.3 km)2yr-private
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine60.4 miles (97.3 km)4yr-private
University of Wisconsin-Parkside61.5 miles (99.0 km)4yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex61.6 miles (99.1 km)4yr-public
McHenry County College63.3 miles (101.8 km)2yr-public
Gateway Technical College63.4 miles (102.0 km)2yr-public
Carthage College63.9 miles (102.8 km)4yr-private
Herzing University-Kenosha65.3 miles (105.2 km)4yr-private
Highland Community College67.3 miles (108.3 km)2yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh67.8 miles (109.1 km)4yr-public
College of Lake County68.0 miles (109.5 km)2yr-public
University of Saint Mary of the Lake72.3 miles (116.3 km)4yr-private
Lakeland University73.7 miles (118.7 km)4yr-private
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science76.1 miles (122.5 km)4yr-private
Judson University77.3 miles (124.4 km)4yr-private
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management77.8 miles (125.2 km)4yr-private
Ambria College of Nursing78.2 miles (125.9 km)4yr-private
Kishwaukee College79.0 miles (127.2 km)2yr-public
Elgin Community College79.5 miles (127.9 km)2yr-public
Northern Illinois University79.7 miles (128.2 km)4yr-public
Lake Forest College79.8 miles (128.4 km)4yr-private
Trinity International University-Illinois80.6 miles (129.7 km)4yr-private
William Rainey Harper College81.3 miles (130.9 km)2yr-public
Worsham College of Mortuary Science81.8 miles (131.6 km)2yr-private
Lakeshore Technical College82.3 miles (132.5 km)2yr-public
University of Wisconsin-Platteville83.0 miles (133.7 km)4yr-public
The Salon Professional Academy-Appleton84.6 miles (136.1 km)2yr-private
Lawrence University85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
Fox Valley Technical College86.1 miles (138.5 km)2yr-public
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College87.3 miles (140.5 km)2yr-public
Oakton College88.0 miles (141.6 km)2yr-public
Chamberlain University-Illinois90.1 miles (145.0 km)4yr-private
Waubonsee Community College91.8 miles (147.8 km)2yr-public
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie92.9 miles (149.5 km)4yr-private
Wheaton College93.5 miles (150.4 km)4yr-private
Sauk Valley Community College94.0 miles (151.3 km)2yr-public
NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia94.1 miles (151.4 km)4yr-private
Hebrew Theological College94.5 miles (152.1 km)4yr-private
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary94.9 miles (152.7 km)4yr-private
Northwestern University95.0 miles (153.0 km)4yr-private
Elmhurst University95.6 miles (153.9 km)4yr-private
College of DuPage95.9 miles (154.3 km)2yr-public
National University of Health Sciences96.0 miles (154.5 km)4yr-private
Aurora University96.2 miles (154.8 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College96.5 miles (155.4 km)2yr-public
DeVry University-Illinois97.0 miles (156.2 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Administrative Office97.0 miles (156.2 km)4yr-public
Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc97.3 miles (156.6 km)2yr-private
Triton College97.4 miles (156.7 km)2yr-public
Northeastern Illinois University97.5 miles (156.9 km)4yr-public
Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago97.8 miles (157.4 km)4yr-private
Loras College97.9 miles (157.6 km)4yr-private
North Park University98.0 miles (157.8 km)4yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park98.2 miles (158.1 km)2yr-private
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary98.3 miles (158.1 km)4yr-private
Clarke University98.3 miles (158.2 km)4yr-private
Loyola University Chicago98.4 miles (158.4 km)4yr-private
Midwestern University-Downers Grove98.4 miles (158.4 km)4yr-private
North Central College98.5 miles (158.5 km)4yr-private
Dominican University98.7 miles (158.8 km)4yr-private
University of Dubuque98.8 miles (159.0 km)4yr-private
Wartburg Theological Seminary99.0 miles (159.3 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Lake Mills Middle	public	—	—	0.1 miles (0.1 km)
Lake Mills Elementary	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Lake Mills High	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
LAKESIDE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.0 miles (1.5 km)
ST PAUL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
Johnson Creek Public School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
West Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Cambridge High	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.5 km)
Jefferson Middle	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Jefferson High	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Nikolay Middle	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
DOC: Thompson Correctional Center	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.3 km)
ST JOHNS LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
East Elementary	public	—	—	7.8 miles (12.6 km)
ST JOHN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Cambridge Elementary	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Waterloo Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
Waterloo Middle	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Waterloo Intermediate	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Waterloo High	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
Deerfield Middle	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Deerfield High	public	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
Koshkonong Trails School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Deerfield Elementary	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Marshall Early Learning Center	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
Marshall Middle	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
Marshall Elementary	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
Marshall High	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 53551

What school district is ZIP code 53551 in?

ZIP 53551 (Lake Mills, WI) maps to Cambridge School District (LEA ID 5502100) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 53551?

US5 lists 30 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 24 public and 6 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 53551 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 53551 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	44.9%
High school	22.3%
Less than HS	3.8%
School district	Cambridge School District

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