Vernon Hills village, IL
ZIP 60061 — 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 60061
K-12 nearby
100
Public
75
Private
25
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 60061 (Vernon Hills, IL) is associated with Diamond Lake School District 76 (LEA 1712210) 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 (75 public, 25 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.2 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Lake Forest Graduate School of Management about 3.4 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Diamond Lake School District 76
LEA ID
1712210
Private school share (ACS)
0.4%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management3.4 miles (5.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-private
- Trinity International University-Illinois4.8 miles (7.6 km)4yr-private
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science6.2 miles (10.0 km)2yr-private
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science6.8 miles (10.9 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College6.8 miles (11.0 km)4yr-private
- College of Lake County8.7 miles (14.0 km)2yr-public
- William Rainey Harper College12.1 miles (19.4 km)2yr-public
- Oakton College12.6 miles (20.3 km)2yr-public
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie16.8 miles (27.1 km)4yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing16.9 miles (27.3 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia18.3 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
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- Hebrew Theological College18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary19.1 miles (30.7 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois20.1 miles (32.4 km)4yr-private
- Judson University20.8 miles (33.5 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College21.0 miles (33.8 km)2yr-public
- McHenry County College21.0 miles (33.8 km)2yr-public
- Northeastern Illinois University21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-public
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
- North Park University22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago22.4 miles (36.0 km)4yr-private
- Triton College22.9 miles (36.8 km)2yr-public
- Elmhurst University23.4 miles (37.6 km)4yr-private
- St. Augustine College23.7 miles (38.1 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work23.7 miles (38.1 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park23.7 miles (38.1 km)2yr-private
- Elgin Community College23.9 miles (38.4 km)2yr-public
- Dominican University24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College24.2 miles (38.9 km)2yr-public
- Concordia University-Chicago24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
- Herzing University-Kenosha25.1 miles (40.3 km)4yr-private
- American Islamic College25.1 miles (40.4 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College26.2 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
- Gateway Technical College26.3 miles (42.2 km)2yr-public
- Carthage College27.7 miles (44.6 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage27.8 miles (44.7 km)2yr-public
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove28.2 miles (45.4 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College28.6 miles (46.1 km)2yr-public
- Moody Bible Institute28.7 miles (46.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-public
- Rush University29.0 miles (46.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside29.0 miles (46.7 km)4yr-public
- Erikson Institute29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern Career College29.4 miles (47.3 km)2yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office29.4 miles (47.4 km)4yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College29.5 miles (47.5 km)2yr-public
- Pacific College of Health and Science29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office29.6 miles (47.6 km)2yr-public
- Adler University29.7 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago29.7 miles (47.7 km)4yr-public
- Generations College29.8 miles (47.9 km)2yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute29.8 miles (47.9 km)2yr-private
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University29.9 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University30.0 miles (48.3 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College30.1 miles (48.4 km)4yr-private
- Morton College30.1 miles (48.5 km)2yr-public
- Roosevelt University30.1 miles (48.5 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College30.3 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
- East-West University30.4 miles (49.0 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc30.5 miles (49.1 km)2yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-public
- DeVry University-Illinois30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine31.1 miles (50.0 km)4yr-private
- Shepherds College31.2 miles (50.2 km)2yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago32.1 miles (51.6 km)2yr-private
- VanderCook College of Music32.3 miles (52.0 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry32.5 miles (52.4 km)4yr-private
- Illinois Institute of Technology32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-private
- North Central College33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College35.2 miles (56.7 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College35.4 miles (56.9 km)2yr-public
- McCormick Theological Seminary35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Chicago36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-private
- Chicago Theological Seminary36.3 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.36.3 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago36.4 miles (58.5 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern College37.2 miles (59.8 km)4yr-private
- Moraine Valley Community College37.9 miles (60.9 km)2yr-public
- Saint Xavier University38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-private
- Aurora University38.8 miles (62.5 km)4yr-private
- Waubonsee Community College39.8 miles (64.0 km)2yr-public
- Chicago State University40.0 miles (64.3 km)4yr-public
- Trinity Christian College40.2 miles (64.7 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College40.9 miles (65.9 km)2yr-public
- Lewis University43.9 miles (70.7 km)4yr-private
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph45.7 miles (73.6 km)4yr-private
- Northern Illinois University46.3 miles (74.6 km)4yr-public
- South Suburban College46.8 miles (75.3 km)2yr-public
- Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology46.9 miles (75.5 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn Sch for Young Learners | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| VERNON HILLS MONTESSORI ACADEMY | private | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| ROE Alternative Prog of Lake Co | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Hawthorn Elem School South | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Hawthorn Middle School South | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Hawthorn Aspen Elem School | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| Hawthorn Townline Elem Sch | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| Vernon Hills High School | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| Hawthorn Sch of Dual Language | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| John Powers Center | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Transition | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Hawthorn Middle School North | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Hawthorn Elem School North | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Lake Co Hulse Detention Center 6- | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Lake Co Hulse Detention Center 9- | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Exceptional Learners Collaborativ | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| LIBERTYVILLE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Diamond Lake School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Adlai E Stevenson High School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| District 128 Transition Pthwys Ct | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Fairhaven School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Twin Groves Middle School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.4 km) |
| Half Day School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Copeland Manor Elem School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Woodlawn Middle School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| West Oak Middle School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.7 km) |
| West Oak Intermediate School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.7 km) |
| Country Meadows Elem School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Washington Elem School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Rockland Elem School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Daniel Wright Jr High School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Highland Middle School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Meridian School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Libertyville High School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| A VILLAGE GREEN MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| LAKE FOREST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Lincoln Elem School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Lincoln School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Carl Sandburg Middle School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| South School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| YACHAD KIDS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Laura B Sprague School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Prairie Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF LAKE FOREST | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Butterfield School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Rondout Elem School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Mundelein Cons High School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Aptakisic Junior High School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| MONTESSORI WORLD OF DISCOVERY | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Kildeer Countryside Elem School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| FUSION ACADEMY LF: CHICAGO- LAKE FOREST | private | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Everett Elem School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Mechanics Grove Elem School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Tripp School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF LONG GROVE | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| ALTA VISTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Willow Grove Early Learning Ctr | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Adler Park School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Ivy Hall Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| RIVERWOODS MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Oak Grove Elem School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| POKO LOKO EARLY LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| SAFE HAVEN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Earl Pritchett School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| TORAH ACADEMY OF BUFFALO GROVE | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| ST MARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Deer Path Middle Sch West | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Bannockburn School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Deer Path Middle Sch East | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| CHILDREN'S LAND AT WHEELING LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Cooper Middle School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| SCHOOL OF ST MARY | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| LONG GROVE COUNTRY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| LAKE FOREST COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Lake Bluff Elem Sch | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| BLOOMING MINDS STEAM ACADEMY PRIVATE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Cherokee Elem School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Henry W Longfellow Elem School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Charles J Caruso Middle School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.2 km) |
| Deerfield High School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Lake Forest High School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Joyce Kilmer Elem School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Lake Bluff Middle School | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| FOREST BLUFF MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Sheridan Elem School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| WOODLANDS ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART | private | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| Forrestal Elem School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| Eugene Field Elem School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| Sarah Adams Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| Buffalo Grove High School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| Fremont Jr High/Middle School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| Wilmot Elem School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Lake Zurich High School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne EC School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Fremont Intermediate School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Fremont Elem School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Jack London Middle School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| BRIGHT HORIZONS | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 60061
What school district is ZIP code 60061 in?
ZIP 60061 (Vernon Hills, IL) maps to Diamond Lake School District 76 (LEA ID 1712210) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 60061?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 75 public and 25 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 60061 attend private school?
About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60061 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 66.4% |
| High school | 11.6% |
| Less than HS | 4.3% |
| School district | Diamond Lake School District 76 |