Waukegan city, IL
ZIP 60085 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Middle ClassLarge CommunityLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 60085
K-12 nearby
100
Public
78
Private
22
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 60085 (Waukegan, IL) is associated with North Chicago School District 187 (LEA 1700110) 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 (78 public, 22 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.3 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 Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science about 3.6 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
North Chicago School District 187
LEA ID
1700110
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science3.6 miles (5.8 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College7.4 miles (11.9 km)4yr-private
- College of Lake County7.4 miles (11.9 km)2yr-public
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management7.6 miles (12.3 km)4yr-private
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake8.4 miles (13.5 km)4yr-private
- Trinity International University-Illinois10.7 miles (17.2 km)4yr-private
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science14.4 miles (23.2 km)2yr-private
- Herzing University-Kenosha16.1 miles (25.9 km)4yr-private
- Gateway Technical College17.6 miles (28.2 km)2yr-public
- Carthage College18.9 miles (30.4 km)4yr-private
- Oakton College20.1 miles (32.3 km)2yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex20.3 miles (32.7 km)4yr-public
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- University of Wisconsin-Parkside20.4 miles (32.9 km)4yr-public
- William Rainey Harper College21.4 miles (34.5 km)2yr-public
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia21.9 miles (35.3 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie22.0 miles (35.5 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine22.5 miles (36.3 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary22.7 miles (36.5 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Theological College24.3 miles (39.0 km)4yr-private
- Shepherds College24.8 miles (39.8 km)2yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing25.9 miles (41.8 km)4yr-private
- McHenry County College26.4 miles (42.5 km)2yr-public
- Loyola University Chicago26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University26.8 miles (43.1 km)4yr-public
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago27.1 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private
- North Park University27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College27.5 miles (44.2 km)2yr-public
- St. Augustine College28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College28.8 miles (46.4 km)2yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Illinois29.1 miles (46.9 km)4yr-private
- Judson University29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
- American Islamic College29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
- Triton College30.2 miles (48.5 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park30.9 miles (49.7 km)2yr-private
- Dominican University31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago31.5 miles (50.6 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-private
- Elgin Community College32.8 miles (52.7 km)2yr-public
- Moody Bible Institute33.6 miles (54.1 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College34.2 miles (55.0 km)2yr-public
- The Chicago School at Chicago34.2 miles (55.1 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern Career College34.4 miles (55.3 km)2yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College34.5 miles (55.5 km)2yr-public
- Rush University34.5 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College34.5 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office34.5 miles (55.6 km)2yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-public
- Adler University34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute34.8 miles (55.9 km)2yr-private
- Generations College34.8 miles (55.9 km)2yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago34.8 miles (56.1 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University34.9 miles (56.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago35.0 miles (56.3 km)4yr-public
- DePaul University35.0 miles (56.4 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College35.1 miles (56.5 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University35.2 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago35.3 miles (56.8 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College35.3 miles (56.8 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College35.4 miles (56.9 km)4yr-private
- East-West University35.5 miles (57.1 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage36.8 miles (59.2 km)2yr-public
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove36.8 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
- Morton College36.9 miles (59.3 km)2yr-public
- VanderCook College of Music37.6 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago37.8 miles (60.9 km)2yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry37.8 miles (60.9 km)4yr-private
- Illinois Institute of Technology38.0 miles (61.2 km)4yr-private
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc39.6 miles (63.7 km)2yr-private
- Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology39.6 miles (63.8 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Illinois39.8 miles (64.0 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office39.8 miles (64.0 km)4yr-public
- McCormick Theological Seminary40.9 miles (65.9 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago40.9 miles (65.9 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago40.9 miles (65.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College41.1 miles (66.2 km)2yr-public
- University of Chicago41.3 miles (66.5 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.41.6 miles (67.0 km)4yr-private
- Chicago Theological Seminary41.6 miles (67.0 km)4yr-private
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago41.7 miles (67.0 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College41.8 miles (67.3 km)2yr-public
- North Central College42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-private
- VICI Beauty School43.7 miles (70.3 km)2yr-private
- Alverno College43.9 miles (70.6 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern College44.0 miles (70.9 km)4yr-private
- Saint Xavier University45.2 miles (72.8 km)4yr-private
- Moraine Valley Community College45.5 miles (73.2 km)2yr-public
- Chicago State University45.7 miles (73.6 km)4yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College46.6 miles (75.0 km)2yr-public
- Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-private
- Trinity Christian College47.5 miles (76.4 km)4yr-private
- Marquette University47.6 miles (76.5 km)4yr-private
- Milwaukee Area Technical College47.9 miles (77.0 km)2yr-public
- Milwaukee School of Engineering47.9 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elem School | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.7 km) |
| CRISTO REY ST. MARTIN | private | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| John R Lewis Middle School | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.0 km) |
| Lyon Magnet Elementary School | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Robert E Abbott Middle School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Miguel Juarez Middle School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| Hyde Park Elem School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| Waukegan High School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| MENTA ACADEMY NORTH | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Whittier Elem School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| Carman-Buckner Elem School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Andrew Cooke Magnet Elem School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| LIONS MATH AND SCIENCE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.7 km) |
| Edith M Smith Middle School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Glenwood Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Evelyn Alexander School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| North Chicago Community High Sch | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| A J Katzenmaier Academy | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| MOST BLESSED TRINITY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Neal Math Science Academy | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| North Elem School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Glen Flora Elem School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| LEARN John Kathy Schreiber Chrtr | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Green Bay Early Childhood Center | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Clearview Elem School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Early Learning Center | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| ST ANASTASIA CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| River Trail School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| LEARN 10 Charter School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Viking School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Spaulding Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Oakdale Elem School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Greenwood Elem School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Jack Benny Middle School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Little Fort Elem School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| LEARN Chtr Sch 6 N Chicago Campus | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Forrestal Elem School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| John S Clark Elem School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| H R McCall Elem School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| LAKE COUNTY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Oak Grove Elem School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| GURNEE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| COUNTRY MEADOWS MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| SAFE HAVEN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| AFFIRM LEADERSHIP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Lake Bluff Elem Sch | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.6 km) |
| Oak Crest School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| Woodland Intermediate Sch | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Howe Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| FOREST BLUFF MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Woodland Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| Woodland Primary School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Kenneth Murphy School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| Lake Bluff Middle School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.8 km) |
| Rondout Elem School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| OUR LADY OF HUMILITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Woodland Middle School | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Adler Park School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Warren Township High School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Bridges Program ALOP | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Prairie Trail School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Laremont School | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.4 km) |
| MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF LAKE FOREST | private | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| Cyd Lash Academy | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.6 km) |
| Gages Lake School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Lake Co Collaborative Alop | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Lake County Cooperative ALOP | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| SEDOL Sector Programs | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| ST PATRICK SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Lake Forest High School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Elmwood Elem School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Sheridan Elem School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.2 km) |
| A VILLAGE GREEN MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| East Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Copeland Manor Elem School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| Shiloh Park Middle School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Zion Central Middle School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Rockland Elem School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Highland Middle School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Libertyville High School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.0 km) |
| West Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| District 128 Transition Pthwys Ct | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.2 km) |
| Beach Park Middle School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Zion-Benton Twnshp Hi Sch | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Butterfield School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Deer Path Middle Sch East | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Deer Path Middle Sch West | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.7 km) |
| Prairie Crossing Charter School | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| SCHOOL OF ST MARY | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Zion-Benton East High School | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| LAKE FOREST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| Lakeview School | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| ALTA VISTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Beulah Park Elem School | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Lake Co High Schools Tech Campus | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| POKO LOKO EARLY LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| LAKE FOREST COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| Millburn Elem School | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.1 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 60085
What school district is ZIP code 60085 in?
ZIP 60085 (Waukegan, IL) maps to North Chicago School District 187 (LEA ID 1700110) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 60085?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 78 public and 22 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 60085 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60085 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 18.7% |
| High school | 30.9% |
| Less than HS | 26.4% |
| School district | North Chicago School District 187 |