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DeKalb city, IL

ZIP 60115 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Working ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 60115

K-12 nearby
26
Public
23
Private
3
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 60115 (DeKalb, IL) is associated with DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 (LEA 1712000) 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 26 K-12 schools (23 public, 3 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.9 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 Northern Illinois University about 2.3 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
DeKalb Community Unit School District 428
LEA ID
1712000
Private school share (ACS)
0.1%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Northern Illinois University2.3 miles (3.7 km)4yr-public
  • Kishwaukee College6.6 miles (10.7 km)2yr-public
  • Waubonsee Community College17.1 miles (27.6 km)2yr-public
  • Aurora University23.6 miles (37.9 km)4yr-private
  • Elgin Community College24.0 miles (38.6 km)2yr-public
  • Judson University26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-private
  • Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College28.0 miles (45.1 km)2yr-private
  • Rasmussen University-Illinois28.1 miles (45.2 km)2yr-private
  • Rockford University28.8 miles (46.3 km)4yr-private
  • Rock Valley College30.4 miles (48.9 km)2yr-public
  • Saint Anthony College of Nursing30.6 miles (49.3 km)4yr-private
  • Ambria College of Nursing30.7 miles (49.5 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • McHenry County College31.9 miles (51.3 km)2yr-public
  • North Central College33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-private
  • DeVry University-Administrative Office33.8 miles (54.4 km)4yr-public
  • DeVry University-Illinois33.8 miles (54.4 km)4yr-private
  • Wheaton College34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc34.5 miles (55.5 km)2yr-private
  • Benedictine University35.2 miles (56.7 km)4yr-private
  • College of DuPage35.7 miles (57.5 km)2yr-public
  • Northern Baptist Theological Seminary36.9 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-Illinois37.3 miles (60.1 km)4yr-private
  • William Rainey Harper College37.5 miles (60.4 km)2yr-public
  • National University of Health Sciences38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-private
  • Midwestern University-Downers Grove39.6 miles (63.7 km)4yr-private
  • Lewis University40.7 miles (65.5 km)4yr-private
  • Joliet Junior College40.8 miles (65.6 km)2yr-public
  • Elmhurst University42.0 miles (67.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of St Francis42.8 miles (68.8 km)4yr-private
  • Sauk Valley Community College43.4 miles (69.8 km)2yr-public
  • Beloit College43.8 miles (70.6 km)4yr-private
  • Illinois Valley Community College44.6 miles (71.8 km)2yr-public
  • Worsham College of Mortuary Science46.1 miles (74.2 km)2yr-private
  • Oakton College46.6 miles (75.0 km)2yr-public
  • University of Saint Mary of the Lake47.0 miles (75.7 km)4yr-private
  • Triton College47.3 miles (76.2 km)2yr-public
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park47.8 miles (76.9 km)2yr-private
  • Dominican University48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
  • Concordia University-Chicago49.0 miles (78.8 km)4yr-private
  • College of Lake County49.5 miles (79.7 km)2yr-public
  • Blackhawk Technical College49.5 miles (79.7 km)2yr-public
  • Trinity International University-Illinois49.6 miles (79.9 km)4yr-private
  • Moraine Valley Community College49.7 miles (80.0 km)2yr-public
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College50.2 miles (80.8 km)2yr-public
  • Lake Forest Graduate School of Management50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-private
  • Morton College51.7 miles (83.2 km)2yr-public
  • Hebrew Theological College52.0 miles (83.6 km)4yr-private
  • Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie52.7 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
  • Trinity Christian College52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
  • Lake Forest College53.6 miles (86.3 km)4yr-private
  • Highland Community College53.7 miles (86.4 km)2yr-public
  • Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-private
  • Northeastern Illinois University53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-public
  • Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
  • Northwestern College53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
  • North Park University54.3 miles (87.4 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College54.4 miles (87.5 km)2yr-public
  • Fox College55.5 miles (89.3 km)2yr-private
  • Saint Xavier University55.6 miles (89.4 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College55.9 miles (89.9 km)2yr-public
  • Rush University56.3 miles (90.5 km)4yr-private
  • NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia56.5 miles (90.9 km)4yr-private
  • Northwestern University56.5 miles (90.9 km)4yr-private
  • Institute for Clinical Social Work56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
  • St. Augustine College56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago56.7 miles (91.2 km)2yr-private
  • Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary56.8 miles (91.4 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College56.8 miles (91.5 km)2yr-public
  • Loyola University Chicago57.2 miles (92.0 km)4yr-private
  • University of Illinois Chicago57.2 miles (92.0 km)4yr-public
  • American Islamic College57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-Administrative Office57.7 miles (92.9 km)4yr-public
  • The Chicago School at Chicago58.0 miles (93.4 km)4yr-private
  • Moody Bible Institute58.0 miles (93.4 km)4yr-private
  • Erikson Institute58.1 miles (93.5 km)4yr-private
  • Midwestern Career College58.1 miles (93.5 km)2yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College58.2 miles (93.6 km)2yr-public
  • Adler University58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-private
  • DePaul University58.4 miles (93.9 km)4yr-private
  • Meadville Theological School of Lombard College58.4 miles (94.0 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-District Office58.4 miles (94.0 km)2yr-public
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College58.4 miles (94.0 km)2yr-public
  • Taylor Business Institute58.4 miles (94.0 km)2yr-private
  • Generations College58.4 miles (94.0 km)2yr-private
  • VanderCook College of Music58.4 miles (94.0 km)4yr-private
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago58.4 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
  • Pacific College of Health and Science58.4 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
  • National Louis University58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
  • American Academy of Art College58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
  • Roosevelt University58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
  • Spertus College58.5 miles (94.1 km)4yr-private
  • Columbia College Chicago58.5 miles (94.2 km)4yr-private
  • East-West University58.5 miles (94.2 km)4yr-private
  • Illinois Institute of Technology58.6 miles (94.2 km)4yr-private
  • Illinois College of Optometry58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-private
  • CAAN Academy of Nursing59.8 miles (96.2 km)2yr-private
  • University of Chicago60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-private
  • Chicago State University60.7 miles (97.6 km)4yr-public
  • Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago60.7 miles (97.7 km)4yr-private
  • Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
ST MARY SCHOOLprivate——0.7 miles (1.2 km)
Huntley Middle Schoolpublic——0.8 miles (1.3 km)
DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev Ctrpublic——0.8 miles (1.3 km)
Beyond One Barb Transition Centerpublic——1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Lincoln Elementary Schoolpublic——1.2 miles (1.9 km)
Tyler Elementary Schoolpublic——1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Founders Elementary Schoolpublic——1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Clinton Rosette Middle Schoolpublic——2.6 miles (4.1 km)
Littlejohn Elem Schoolpublic——2.9 miles (4.6 km)
Jefferson Elem Schoolpublic——3.3 miles (5.3 km)
DeKalb High Schoolpublic——3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Cortland Elementary Schoolpublic——4.4 miles (7.1 km)
Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Schpublic——4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Malta Elementary Schoolpublic——4.9 miles (8.0 km)
South Prairie Elementary Schoolpublic——6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Sycamore High Schoolpublic——6.5 miles (10.4 km)
KEC Central EFE 170public——6.5 miles (10.5 km)
KEC Area Voc Centerpublic——6.5 miles (10.5 km)
ST MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOLprivate——6.8 miles (10.9 km)
West Elem Schoolpublic——6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Southeast Elem Schoolpublic——6.8 miles (11.0 km)
AURORA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS CORNERSTONE CAMPUSprivate——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Sycamore Middle Schoolpublic——8.0 miles (12.9 km)
North Elementary Schoolpublic——8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Indian Creek Middle Schoolpublic——9.0 miles (14.5 km)
North Grove Elementary Schoolpublic——9.5 miles (15.3 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 60115

What school district is ZIP code 60115 in?
ZIP 60115 (DeKalb, IL) maps to DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 (LEA ID 1712000) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 60115?
US5 lists 26 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 23 public and 3 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 60115 attend private school?
About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60115 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher35.8%
High school23.8%
Less than HS9.9%
School districtDeKalb Community Unit School District 428