Elgin city, IL
ZIP 60124 — 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 60124
K-12 nearby
100
Public
84
Private
16
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 60124 (Elgin, IL) is associated with Central Community Unit School District 301 (LEA 1707830) 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 (84 public, 16 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.6 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 Elgin Community College about 4.0 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Central Community Unit School District 301
LEA ID
1707830
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Elgin Community College4.0 miles (6.5 km)2yr-public
- Judson University6.3 miles (10.1 km)4yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing10.5 miles (16.8 km)4yr-private
- Waubonsee Community College15.8 miles (25.4 km)2yr-public
- McHenry County College16.6 miles (26.7 km)2yr-public
- William Rainey Harper College17.4 miles (27.9 km)2yr-public
- Aurora University18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College18.6 miles (30.0 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
- Northern Illinois University19.7 miles (31.7 km)4yr-public
- DeVry University-Illinois20.7 miles (33.4 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office20.7 miles (33.4 km)4yr-public
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- College of DuPage20.9 miles (33.7 km)2yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc21.2 miles (34.1 km)2yr-private
- North Central College21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences22.7 miles (36.6 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University22.9 miles (36.9 km)4yr-private
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary22.9 miles (36.9 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove24.6 miles (39.5 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University24.9 miles (40.1 km)4yr-private
- Kishwaukee College25.3 miles (40.7 km)2yr-public
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science25.8 miles (41.6 km)2yr-private
- Oakton College26.8 miles (43.2 km)2yr-public
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
- Trinity International University-Illinois29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-private
- Triton College29.6 miles (47.7 km)2yr-public
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management30.2 miles (48.7 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park30.3 miles (48.7 km)2yr-private
- College of Lake County30.5 miles (49.0 km)2yr-public
- Dominican University30.8 miles (49.5 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago31.5 miles (50.7 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College31.8 miles (51.1 km)2yr-public
- Hebrew Theological College32.9 miles (52.9 km)4yr-private
- Lewis University33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College33.4 miles (53.7 km)4yr-private
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science33.8 miles (54.4 km)4yr-private
- Rasmussen University-Illinois35.1 miles (56.5 km)2yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University35.1 miles (56.5 km)4yr-public
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago35.2 miles (56.7 km)4yr-private
- Morton College35.5 miles (57.1 km)2yr-public
- North Park University35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-private
- Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College36.0 miles (57.9 km)2yr-private
- Rockford University36.1 miles (58.1 km)4yr-private
- Rock Valley College36.2 miles (58.3 km)2yr-public
- Saint Anthony College of Nursing36.3 miles (58.4 km)4yr-private
- Moraine Valley Community College36.7 miles (59.1 km)2yr-public
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia36.9 miles (59.4 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University37.0 miles (59.6 km)4yr-private
- University of St Francis37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-private
- Joliet Junior College37.6 miles (60.6 km)2yr-public
- Institute for Clinical Social Work38.0 miles (61.2 km)4yr-private
- St. Augustine College38.0 miles (61.2 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College38.3 miles (61.6 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College38.5 miles (62.0 km)2yr-public
- Rush University38.9 miles (62.7 km)4yr-private
- American Islamic College39.0 miles (62.7 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College39.3 miles (63.2 km)2yr-public
- Northwestern College39.7 miles (63.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-public
- Trinity Christian College40.0 miles (64.4 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago40.2 miles (64.6 km)2yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office40.3 miles (64.8 km)4yr-public
- Moody Bible Institute40.3 miles (64.9 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago40.5 miles (65.1 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute40.5 miles (65.2 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern Career College40.6 miles (65.3 km)2yr-private
- Adler University40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College40.8 miles (65.7 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office40.9 miles (65.7 km)2yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College40.9 miles (65.7 km)4yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science40.9 miles (65.8 km)4yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute40.9 miles (65.8 km)2yr-private
- Generations College40.9 miles (65.8 km)2yr-private
- DePaul University41.0 miles (65.9 km)4yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago41.0 miles (65.9 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University41.0 miles (66.0 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College41.1 miles (66.1 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University41.1 miles (66.1 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College41.1 miles (66.2 km)4yr-private
- East-West University41.2 miles (66.3 km)4yr-private
- Saint Xavier University41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
- VanderCook College of Music41.6 miles (67.0 km)4yr-private
- Illinois Institute of Technology41.8 miles (67.3 km)4yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry42.0 miles (67.5 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College42.3 miles (68.1 km)2yr-public
- University of Chicago44.2 miles (71.1 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
- McCormick Theological Seminary44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
- Chicago Theological Seminary44.7 miles (71.9 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.44.7 miles (71.9 km)4yr-private
- Fox College44.7 miles (72.0 km)2yr-private
- Chicago State University45.7 miles (73.6 km)4yr-public
- Beloit College46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College46.9 miles (75.5 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie View Grade School | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.5 km) |
| Prairie Knolls Middle Sch | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Country Trails Elem | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Otter Creek Elem School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.7 km) |
| Corron Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Hillcrest Elem School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| HARVEST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF SOUTH ELGIN | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Central Middle School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| Central High School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| ALOP | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Howard B Thomas Grade School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Fox Meadow Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| Creekside Elem | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| ST THOMAS MORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Larkin High School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Cambridge Lakes Charter School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Harriet Gifford Elem School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Ferson Creek School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| ST PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Highland Elem School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Kimball Middle School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Illinois Park Elem School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Abbott Middle School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| Washington Elem School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Willard Elem School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Century Oaks Elem School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Wasco Elem School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| ST EDWARD CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Lowrie Elem School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Bell-Graham Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| South Elgin High School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Clinton Elem School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Kenyon Woods Middle School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| ST JOHN'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Lily Lake Grade School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| ST EDWARD CATHOLIC PREPARATORY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Anderson Elem School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| St Charles North High School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Central School Program | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| ELGIN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Phoenix | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| DREAM Academy | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Dream Academy | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| New Beginnings Regnl Safe Sch Pgm | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| ST MARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| McKinley Elem School | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Dundee Middle School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Sleepy Hollow Elem School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| Channing Memorial Elem School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| SUMMIT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Larsen Middle School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.0 km) |
| Ronald D O Neal | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Ellis Middle School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Huff Elem School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Gilberts Elem Sch | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| PARKLAND PREPARATORY ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| Coleman Elem School | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| Wild Rose Elem School | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| Elgin Math and Science Acad Chtr | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Lords Park Elem School | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| ST CATHERINE OF SIENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| LUMEN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Illinois Youth Ctr - St Charles | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Dundee Highlands Elem School | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.8 km) |
| Big Timber Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.8 km) |
| Elgin High School | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Liberty Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
| Nature Ridge Elem School | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.1 km) |
| INSTITUTE OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION | private | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| ST CHARLES BORROMEO CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Gary D Wright Elem Sch | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Hampshire Middle School | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Lincoln Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| Thompson Middle School | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| Richmond Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| Kane Co Detention Center | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.7 km) |
| NIA D/HH HS Prgrm | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| Hampshire High School | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| Northeast Academy East | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| Compass Academy | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| Northeast Academy North | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| Early Childhood Program | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| Compass Academy | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| Parkview Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| Hampshire Elem School | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (13.9 km) |
| Wredling Middle School | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| Delacey Family Educ Ctr | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
| Lincoln Elem School | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) |
| St Charles East High School | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Kaneland John Stewart Elem Sch | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Carpentersville Middle School | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Success Academy | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Oak Ridge School | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| Oak Ridge RSSP | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| Hilltop Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.5 km) |
| Davis Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.7 km) |
| Wayne Elem School | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| Heartland Elementary School | public | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 60124
What school district is ZIP code 60124 in?
ZIP 60124 (Elgin, IL) maps to Central Community Unit School District 301 (LEA ID 1707830) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 60124?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 84 public and 16 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 60124 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60124 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 49.9% |
| High school | 19.7% |
| Less than HS | 3.6% |
| School district | Central Community Unit School District 301 |