Lake in the Hills village, IL
ZIP 60156 — 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 60156
K-12 nearby
100
Public
83
Private
17
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 60156 (Lake in the Hills, IL) is associated with Community Unit School District 300 (LEA 1708550) 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 (83 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.9 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 McHenry County College about 4.6 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Community Unit School District 300
LEA ID
1708550
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%
Colleges & universities (100)
- McHenry County College4.6 miles (7.4 km)2yr-public
- Judson University9.9 miles (15.9 km)4yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing10.4 miles (16.8 km)4yr-private
- Elgin Community College12.8 miles (20.6 km)2yr-public
- William Rainey Harper College15.2 miles (24.5 km)2yr-public
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake17.2 miles (27.7 km)4yr-private
- College of Lake County18.9 miles (30.4 km)2yr-public
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science20.5 miles (33.0 km)2yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management22.0 miles (35.5 km)4yr-private
- Trinity International University-Illinois22.5 miles (36.2 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois22.7 miles (36.5 km)4yr-private
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
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- Oakton College24.6 miles (39.5 km)2yr-public
- Lake Forest College25.4 miles (40.9 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College25.6 miles (41.3 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage28.1 miles (45.1 km)2yr-public
- National University of Health Sciences28.4 miles (45.7 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University28.6 miles (46.0 km)4yr-private
- Waubonsee Community College29.0 miles (46.7 km)2yr-public
- DeVry University-Administrative Office29.3 miles (47.1 km)4yr-public
- DeVry University-Illinois29.3 miles (47.1 km)4yr-private
- Northern Illinois University29.5 miles (47.4 km)4yr-public
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc29.5 miles (47.5 km)2yr-private
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary30.4 miles (49.0 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove30.7 miles (49.5 km)4yr-private
- North Central College30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie31.0 miles (49.9 km)4yr-private
- Aurora University31.1 miles (50.0 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University31.6 miles (50.8 km)4yr-private
- Triton College31.6 miles (50.8 km)2yr-public
- Hebrew Theological College31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College32.1 miles (51.7 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park32.4 miles (52.1 km)2yr-private
- Dominican University32.9 miles (52.9 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago33.6 miles (54.1 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia34.0 miles (54.6 km)4yr-private
- Kishwaukee College34.1 miles (54.8 km)2yr-public
- Northeastern Illinois University34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-public
- Northwestern University34.5 miles (55.5 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary34.6 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
- Rasmussen University-Illinois35.0 miles (56.3 km)2yr-private
- North Park University35.0 miles (56.4 km)4yr-private
- Saint Anthony College of Nursing35.1 miles (56.5 km)4yr-private
- Rock Valley College35.1 miles (56.6 km)2yr-public
- Shepherds College35.5 miles (57.1 km)2yr-private
- Rockford University36.1 miles (58.0 km)4yr-private
- Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College36.4 miles (58.5 km)2yr-private
- Herzing University-Kenosha36.6 miles (58.9 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago36.8 miles (59.2 km)4yr-private
- Gateway Technical College36.9 miles (59.3 km)2yr-public
- Institute for Clinical Social Work37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-private
- St. Augustine College37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College37.7 miles (60.7 km)2yr-public
- American Islamic College38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-private
- Carthage College38.6 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-public
- Morton College38.8 miles (62.5 km)2yr-public
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside38.8 miles (62.5 km)4yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College40.0 miles (64.4 km)2yr-public
- Rush University40.4 miles (65.0 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Racine40.5 miles (65.1 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute41.1 miles (66.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago41.3 miles (66.5 km)4yr-public
- Erikson Institute41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-public
- The Chicago School at Chicago41.4 miles (66.6 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern Career College41.6 miles (66.9 km)2yr-private
- Beloit College41.7 miles (67.2 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College41.8 miles (67.3 km)2yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College41.8 miles (67.3 km)4yr-private
- Adler University41.8 miles (67.3 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office41.8 miles (67.3 km)2yr-public
- Pacific College of Health and Science41.8 miles (67.3 km)4yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute42.0 miles (67.5 km)2yr-private
- Generations College42.0 miles (67.5 km)2yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago42.0 miles (67.6 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University42.1 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University42.1 miles (67.8 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College42.2 miles (67.9 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University42.2 miles (68.0 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
- East-West University42.4 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago42.6 miles (68.5 km)2yr-private
- Moraine Valley Community College43.0 miles (69.3 km)2yr-public
- Lewis University43.1 miles (69.4 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College43.5 miles (70.0 km)2yr-public
- VanderCook College of Music43.6 miles (70.1 km)4yr-private
- Illinois Institute of Technology43.9 miles (70.6 km)4yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry43.9 miles (70.7 km)4yr-private
- Blackhawk Technical College44.6 miles (71.7 km)2yr-public
- Northwestern College44.6 miles (71.8 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College45.4 miles (73.1 km)2yr-public
- Trinity Christian College46.1 miles (74.3 km)4yr-private
- Saint Xavier University46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-private
- University of Chicago46.8 miles (75.4 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-private
- McCormick Theological Seminary47.0 miles (75.6 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Elem School | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Coventry Elem School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Crystal Lake South High School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.9 km) |
| Haber Oaks Campus | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.9 km) |
| Lake in the Hills Elem School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Indian Prairie Elem School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Lundahl Middle School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| South Elem School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Lincoln Prairie Elem School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Woods Creek Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Glacier Ridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Glacier Ridge Prek | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Crystal Lake Central High School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Kenneth E Neubert Elem School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Husmann Elem School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Harry D Jacobs High School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Hannah Beardsley Middle School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| MONTESSORI PATHWAYS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Success Academy 4-5 | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| North Elem School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| ST MARGARET MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF ALGONQUIN | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Briargate Elem School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Algonquin Middle School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| West Elem School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Eastview Elem School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Heineman Middle School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Westfield Community School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| NIA-D/HH MS Prgrm | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| NIA-D/HH PK-Elem Prgrm | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Conley Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Mackeben Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| SS PETER & PAUL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Cary-Grove Community High School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Oak Knoll Early Childhood Center | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Algonquin Lakes Elem Sch | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Marlowe Middle School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Cary Jr High School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Deer Path Elem School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| TRINITY OAKS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Prairie Ridge High School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Chesak Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Martin Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| District 158 Early Childhood Ctr | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Three Oaks School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Algonquin Road Elem School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Prairie Grove Junior High School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Prairie Grove Elem School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Perry Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| DREAM Academy | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.6 km) |
| LORD & SAVIOR LUTHERAN SCHOOL & PRESCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Dundee-Crown High School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.8 km) |
| Success Academy HS | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.8 km) |
| Liberty Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Fox River Grove Middle School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| WONDERLAND KIDS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| Sunny Hill Elem School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Gilberts Elem Sch | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| CRYSTAL LAKE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Meadowdale Elem School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| ST MARKS DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Dundee Middle School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Parkview Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Delacey Family Educ Ctr | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.2 km) |
| Lakewood School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Oak Ridge School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Carpentersville Middle School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Oak Ridge RSSP | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Success Academy | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Golfview Elem School | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| ST CATHERINE OF SIENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| LUMEN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Cotton Creek School | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| Dundee Highlands Elem School | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| Huntley High School | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Sleepy Hollow Elem School | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Leggee Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Countryside Elem School | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
| Evergreen Academy | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.1 km) |
| Innovation Academy | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.1 km) |
| Creekside Middle School | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| Prairiewood Elem Sch | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| Riverwood Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| ALLENDALE - LINC | private | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Matthews Middle School | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| North Barrington Elem School | public | — | — | 9.3 miles (15.0 km) |
| Barrington High School | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.2 km) |
| OPUS MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.5 miles (15.3 km) |
| Roslyn Road Elem School | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.5 km) |
| Chauncey H Duker School | public | — | — | 9.6 miles (15.5 km) |
| Edgebrook Elem School | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.5 km) |
| Century Oaks Elem School | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| NOAHS ARK CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| Wauconda Grade School | public | — | — | 9.7 miles (15.6 km) |
| SUMMIT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.7 km) |
| Wauconda Middle School | public | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.7 km) |
| Robert Crown School | public | — | — | 9.8 miles (15.7 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 60156
What school district is ZIP code 60156 in?
ZIP 60156 (Lake in the Hills, IL) maps to Community Unit School District 300 (LEA ID 1708550) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 60156?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 83 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 60156 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60156 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 36.7% |
| High school | 24.6% |
| Less than HS | 4.4% |
| School district | Community Unit School District 300 |