ZIP 60178 — 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 60178

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 60178 (Sycamore, 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 34 K-12 schools (29 public, 5 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.8 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 Northern Illinois University about 7.5 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Central Community Unit School District 301

LEA ID

1707830

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (100)

Northern Illinois University7.5 miles (12.0 km)4yr-public
Kishwaukee College12.3 miles (19.8 km)2yr-public
Elgin Community College17.4 miles (28.0 km)2yr-public
Waubonsee Community College17.9 miles (28.9 km)2yr-public
Judson University19.3 miles (31.1 km)4yr-private
McHenry County College22.9 miles (36.8 km)2yr-public
Ambria College of Nursing23.6 miles (37.9 km)4yr-private
Aurora University23.8 miles (38.3 km)4yr-private
Rasmussen University-Illinois24.9 miles (40.1 km)2yr-private
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College25.4 miles (40.9 km)2yr-private
Rockford University25.8 miles (41.6 km)4yr-private
Rock Valley College26.7 miles (43.0 km)2yr-public

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Saint Anthony College of Nursing26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-private
Wheaton College30.4 miles (48.9 km)4yr-private
William Rainey Harper College30.6 miles (49.2 km)2yr-public
North Central College31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Administrative Office31.2 miles (50.3 km)4yr-public
DeVry University-Illinois31.2 miles (50.3 km)4yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc31.8 miles (51.2 km)2yr-private
Chamberlain University-Illinois32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-private
College of DuPage32.4 miles (52.1 km)2yr-public
Benedictine University33.1 miles (53.2 km)4yr-private
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary34.0 miles (54.7 km)4yr-private
National University of Health Sciences34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-private
Midwestern University-Downers Grove36.3 miles (58.4 km)4yr-private
Elmhurst University37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
University of Saint Mary of the Lake38.7 miles (62.3 km)4yr-private
Worsham College of Mortuary Science38.8 miles (62.5 km)2yr-private
Beloit College39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-private
Oakton College40.2 miles (64.7 km)2yr-public
Lewis University40.9 miles (65.8 km)4yr-private
College of Lake County40.9 miles (65.8 km)2yr-public
Trinity International University-Illinois42.1 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management42.6 miles (68.5 km)4yr-private
Triton College42.6 miles (68.5 km)2yr-public
Joliet Junior College42.9 miles (69.1 km)2yr-public
Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park43.2 miles (69.5 km)2yr-private
Dominican University43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-private
University of St Francis43.9 miles (70.7 km)4yr-private
Blackhawk Technical College44.3 miles (71.3 km)2yr-public
Concordia University-Chicago44.4 miles (71.4 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College45.0 miles (72.4 km)2yr-public
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science45.7 miles (73.6 km)4yr-private
Lake Forest College45.8 miles (73.8 km)4yr-private
Hebrew Theological College46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie46.6 miles (74.9 km)4yr-private
Moraine Valley Community College47.6 miles (76.6 km)2yr-public
Morton College47.9 miles (77.1 km)2yr-public
Northeastern Illinois University48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-public
Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago48.5 miles (78.0 km)4yr-private
North Park University48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
Sauk Valley Community College49.9 miles (80.3 km)2yr-public
NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
Northwestern University50.4 miles (81.2 km)4yr-private
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary50.7 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
Trinity Christian College50.9 miles (81.9 km)4yr-private
Northwestern College51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College51.2 miles (82.5 km)2yr-public
St. Augustine College51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-private
Institute for Clinical Social Work51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College51.4 miles (82.8 km)2yr-public
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College51.5 miles (82.9 km)2yr-public
Loyola University Chicago51.5 miles (82.9 km)4yr-private
Rush University51.8 miles (83.4 km)4yr-private
American Islamic College52.2 miles (84.0 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago52.8 miles (84.9 km)2yr-private
University of Illinois Chicago52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-public
Saint Xavier University52.9 miles (85.2 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Administrative Office53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-public
Moody Bible Institute53.3 miles (85.8 km)4yr-private
The Chicago School at Chicago53.4 miles (86.0 km)4yr-private
Erikson Institute53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
Illinois Valley Community College53.5 miles (86.1 km)2yr-public
Midwestern Career College53.5 miles (86.1 km)2yr-private
Adler University53.7 miles (86.5 km)4yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College53.8 miles (86.6 km)2yr-public
City Colleges of Chicago-District Office53.8 miles (86.6 km)2yr-public
Meadville Theological School of Lombard College53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-private
Taylor Business Institute53.9 miles (86.7 km)2yr-private
Generations College53.9 miles (86.7 km)2yr-private
Pacific College of Health and Science53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
DePaul University53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
School of the Art Institute of Chicago53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
National Louis University54.0 miles (86.9 km)4yr-private
American Academy of Art College54.0 miles (86.9 km)4yr-private
Roosevelt University54.0 miles (86.9 km)4yr-private
Spertus College54.0 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
Columbia College Chicago54.0 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
East-West University54.1 miles (87.0 km)4yr-private
VanderCook College of Music54.3 miles (87.5 km)4yr-private
Illinois Institute of Technology54.5 miles (87.7 km)4yr-private
Fox College54.6 miles (87.8 km)2yr-private
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College54.6 miles (87.9 km)2yr-public
Illinois College of Optometry54.7 miles (88.0 km)4yr-private
Highland Community College55.3 miles (88.9 km)2yr-public
Shepherds College55.6 miles (89.5 km)2yr-private
University of Chicago56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago57.1 miles (91.8 km)4yr-private
Chicago Theological Seminary57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-private
Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
North Grove Elementary School	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Sycamore Middle School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
North Elementary School	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
AURORA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS CORNERSTONE CAMPUS	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Southeast Elem School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
ST MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
West Elem School	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Sycamore High School	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
South Prairie Elementary School	public	—	—	3.1 miles (4.9 km)
Gwendolyn Brooks Elem Sch	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Genoa Elementary School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Jefferson Elem School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Littlejohn Elem School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
DeKalb High School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
NORTHWESTER CENTER FOR AUTISM	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Clinton Rosette Middle School	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
Genoa-Kingston Middle School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Genoa-Kingston High School	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Cortland Elementary School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Founders Elementary School	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Kingston Elementary School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Beyond One Barb Transition Center	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Lincoln Elementary School	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
Tyler Elementary School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
DeKalb Early Lrng and Dev Ctr	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
Huntley Middle School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
Hampshire Elem School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
Hampshire Middle School	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
Howard B Thomas Grade School	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
ALOP	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Central High School	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
Central Middle School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
ST CHARLES BORROMEO CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
ST MARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 60178

What school district is ZIP code 60178 in?

ZIP 60178 (Sycamore, 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 60178?

US5 lists 34 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 29 public and 5 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 60178 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60178 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	44.4%
High school	20.4%
Less than HS	4.2%
School district	Central Community Unit School District 301

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