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Braidwood city, IL

ZIP 60408 — Schools & Education

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

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 60408

K-12 nearby
22
Public
22
Private
0
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 60408 (Braidwood, IL) is associated with Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U (LEA 1733380) 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 22 K-12 schools (22 public). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.6 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 Joliet Junior College about 16.5 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U
LEA ID
1733380
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Joliet Junior College16.5 miles (26.5 km)2yr-public
  • Olivet Nazarene University19.2 miles (30.9 km)4yr-private
  • University of St Francis19.6 miles (31.5 km)4yr-private
  • Kankakee Community College22.1 miles (35.6 km)2yr-public
  • Lewis University24.6 miles (39.7 km)4yr-private
  • Governors State University28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-public
  • CAAN Academy of Nursing30.1 miles (48.5 km)2yr-private
  • Fox College30.4 miles (49.0 km)2yr-private
  • Aurora University34.5 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private
  • Prairie State College34.9 miles (56.2 km)2yr-public
  • North Central College35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-private
  • Moraine Valley Community College35.6 miles (57.4 km)2yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Trinity Christian College35.8 miles (57.5 km)4yr-private
  • Benedictine University36.0 miles (58.0 km)4yr-private
  • DeVry University-Illinois37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-private
  • DeVry University-Administrative Office37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-public
  • Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc38.0 miles (61.1 km)2yr-private
  • Northern Baptist Theological Seminary38.6 miles (62.1 km)4yr-private
  • Waubonsee Community College38.9 miles (62.6 km)2yr-public
  • South Suburban College38.9 miles (62.6 km)2yr-public
  • Northwestern College40.0 miles (64.4 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Xavier University40.1 miles (64.6 km)4yr-private
  • Midwestern University-Downers Grove40.6 miles (65.3 km)4yr-private
  • College of DuPage40.6 miles (65.4 km)2yr-public
  • Wheaton College42.3 miles (68.1 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College42.5 miles (68.3 km)2yr-public
  • National University of Health Sciences42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-private
  • Purdue University Northwest44.3 miles (71.4 km)4yr-public
  • Chicago State University44.4 miles (71.5 km)4yr-public
  • Stellar Career College-Crown Point44.6 miles (71.8 km)2yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College44.7 miles (72.0 km)2yr-public
  • Morton College45.3 miles (72.9 km)2yr-public
  • Elmhurst University45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-private
  • Illinois Valley Community College46.1 miles (74.1 km)2yr-public
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College46.4 miles (74.6 km)2yr-public
  • Calumet College of Saint Joseph46.8 miles (75.3 km)4yr-private
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago48.2 miles (77.5 km)2yr-private
  • University of Chicago48.2 miles (77.6 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-Illinois48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
  • Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago48.3 miles (77.7 km)4yr-private
  • Chicago Theological Seminary48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-private
  • Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park48.6 miles (78.2 km)2yr-private
  • Dominican University48.6 miles (78.2 km)4yr-private
  • Concordia University-Chicago48.6 miles (78.3 km)4yr-private
  • Triton College49.0 miles (78.9 km)2yr-public
  • Catholic Theological Union at Chicago49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-private
  • McCormick Theological Seminary49.2 miles (79.2 km)4yr-private
  • Illinois Institute of Technology49.6 miles (79.9 km)4yr-private
  • Indiana University-Northwest49.8 miles (80.2 km)4yr-public
  • VanderCook College of Music49.9 miles (80.3 km)4yr-private
  • Illinois College of Optometry50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College50.8 miles (81.8 km)2yr-public
  • Rush University50.8 miles (81.8 km)4yr-private
  • University of Illinois Chicago51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-public
  • East-West University51.9 miles (83.5 km)4yr-private
  • Chamberlain University-Administrative Office52.0 miles (83.7 km)4yr-public
  • Spertus College52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
  • Columbia College Chicago52.1 miles (83.8 km)4yr-private
  • Roosevelt University52.2 miles (84.0 km)4yr-private
  • DePaul University52.2 miles (84.0 km)4yr-private
  • American Academy of Art College52.3 miles (84.1 km)4yr-private
  • Adler University52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-private
  • Elgin Community College52.4 miles (84.3 km)2yr-public
  • National Louis University52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-private
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago52.4 miles (84.4 km)4yr-private
  • Generations College52.4 miles (84.4 km)2yr-private
  • Taylor Business Institute52.4 miles (84.4 km)2yr-private
  • Midwestern Career College52.5 miles (84.5 km)2yr-private
  • The Chicago School at Chicago52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
  • Meadville Theological School of Lombard College52.6 miles (84.7 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-District Office52.6 miles (84.7 km)2yr-public
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College52.7 miles (84.8 km)2yr-public
  • Pacific College of Health and Science52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-private
  • Erikson Institute52.8 miles (84.9 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College52.9 miles (85.1 km)2yr-public
  • Moody Bible Institute53.1 miles (85.5 km)4yr-private
  • Northern Illinois University54.4 miles (87.5 km)4yr-public
  • Judson University55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
  • Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago55.5 miles (89.3 km)4yr-private
  • North Park University55.7 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
  • Northeastern Illinois University55.8 miles (89.7 km)4yr-public
  • American Islamic College56.1 miles (90.2 km)4yr-private
  • Ambria College of Nursing56.1 miles (90.3 km)4yr-private
  • City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College56.3 miles (90.6 km)2yr-public
  • Hebrew Theological College56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
  • St. Augustine College56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
  • Institute for Clinical Social Work56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
  • William Rainey Harper College57.0 miles (91.7 km)2yr-public
  • Oakton College57.8 miles (93.0 km)2yr-public
  • Kishwaukee College57.9 miles (93.2 km)2yr-public
  • Loyola University Chicago58.5 miles (94.2 km)4yr-private
  • Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie59.0 miles (94.9 km)4yr-private
  • Northwestern University61.0 miles (98.1 km)4yr-private
  • College of Court Reporting Inc61.2 miles (98.5 km)2yr-private
  • Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary61.4 miles (98.9 km)4yr-private
  • NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia61.8 miles (99.5 km)4yr-private
  • Valparaiso University62.5 miles (100.6 km)4yr-private
  • Worsham College of Mortuary Science62.9 miles (101.2 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
SOWIC-Educ & Life Skills-Reed Cuspublic——0.4 miles (0.7 km)
Reed-Custer Elementary Schoolpublic——0.4 miles (0.7 km)
SOWIC-EC Reed Custerpublic——0.4 miles (0.7 km)
Reed-Custer High Schoolpublic——0.6 miles (1.0 km)
Reed-Custer Middle Schoolpublic——0.7 miles (1.1 km)
SOWIC-Educ & Life Skills-Reed Cuspublic——0.7 miles (1.1 km)
Braceville Elem Schoolpublic——3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Coal City Intermediate Schoolpublic——3.8 miles (6.1 km)
SOWIC-EC Wilmingtonpublic——4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Bruning Elem Schoolpublic——4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Coal City Elem Schoolpublic——4.1 miles (6.7 km)
Coal City Middle Schoolpublic——4.6 miles (7.5 km)
Coal City High Schoolpublic——4.7 miles (7.5 km)
L J Stevens Intermediate Schoolpublic——4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Wilmington Middle Schoolpublic——4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Coal City Early Childhood Centerpublic——4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Wilmington High Schoolpublic——5.1 miles (8.3 km)
SOWIC Education Centerpublic——5.1 miles (8.3 km)
SOWIC-Educ & Life Skills-Wilmingtpublic——5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Gardner Elem Schoolpublic——6.7 miles (10.8 km)
South Wilmington Grade Schoolpublic——7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H Spublic——7.0 miles (11.3 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 60408

What school district is ZIP code 60408 in?
ZIP 60408 (Braidwood, IL) maps to Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U (LEA ID 1733380) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 60408?
US5 lists 22 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 22 public and 0 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 60408 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60408 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher19.1%
High school30.3%
Less than HS4.1%
School districtReed Custer Community Unit School District 255U