Elwood village, IL
ZIP 60421 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Upper Middle ClassLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 60421
K-12 nearby
100
Public
82
Private
18
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 60421 (Elwood, IL) is associated with Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203 (LEA 1714160) 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 (82 public, 18 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.6 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 6.4 miles away (2yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203
LEA ID
1714160
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Joliet Junior College6.4 miles (10.3 km)2yr-public
- University of St Francis7.0 miles (11.2 km)4yr-private
- Lewis University12.1 miles (19.5 km)4yr-private
- Fox College18.7 miles (30.1 km)2yr-private
- CAAN Academy of Nursing19.7 miles (31.8 km)2yr-private
- Governors State University19.9 miles (32.0 km)4yr-public
- Olivet Nazarene University22.4 miles (36.0 km)4yr-private
- Moraine Valley Community College22.7 miles (36.5 km)2yr-public
- Trinity Christian College23.1 miles (37.2 km)4yr-private
- North Central College23.9 miles (38.5 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University23.9 miles (38.5 km)4yr-private
- Prairie State College24.7 miles (39.8 km)2yr-public
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- Aurora University25.7 miles (41.4 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc26.0 miles (41.8 km)2yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-public
- DeVry University-Illinois26.0 miles (41.8 km)4yr-private
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary26.2 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
- Kankakee Community College26.4 miles (42.5 km)2yr-public
- Northwestern College27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
- Saint Xavier University27.6 miles (44.4 km)4yr-private
- South Suburban College27.6 miles (44.5 km)2yr-public
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove27.9 miles (44.9 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage28.4 miles (45.7 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College29.7 miles (47.7 km)2yr-public
- National University of Health Sciences30.1 miles (48.4 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College30.3 miles (48.8 km)4yr-private
- Waubonsee Community College31.3 miles (50.4 km)2yr-public
- Chicago State University32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-public
- Morton College32.3 miles (51.9 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College32.7 miles (52.6 km)2yr-public
- Elmhurst University33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College33.7 miles (54.3 km)2yr-public
- Purdue University Northwest34.0 miles (54.8 km)4yr-public
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago35.3 miles (56.9 km)2yr-private
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph35.4 miles (57.0 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park35.6 miles (57.2 km)2yr-private
- Dominican University35.6 miles (57.2 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago35.6 miles (57.3 km)4yr-private
- University of Chicago35.7 miles (57.5 km)4yr-private
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
- Chicago Theological Seminary35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-private
- Triton College36.1 miles (58.0 km)2yr-public
- Stellar Career College-Crown Point36.3 miles (58.4 km)2yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
- McCormick Theological Seminary36.7 miles (59.0 km)4yr-private
- Illinois Institute of Technology36.9 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
- VanderCook College of Music37.1 miles (59.7 km)4yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College37.9 miles (60.9 km)2yr-public
- Rush University37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago38.3 miles (61.6 km)4yr-public
- East-West University39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office39.1 miles (62.9 km)4yr-public
- Spertus College39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University39.3 miles (63.3 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University39.3 miles (63.3 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College39.4 miles (63.4 km)4yr-private
- Adler University39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago39.6 miles (63.7 km)4yr-private
- Generations College39.6 miles (63.7 km)2yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute39.6 miles (63.7 km)2yr-private
- Midwestern Career College39.6 miles (63.8 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago39.7 miles (63.9 km)4yr-private
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College39.8 miles (64.0 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office39.8 miles (64.0 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College39.8 miles (64.1 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College39.9 miles (64.1 km)2yr-public
- Pacific College of Health and Science39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
- Erikson Institute39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute40.2 miles (64.7 km)4yr-private
- Indiana University-Northwest40.4 miles (65.0 km)4yr-public
- Elgin Community College42.1 miles (67.8 km)2yr-public
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago42.5 miles (68.3 km)4yr-private
- North Park University42.6 miles (68.6 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University42.7 miles (68.8 km)4yr-public
- American Islamic College43.1 miles (69.3 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College43.3 miles (69.7 km)2yr-public
- Hebrew Theological College43.6 miles (70.2 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-private
- St. Augustine College43.7 miles (70.3 km)4yr-private
- Judson University44.7 miles (71.9 km)4yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing44.9 miles (72.2 km)4yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College45.0 miles (72.4 km)2yr-public
- Oakton College45.0 miles (72.5 km)2yr-public
- Loyola University Chicago45.5 miles (73.2 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie46.0 miles (73.9 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University48.0 miles (77.2 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia48.8 miles (78.5 km)4yr-private
- Northern Illinois University48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-public
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science50.3 miles (81.0 km)2yr-private
- Illinois Valley Community College52.6 miles (84.7 km)2yr-public
- Kishwaukee College53.4 miles (85.9 km)2yr-public
- College of Court Reporting Inc53.6 miles (86.2 km)2yr-private
- Trinity International University-Illinois54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elwood C C School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Laraway School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Wilson Creek Elem Sch | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.1 km) |
| Rockdale Elem School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Thompson Instructional Center | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Manhattan Intermediate School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| FAMILIES OF FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Manhattan Jr High School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| HOPEWELL CAREER ACADEMY - JOILET | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| UCP-CDS-MELVIN J LARSON SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Union Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| N B Galloway Elem School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| SOWIC-Com & Adaptive Bhvr NB Gall | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| ST JUDE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Lynne Thigpen Elem School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Edna Keith Elem School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Dirksen Junior High School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Anna McDonald Elem School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Channahon Junior High School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
| SOWIC-Comm & Adaptive Bhvr CJH | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.9 km) |
| Troy Heritage Trail School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Marycrest Early Childhood Center | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (10.0 km) |
| Woodland Elem School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Will Co Detention Center 6-8 | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.4 km) |
| Will Co Detention Center 9-12 | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.4 km) |
| ST PAUL THE APOSTLE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| SOWIC-Comm & Adaptive Bhvr Three | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Pioneer Path | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| SOWIC-Comm & Adaptive Bhvr Pionee | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Pershing Elem School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| Pathways Academy | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| Joliet Central High School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Lincoln Way West | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| Eisenhower Academy | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Nelson Ridge School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Joliet West High School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Nelson Prairie School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Farragut Elem School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| ST JOSEPH ACADEMY | private | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.2 km) |
| VILASECA JOSEPHINE CENTER | private | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| T E Culbertson Elem School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Three Rivers School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| CATHEDRAL OF ST RAYMOND SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Thomas Jefferson Elem School | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| ST MARY NATIVITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 7.4 miles (12.0 km) |
| A O Marshall Elem School | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.0 km) |
| M J Cunningham Elem Sch | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Cherry Hill Elem and EC Center | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| Troy Shorewood School | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| Taft Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| ROE 56 ALOP Success Program | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Lincoln School TAOEP | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Lincoln School ALOP | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Lincoln School RSSP | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Hufford Junior High School | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Isaac Singleton Elem Sch | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Carl Sandburg Elementary | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Sator Sanchez Elem School | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Gompers Junior High School | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| SOWIC-Early Childhood Joliet | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Joseph E Fisher School | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| SOWIC-Comm & Adaptv Bhrv- Joliet | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| PROVIDENCE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| Troy Craughwell School | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| PROVIDENCE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| JOLIET CATHOLIC ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| LA PETITE ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| Minooka Community High School | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| Forest Park Individual Ed School | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Minooka Academy | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| ST JUDE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| Martin P McKay Education Center | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.1 km) |
| Minooka Elem School | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.1 km) |
| Troy Cronin Elem School | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| Minooka Primary Center | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| Minooka Intermediate School | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| Minooka Jr High School | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Chaney-Monge School | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| Arnold J Tyler School | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| Spencer Pointe | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| Spencer Crossing | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.4 km) |
| SOWIC-Educ & Life Skills-Wilmingt | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.5 km) |
| SOWIC Education Center | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.5 km) |
| Wilmington High School | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.5 km) |
| Bentley Elem School | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.5 km) |
| Walnut Trails Elem School | public | — | — | 9.0 miles (14.5 km) |
| Haines Elem School | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.6 km) |
| Spencer Trail | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.6 km) |
| Wilmington Middle School | public | — | — | 9.1 miles (14.7 km) |
| Oster-Oakview School | public | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.8 km) |
| JOLIET MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.8 km) |
| L J Stevens Intermediate School | public | — | — | 9.2 miles (14.8 km) |
| TRINITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 9.3 miles (14.9 km) |
| Aux Sable | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| Fairmont School | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| LASEC-EC | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
| LASEC-Communication Dev Program | public | — | — | 9.4 miles (15.1 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 60421
What school district is ZIP code 60421 in?
ZIP 60421 (Elwood, IL) maps to Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203 (LEA ID 1714160) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 60421?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 82 public and 18 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 60421 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60421 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 18.4% |
| High school | 40.2% |
| Less than HS | 4.3% |
| School district | Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203 |