Joliet city, IL
ZIP 60436 — 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 60436
K-12 nearby
100
Public
83
Private
17
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 60436 (Joliet, 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 (83 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.3 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 2.6 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 College2.6 miles (4.2 km)2yr-public
- University of St Francis3.5 miles (5.7 km)4yr-private
- Lewis University8.5 miles (13.6 km)4yr-private
- Fox College18.7 miles (30.1 km)2yr-private
- North Central College19.8 miles (31.8 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University20.0 miles (32.2 km)4yr-private
- CAAN Academy of Nursing20.8 miles (33.5 km)2yr-private
- Moraine Valley Community College20.9 miles (33.6 km)2yr-public
- Aurora University21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-private
- Governors State University21.8 miles (35.0 km)4yr-public
- Trinity Christian College21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-public
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- DeVry University-Illinois22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc22.0 miles (35.4 km)2yr-private
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary22.4 miles (36.1 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-private
- College of DuPage24.5 miles (39.5 km)2yr-public
- Prairie State College25.7 miles (41.3 km)2yr-public
- Northwestern College25.8 miles (41.5 km)4yr-private
- Saint Xavier University26.3 miles (42.4 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College26.4 miles (42.4 km)4yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences26.4 miles (42.6 km)4yr-private
- Olivet Nazarene University26.7 miles (43.0 km)4yr-private
- Waubonsee Community College27.1 miles (43.6 km)2yr-public
- South Suburban College27.8 miles (44.7 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College28.0 miles (45.1 km)2yr-public
- Elmhurst University29.8 miles (47.9 km)4yr-private
- Morton College30.0 miles (48.3 km)2yr-public
- Kankakee Community College30.7 miles (49.5 km)2yr-public
- Chicago State University31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College32.0 miles (51.4 km)2yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Illinois32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College32.3 miles (52.0 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park32.7 miles (52.6 km)2yr-private
- Dominican University32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago32.8 miles (52.8 km)4yr-private
- Triton College33.1 miles (53.3 km)2yr-public
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago33.5 miles (54.0 km)2yr-private
- University of Chicago34.4 miles (55.4 km)4yr-private
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago34.6 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private
- Chicago Theological Seminary34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
- Purdue University Northwest34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-public
- Illinois Institute of Technology35.2 miles (56.6 km)4yr-private
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph35.3 miles (56.8 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago35.4 miles (56.9 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago35.4 miles (56.9 km)4yr-private
- McCormick Theological Seminary35.4 miles (56.9 km)4yr-private
- VanderCook College of Music35.4 miles (57.0 km)4yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry35.6 miles (57.2 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College35.8 miles (57.6 km)2yr-public
- Rush University35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago36.3 miles (58.4 km)4yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College37.0 miles (59.5 km)2yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office37.1 miles (59.7 km)4yr-public
- East-West University37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College37.3 miles (60.1 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago37.4 miles (60.1 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
- Adler University37.6 miles (60.5 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University37.6 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago37.6 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
- Generations College37.6 miles (60.6 km)2yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute37.6 miles (60.6 km)2yr-private
- Midwestern Career College37.7 miles (60.6 km)2yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
- Elgin Community College37.8 miles (60.8 km)2yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College37.8 miles (60.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office37.8 miles (60.9 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College37.9 miles (60.9 km)2yr-public
- Stellar Career College-Crown Point37.9 miles (60.9 km)2yr-private
- Erikson Institute37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science37.9 miles (61.0 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute38.2 miles (61.5 km)4yr-private
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago39.8 miles (64.1 km)4yr-private
- North Park University40.0 miles (64.4 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University40.1 miles (64.5 km)4yr-public
- Judson University40.4 miles (65.0 km)4yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing40.7 miles (65.5 km)4yr-private
- Hebrew Theological College40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
- American Islamic College40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College40.9 miles (65.9 km)2yr-public
- William Rainey Harper College41.0 miles (66.0 km)2yr-public
- St. Augustine College41.3 miles (66.4 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work41.3 miles (66.4 km)4yr-private
- Indiana University-Northwest41.4 miles (66.7 km)4yr-public
- Oakton College41.6 miles (67.0 km)2yr-public
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie43.0 miles (69.2 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago43.0 miles (69.2 km)4yr-private
- Northern Illinois University44.8 miles (72.1 km)4yr-public
- Northwestern University45.2 miles (72.8 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary45.7 miles (73.6 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia46.0 miles (74.1 km)4yr-private
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science46.7 miles (75.2 km)2yr-private
- Kishwaukee College49.5 miles (79.6 km)2yr-public
- Trinity International University-Illinois50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
- Illinois Valley Community College51.7 miles (83.2 km)2yr-public
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockdale Elem School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| ST JUDE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Marycrest Early Childhood Center | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Troy Heritage Trail School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Will Co Detention Center 6-8 | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Will Co Detention Center 9-12 | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Lynne Thigpen Elem School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Dirksen Junior High School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| UCP-CDS-MELVIN J LARSON SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| ST PAUL THE APOSTLE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Joliet West High School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Pershing Elem School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Thomas Jefferson Elem School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Farragut Elem School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| CATHEDRAL OF ST RAYMOND SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Washington Jr High & Academy Prgm | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Laraway School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| ST JOSEPH ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Carl Sandburg Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Troy Craughwell School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Hufford Junior High School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Edna Keith Elem School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Troy Shorewood School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Taft Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| VILASECA JOSEPHINE CENTER | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Thompson Instructional Center | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| SOWIC-Comm & Adaptv Bhrv- Joliet | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| SOWIC-Early Childhood Joliet | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Joseph E Fisher School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Joliet Central High School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Pathways Academy | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| JOLIET CATHOLIC ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| ST MARY NATIVITY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| M J Cunningham Elem Sch | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Woodland Elem School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Troy Cronin Elem School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| HOPEWELL CAREER ACADEMY - JOILET | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| FAMILIES OF FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Lincoln School TAOEP | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Lincoln School ALOP | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| ROE 56 ALOP Success Program | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Lincoln School RSSP | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Sator Sanchez Elem School | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| TRINITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| JOLIET MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.3 km) |
| T E Culbertson Elem School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| LASEC-Communication Dev Program | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| LASEC-EC | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| Richland Elem School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.4 km) |
| Chaney-Monge School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Channahon Junior High School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| SOWIC-Comm & Adaptive Bhvr CJH | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| A O Marshall Elem School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Eisenhower Academy | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Troy Hofer Elem Sch | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| N B Galloway Elem School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Walnut Trails Elem School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| SOWIC-Com & Adaptive Bhvr NB Gall | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Grand Prairie Elem School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Isaac Singleton Elem Sch | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| Elwood C C School | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| River View Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Crystal Lawns Elem School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Union Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Gompers Junior High School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Forest Park Individual Ed School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| Timber Ridge Middle School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Three Rivers School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Troy Middle School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Fairmont School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Orenic Intermediate School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Wesmere Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.2 km) |
| SOWIC-Comm & Adaptive Bhvr Pionee | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Pioneer Path | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| SOWIC-Comm & Adaptive Bhvr Three | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.3 km) |
| Cherry Hill Elem and EC Center | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.4 km) |
| Ridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Lincoln Way West | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| Drauden Point Middle School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Minooka Elem School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Minooka Academy | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| Minooka Primary Center | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| Minooka Intermediate School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| PROVIDENCE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| PROVIDENCE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| Taft Grade School | public | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| Jones Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Minooka Jr High School | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| ST DENNIS AND JOSEPH CATHOLIC ACADEMY | private | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Nelson Prairie School | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Nelson Ridge School | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Manhattan Intermediate School | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.8 km) |
| BOBBIE NOONANS CHILD CARE CENTER | private | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Wilco Area Career Center | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Bonnie McBeth Learning Ctr | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| Central Elem School | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| Wilson Creek Elem Sch | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| Meadow View Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| Minooka Community High School | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.1 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 60436
What school district is ZIP code 60436 in?
ZIP 60436 (Joliet, 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 60436?
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 60436 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60436 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 14.5% |
| High school | 33.6% |
| Less than HS | 21.6% |
| School district | Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203 |