North Aurora village, IL
ZIP 60542 — 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 60542
K-12 nearby
100
Public
81
Private
19
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 60542 (North Aurora, IL) is associated with Aurora East Unit School District 131 (LEA 1704680) 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 (81 public, 19 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.1 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Aurora University about 3.9 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Aurora East Unit School District 131
LEA ID
1704680
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Aurora University3.9 miles (6.2 km)4yr-private
- Waubonsee Community College5.6 miles (9.0 km)2yr-public
- North Central College11.1 miles (17.8 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office12.2 miles (19.6 km)4yr-public
- DeVry University-Illinois12.2 miles (19.6 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc12.8 miles (20.6 km)2yr-private
- Benedictine University13.3 miles (21.5 km)4yr-private
- Wheaton College13.7 miles (22.0 km)4yr-private
- Elgin Community College14.5 miles (23.3 km)2yr-public
- College of DuPage14.6 miles (23.5 km)2yr-public
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary15.3 miles (24.6 km)4yr-private
- Judson University17.7 miles (28.5 km)4yr-private
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- National University of Health Sciences17.8 miles (28.7 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove18.3 miles (29.4 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois18.8 miles (30.3 km)4yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing19.8 miles (31.8 km)4yr-private
- Lewis University19.9 miles (32.1 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
- Northern Illinois University23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-public
- Joliet Junior College23.1 miles (37.2 km)2yr-public
- University of St Francis23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College23.7 miles (38.1 km)2yr-public
- Triton College27.3 miles (44.0 km)2yr-public
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park27.6 miles (44.4 km)2yr-private
- Moraine Valley Community College27.7 miles (44.6 km)2yr-public
- Dominican University28.0 miles (45.1 km)4yr-private
- Kishwaukee College28.6 miles (46.0 km)2yr-public
- Concordia University-Chicago28.6 miles (46.1 km)4yr-private
- Oakton College29.9 miles (48.1 km)2yr-public
- Morton College30.4 miles (48.9 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College30.8 miles (49.6 km)2yr-public
- Trinity Christian College30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
- McHenry County College31.1 miles (50.0 km)2yr-public
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science32.0 miles (51.5 km)2yr-private
- Northwestern College32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College32.6 miles (52.5 km)2yr-public
- Hebrew Theological College33.4 miles (53.8 km)4yr-private
- Saint Xavier University33.6 miles (54.1 km)4yr-private
- Fox College33.9 miles (54.5 km)2yr-private
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-public
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie34.8 miles (55.9 km)4yr-private
- North Park University35.0 miles (56.3 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College35.2 miles (56.6 km)2yr-public
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago35.5 miles (57.1 km)2yr-private
- Rush University35.5 miles (57.1 km)4yr-private
- Trinity International University-Illinois36.1 miles (58.2 km)4yr-private
- University of Illinois Chicago36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College36.6 miles (58.9 km)2yr-public
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office37.0 miles (59.5 km)4yr-public
- St. Augustine College37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake37.2 miles (59.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College37.2 miles (59.9 km)2yr-public
- VanderCook College of Music37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-private
- Illinois Institute of Technology37.4 miles (60.1 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago37.4 miles (60.2 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern Career College37.5 miles (60.3 km)2yr-private
- Erikson Institute37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute37.5 miles (60.4 km)4yr-private
- Adler University37.6 miles (60.5 km)4yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry37.6 miles (60.5 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University37.6 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
- American Islamic College37.7 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute37.7 miles (60.7 km)2yr-private
- Generations College37.7 miles (60.7 km)2yr-private
- East-West University37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
- Roosevelt University37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office37.7 miles (60.7 km)2yr-public
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College37.7 miles (60.7 km)2yr-public
- American Academy of Art College37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-private
- National Louis University37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-private
- Pacific College of Health and Science37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago38.1 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management38.1 miles (61.4 km)4yr-private
- CAAN Academy of Nursing38.3 miles (61.7 km)2yr-private
- Northwestern University38.4 miles (61.8 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia38.6 miles (62.2 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary38.8 miles (62.4 km)4yr-private
- University of Chicago38.8 miles (62.5 km)4yr-private
- Chicago State University38.8 miles (62.5 km)4yr-public
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago39.2 miles (63.1 km)4yr-private
- Chicago Theological Seminary39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.39.3 miles (63.2 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
- McCormick Theological Seminary39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago39.5 miles (63.6 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College39.9 miles (64.3 km)2yr-public
- South Suburban College40.4 miles (64.9 km)2yr-public
- Lake Forest College40.6 miles (65.4 km)4yr-private
- Governors State University41.2 miles (66.4 km)4yr-public
- College of Lake County41.5 miles (66.7 km)2yr-public
- Prairie State College41.7 miles (67.2 km)2yr-public
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-private
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph45.3 miles (72.9 km)4yr-private
- Rasmussen University-Illinois45.8 miles (73.8 km)2yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewel Middle School | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.7 km) |
| Fearn Elementary School | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| Goodwin Elem School | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (1.0 km) |
| MOOSEHEART CHILD CITY AND SCHOOL INC | private | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Illinois Mathematics and Science | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| RESURRECTION LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| AURORA CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Smith Elem School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Schneider Elem School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| ST RITA OF CASCIA SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Hope D Wall TMH Child Dev Ctr | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Herget Middle School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| ROSARY HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Grace McWayne Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (3.9 km) |
| Hall Elem School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| FOX VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Alice Gustafson Elem School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| COVENANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| COVENANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| McCleery Elem School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| MARMION ACADEMY | private | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.6 km) |
| PAWS | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Batavia Sr High School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Benavides Steam Academy | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Early Childhood Dev Cntr | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Jefferson Middle School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Hill Elem School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (4.9 km) |
| West Aurora High School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| West Aurora Learning Center/ELA | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| West Aurora HS RSSP | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| SUCCESS Academy | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| Greenman Elem School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| ANNUNCIATION OF THE BVM SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| H C Storm Elem School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| ST PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Sam Rotolo Middle Sch | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| PAWS Academy | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Freeman Elem School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Washington Middle School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Nicholas A Hermes Elem School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| POPE ST JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| HOLY ANGELS CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Hoover Wood Elem School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| J B Nelson Elem School | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| East Aurora HS RSSP | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Fabyan Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Geneva 304 Early Learning Center | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| C F Simmons Middle School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Child Service Center Preschool | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Geneva Middle Sch South | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| Geneva Middle Sch North | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| L D Brady Elem School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Mabel O Donnell Elem School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Fred Rodgers Magnet Acad | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Louise White Elem School | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.1 km) |
| VANGUARD GIFTED ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Western Avenue Elem School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| K D Waldo Middle School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.5 km) |
| Oak Park Elem School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| C M Bardwell Elem School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.6 km) |
| Edna Rollins Elem School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Henry W Cowherd Middle School | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| W S Beaupre Elem School | public | — | — | 5.1 miles (8.2 km) |
| Mill Creek School | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| C I Johnson Elem School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| Nicholson Elem School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| East High School | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Heartland Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| John Gates Elem School | public | — | — | 5.4 miles (8.7 km) |
| Rose E Krug Elem School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| ST PETER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Williamsburg Elem School | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| G N Dieterich Elem School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Kaneland John Shields Elem Sch | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Francis Granger Middle School | public | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| Metea Valley High School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.6 km) |
| Olney C Allen Elem School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| Nancy Young Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| New Directions - Geneva | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| MANSIO MONTESSORI OF GENEVA | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Geneva Community High School | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| GREEN FRIENDS MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Kaneland Harter Middle School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Harrison Street Elem School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| Kaneland McDole Elem School | public | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.2 km) |
| Kane Co Detention Center | public | — | — | 6.4 miles (10.2 km) |
| Reba O Steck Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| Davis Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| Illinois Youth Ctr - St Charles | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Long Beach Elem School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Boulder Hill Elem School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Richmond Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Lakewood Creek Elementary | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Compass Academy | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Early Childhood Program | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Compass Academy | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Waubonsie Valley High School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 60542
What school district is ZIP code 60542 in?
ZIP 60542 (North Aurora, IL) maps to Aurora East Unit School District 131 (LEA ID 1704680) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 60542?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 81 public and 19 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 60542 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60542 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 41.0% |
| High school | 18.4% |
| Less than HS | 7.2% |
| School district | Aurora East Unit School District 131 |