Chicago city, IL
ZIP 60609 — 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 60609
K-12 nearby
100
Public
86
Private
14
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 60609 (Chicago, IL) is associated with Chicago Public School District 299 (LEA 1709930) 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 (86 public, 14 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.0 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 Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago about 1.0 miles away (2yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Chicago Public School District 299
LEA ID
1709930
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago1.0 miles (1.6 km)2yr-private
- Illinois Institute of Technology2.0 miles (3.2 km)4yr-private
- VanderCook College of Music2.2 miles (3.5 km)4yr-private
- Illinois College of Optometry2.4 miles (3.8 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College2.4 miles (3.8 km)2yr-public
- University of Chicago3.4 miles (5.5 km)4yr-private
- McCormick Theological Seminary3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-private
- Catholic Theological Union at Chicago3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-private
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-private
- Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago3.8 miles (6.2 km)4yr-private
- Chicago Theological Seminary3.9 miles (6.2 km)4yr-private
- Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.3.9 miles (6.2 km)4yr-private
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- University of Illinois Chicago4.1 miles (6.6 km)4yr-public
- Rush University4.3 miles (7.0 km)4yr-private
- East-West University4.4 miles (7.0 km)4yr-private
- Spertus College4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private
- Columbia College Chicago4.6 miles (7.4 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College4.6 miles (7.4 km)2yr-public
- Roosevelt University4.7 miles (7.5 km)4yr-private
- DePaul University4.7 miles (7.6 km)4yr-private
- American Academy of Art College4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Administrative Office4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-public
- National Louis University4.9 miles (8.0 km)4yr-private
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago5.0 miles (8.0 km)4yr-private
- Generations College5.0 miles (8.1 km)2yr-private
- Taylor Business Institute5.0 miles (8.1 km)2yr-private
- Adler University5.0 miles (8.1 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College5.2 miles (8.4 km)2yr-public
- Midwestern Career College5.2 miles (8.4 km)2yr-private
- Meadville Theological School of Lombard College5.3 miles (8.5 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-District Office5.3 miles (8.5 km)2yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College5.3 miles (8.5 km)2yr-public
- Pacific College of Health and Science5.4 miles (8.6 km)4yr-private
- The Chicago School at Chicago5.4 miles (8.6 km)4yr-private
- Morton College5.5 miles (8.8 km)2yr-public
- Erikson Institute5.5 miles (8.9 km)4yr-private
- Moody Bible Institute6.0 miles (9.7 km)4yr-private
- Chicago State University7.0 miles (11.2 km)4yr-public
- Northwestern College7.7 miles (12.4 km)4yr-private
- Saint Xavier University7.9 miles (12.7 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College7.9 miles (12.7 km)2yr-public
- American Islamic College9.8 miles (15.8 km)4yr-private
- Concordia University-Chicago9.8 miles (15.9 km)4yr-private
- City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College10.5 miles (16.9 km)2yr-public
- Dominican University10.6 miles (17.0 km)4yr-private
- St. Augustine College11.0 miles (17.8 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Clinical Social Work11.0 miles (17.8 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park11.1 miles (17.8 km)2yr-private
- North Park University11.6 miles (18.6 km)4yr-private
- Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-private
- Triton College11.9 miles (19.1 km)2yr-public
- Trinity Christian College12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-private
- Northeastern Illinois University12.0 miles (19.3 km)4yr-public
- City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College12.1 miles (19.5 km)2yr-public
- Moraine Valley Community College12.3 miles (19.9 km)2yr-public
- Calumet College of Saint Joseph12.9 miles (20.7 km)4yr-private
- Loyola University Chicago13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
- South Suburban College14.4 miles (23.1 km)2yr-public
- Hebrew Theological College14.7 miles (23.6 km)4yr-private
- Elmhurst University15.9 miles (25.7 km)4yr-private
- Northwestern University16.5 miles (26.5 km)4yr-private
- Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-private
- Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary16.9 miles (27.1 km)4yr-private
- NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia17.5 miles (28.2 km)4yr-private
- Midwestern University-Downers Grove17.6 miles (28.3 km)4yr-private
- Purdue University Northwest18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-public
- Fox College18.4 miles (29.6 km)2yr-private
- National University of Health Sciences18.6 miles (30.0 km)4yr-private
- Prairie State College19.9 miles (32.0 km)2yr-public
- Northern Baptist Theological Seminary20.6 miles (33.1 km)4yr-private
- Oakton College20.7 miles (33.3 km)2yr-public
- College of DuPage21.4 miles (34.5 km)2yr-public
- CAAN Academy of Nursing21.6 miles (34.7 km)2yr-private
- Chamberlain University-Illinois21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
- Benedictine University22.8 miles (36.7 km)4yr-private
- Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc23.0 miles (37.1 km)2yr-private
- Wheaton College23.1 miles (37.2 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-Administrative Office23.7 miles (38.1 km)4yr-public
- DeVry University-Illinois23.7 miles (38.1 km)4yr-private
- Indiana University-Northwest24.1 miles (38.9 km)4yr-public
- North Central College25.2 miles (40.5 km)4yr-private
- Governors State University25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-public
- Lewis University26.1 miles (41.9 km)4yr-private
- Stellar Career College-Crown Point26.8 miles (43.2 km)2yr-private
- Worsham College of Mortuary Science27.0 miles (43.5 km)2yr-private
- William Rainey Harper College28.3 miles (45.6 km)2yr-public
- Trinity International University-Illinois29.0 miles (46.7 km)4yr-private
- University of St Francis29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest College31.4 miles (50.6 km)4yr-private
- Lake Forest Graduate School of Management32.1 miles (51.7 km)4yr-private
- Ambria College of Nursing33.8 miles (54.3 km)4yr-private
- Joliet Junior College34.6 miles (55.7 km)2yr-public
- Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science35.2 miles (56.7 km)4yr-private
- Aurora University35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Saint Mary of the Lake36.8 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
- Judson University36.9 miles (59.3 km)4yr-private
- Elgin Community College37.0 miles (59.6 km)2yr-public
- College of Court Reporting Inc38.7 miles (62.3 km)2yr-private
- Valparaiso University40.0 miles (64.4 km)4yr-private
- Waubonsee Community College41.4 miles (66.6 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamline Elem School | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.7 km) |
| Chavez Elem Multicultural Acad Ct | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| Seward Elem Communication Arts Ac | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.0 km) |
| Graham A Elem School | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Richards Career Academy HS | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.2 km) |
| Lara Elem Academy | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| ST GABRIEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Tilden Career Communty Academy HS | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Peace and Education Coalition HS | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.4 km) |
| Hedges Elem School | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Sherman Elem School | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| SAN MIGUEL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Namaste Elem Charter School | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.7 km) |
| Daley Elem Academy | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.7 km) |
| Back of The Yards IB HS | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Libby Elem School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Hendricks Elem Community Academy | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Fulton Elem School | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| BRIDGEPORT CATHOLIC ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| Evergreen Academy Elem School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| VISITATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.2 km) |
| Dewey Elem Academy of Fine Arts | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Holmes Elem School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Greene N Elem School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| CICS - Basil Campus | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.3 km) |
| Horizon Science Acad-McKinley Pk | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Thomas Early Childhood Center | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Minnie Minoso Academy | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Armour Elem School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| CAMBRIDGE CLASSICAL ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.5 km) |
| Beethoven Elem School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| KIPP Chicago Chrtrs Bloom Campus | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.5 km) |
| Air Force Acad High School | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Bronzeville Classical Elem Sch | public | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| Christopher Elem School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Henderson Elem School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Shields Elem School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Bronzeville Scholastic HS | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| MONTESSORI FOUNDATIONS OF CHGO | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Horizon Sci Acad - Southwest Chtr | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Williams Medical Prep High Sch | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Shields Middle School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Holden Elem School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Everett Elem School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Acero Chtr-Brighton Park Elem Sch | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Beasley Elem Magnet Academic Ctr | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Langford A Elem School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| CS ACADEMY | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Nightingale Elem School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Brighton Park Elem School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Perspectives Chtr - IIT Campus | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Thomas Kelly College Preparatory | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Sherwood Elem School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| ACADEMY OF ST BENEDICT THE AFRICAN | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Nicholson Tech Acad Elem Sch | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Healy Elem School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Acero Chtr - Sandra Cisneros Elem | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Phillips Academy High School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Acero Chtr - Rufino Tamayo Elem | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Noble St Chtr - Mansueto | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Acero Chtr - Officer Marquez Elem | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Carson Elem School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| POPE JOHN PAUL II CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Mollison Elem School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.4 km) |
| Burroughs Elem School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.5 km) |
| DE LA SALLE INSTITUTE - INSTITUTE CAMPUS | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Wells Preparatory Elem Academy | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Talman Elem School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Gunsaulus Elem Scholastic Academy | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| ST JEROME SCHOOL, SANTA LUCIA CAMPUS | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Gage Park High School | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| Lindblom Math & Science Acad HS | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| Chicago Military Academy HS | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| CS ACADEMY COLLEGE PREP | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Sheridan Elem Math & Science Acad | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Davis N Elem School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| James Farmer Jr. Elementary | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.8 km) |
| Burke Elem School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.8 km) |
| Earle Elem School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Carter Elem School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Pathways in Education Brighton Pa | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| ST JEROME SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| Ward J Elem School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Urban Prep Chtr Acad Englewood HS | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Walter Henri Dyett HS for Arts | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Ombudsman Chicago South | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Columbia Explorers Elem Academy | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (3.9 km) |
| Woodson South Elem School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Morrill Elem Math & Sci School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| John J Pershing Magnet Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Urban Prep Chtr Bronzeville HS | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| YCCS-McKinley-Lakeside Leadership | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| HOLY ANGELS | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Drake Elem School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Noble St Chtr-Johnson Colg Prep | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Providence-Englewood Elem Charter | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Kershaw Elem School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| James R Doolittle Academy | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Bronzeville Academy Charter Sch | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Bass Elem School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 60609
What school district is ZIP code 60609 in?
ZIP 60609 (Chicago, IL) maps to Chicago Public School District 299 (LEA ID 1709930) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 60609?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 86 public and 14 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 60609 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 60609 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 20.0% |
| High school | 31.7% |
| Less than HS | 24.1% |
| School district | Chicago Public School District 299 |