ZIP 68505 — 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 68505

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 68505 (Lincoln, NE) is associated with Waverly School District 145 (LEA 3100021) 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 (79 public, 21 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.8 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Joseph's College Cosmetology about 0.8 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Waverly School District 145

LEA ID

3100021

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (38)

Joseph's College Cosmetology0.8 miles (1.2 km)2yr-private
Southeast Community College Area1.1 miles (1.7 km)2yr-public
Myotherapy Institute1.1 miles (1.8 km)2yr-private
Nebraska Wesleyan University1.8 miles (2.9 km)4yr-private
University of Nebraska-Central Administration System Office2.4 miles (3.9 km)4yr-public
Bryan College of Health Sciences2.6 miles (4.1 km)4yr-private
Union Adventist University3.8 miles (6.2 km)4yr-private
University of Nebraska-Lincoln4.3 miles (6.9 km)4yr-public
College of Hair Design-Downtown4.6 miles (7.4 km)2yr-private
Entourage Institute of Beauty and Esthetics4.9 miles (7.9 km)2yr-private
College of Hair Design-East Campus6.5 miles (10.4 km)2yr-private
Doane University22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-private

Show all 38 colleges & universities

Concordia University-Nebraska25.3 miles (40.7 km)4yr-private
Capitol Beauty School38.6 miles (62.1 km)2yr-private
Xenon A Stephanie Moss Academy39.7 miles (63.9 km)2yr-private
Ricketts Great Books College42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-private
College of Saint Mary42.4 miles (68.2 km)4yr-private
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health42.6 miles (68.5 km)4yr-private
Midland University42.8 miles (68.9 km)4yr-private
Bellevue University43.0 miles (69.1 km)4yr-private
University of Nebraska at Omaha43.7 miles (70.4 km)4yr-public
University of Nebraska Medical Center44.9 miles (72.3 km)4yr-public
Clarkson College45.0 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
Creighton University46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
CHI Health School of Radiologic Technology46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
Metropolitan Community College Area48.1 miles (77.4 km)2yr-public
SOHO Hair Academy48.8 miles (78.5 km)2yr-private
Universal College of Healing Arts49.4 miles (79.4 km)2yr-private
York University50.3 miles (80.9 km)4yr-private
Peru State College52.4 miles (84.3 km)4yr-public
Iowa Western Community College52.8 miles (85.0 km)2yr-public
Nebraska Indian Community College90.3 miles (145.4 km)4yr-public
Central Community College91.7 miles (147.6 km)2yr-public
Hastings College93.3 miles (150.2 km)4yr-private
Northeast Community College93.7 miles (150.7 km)2yr-public
Northwest Missouri State University96.8 miles (155.7 km)4yr-public
Highland Community College97.4 miles (156.7 km)2yr-public
Little Priest Tribal College97.8 miles (157.3 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
ST JOHN THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.3 miles (0.5 km)
CHILDREN'S CIRCLE MONTESSORI	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
KAHOA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
MICKLE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
BROWNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
LPS CAREER ACADEMY	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
LINCOLN LUTHERAN MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
MORTON SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
INFANT TODDLER AT LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
NEBRASKA YOUTH ACADEMY	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
EASTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
DONALD D SHERRILL EDUCATION CNTR - ELEM	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
CULLER MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.5 km)
PERSHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
ECSE - HOMEBASED	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
BRYAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
INFANT TODDLER AT BRYAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
LPS GRADUATION PATHWAYS PROGRAM	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
HUNTINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
LEFLER MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
MESSIAH LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
DAWES MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
NORWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
HARTLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
ST TERESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
CHRIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
CLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAM	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAM	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
NUERNBERGER EDUCATION CENTER	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
SCIENCE FOCUS PROGRAM	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.7 km)
ELLIOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
COLLEGE VIEW ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
ARTS & HUMANITIES FOCUS PRGM	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
BAY HIGH FOCUS PROGRAM	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
GEORGE STONE SDA ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
INFANT TODDLER AT LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
CAMPBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
MCPHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.0 km)
ROUSSEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
MAXEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
ZEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
TRINITY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.3 km)
EDUCARE OF LINCOLN	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.5 km)
VILLA MARIE SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.6 km)
EVERETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
GOODRICH MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.9 miles (8.0 km)
PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
SARATOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
CHILD GUIDANCE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
BEATTIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
ST MARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
ST MARK LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
ST PETER CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
PARKVIEW CHRISTIAN ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
HUMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
WEST LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
KOOSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
PATHFINDER ED PRG-LANCASTER CO	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
WYSONG ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
NORTH AMERICAN MARTYRS SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
FREDSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
CAVETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
SPECIAL ED YANKEE HILL PROGRAM	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
WAVERLY HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
SCHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
ST MICHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 68505

What school district is ZIP code 68505 in?

ZIP 68505 (Lincoln, NE) maps to Waverly School District 145 (LEA ID 3100021) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 68505?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 79 public and 21 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 68505 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 68505 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	33.3%
High school	23.1%
Less than HS	5.6%
School district	Waverly School District 145

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