ZIP 68527 — 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 68527

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 68527 (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 84 K-12 schools (67 public, 17 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.9 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 Southeast Community College Area about 4.6 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Waverly School District 145

LEA ID

3100021

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (39)

Southeast Community College Area4.6 miles (7.4 km)2yr-public
Myotherapy Institute5.0 miles (8.0 km)2yr-private
Joseph's College Cosmetology5.8 miles (9.3 km)2yr-private
Nebraska Wesleyan University6.5 miles (10.5 km)4yr-private
University of Nebraska-Central Administration System Office7.5 miles (12.1 km)4yr-public
Bryan College of Health Sciences7.5 miles (12.1 km)4yr-private
Union Adventist University8.3 miles (13.4 km)4yr-private
College of Hair Design-East Campus8.8 miles (14.1 km)2yr-private
Entourage Institute of Beauty and Esthetics8.8 miles (14.1 km)2yr-private
University of Nebraska-Lincoln9.4 miles (15.2 km)4yr-public
College of Hair Design-Downtown9.8 miles (15.7 km)2yr-private
Doane University27.2 miles (43.7 km)4yr-private

Show all 39 colleges & universities

Concordia University-Nebraska29.9 miles (48.1 km)4yr-private
Capitol Beauty School34.0 miles (54.7 km)2yr-private
Xenon A Stephanie Moss Academy35.0 miles (56.3 km)2yr-private
College of Saint Mary37.7 miles (60.7 km)4yr-private
Ricketts Great Books College37.8 miles (60.8 km)4yr-private
Bellevue University37.9 miles (61.1 km)4yr-private
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health38.1 miles (61.3 km)4yr-private
University of Nebraska at Omaha39.1 miles (63.0 km)4yr-public
University of Nebraska Medical Center40.3 miles (64.8 km)4yr-public
Clarkson College40.4 miles (65.0 km)4yr-private
Midland University40.8 miles (65.6 km)4yr-private
Creighton University41.7 miles (67.1 km)4yr-private
CHI Health School of Radiologic Technology42.0 miles (67.6 km)4yr-private
Metropolitan Community College Area43.5 miles (70.1 km)2yr-public
SOHO Hair Academy43.9 miles (70.6 km)2yr-private
Universal College of Healing Arts44.9 miles (72.2 km)2yr-private
Iowa Western Community College47.9 miles (77.1 km)2yr-public
Peru State College48.8 miles (78.6 km)4yr-public
York University55.2 miles (88.8 km)4yr-private
Nebraska Indian Community College88.2 miles (141.9 km)4yr-public
Northwest Missouri State University92.6 miles (149.1 km)4yr-public
Northeast Community College94.5 miles (152.1 km)2yr-public
Highland Community College94.9 miles (152.7 km)2yr-public
Little Priest Tribal College95.9 miles (154.4 km)2yr-public
Central Community College96.6 miles (155.5 km)2yr-public
Hastings College98.5 miles (158.5 km)4yr-private
Wayne State College99.6 miles (160.4 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
VILLA MARIE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
FAITH LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
WAVERLY HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
EVELYN HAMLOW ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
LPS CAREER ACADEMY	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
KAHOA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
NORWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
ST JOHN THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
CHILDREN'S CIRCLE MONTESSORI	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
MICKLE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
MESSIAH LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
PERSHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
INFANT TODDLER AT LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
ST JOSEPH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
MORTON SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
NEBRASKA YOUTH ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
BROWNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
EASTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
LINCOLN LUTHERAN MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
DAWES MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
DONALD D SHERRILL EDUCATION CNTR - ELEM	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
CULLER MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
PIUS X HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
HUNTINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
ECSE - HOMEBASED	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
BRYAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
INFANT TODDLER AT BRYAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
LPS GRADUATION PATHWAYS PROGRAM	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
LEFLER MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
MAXEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.6 km)
CHRIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.9 miles (12.8 km)
HARTLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
ST TERESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
COLLEGE VIEW ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
CLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.1 km)
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAM	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SUPPORT PROGRAM	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
NUERNBERGER EDUCATION CENTER	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.2 km)
GEORGE STONE SDA ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
CAMPBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
ZEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
SCIENCE FOCUS PROGRAM	public	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
ELLIOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
ARTS & HUMANITIES FOCUS PRGM	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
BAY HIGH FOCUS PROGRAM	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.4 km)
POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
INFANT TODDLER AT LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
ROUSSEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.2 miles (14.8 km)
BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
EDUCARE OF LINCOLN	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
GOODRICH MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
ST PETER CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
MCPHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
KOOSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
TRINITY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM	private	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
HUMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
ST MICHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)
EVERETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)
WYSONG ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 68527

What school district is ZIP code 68527 in?

ZIP 68527 (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 68527?

US5 lists 84 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 67 public and 17 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 68527 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 68527 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	53.0%
High school	14.7%
Less than HS	1.6%
School district	Waverly School District 145

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