ZIP 85249 — 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 85249

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 85249 (Chandler, AZ) is associated with Chandler Unified District (LEA 0401870) 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 (87 public, 13 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 Justice University about 2.9 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Chandler Unified District

LEA ID

0401870

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (63)

Justice University2.9 miles (4.6 km)4yr-private
American InterContinental University System3.8 miles (6.0 km)4yr-private
Chandler-Gilbert Community College4.8 miles (7.7 km)2yr-public
International Baptist College and Seminary5.9 miles (9.5 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Mesa12.0 miles (19.4 km)2yr-private
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley12.1 miles (19.5 km)2yr-private
Mesa Community College12.2 miles (19.7 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa12.7 miles (20.5 km)2yr-private
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts13.5 miles (21.8 km)2yr-private
Sonoran University of Health Sciences13.9 miles (22.3 km)4yr-private
University of Advancing Technology14.8 miles (23.9 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Campus Immersion15.5 miles (25.0 km)4yr-public

Show all 63 colleges & universities

Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe15.8 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
Sessions College for Professional Design16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Tempe16.3 miles (26.3 km)2yr-private
Rio Salado College16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-public
Sonoran Desert Institute16.6 miles (26.8 km)2yr-private
Maricopa Community College System Office16.6 miles (26.8 km)4yr-public
Aspen University16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-private
Bryan University17.0 miles (27.4 km)4yr-private
South Mountain Community College17.5 miles (28.1 km)4yr-public
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix17.8 miles (28.7 km)2yr-private
University of Phoenix-Arizona18.0 miles (28.9 km)4yr-private
Arizona State University Digital Immersion18.1 miles (29.1 km)4yr-public
Refrigeration School Inc19.1 miles (30.7 km)2yr-private
GateWay Community College19.4 miles (31.2 km)4yr-public
Central Arizona College20.3 miles (32.6 km)2yr-public
Scottsdale Community College20.4 miles (32.9 km)4yr-public
The School of Architecture21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
Pathways College23.1 miles (37.2 km)4yr-private
Arizona Board of Regents23.8 miles (38.2 km)4yr-public
Phoenix College24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-public
Phoenix Seminary25.5 miles (41.1 km)4yr-private
Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
Crestpoint University26.2 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
Grand Canyon University27.7 miles (44.6 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Arizona29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Phoenix North29.5 miles (47.5 km)2yr-private
Brookline College-Phoenix29.8 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute30.0 miles (48.3 km)2yr-private
Arizona College-Glendale31.4 miles (50.5 km)2yr-private
Paradise Valley Community College32.0 miles (51.5 km)4yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix32.4 miles (52.1 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc32.5 miles (52.3 km)2yr-private
Universal Technical Institute-Phoenix32.5 miles (52.3 km)2yr-private
Glendale Community College33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Phoenix33.9 miles (54.6 km)4yr-private
Arizona Christian University35.4 miles (56.9 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Arizona35.5 miles (57.1 km)4yr-private
Western Maricopa Education Center35.8 miles (57.7 km)2yr-public
Estrella Mountain Community College36.2 miles (58.3 km)2yr-public
Midwestern University-Glendale37.7 miles (60.6 km)4yr-private
Ottawa University-Surprise43.2 miles (69.6 km)4yr-private
Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine83.3 miles (134.1 km)4yr-private
Carrington College-Tucson83.7 miles (134.8 km)2yr-private
University of Arizona84.3 miles (135.7 km)4yr-public
Tohono O'odham Community College85.5 miles (137.6 km)2yr-public
Pima Medical Institute-Tucson86.0 miles (138.4 km)4yr-private
Pima Community College87.1 miles (140.2 km)2yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson87.4 miles (140.7 km)4yr-private
Brookline College-Tucson87.8 miles (141.2 km)4yr-private
Yavapai College98.9 miles (159.1 km)4yr-public
Prescott College99.2 miles (159.7 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Jane D. Hull Elementary	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.5 km)
John & Carol Carlson Elementary	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.7 km)
Santan Junior High School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Audrey & Robert Ryan Elementary	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Santan Elementary	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Arizona College Prep High School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
Basha High School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.5 km)
Navarrete Elementary	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
EVIT - Basha High School	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
Legacy Traditional School - Chandler	public	—	—	2.5 miles (3.9 km)
Haley Elementary	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Legacy Online Academy	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
American Leadership Academy Gilbert South K-6	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Robert J.C. Rice Elementary School	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
IKM LAYTON LAKES	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
BASIS Chandler	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
BASIS Chandler Primary- South Campus	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Ira A. Fulton Elementary	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.9 km)
Weinberg Gifted Academy	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Charlotte Patterson Elementary	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.2 km)
EVIT - Hamilton High School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Hamilton High School	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Lincoln Prep	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
Great Hearts Academies - Archway Lincoln	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
LIGHT OF CHRIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
Arizona Connections Academy	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Perry High School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
RISEN SAVIOR LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
EVIT - Perry High School	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
Basha Elementary	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
Campo Verde High School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.8 km)
EVIT - Campo Verde High School	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Chandler Traditional Academy-Freedom	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Quartz Hill Elementary	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
T. Dale Hancock Elementary School	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
GILBERT CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS - GREENFIELD CAMPUS	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Riggs Elementary	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Anna Marie Jacobson Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Chandler Early College High School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Bogle Junior High School	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Rudy G Bologna Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Willis Junior High School	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
Ken 'Chief' Hill Learning Academy	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Chandler Online Academy	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Robert and Danell Tarwater Elementary	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Chandler Learning Center	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
Hill Academy @ ICAN	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
Chandler Traditional Academy-Humphrey	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
Frye Elementary School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Champion Chandler	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Spectrum Elementary	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Bridges Elementary School	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
BASIS Chandler Primary - North Campus	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
Coronado Elementary School	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
CASA DEL NINO BILINGUAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
American Leadership Academy Gilbert K-6	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
SPONDEO PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
San Marcos Elementary School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
TRI-CITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.6 km)
Chandler Traditional Academy - Liberty Campus	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
South Valley Jr. High	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
San Tan Elementary	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Chandler High School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
EVIT - Chandler High School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Dr. Gary and Annette Auxier Elementary School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Galveston Elementary School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Sanborn Elementary School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
Ashland Elementary	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Dr Howard K Conley Elementary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
EVIT - Casteel High School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
Dr. Camille Casteel High School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
CARITAS ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Early College	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Leading Edge Academy Gilbert Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Power	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Pathways Learning Center	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Power Ranch Elementary	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Leading Edge Academy Online	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
NEW VISTAS CENTER FOR EDUCATION	private	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
ST MARY-BASHA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Chaparral Elementary School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
JEWELL SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
LIFE - LAUREN'S INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Sue Sossaman Early Childhood Development Center	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
Sossaman Middle School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Arizona College Prep Middle School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
EVIT - Arizona College Prep Erie Campus	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
Centennial Elementary School	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Shumway Leadership Academy	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
Desert Hills High School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Gilbert	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Higley High School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
EVIT - Higley High School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Settlers Point Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
KINDER BUGS PREPARATORY	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Higley Virtual Academy	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 85249

What school district is ZIP code 85249 in?

ZIP 85249 (Chandler, AZ) maps to Chandler Unified District (LEA ID 0401870) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 85249?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 87 public and 13 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 85249 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 85249 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	55.6%
High school	13.4%
Less than HS	3.7%
School district	Chandler Unified District

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