Even today, while the limited area surrounding the station is a commercial district--since Plaza Shugakuin is located in the eastern area of the station and there are a few supermarkets in the western area, including FRESCO (supermarket) Shugakuin Store, which is adjacent to the station (it has an entrance on the side of a platform)--the area slightly farther from the station is a residential district with the exception of the district along Kitayama-dori Street and Shirakawa-dori Street.
現在でも駅のごく周辺は、駅東側のプラザ修学院、駅西側に隣接（ホーム側にも入口あり）したフレスコ(スーパー)修学院店の他、数件のスーパーマーケットもある商業地域であるが、駅から少し離れると北山通、白川通沿い以外は住宅地となっている。