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ZIP 08540 — 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 08540
K-12 nearby
100
Public
67
Private
33
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 08540 (Princeton, NJ) is associated with Franklin Township School District (LEA 3405490) 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 (67 public, 33 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.0 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 Princeton University about 1.0 miles away (4yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Franklin Township School District
LEA ID
3405490
Private school share (ACS)
0.2%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Princeton University1.0 miles (1.6 km)4yr-private
- Princeton Theological Seminary1.3 miles (2.1 km)4yr-private
- Rider University7.3 miles (11.7 km)4yr-private
- Mercer County Community College7.5 miles (12.1 km)2yr-public
- The College of New Jersey9.2 miles (14.8 km)4yr-public
- Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology11.1 miles (17.9 km)2yr-private
- Capital Health School of Nursing11.1 miles (17.9 km)2yr-private
- Thomas Edison State University11.5 miles (18.5 km)4yr-public
- Chamberlain University-New Jersey13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-private
- American Institute-Somerset14.2 miles (22.9 km)2yr-private
- New Brunswick Theological Seminary14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick14.4 miles (23.3 km)4yr-public
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Strayer University-New Jersey16.3 miles (26.2 km)4yr-private
- Rabbi Jacob Joseph School16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
- Raritan Valley Community College17.1 miles (27.6 km)2yr-public
- American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education17.9 miles (28.7 km)2yr-private
- Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield17.9 miles (28.8 km)2yr-private
- Middlesex College18.1 miles (29.1 km)2yr-public
- Bucks County Community College18.5 miles (29.7 km)2yr-public
- Cairn University-Langhorne19.1 miles (30.8 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch21.2 miles (34.1 km)4yr-private
- JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools21.4 miles (34.4 km)2yr-private
- Pennco Tech-Bristol21.6 miles (34.7 km)2yr-private
- Strayer University-Pennsylvania22.4 miles (36.0 km)4yr-private
- DeVry University-New Jersey22.5 miles (36.3 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-private
- Talmudical Academy-New Jersey23.6 miles (38.0 km)4yr-private
- Automotive Training Center-Warminster24.8 miles (39.9 km)2yr-private
- Won Institute of Graduate Studies25.0 miles (40.2 km)4yr-private
- Bryn Athyn College of the New Church26.6 miles (42.8 km)4yr-private
- Orleans Technical College26.6 miles (42.8 km)2yr-private
- Delaware Valley University26.9 miles (43.2 km)4yr-private
- Holy Family University27.2 miles (43.8 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia27.5 miles (44.2 km)2yr-private
- UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey27.5 miles (44.3 km)2yr-public
- Brookdale Community College27.6 miles (44.5 km)2yr-public
- Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel28.1 miles (45.3 km)4yr-private
- Yeshivas Emek Hatorah28.3 miles (45.5 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia28.3 miles (45.5 km)2yr-private
- Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-private
- Georgian Court University29.0 miles (46.6 km)4yr-private
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-public
- Beth Medrash Govoha29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
- Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah29.6 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
- Bais Medrash Toras Chesed29.7 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
- Rowan College at Burlington County29.8 miles (48.0 km)2yr-public
- Yeshiva Bais Aharon29.9 miles (48.2 km)4yr-private
- St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island30.1 miles (48.4 km)2yr-private
- Drew University30.1 miles (48.4 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah30.4 miles (48.9 km)4yr-private
- Manor College30.4 miles (49.0 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-private
- Seminary Bnos Chaim30.7 miles (49.4 km)2yr-private
- Healthcare Training Institute30.7 miles (49.5 km)2yr-private
- Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus30.8 miles (49.5 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Toras Chaim30.9 miles (49.8 km)4yr-private
- Kean University31.1 miles (50.0 km)4yr-public
- Saint Elizabeth University31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
- College of Staten Island CUNY31.3 miles (50.4 km)4yr-public
- Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village31.4 miles (50.6 km)4yr-private
- Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud31.4 miles (50.6 km)4yr-private
- Salus University31.5 miles (50.7 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah31.5 miles (50.7 km)4yr-private
- Rabbinical College of America31.7 miles (51.0 km)4yr-private
- PITC Institute31.7 miles (51.0 km)2yr-private
- American Institute-Toms River31.8 miles (51.1 km)2yr-private
- Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim31.9 miles (51.3 km)4yr-private
- Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok32.0 miles (51.6 km)4yr-private
- Beth Medrash of Asbury Park32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-private
- Reconstructionist Rabbinical College32.3 miles (51.9 km)4yr-private
- Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook32.4 miles (52.1 km)4yr-private
- Gratz College32.5 miles (52.3 km)4yr-private
- Warren County Community College32.5 miles (52.4 km)2yr-public
- Arcadia University32.7 miles (52.6 km)4yr-private
- Gwynedd Mercy University32.7 miles (52.7 km)4yr-private
- MCI Institute of NJ32.8 miles (52.8 km)2yr-private
- Westminster Theological Seminary33.0 miles (53.1 km)4yr-private
- Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church33.1 miles (53.3 km)4yr-private
- Seton Hall University33.9 miles (54.5 km)4yr-private
- Wagner College34.3 miles (55.2 km)4yr-private
- County College of Morris34.5 miles (55.5 km)2yr-public
- Lansdale School of Business34.5 miles (55.6 km)2yr-private
- La Salle University34.6 miles (55.6 km)4yr-private
- Monmouth University34.7 miles (55.8 km)4yr-private
- Centenary University34.8 miles (56.0 km)4yr-private
- ASPIRA City College34.8 miles (56.0 km)2yr-private
- American Institute-Cherry Hill34.9 miles (56.2 km)2yr-private
- Montgomery County Community College35.2 miles (56.6 km)2yr-public
- Ocean County College35.6 miles (57.4 km)2yr-public
- Chestnut Hill College35.8 miles (57.6 km)4yr-private
- Best Care College36.0 miles (57.9 km)2yr-private
- Essex County College36.1 miles (58.0 km)2yr-public
- Rutgers University-Newark36.2 miles (58.2 km)4yr-public
- New Jersey Institute of Technology36.3 miles (58.4 km)4yr-public
- Pillar College36.4 miles (58.6 km)4yr-private
- Lafayette College37.3 miles (60.0 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Middle School | public | — | — | 0.1 miles (0.2 km) |
| Princeton High School | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.6 km) |
| Princeton Charter School | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Community Park School | public | — | — | 0.6 miles (0.9 km) |
| ST PAUL SCHOOL OF PRINCETON | private | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.2 km) |
| Littlebrook School | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Riverside School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.9 km) |
| STUART COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| WILBERFORCE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| FRENCH AMERICAN SCHOOL OF PRINCETON | private | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Johnson Park School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (3.0 km) |
| PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| FUSION ACADEMY PRINCETON | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| YINGHUA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| PRINCETON MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| PRINCETON INTERNATIONAL SCHL OF MATH AND SCIENCE | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| PRINCETON FRIENDS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| MONTGOMERY MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| WALDORF SCHOOL OF PRINCETON | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| THE DOW JONES FAMILY CENTER | private | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| J.V.B. Wicoff Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| THE BLAWENBURG VILLAGE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Community Middle School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.5 km) |
| Village Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| Orchard Hill Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| CHAPIN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Millstone River School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Maurice Hawk Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Montgomery Upper Middle School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Montgomery Lower Middle School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Town Center Elementary School at Plainsboro | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| PRINCETON CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Montgomery High School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| NOOR-UL-IMAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| South Brunswick High School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.8 km) |
| Constable Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.8 km) |
| Hopewell Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.1 km) |
| Monmouth Junction Elementary School | public | — | — | 5.7 miles (9.2 km) |
| WINDSOR MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| Lawrenceville Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| Cambridge Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Dutch Neck Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.2 miles (9.9 km) |
| Stony Brook Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| Ben Franklin Elementary | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| SPLENDOR BILINGUAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| DOVES RCH | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| Village Elementary School | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.2 km) |
| Crossroads South Middle School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| Thomas R Grover Middle School | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| Greenbrook Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| Crossroads North Middle School | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| MONTESSORI ACADEMY & LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.8 km) |
| ALL DAY LEARNING CENTERS | private | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| University Heights Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.5 miles (12.1 km) |
| Mercer High School | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Joseph F. Cappello School | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.2 km) |
| Lawrence Intermediate School | public | — | — | 7.6 miles (12.3 km) |
| Toll Gate Grammar School | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.3 km) |
| Regional Day School | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| THE PENNINGTON SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Mercer Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| Dayton Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| Claremont Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.5 km) |
| PENNINGTON MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Lawrence High School | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| MCVS Assunpink Shared Time Center/Rubino | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences Academy | public | — | — | 7.8 miles (12.6 km) |
| Deans Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.6 km) |
| Melvin H. Kreps Middle School | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Indian Fields Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Woods Road Elementary School | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.8 km) |
| MCVS Arthur R. Sypek Center | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.8 km) |
| Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.8 km) |
| Cranbury School | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Lawrence Middle School | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| Brooks Crossing Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.1 miles (13.0 km) |
| Franklin Park School | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.1 km) |
| ST ANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| Hopewell Valley Central High School | public | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.2 km) |
| PAINTED OAK NATURE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| Brunswick Acres Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| Eldridge Park School | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| Timberlane Middle School | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| Morgan Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL ACADEMY | private | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.5 km) |
| William L Antheil Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| Amsterdam Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| LAUREL SCHOOL OF PRINCETON | private | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| LAUREL SCHOOL OF PRINCETON, THE | private | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| THE NEWGRANGE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.1 km) |
| Robbinsville High School | public | — | — | 8.8 miles (14.2 km) |
| Mercerville Elementary School | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| OUR LADY OF SORROWS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
| Pond Road Middle School | public | — | — | 8.9 miles (14.3 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 08540
What school district is ZIP code 08540 in?
ZIP 08540 (Princeton, NJ) maps to Franklin Township School District (LEA ID 3405490) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 08540?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 67 public and 33 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 08540 attend private school?
About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 08540 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 82.4% |
| High school | 5.6% |
| Less than HS | 2.3% |
| School district | Franklin Township School District |