ZIP 12009 — 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 12009

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 12009 (Altamont, NY) is associated with Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District (LEA 3604650) 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 46 K-12 schools (36 public, 10 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 8.0 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.8% 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 Excelsior University about 8.8 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District

LEA ID

3604650

Private school share (ACS)

0.8%

Colleges & universities (97)

Excelsior University8.8 miles (14.1 km)4yr-private
Schenectady County Community College9.2 miles (14.7 km)2yr-public
Belanger School of Nursing9.5 miles (15.2 km)2yr-private
Union College9.9 miles (16.0 km)4yr-private
University at Albany10.7 miles (17.3 km)4yr-public
Bryant & Stratton College-Albany11.4 miles (18.4 km)4yr-private
St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing11.9 miles (19.1 km)2yr-private
Maria College of Albany12.0 miles (19.2 km)4yr-private
Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus12.6 miles (20.3 km)2yr-private
The College of Saint Rose12.8 miles (20.7 km)4yr-private
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences13.4 miles (21.6 km)4yr-private
Albany Medical College13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-private

Show all 97 colleges & universities

Albany Law School13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-private
Siena College14.4 miles (23.2 km)4yr-private
SUNY-System Office14.9 miles (24.0 km)4yr-public
Russell Sage College17.5 miles (28.1 km)4yr-private
Hudson Valley Community College17.9 miles (28.7 km)2yr-public
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute18.4 miles (29.5 km)4yr-private
Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing18.5 miles (29.8 km)2yr-private
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill23.6 miles (37.9 km)4yr-public
Fulton-Montgomery Community College23.8 miles (38.3 km)2yr-public
Empire State University29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-public
Skidmore College30.4 miles (48.8 km)4yr-private
Columbia-Greene Community College35.0 miles (56.3 km)2yr-public
Berkshire Community College40.2 miles (64.7 km)2yr-public
Williams College42.3 miles (68.0 km)4yr-private
Bennington College43.2 miles (69.6 km)4yr-private
Bard College47.2 miles (76.0 km)4yr-private
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts47.4 miles (76.2 km)4yr-public
Bard College at Simon's Rock47.5 miles (76.5 km)4yr-private
SUNY Adirondack49.1 miles (79.0 km)2yr-public
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi54.1 miles (87.1 km)4yr-public
Herkimer County Community College54.4 miles (87.5 km)2yr-public
SUNY Oneonta54.6 miles (88.0 km)4yr-public
Hartwick College55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-private
Ulster County Community College58.7 miles (94.4 km)2yr-public
Mohawk Valley Community College65.4 miles (105.3 km)2yr-public
Culinary Institute of America66.0 miles (106.2 km)4yr-private
State University of New York at New Paltz66.2 miles (106.5 km)4yr-public
Dutchess Community College67.6 miles (108.8 km)2yr-public
SUNY Polytechnic Institute67.7 miles (108.9 km)4yr-public
Marist University67.7 miles (108.9 km)4yr-private
Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing67.8 miles (109.2 km)2yr-private
Utica University68.4 miles (110.1 km)4yr-private
Vassar College70.2 miles (113.0 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva of Ocean70.8 miles (113.9 km)4yr-private
Greenfield Community College71.7 miles (115.4 km)2yr-public
Sullivan County Community College72.2 miles (116.1 km)2yr-public
Word of Life Bible Institute72.3 miles (116.3 km)2yr-private
Davis College72.3 miles (116.3 km)4yr-private
Yeshivath Zichron Moshe73.3 miles (117.9 km)4yr-private
Hamilton College73.7 miles (118.5 km)4yr-private
Westfield State University74.3 miles (119.5 km)4yr-public
Conway School of Landscape Design75.4 miles (121.4 km)4yr-private
SIT Graduate Institute75.6 miles (121.7 km)4yr-private
Smith College75.8 miles (122.1 km)4yr-private
Colgate University76.6 miles (123.3 km)4yr-private
Holyoke Community College78.7 miles (126.6 km)2yr-public
Landmark College79.5 miles (128.0 km)4yr-private
University of Massachusetts-Amherst79.8 miles (128.4 km)4yr-public
Amherst College80.4 miles (129.4 km)4yr-private
Mount Holyoke College80.5 miles (129.6 km)4yr-private
Hampshire College80.8 miles (130.0 km)4yr-private
Mount Saint Mary College81.8 miles (131.7 km)4yr-private
SUNY Morrisville82.5 miles (132.8 km)4yr-public
College of Our Lady of the Elms82.6 miles (132.9 km)4yr-private
Springfield Technical Community College84.7 miles (136.4 km)2yr-public
American International College85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva Ohr Naftoli85.7 miles (138.0 km)4yr-private
Springfield College85.9 miles (138.3 km)4yr-private
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education85.9 miles (138.3 km)4yr-private
Bay Path University86.4 miles (139.0 km)4yr-private
Western New England University87.1 miles (140.2 km)4yr-private
Orange County Community College89.3 miles (143.7 km)2yr-public
Antioch University-New England89.7 miles (144.4 km)4yr-private
Keene State College90.4 miles (145.5 km)4yr-public
United States Military Academy90.5 miles (145.7 km)4yr-public
University of Hartford91.8 miles (147.7 km)4yr-private
University of Saint Joseph92.0 miles (148.1 km)4yr-private
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace93.4 miles (150.3 km)4yr-private
Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College93.5 miles (150.6 km)4yr-private
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus94.0 miles (151.2 km)4yr-public
Post University94.0 miles (151.3 km)4yr-private
Derech Hachaim Seminary94.2 miles (151.6 km)2yr-private
Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel94.5 miles (152.0 km)4yr-private
Rensselaer at Hartford94.5 miles (152.1 km)4yr-private
Western Connecticut State University94.6 miles (152.3 km)4yr-public
Connecticut State Community College94.8 miles (152.5 km)2yr-public
American Institute-West Hartford94.8 miles (152.6 km)2yr-private
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus95.1 miles (153.0 km)4yr-public
Trinity College95.1 miles (153.0 km)4yr-private
Central Connecticut State University95.1 miles (153.1 km)4yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford95.1 miles (153.1 km)4yr-private
Charter Oak State College95.9 miles (154.3 km)4yr-public
Goodwin University97.2 miles (156.4 km)4yr-private
River Valley Community College98.7 miles (158.8 km)2yr-public
Ohr Hameir Theological Seminary99.0 miles (159.4 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
ALTAMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.7 km)
GUILDERLAND HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
LYNNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
CLAYTON A BOUTON HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
VOORHEESVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
ST MADELEINE SOPHIE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
PINE BUSH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
SCHALMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
SCHALMONT HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
HELDERBERG CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
VOORHEESVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
MOHONASEN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
DRAPER MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
CROSSROADS CENTER FOR CHILDREN	private	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
FARNSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
HERMAN L BRADT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
VAN CORLAER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
BERNE-KNOX-WESTERLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.4 miles (12.0 km)
PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
DUANESBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
RIVER RUN COMMUNITY MONTESSORI	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.9 km)
HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.1 miles (13.0 km)
WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.4 km)
MONT PLEASANT MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
PLEASANT VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.7 km)
NOTRE DAME-BISHOP GIBBONS SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
BRIGHT HOPE ACADEMY CENTER	private	—	—	8.8 miles (14.1 km)
DR MARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOOL JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
WILLIAM C KEANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.8 miles (14.2 km)
WESTMERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
ANNUR ISLAMIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
BROWN SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
PAIGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
BETHLEHEM CHILDRENS SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
CENTRAL PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
DESTINE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
VEEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.6 miles (15.4 km)
LISHA KILL MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
MEKEEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	9.8 miles (15.7 km)
SACANDAGA SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
SCOTIA-GLENVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 12009

What school district is ZIP code 12009 in?

ZIP 12009 (Altamont, NY) maps to Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District (LEA ID 3604650) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 12009?

US5 lists 46 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 36 public and 10 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 12009 attend private school?

About 0.8% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 12009 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	52.9%
High school	18.7%
Less than HS	4.1%
School district	Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District

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