Cohoes city, NY
ZIP 12047 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Middle ClassLow Snow Area
School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 12047
K-12 nearby
100
Public
79
Private
21
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 12047 (Cohoes, NY) is associated with Cohoes City School District (LEA 3607980) 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 (79 public, 21 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.6 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 Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing about 3.8 miles away (2yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Cohoes City School District
LEA ID
3607980
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing3.8 miles (6.1 km)2yr-private
- Russell Sage College4.2 miles (6.8 km)4yr-private
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute4.5 miles (7.2 km)4yr-private
- Siena College4.8 miles (7.7 km)4yr-private
- Hudson Valley Community College6.4 miles (10.3 km)2yr-public
- Bryant & Stratton College-Albany7.3 miles (11.7 km)4yr-private
- Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus7.8 miles (12.6 km)2yr-private
- University at Albany8.4 miles (13.6 km)4yr-public
- Excelsior University8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-private
- The College of Saint Rose8.8 miles (14.2 km)4yr-private
- Albany Medical College9.4 miles (15.1 km)4yr-private
- SUNY-System Office9.5 miles (15.2 km)4yr-public
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- Albany Law School9.5 miles (15.3 km)4yr-private
- Maria College of Albany9.6 miles (15.5 km)4yr-private
- St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing9.6 miles (15.5 km)2yr-private
- Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences9.6 miles (15.5 km)4yr-private
- Belanger School of Nursing9.7 miles (15.6 km)2yr-private
- Union College10.5 miles (17.0 km)4yr-private
- Schenectady County Community College11.5 miles (18.6 km)2yr-public
- Empire State University20.5 miles (32.9 km)4yr-public
- Skidmore College21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
- Bennington College26.4 miles (42.6 km)4yr-private
- Williams College27.0 miles (43.4 km)4yr-private
- Berkshire Community College30.7 miles (49.3 km)2yr-public
- Fulton-Montgomery Community College32.0 miles (51.6 km)2yr-public
- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts32.3 miles (51.9 km)4yr-public
- SUNY Adirondack39.4 miles (63.4 km)2yr-public
- Columbia-Greene Community College39.4 miles (63.4 km)2yr-public
- SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill39.9 miles (64.3 km)4yr-public
- Bard College at Simon's Rock43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
- Bard College53.6 miles (86.2 km)4yr-private
- Greenfield Community College57.1 miles (91.8 km)2yr-public
- SIT Graduate Institute59.2 miles (95.2 km)4yr-private
- Landmark College62.9 miles (101.2 km)4yr-private
- Conway School of Landscape Design63.7 miles (102.6 km)4yr-private
- Smith College64.1 miles (103.1 km)4yr-private
- Westfield State University65.4 miles (105.2 km)4yr-public
- Davis College65.5 miles (105.5 km)4yr-private
- Word of Life Bible Institute65.5 miles (105.5 km)2yr-private
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst66.9 miles (107.7 km)4yr-public
- Herkimer County Community College67.1 miles (107.9 km)2yr-public
- Ulster County Community College67.7 miles (108.9 km)2yr-public
- Amherst College67.7 miles (109.0 km)4yr-private
- Holyoke Community College68.2 miles (109.8 km)2yr-public
- Hampshire College68.6 miles (110.3 km)4yr-private
- Mount Holyoke College69.1 miles (111.3 km)4yr-private
- SUNY College of Technology at Delhi70.6 miles (113.6 km)4yr-public
- SUNY Oneonta71.4 miles (114.9 km)4yr-public
- Hartwick College72.0 miles (115.9 km)4yr-private
- College of Our Lady of the Elms72.5 miles (116.7 km)4yr-private
- Culinary Institute of America72.5 miles (116.7 km)4yr-private
- Antioch University-New England73.3 miles (117.9 km)4yr-private
- Dutchess Community College73.8 miles (118.8 km)2yr-public
- Keene State College74.0 miles (119.0 km)4yr-public
- Marist University74.2 miles (119.5 km)4yr-private
- State University of New York at New Paltz74.3 miles (119.6 km)4yr-public
- Springfield Technical Community College74.8 miles (120.4 km)2yr-public
- American International College75.5 miles (121.5 km)4yr-private
- Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education76.0 miles (122.3 km)4yr-private
- Springfield College76.0 miles (122.3 km)4yr-private
- Vassar College76.3 miles (122.8 km)4yr-private
- Western New England University76.9 miles (123.8 km)4yr-private
- Bay Path University77.0 miles (124.0 km)4yr-private
- Mohawk Valley Community College78.2 miles (125.9 km)2yr-public
- SUNY Polytechnic Institute79.9 miles (128.5 km)4yr-public
- Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing80.7 miles (129.8 km)2yr-private
- Utica University81.2 miles (130.6 km)4yr-private
- River Valley Community College82.1 miles (132.2 km)2yr-public
- Yeshiva of Ocean82.8 miles (133.2 km)4yr-private
- Franklin Pierce University84.6 miles (136.2 km)4yr-private
- Sullivan County Community College85.3 miles (137.3 km)2yr-public
- University of Hartford85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
- Yeshivath Zichron Moshe86.0 miles (138.4 km)4yr-private
- University of Saint Joseph86.0 miles (138.4 km)4yr-private
- Hamilton College87.1 miles (140.1 km)4yr-private
- Hartford International University for Religion and Peace87.3 miles (140.5 km)4yr-private
- Rensselaer at Hartford88.1 miles (141.8 km)4yr-private
- Connecticut State Community College88.5 miles (142.4 km)2yr-public
- Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford88.8 miles (142.8 km)4yr-private
- University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus88.8 miles (142.9 km)4yr-public
- Mount Saint Mary College89.0 miles (143.2 km)4yr-private
- Middlebury College89.0 miles (143.3 km)4yr-private
- Trinity College89.1 miles (143.3 km)4yr-private
- American Institute-West Hartford89.2 miles (143.5 km)2yr-private
- Mount Wachusett Community College89.5 miles (144.0 km)2yr-public
- Central Connecticut State University90.0 miles (144.8 km)4yr-public
- Goodwin University90.9 miles (146.2 km)4yr-private
- Charter Oak State College91.1 miles (146.6 km)4yr-public
- Colgate University91.8 miles (147.7 km)4yr-private
- University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus91.9 miles (147.9 km)4yr-public
- Post University92.4 miles (148.7 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Ohr Naftoli93.2 miles (149.9 km)4yr-private
- Vermont Law and Graduate School93.9 miles (151.1 km)4yr-private
- Upper Valley Educators Institute95.7 miles (153.9 km)4yr-private
- Dartmouth College96.3 miles (154.9 km)4yr-private
- Western Connecticut State University96.7 miles (155.6 km)4yr-public
- United States Military Academy97.1 miles (156.3 km)4yr-public
- Anna Maria College97.2 miles (156.4 km)4yr-private
- SUNY Morrisville97.3 miles (156.6 km)4yr-public
- Vermont State University97.7 miles (157.3 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARMONY HILL SCHOOL | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| COHOES HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| COHOES MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (2.0 km) |
| ABRAM LANSING SCHOOL | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| BOGHT HILLS SCHOOL | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| VAN SCHAICK ISLAND SCHOOL | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| CATHOLIC CENTRAL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.6 km) |
| ST MARY'S SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.8 km) |
| ST COLMAN'S SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| LANSINGBURGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.7 km) |
| WATERFORD-HALFMOON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.7 km) |
| WATERFORD-HALFMOON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.7 km) |
| KNICKERBACKER MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| FORTS FERRY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| RENSSELAER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| TURNPIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| HEATLY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| BLUE CREEK SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| WATERVLIET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| LEARNING TO KNOW EDUCATIONAL CENTER | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| PS 2 | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| WATERVLIET JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.0 km) |
| MOTHER TERESA ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| PS 18 | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| TROY MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| TROY HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.8 km) |
| ST GREGORYS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| PS 14 | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (8.0 km) |
| SOUTHGATE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| CAP DIST JUVENILE SECURE DETENTION | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.3 km) |
| KIPP TROY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| RENSSELAER COUNTY JAIL | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| CARROLL HILL SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
| SUSAN ODELL TAYLOR SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN | private | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| LOUDONVILLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.0 km) |
| PS 16 | public | — | — | 5.6 miles (9.1 km) |
| EMMA WILLARD SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.8 miles (9.4 km) |
| ALBANY-SCHOHARIE-SCHENECTADY-SARATOGA BOCES | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| SHAKER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| BIRCHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 5.9 miles (9.5 km) |
| ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.0 miles (9.7 km) |
| SHATEKON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.1 miles (9.8 km) |
| ST PIUS X SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| ST PIUS X | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| LOUDONVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.3 miles (10.1 km) |
| SAND CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.5 miles (10.5 km) |
| NORTH GREENBUSH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| LA SALLE INSTITUTE | private | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.6 km) |
| SHENENDEHOWA HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.6 miles (10.7 km) |
| COLONIE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.7 km) |
| MENANDS SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.7 miles (10.8 km) |
| SADDLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (10.9 km) |
| TESAGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.8 miles (11.0 km) |
| OUR SAVIOR'S CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.0 km) |
| SKANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 6.9 miles (11.1 km) |
| THE SARA MARIE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.2 km) |
| ROESSLEVILLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| GOWANA MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| IROQUOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.0 miles (11.3 km) |
| ACADIA MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| LISHA KILL MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.4 km) |
| ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.1 miles (11.5 km) |
| KARIGON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| GARDNER-DICKINSON SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.5 km) |
| ROSENDALE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.2 miles (11.6 km) |
| VEEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.3 miles (11.7 km) |
| ST JUDE THE APOSTLE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 7.4 miles (11.9 km) |
| NORTH ALBANY ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.7 miles (12.4 km) |
| MONTESSORI MAGNET SCHOOL | public | — | — | 7.9 miles (12.7 km) |
| ANNUR ISLAMIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| HENRY JOHNSON CHARTER SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| KIPP TECH VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.0 miles (12.9 km) |
| BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.2 miles (13.1 km) |
| ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.3 km) |
| ST ANNE INSTITUTE | private | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.3 km) |
| NYS DEPT OF CORRECTIONS PLACEMENT | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| MECHANICVILLE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| TAMARAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| BELL TOP SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.3 miles (13.4 km) |
| TAMARAC MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.4 miles (13.6 km) |
| TECH VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| ARBOR HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.5 miles (13.6 km) |
| BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BOYS | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.8 km) |
| NURSES MIDDLE COLLEGE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL-CAPITAL REGION | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| VANDERHEYDEN HALL | private | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| MECHANICVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| DOANE STUART SCHOOL | private | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| DUAL LANGUAGE PROGRAM AT ALBANY INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| NISKAYUNA HIGH SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.6 miles (13.9 km) |
| HILLSIDE SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (13.9 km) |
| OUR WORLD MONTESSORI | private | — | — | 8.7 miles (13.9 km) |
| BRIGHTER CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (13.9 km) |
| PINE HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | public | — | — | 8.7 miles (14.0 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 12047
What school district is ZIP code 12047 in?
ZIP 12047 (Cohoes, NY) maps to Cohoes City School District (LEA ID 3607980) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 12047?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 79 public and 21 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 12047 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 12047 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 32.7% |
| High school | 26.7% |
| Less than HS | 8.8% |
| School district | Cohoes City School District |