ZIP 30609 — 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 30609

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 30609 (Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA) is associated with Clarke County School District (LEA 1301170) 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 42 K-12 schools (33 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.1 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.0% 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 University of Georgia about 0.7 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Clarke County School District

LEA ID

1301170

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (94)

University of Georgia0.7 miles (1.1 km)4yr-public
Athens Technical College3.7 miles (6.0 km)2yr-public
College of Athens7.3 miles (11.7 km)4yr-private
Emmanuel University26.7 miles (42.9 km)4yr-private
Lanier Technical College34.7 miles (55.9 km)2yr-public
Brenau University35.1 miles (56.4 km)4yr-private
Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville35.3 miles (56.8 km)2yr-private
Georgia Gwinnett College35.7 miles (57.5 km)4yr-public
Emory University-Oxford College36.2 miles (58.2 km)2yr-private
Gwinnett Technical College39.2 miles (63.1 km)2yr-public
Reformed University39.9 miles (64.2 km)4yr-private
Atlanta Institute of Music and Media41.5 miles (66.7 km)2yr-private

Show all 94 colleges & universities

Gwinnett College-Lilburn42.5 miles (68.5 km)2yr-private
Piedmont University43.6 miles (70.1 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta43.9 miles (70.7 km)2yr-private
Toccoa Falls College44.5 miles (71.6 km)4yr-private
Luther Rice College & Seminary46.0 miles (73.9 km)4yr-private
North Georgia Technical College48.4 miles (78.0 km)2yr-public
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service48.7 miles (78.3 km)2yr-private
Truett McConnell University49.4 miles (79.4 km)4yr-private
Georgia Piedmont Technical College50.1 miles (80.7 km)2yr-public
Strayer University-Georgia51.0 miles (82.2 km)4yr-private
University of North Georgia52.9 miles (85.2 km)4yr-public
Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee53.1 miles (85.4 km)2yr-private
Columbia Theological Seminary53.2 miles (85.6 km)4yr-private
Agnes Scott College53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Georgia53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
Oglethorpe University54.8 miles (88.2 km)4yr-private
Emory University55.2 miles (88.9 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Georgia55.7 miles (89.6 km)4yr-private
American InterContinental University-Atlanta55.8 miles (89.8 km)4yr-private
Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs57.1 miles (92.0 km)2yr-private
Anderson University57.6 miles (92.8 km)4yr-private
Beulah Heights University57.9 miles (93.1 km)4yr-private
Tri-County Technical College58.5 miles (94.2 km)2yr-public
Miami Ad School-Atlanta58.5 miles (94.2 km)2yr-private
Grady Health System Professional Schools59.0 miles (94.9 km)2yr-public
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-private
Pontifex University59.2 miles (95.2 km)4yr-private
Georgia State University-Perimeter College59.2 miles (95.3 km)2yr-public
Georgia State University59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-public
Herzing University-Atlanta59.2 miles (95.3 km)4yr-private
Clemson University59.3 miles (95.5 km)4yr-public
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus59.4 miles (95.6 km)4yr-public
Clayton State University59.6 miles (96.0 km)4yr-public
Morris Brown College60.4 miles (97.2 km)4yr-private
Interactive College of Technology-Morrow60.5 miles (97.3 km)2yr-private
Interdenominational Theological Center60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-private
Georgia College & State University60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-public
Spelman College60.7 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
Clark Atlanta University60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
Morehouse School of Medicine60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-private
Georgia Military College60.8 miles (97.8 km)4yr-public
Morehouse College60.9 miles (98.0 km)4yr-private
Atlanta Technical College61.0 miles (98.1 km)2yr-public
Atlanta Metropolitan State College61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-public
Erskine College62.5 miles (100.6 km)4yr-private
Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus62.9 miles (101.2 km)2yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta63.3 miles (101.8 km)2yr-private
Southern Wesleyan University64.4 miles (103.6 km)4yr-private
Life University64.9 miles (104.5 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Smyrna66.7 miles (107.3 km)2yr-private
Chattahoochee Technical College67.2 miles (108.1 km)2yr-public
Lincoln College of Technology-East Point68.2 miles (109.7 km)2yr-private
Kennesaw State University69.1 miles (111.2 km)4yr-public
Southern Crescent Technical College71.0 miles (114.2 km)2yr-public
Reinhardt University71.8 miles (115.5 km)4yr-private
Lander University71.8 miles (115.5 km)4yr-public
Oconee Fall Line Technical College72.9 miles (117.3 km)2yr-public
Young Harris College73.0 miles (117.4 km)4yr-private
Piedmont Technical College74.3 miles (119.7 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Macon74.8 miles (120.3 km)2yr-private
Wesleyan College76.6 miles (123.3 km)4yr-private
Gordon State College76.7 miles (123.4 km)4yr-public
Mercer University78.9 miles (127.0 km)4yr-private
Middle Georgia State University81.4 miles (131.0 km)4yr-public
Helms College81.8 miles (131.6 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-South Carolina83.2 miles (133.9 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College83.6 miles (134.6 km)4yr-public
Tri-County Community College84.1 miles (135.3 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Augusta84.5 miles (136.0 km)2yr-private
Augusta Technical College85.0 miles (136.8 km)2yr-public
Furman University86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-private
Bob Jones University86.2 miles (138.8 km)4yr-private
Paine College86.4 miles (139.1 km)4yr-private
Augusta University86.6 miles (139.4 km)4yr-public
Aiken Technical College93.0 miles (149.7 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College93.2 miles (150.1 km)4yr-private
Western Carolina University94.6 miles (152.2 km)4yr-public
University of South Carolina Aiken96.3 miles (155.0 km)4yr-public
Brevard College96.4 miles (155.1 km)4yr-private
North Greenville University96.5 miles (155.3 km)4yr-private
Southwestern Community College97.2 miles (156.4 km)2yr-public
Central Georgia Technical College98.4 miles (158.4 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Clarke Central High School	public	—	—	0.5 miles (0.7 km)
Barrow Elementary School	public	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
DOWNTOWN ACADEMY	private	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
Classic City High School	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.0 km)
Clarke Middle School	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Howard B. Stroud Elementary School	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
Foothills Regional High School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Gaines Elementary School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Hilsman Middle School	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Fowler Drive Elementary School	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
Cedar Shoals High School	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF ATHENS	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
ATHENS ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Whitehead Road Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Timothy Elementary School	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
ATHENS MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
WASECA MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Barnett Shoals Elementary School	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
Judia Jackson Harris Elementary	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
Whit Davis Road Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
MONSIGNOR DONOVAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
Winterville Elementary School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Coile Middle School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Oconee County Middle School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Oconee County Elementary School	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.4 km)
Oconee County Primary School	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Cleveland Road Elementary School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Colham Ferry Elementary School	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Hull-Sanford Elementary School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Oconee County High School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Malcom Bridge Middle School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Malcom Bridge Elementary School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
LIVING WORD ACADEMY	private	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
North Oconee High School	public	—	—	9.5 miles (15.3 km)
South Jackson Elementary School	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
Rocky Branch Elementary School	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 30609

What school district is ZIP code 30609 in?

ZIP 30609 (Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA) maps to Clarke County School District (LEA ID 1301170) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 30609?

US5 lists 42 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 33 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 30609 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 30609 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	26.7%
High school	0.0%
Less than HS	0.0%
School district	Clarke County School District

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