ZIP 93953 — 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 93953

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 93953 (Del Monte Forest, CA) is associated with Carmel Unified School District (LEA 0607530) 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 39 K-12 schools (28 public, 11 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.5 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 Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey about 2.8 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Carmel Unified School District

LEA ID

0607530

Private school share (ACS)

0.0%

Colleges & universities (98)

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey2.8 miles (4.6 km)4yr-private
Monterey Peninsula College3.4 miles (5.4 km)2yr-public
Naval Postgraduate School4.0 miles (6.5 km)4yr-public
California State University-Monterey Bay9.5 miles (15.3 km)4yr-public
Hartnell College16.7 miles (26.8 km)2yr-public
Central Coast College18.3 miles (29.4 km)2yr-private
Five Branches University26.4 miles (42.4 km)4yr-private
Cabrillo College27.9 miles (45.0 km)2yr-public
University of California-Santa Cruz29.0 miles (46.7 km)4yr-public
Gavilan College33.9 miles (54.5 km)2yr-public
Carrington College-San Jose46.8 miles (75.3 km)2yr-private
West Valley Mission Community College District Office47.0 miles (75.7 km)2yr-public

Show all 98 colleges & universities

West Valley College47.0 miles (75.7 km)2yr-public
Evergreen Valley College50.5 miles (81.3 km)2yr-public
San Jose City College50.5 miles (81.3 km)2yr-public
De Anza College51.1 miles (82.2 km)2yr-public
San Jose-Evergreen Community College District51.9 miles (83.5 km)2yr-public
San Jose State University52.0 miles (83.8 km)4yr-public
Santa Clara University52.7 miles (84.9 km)4yr-private
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts53.9 miles (86.7 km)4yr-private
Foothill College54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-public
Foothill-De Anza Community College District54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-public
University of East-West Medicine55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-private
Mission College55.8 miles (89.8 km)2yr-public
Palo Alto University56.7 miles (91.2 km)4yr-private
Institute for Business and Technology57.1 miles (91.8 km)2yr-private
University of Silicon Valley57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-private
Sofia University59.1 miles (95.1 km)4yr-private
Stanford University59.6 miles (95.9 km)4yr-private
University of Silicon Andhra59.8 miles (96.3 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont61.0 miles (98.3 km)2yr-private
Menlo College61.5 miles (99.0 km)4yr-private
San Francisco Bay University62.2 miles (100.1 km)4yr-private
Canada College62.2 miles (100.1 km)2yr-public
Unitek College63.8 miles (102.7 km)4yr-private
Alder Graduate School of Education64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-private
Ohlone College65.3 miles (105.1 km)2yr-public
Notre Dame de Namur University67.0 miles (107.9 km)4yr-private
San Mateo County Community College District Office68.9 miles (110.8 km)4yr-public
College of San Mateo69.1 miles (111.2 km)2yr-public
Life Chiropractic College West73.4 miles (118.1 km)4yr-private
Chabot College73.6 miles (118.4 km)2yr-public
California State University-East Bay74.3 miles (119.6 km)4yr-public
Carrington College-San Leandro Campus77.6 miles (124.9 km)2yr-private
Skyline College77.7 miles (125.1 km)4yr-public
Las Positas College78.2 miles (125.8 km)2yr-public
City College of San Francisco83.6 miles (134.5 km)2yr-public
Northeastern University Oakland83.7 miles (134.7 km)4yr-private
San Francisco State University83.8 miles (134.8 km)4yr-public
Merritt College84.1 miles (135.3 km)2yr-public
College of Alameda84.6 miles (136.2 km)2yr-public
Peralta Community College System Office85.2 miles (137.1 km)2yr-public
California College of the Arts85.4 miles (137.5 km)4yr-private
Laney College85.5 miles (137.7 km)2yr-public
University of California-System Administration Central Office86.0 miles (138.4 km)4yr-public
Starr King School for the Ministry86.1 miles (138.5 km)4yr-private
Lincoln University86.1 miles (138.6 km)4yr-private
University of California-San Francisco86.2 miles (138.7 km)4yr-public
California Institute of Integral Studies86.2 miles (138.7 km)4yr-private
Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences86.2 miles (138.8 km)4yr-private
Reach University86.3 miles (138.9 km)4yr-private
San Francisco Conservatory of Music86.3 miles (138.9 km)4yr-private
Minerva University86.6 miles (139.3 km)4yr-private
University of California College of the Law-San Francisco86.6 miles (139.4 km)4yr-public
Academy of Art University86.8 miles (139.7 km)4yr-private
Golden Gate University86.9 miles (139.8 km)4yr-private
University of San Francisco86.9 miles (139.8 km)4yr-private
EDvance College86.9 miles (139.9 km)4yr-private
San Francisco Film School87.0 miles (140.1 km)2yr-private
Samuel Merritt University87.2 miles (140.3 km)4yr-private
Saint Mary's College of California87.2 miles (140.4 km)4yr-private
Miami Ad School-San Francisco87.3 miles (140.5 km)2yr-private
California State University-Stanislaus88.6 miles (142.6 km)4yr-public
Yosemite Community College District Office89.5 miles (144.1 km)4yr-public
Modesto Junior College89.9 miles (144.7 km)4yr-public
Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley90.0 miles (144.9 km)4yr-private
Berkeley School of Theology90.1 miles (145.0 km)4yr-private
The Wright Institute90.3 miles (145.2 km)4yr-private
Institute of Buddhist Studies90.3 miles (145.3 km)4yr-private
Berkeley City College90.5 miles (145.7 km)2yr-public
University of California-Berkeley90.6 miles (145.8 km)4yr-public
California Jazz Conservatory90.6 miles (145.8 km)4yr-private
Graduate Theological Union90.8 miles (146.2 km)4yr-private
Church Divinity School of the Pacific90.9 miles (146.2 km)4yr-private
Pacific School of Religion90.9 miles (146.3 km)4yr-private
San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto91.2 miles (146.8 km)2yr-private
Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology91.2 miles (146.8 km)4yr-private
Coalinga College93.4 miles (150.3 km)2yr-public
West Hills Community College District93.6 miles (150.6 km)2yr-public
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus95.4 miles (153.6 km)2yr-private
Diablo Valley College95.8 miles (154.2 km)2yr-public
Merced College96.2 miles (154.9 km)2yr-public
Contra Costa Medical Career College96.5 miles (155.3 km)2yr-private
Contra Costa College98.0 miles (157.8 km)2yr-public
Los Medanos College98.3 miles (158.2 km)2yr-public
Teachers College of San Joaquin99.5 miles (160.1 km)4yr-public
Contra Costa Community College District Office99.6 miles (160.3 km)2yr-public
University of California-Merced99.8 miles (160.6 km)4yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Monterey Bay Charter	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Community High (Continuation)	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
Monte Vista	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
STEVENSON SCHOOL CARMEL CAMPUS	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
Forest Grove Elementary	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
STEVENSON SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
Pacific Grove High	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
Pacific Grove Middle	public	—	—	2.5 miles (3.9 km)
Monterey High	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
Robert Down Elementary	public	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY MONTEREY BAY	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.5 km)
Carmel High	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.6 km)
TRINITY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
SAN CARLOS SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
Carmel River Elementary	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
Big Sur Charter	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
La Mesa	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Carmel Middle	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
SANTA CATALINA SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
Bay View Academy	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
MONTEREY BAY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Del Rey Woods Elementary	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Seaside Childrenes Center	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Seaside High	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
Martin Luther King	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Monterey Peninsula UNF SCH DIST COM Day MID	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Central Coast High	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
International School of Monterey	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Ord Terrace Elementary	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
RYAN RANCH CHILDRENS CENTER PRESCHOOL	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.5 km)
ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Seaside Middle	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.1 km)
Carmel Child Development Center	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
Carmel Valley High	public	—	—	7.6 miles (12.2 km)
George C. Marshall Elementary	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)
CHARTWELL SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (13.9 km)
ST DUNSTANS MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 93953

What school district is ZIP code 93953 in?

ZIP 93953 (Del Monte Forest, CA) maps to Carmel Unified School District (LEA ID 0607530) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 93953?

US5 lists 39 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 28 public and 11 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 93953 attend private school?

About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 93953 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	70.5%
High school	8.2%
Less than HS	1.0%
School district	Carmel Unified School District

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