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Trenton city, NJ
ZIP 08609 — 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 08609
K-12 nearby
100
Public
86
Private
14
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 08609 (Trenton, NJ) is associated with Hamilton Township School District (LEA 3406540) 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 (86 public, 14 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 2.8 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 Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology about 0.6 miles away (2yr-private).
District & higher education
School district
Hamilton Township School District
LEA ID
3406540
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%
Colleges & universities (100)
- Capital Health School of Radiologic Technology0.6 miles (1.0 km)2yr-private
- Capital Health School of Nursing0.6 miles (1.0 km)2yr-private
- Thomas Edison State University1.5 miles (2.4 km)4yr-public
- The College of New Jersey3.6 miles (5.7 km)4yr-public
- Rider University3.7 miles (5.9 km)4yr-private
- Mercer County Community College5.2 miles (8.3 km)2yr-public
- Princeton Theological Seminary9.2 miles (14.8 km)4yr-private
- Princeton University9.5 miles (15.3 km)4yr-private
- Cairn University-Langhorne9.8 miles (15.8 km)4yr-private
- Pennco Tech-Bristol11.2 miles (18.0 km)2yr-private
- Bucks County Community College11.9 miles (19.2 km)2yr-public
- Strayer University-Pennsylvania13.2 miles (21.2 km)4yr-private
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Orleans Technical College17.1 miles (27.5 km)2yr-private
- Holy Family University17.3 miles (27.8 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia17.7 miles (28.5 km)2yr-private
- Automotive Training Center-Warminster17.7 miles (28.5 km)2yr-private
- Won Institute of Graduate Studies17.9 miles (28.8 km)4yr-private
- Bryn Athyn College of the New Church18.0 miles (29.0 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln Technical Institute-Philadelphia18.3 miles (29.5 km)2yr-private
- Rowan College at Burlington County19.3 miles (31.1 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington20.9 miles (33.7 km)4yr-public
- Manor College21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-private
- Delaware Valley University22.6 miles (36.3 km)4yr-private
- Salus University22.7 miles (36.5 km)4yr-private
- Chamberlain University-New Jersey23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-private
- PITC Institute23.1 miles (37.2 km)2yr-private
- Gratz College23.5 miles (37.8 km)4yr-private
- Reconstructionist Rabbinical College23.6 miles (38.0 km)4yr-private
- Arcadia University24.2 miles (38.9 km)4yr-private
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-public
- New Brunswick Theological Seminary24.5 miles (39.4 km)4yr-private
- American Institute-Cherry Hill24.5 miles (39.5 km)2yr-private
- Westminster Theological Seminary24.6 miles (39.6 km)4yr-private
- American Institute-Somerset24.7 miles (39.8 km)2yr-private
- Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church24.8 miles (40.0 km)4yr-private
- ASPIRA City College25.3 miles (40.7 km)2yr-private
- La Salle University25.4 miles (40.8 km)4yr-private
- Talmudical Academy-New Jersey25.9 miles (41.7 km)4yr-private
- Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook25.9 miles (41.8 km)4yr-private
- Rabbi Jacob Joseph School26.2 miles (42.2 km)4yr-private
- Gwynedd Mercy University26.3 miles (42.3 km)4yr-private
- Raritan Valley Community College26.7 miles (42.9 km)2yr-public
- Strayer University-New Jersey26.7 miles (42.9 km)4yr-private
- Mosdos Yaakov V'Yisroel27.3 miles (43.9 km)4yr-private
- Chestnut Hill College27.5 miles (44.2 km)4yr-private
- Middlesex College27.6 miles (44.4 km)2yr-public
- Temple University27.8 miles (44.7 km)4yr-public
- Rutgers University-Camden27.8 miles (44.8 km)4yr-public
- Yeshivas Emek Hatorah28.0 miles (45.0 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield28.1 miles (45.2 km)2yr-private
- American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education28.1 miles (45.3 km)2yr-private
- Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing28.3 miles (45.5 km)2yr-private
- Missio Theological Seminary28.4 miles (45.7 km)4yr-private
- Georgian Court University28.4 miles (45.8 km)4yr-private
- Montgomery County Community College28.5 miles (45.8 km)2yr-public
- Lansdale School of Business28.7 miles (46.2 km)2yr-private
- Beth Medrash Govoha28.9 miles (46.5 km)4yr-private
- Community College of Philadelphia28.9 miles (46.5 km)2yr-public
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts29.1 miles (46.8 km)4yr-private
- Thomas Jefferson University29.2 miles (47.0 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah29.3 miles (47.1 km)4yr-private
- Bais Medrash Toras Chesed29.3 miles (47.1 km)4yr-private
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
- Moore College of Art and Design29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
- Bais Medrash Mayan Hatorah29.5 miles (47.5 km)4yr-private
- Peirce College29.6 miles (47.6 km)4yr-private
- University of the Arts29.6 miles (47.7 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Bais Aharon29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
- Curtis Institute of Music29.7 miles (47.8 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yaakov Yitzchok29.8 miles (47.9 km)4yr-private
- Academy of Vocal Arts29.9 miles (48.1 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedola Tiferes Yerachmiel30.1 miles (48.4 km)4yr-private
- Seminary Bnos Chaim30.1 miles (48.5 km)2yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Shaarei Shmuel30.2 miles (48.5 km)4yr-private
- American Institute-Toms River30.2 miles (48.6 km)2yr-private
- Jna Institute of Culinary Arts30.2 miles (48.6 km)2yr-private
- Drexel University30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-private
- Studio Incamminati30.4 miles (48.9 km)2yr-private
- Rabbinical Seminary Mkor Chaim30.4 miles (49.0 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Keren Hatorah30.5 miles (49.0 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah30.5 miles (49.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Pennsylvania30.6 miles (49.2 km)4yr-private
- Beth Medrash of Asbury Park30.7 miles (49.4 km)4yr-private
- Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia30.8 miles (49.5 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Toras Chaim30.8 miles (49.5 km)4yr-private
- Walnut Hill College30.9 miles (49.8 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood31.1 miles (50.0 km)4yr-private
- Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-private
- Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake Village31.4 miles (50.5 km)4yr-private
- Yeshiva Gedolah Tiferes Boruch31.6 miles (50.9 km)4yr-private
- JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools31.7 miles (51.0 km)2yr-private
- DeVry University-New Jersey32.2 miles (51.8 km)4yr-private
- Brookdale Community College32.8 miles (52.8 km)2yr-public
- Bryn Mawr College33.2 miles (53.4 km)4yr-private
- Haverford College33.4 miles (53.8 km)4yr-private
- Harcum College33.4 miles (53.8 km)2yr-private
- Pennco Tech-Blackwood33.5 miles (53.9 km)2yr-private
- Rosemont College33.8 miles (54.4 km)4yr-private
- Ocean County College33.9 miles (54.6 km)2yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patton J. Hill Elementary School | public | — | — | 0.1 miles (0.1 km) |
| Hedgepeth Williams Intermediate School | public | — | — | 0.3 miles (0.5 km) |
| Paul S. Robeson Elementary School | public | — | — | 0.4 miles (0.6 km) |
| Trenton Central High School - Main Campus | public | — | — | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Darlene C. McKnight Elementary | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Grant Intermediate School | public | — | — | 0.7 miles (1.1 km) |
| Carroll Robbins Elementary School | public | — | — | 0.8 miles (1.3 km) |
| Kuser Elementary School | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.4 km) |
| Trenton Central High School-9th Grade Academy | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| AL TALEEM ACADEMY | private | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Greenwood Elementary School | public | — | — | 0.9 miles (1.5 km) |
| Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| Achievers Early College Prep Charter School | public | — | — | 1.0 miles (1.6 km) |
| George Washington Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Luis Munoz-Rivera Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.8 km) |
| Dr. Crosby Copeland Jr Elementary | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| Capital City High School | public | — | — | 1.2 miles (1.9 km) |
| TRENTON CATHOLIC PREPARATORY ACADEMY LOWER SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| TRENTON CATHOLIC PREPARATORY ACADEMY-UPPER | private | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| McCorristin Charter School | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.1 km) |
| William Harrison Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Franklin Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.4 miles (2.2 km) |
| Battle Monument Intermediate School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| NEW JERSEY STATE PRISON | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| International Charter School | public | — | — | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |
| Clara Parker Intermediate School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Hamilton North - Nottingham | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Grace A Dunn Middle School | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.8 km) |
| Klockner Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Slackwood Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.8 miles (2.8 km) |
| Pace Charter School of Hamilton | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.0 km) |
| Foundation Academy Charter School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Benjamin C Gregory Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Gershom Mott Elementary School | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Lalor Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Hamilton West-Watson | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| George E. Wilson Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Cadwalader Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.1 miles (3.3 km) |
| Parkway Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Joseph Stokes Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Eldridge Park School | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.1 km) |
| Lawrence Middle School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| McGalliard Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Trenton STEM-to-Civics Charter School | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| OUR LADY OF SORROWS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| THE MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Arthur J. Holland Middle School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| ST ANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Lawrence High School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Mercerville Elementary School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Morrisville Intermediate Sch | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Morrisville HS | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Thomas Jefferson Intermediate School | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.6 km) |
| Joyce Kilmer Intermediate School | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Grandview El Sch | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| Kisthardt Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| THE MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF HAMILTON | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Albert E Grice Middle School | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Robinson Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.2 km) |
| DELAWARE VALLEY SCHOOL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN | private | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.2 km) |
| Lawrence Intermediate School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Langtree Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Ewing High School | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| ST RAPHAEL SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| Morgan Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.5 km) |
| MERCER REGIONAL SCHOOL | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Ann Klein Forensic Center | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| William L Antheil Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| The Village Charter School | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| Trenton Psychiatric Hospital | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Sayen Elementary School | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| Ben Franklin Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Yardville Heights Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| VALLEY DAY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.5 km) |
| Emily C. Reynolds Middle School | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.7 km) |
| Hamilton East - Steinert | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Makefield El Sch | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| University Heights Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Marie H Katzenbach Middle/High School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.8 km) |
| Marie H Katzenbach Elementary School for the Deaf | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.8 km) |
| SPLENDOR BILINGUAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Gilmore J Fisher Middle School | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Pennwood MS | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Sunnybrae Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| MCVS Arthur R. Sypek Center | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Mercer County Technical School STEM Academy | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| Alexander Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Mercer Elementary School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Charles H Boehm MS | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Regional Day School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Mercer High School | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.6 km) |
| Mercer County Technical School Health Sciences Academy | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| William Penn MS | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| THE LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Fallsington El Sch | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Joseph F. Cappello School | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 08609
What school district is ZIP code 08609 in?
ZIP 08609 (Trenton, NJ) maps to Hamilton Township School District (LEA ID 3406540) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 08609?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 86 public and 14 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 08609 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 08609 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 9.9% |
| High school | 37.2% |
| Less than HS | 28.3% |
| School district | Hamilton Township School District |