ZIP 12118 — 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 12118

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 12118 (Mechanicville, NY) is associated with Ballston Spa Central School District (LEA 3603930) 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 40 K-12 schools (34 public, 6 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.3 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.4% 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 Empire State University about 11.7 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Ballston Spa Central School District

LEA ID

3603930

Private school share (ACS)

0.4%

Colleges & universities (100)

Empire State University11.7 miles (18.8 km)4yr-public
Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing12.1 miles (19.5 km)2yr-private
Union College12.8 miles (20.6 km)4yr-private
Belanger School of Nursing12.9 miles (20.7 km)2yr-private
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
Russell Sage College13.0 miles (20.9 km)4yr-private
Skidmore College13.0 miles (21.0 km)4yr-private
Siena College13.8 miles (22.3 km)4yr-private
Schenectady County Community College13.9 miles (22.3 km)2yr-public
Hudson Valley Community College15.2 miles (24.5 km)2yr-public
Bryant & Stratton College-Albany15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
Excelsior University16.4 miles (26.4 km)4yr-private

Show all 100 colleges & universities

Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus16.7 miles (26.8 km)2yr-private
University at Albany16.9 miles (27.2 km)4yr-public
The College of Saint Rose17.8 miles (28.6 km)4yr-private
Albany Medical College18.4 miles (29.6 km)4yr-private
St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing18.4 miles (29.6 km)2yr-private
Maria College of Albany18.4 miles (29.7 km)4yr-private
Albany Law School18.5 miles (29.8 km)4yr-private
SUNY-System Office18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-public
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences18.6 miles (30.0 km)4yr-private
Bennington College24.1 miles (38.7 km)4yr-private
Williams College29.4 miles (47.3 km)4yr-private
Fulton-Montgomery Community College29.9 miles (48.1 km)2yr-public
SUNY Adirondack30.3 miles (48.7 km)2yr-public
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts34.6 miles (55.7 km)4yr-public
Berkshire Community College37.5 miles (60.3 km)2yr-public
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill43.2 miles (69.5 km)4yr-public
Columbia-Greene Community College48.5 miles (78.1 km)2yr-public
Bard College at Simon's Rock51.7 miles (83.2 km)4yr-private
Davis College56.5 miles (91.0 km)4yr-private
Word of Life Bible Institute56.5 miles (91.0 km)2yr-private
SIT Graduate Institute58.0 miles (93.4 km)4yr-private
Greenfield Community College59.1 miles (95.1 km)2yr-public
Landmark College60.9 miles (98.0 km)4yr-private
Bard College62.7 miles (100.9 km)4yr-private
Herkimer County Community College65.9 miles (106.1 km)2yr-public
Conway School of Landscape Design68.3 miles (109.9 km)4yr-private
Smith College68.5 miles (110.3 km)4yr-private
University of Massachusetts-Amherst70.5 miles (113.5 km)4yr-public
Amherst College71.4 miles (114.9 km)4yr-private
Westfield State University71.5 miles (115.0 km)4yr-public
Antioch University-New England71.8 miles (115.6 km)4yr-private
Keene State College72.6 miles (116.8 km)4yr-public
Hampshire College72.6 miles (116.9 km)4yr-private
Holyoke Community College73.5 miles (118.3 km)2yr-public
Mount Holyoke College73.8 miles (118.8 km)4yr-private
SUNY Oneonta75.2 miles (121.0 km)4yr-public
Hartwick College75.9 miles (122.2 km)4yr-private
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi76.1 miles (122.4 km)4yr-public
Ulster County Community College76.5 miles (123.2 km)2yr-public
Mohawk Valley Community College76.9 miles (123.8 km)2yr-public
River Valley Community College77.2 miles (124.2 km)2yr-public
College of Our Lady of the Elms77.9 miles (125.3 km)4yr-private
SUNY Polytechnic Institute78.1 miles (125.7 km)4yr-public
Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing79.4 miles (127.8 km)2yr-private
Utica University79.8 miles (128.4 km)4yr-private
Middlebury College80.2 miles (129.1 km)4yr-private
Springfield Technical Community College80.3 miles (129.2 km)2yr-public
American International College80.9 miles (130.2 km)4yr-private
Springfield College81.4 miles (131.0 km)4yr-private
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education81.4 miles (131.0 km)4yr-private
Culinary Institute of America81.6 miles (131.3 km)4yr-private
Western New England University82.2 miles (132.2 km)4yr-private
Bay Path University82.8 miles (133.2 km)4yr-private
Dutchess Community College82.9 miles (133.4 km)2yr-public
Marist University83.3 miles (134.1 km)4yr-private
State University of New York at New Paltz83.3 miles (134.1 km)4yr-public
Franklin Pierce University84.4 miles (135.8 km)4yr-private
Vassar College85.4 miles (137.5 km)4yr-private
Hamilton College86.2 miles (138.7 km)4yr-private
Vermont Law and Graduate School86.6 miles (139.4 km)4yr-private
Upper Valley Educators Institute89.7 miles (144.4 km)4yr-private
Dartmouth College89.9 miles (144.7 km)4yr-private
Vermont State University90.0 miles (144.8 km)4yr-public
Mount Wachusett Community College90.5 miles (145.7 km)2yr-public
Yeshiva of Ocean91.1 miles (146.6 km)4yr-private
University of Hartford92.5 miles (148.8 km)4yr-private
Colgate University92.5 miles (148.9 km)4yr-private
University of Saint Joseph93.1 miles (149.8 km)4yr-private
Sullivan County Community College93.3 miles (150.2 km)2yr-public
Colby-Sawyer College94.0 miles (151.3 km)4yr-private
Yeshivath Zichron Moshe94.1 miles (151.5 km)4yr-private
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace94.4 miles (151.9 km)4yr-private
Rensselaer at Hartford95.1 miles (153.1 km)4yr-private
Connecticut State Community College95.4 miles (153.6 km)2yr-public
Arizona College of Nursing - Hartford95.7 miles (154.0 km)4yr-private
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus95.8 miles (154.2 km)4yr-public
Trinity College96.1 miles (154.7 km)4yr-private
American Institute-West Hartford96.4 miles (155.1 km)2yr-private
New England College97.2 miles (156.4 km)4yr-private
Central Connecticut State University97.4 miles (156.8 km)4yr-public
SUNY Morrisville97.5 miles (157.0 km)4yr-public
Goodwin University97.8 miles (157.4 km)4yr-private
Mount Saint Mary College98.1 miles (157.8 km)4yr-private
Charter Oak State College98.6 miles (158.6 km)4yr-public
Magdalen College98.7 miles (158.8 km)4yr-private
North Country Community College99.0 miles (159.4 km)2yr-public
Norwich University99.7 miles (160.5 km)4yr-private
Anna Maria College99.8 miles (160.6 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
MECHANICVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
MECHANICVILLE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.8 km)
STILLWATER MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
STILLWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
CHANGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
MOTHER TERESA ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
SHATEKON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
ARONGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
MALTA MONTESSORI	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
THE SARA MARIE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
SHENENDEHOWA HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
GOWANA MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
ACADIA MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
KODA MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
KARIGON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
ORENDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
SKANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
TESAGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
HOOSIC VALLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.7 km)
HOOSIC VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
WATERFORD-HALFMOON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
WATERFORD-HALFMOON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
LEARNING TO KNOW EDUCATIONAL CENTER	private	—	—	7.4 miles (11.9 km)
OKTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.3 km)
FRANCIS L STEVENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.6 miles (13.8 km)
ST MARY'S SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.7 miles (14.0 km)
BALLSTON SPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	8.9 miles (14.3 km)
BALLSTON SPA MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.4 km)
TURNPIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.0 miles (14.5 km)
MALTA AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.1 miles (14.6 km)
ST MARY S SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
COHOES HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
HARMONY HILL SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
GORDON CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.7 miles (15.6 km)
WOOD ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
MILTON TERRACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.8 miles (15.8 km)
RICHARD H O'ROURKE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.9 miles (15.9 km)
GLENCLIFF SCHOOL	public	—	—	9.9 miles (16.0 km)
BOGHT HILLS SCHOOL	public	—	—	10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 12118

What school district is ZIP code 12118 in?

ZIP 12118 (Mechanicville, NY) maps to Ballston Spa Central School District (LEA ID 3603930) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 12118?

US5 lists 40 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 34 public and 6 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 12118 attend private school?

About 0.4% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 12118 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	33.2%
High school	29.9%
Less than HS	6.5%
School district	Ballston Spa Central School District

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