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High Falls CDP, NY

ZIP 12440 — 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 12440

K-12 nearby
17
Public
12
Private
5
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 12440 (High Falls, NY) is associated with New Paltz Central School District (LEA 3620460) 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 17 K-12 schools (12 public, 5 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.3 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 Ulster County Community College about 5.3 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
New Paltz Central School District
LEA ID
3620460
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Ulster County Community College5.3 miles (8.6 km)2yr-public
  • State University of New York at New Paltz5.4 miles (8.8 km)4yr-public
  • Culinary Institute of America12.6 miles (20.3 km)4yr-private
  • Marist University12.9 miles (20.8 km)4yr-private
  • Dutchess Community College14.4 miles (23.1 km)2yr-public
  • Vassar College15.7 miles (25.3 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva of Ocean17.3 miles (27.8 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Saint Mary College20.2 miles (32.6 km)4yr-private
  • Bard College21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Ohr Naftoli23.3 miles (37.5 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshivath Zichron Moshe23.4 miles (37.7 km)4yr-private
  • Sullivan County Community College25.5 miles (41.1 km)2yr-public
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • Orange County Community College27.0 miles (43.5 km)2yr-public
  • United States Military Academy29.3 miles (47.2 km)4yr-public
  • Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College29.9 miles (48.0 km)4yr-private
  • Derech Hachaim Seminary30.7 miles (49.4 km)2yr-private
  • Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel30.9 miles (49.7 km)4yr-private
  • Columbia-Greene Community College35.2 miles (56.7 km)2yr-public
  • Ohr Hameir Theological Seminary38.3 miles (61.7 km)4yr-private
  • Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary42.9 miles (69.1 km)4yr-private
  • Rockland Community College45.0 miles (72.3 km)2yr-public
  • Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary45.0 miles (72.5 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland45.6 miles (73.4 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah45.7 miles (73.5 km)4yr-private
  • Bais Binyomin Academy45.7 miles (73.6 km)4yr-private
  • Ohel Margulia Seminary45.9 miles (73.9 km)2yr-private
  • Western Connecticut State University45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-public
  • Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim46.3 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
  • Mechon L'hoyroa46.3 miles (74.5 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshivath Viznitz46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
  • Rabbinical College Beth Shraga46.4 miles (74.6 km)4yr-private
  • Bais Medrash Elyon46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College46.4 miles (74.7 km)4yr-private
  • Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok47.4 miles (76.2 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah48.2 miles (77.6 km)2yr-private
  • Ramapo College of New Jersey48.4 miles (77.9 km)4yr-public
  • Bais Medrash of Dexter Park48.8 miles (78.5 km)4yr-private
  • Eastwick College-Ramsey50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
  • Bard College at Simon's Rock50.3 miles (81.0 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY College of Technology at Delhi51.3 miles (82.5 km)4yr-public
  • New York Medical College51.6 miles (83.1 km)4yr-private
  • Dominican University New York52.0 miles (83.7 km)4yr-private
  • St. Thomas Aquinas College52.5 miles (84.6 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY Westchester Community College53.1 miles (85.4 km)2yr-public
  • Mercy University54.7 miles (88.0 km)4yr-private
  • The College of Westchester55.4 miles (89.2 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY at Purchase College56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-public
  • Center for Ultrasound Research & Education56.5 miles (90.9 km)2yr-private
  • Manhattanville University56.9 miles (91.6 km)4yr-private
  • Bergen Community College57.5 miles (92.5 km)2yr-public
  • William Paterson University of New Jersey57.8 miles (93.0 km)4yr-public
  • Sussex County Community College57.9 miles (93.1 km)2yr-public
  • Cochran School of Nursing58.0 miles (93.4 km)2yr-private
  • Post University58.8 miles (94.7 km)4yr-private
  • Saint Vladimirs Orthodox Theological Seminary58.9 miles (94.8 km)4yr-private
  • Passaic County Community College59.6 miles (95.9 km)2yr-public
  • University of Connecticut-Stamford59.8 miles (96.3 km)4yr-public
  • Academy for Jewish Religion60.1 miles (96.7 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-public
  • Sarah Lawrence College60.9 miles (98.0 km)4yr-private
  • Berkeley College-Woodland Park61.0 miles (98.2 km)4yr-private
  • University of Mount Saint Vincent61.5 miles (98.9 km)4yr-private
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus61.5 miles (99.0 km)4yr-private
  • Sacred Heart University61.7 miles (99.4 km)4yr-private
  • Eastwick College-Hackensack62.2 miles (100.2 km)4yr-private
  • Iona University62.4 miles (100.4 km)4yr-private
  • Montefiore School of Nursing62.5 miles (100.5 km)2yr-private
  • Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni62.6 miles (100.7 km)4yr-private
  • Assumption College for Sisters62.7 miles (100.9 km)2yr-private
  • American Institute-Clifton62.8 miles (101.0 km)2yr-private
  • Manhattan University63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-private
  • Felician University63.3 miles (101.8 km)4yr-private
  • Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-private
  • Maria College of Albany63.4 miles (102.0 km)4yr-private
  • St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing63.4 miles (102.1 km)2yr-private
  • Albany Law School63.5 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro63.6 miles (102.3 km)2yr-private
  • Albany Medical College63.6 miles (102.4 km)4yr-private
  • Montclair State University63.6 miles (102.4 km)4yr-public
  • Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing63.7 miles (102.5 km)2yr-private
  • SUNY-System Office63.7 miles (102.5 km)4yr-public
  • Jersey College63.8 miles (102.6 km)2yr-private
  • SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill63.8 miles (102.7 km)4yr-public
  • Fairfield University64.1 miles (103.2 km)4yr-private
  • The College of Saint Rose64.1 miles (103.2 km)4yr-private
  • Berkshire Community College64.3 miles (103.5 km)2yr-public
  • CUNY Lehman College64.4 miles (103.6 km)4yr-public
  • Monroe University64.9 miles (104.4 km)4yr-private
  • Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield65.0 miles (104.5 km)2yr-private
  • University at Albany65.0 miles (104.6 km)4yr-public
  • School of Professional Horticulture, New York Botanical Garden65.0 miles (104.6 km)2yr-private
  • CUNY Bronx Community College65.2 miles (104.9 km)2yr-public
  • Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus65.2 miles (104.9 km)2yr-private
  • Fordham University65.5 miles (105.3 km)4yr-private
  • Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine65.5 miles (105.3 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva University65.5 miles (105.4 km)4yr-private
  • Hartwick College65.6 miles (105.6 km)4yr-private
  • Caldwell University65.7 miles (105.8 km)4yr-private
  • Excelsior University65.8 miles (105.9 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY Oneonta65.9 miles (106.0 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
ACORN WALDORF SCHOOLprivate——2.0 miles (3.2 km)
RONDOUT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLpublic——2.4 miles (3.9 km)
RONDOUT VALLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLpublic——2.5 miles (3.9 km)
RONDOUT VALLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLpublic——2.5 miles (3.9 km)
ULSTER BOCESpublic——4.9 miles (7.9 km)
HIGH MEADOW SCHOOLprivate——5.0 miles (8.1 km)
MOUNTAIN LAUREL WALDORF SCHOOLprivate——5.0 miles (8.1 km)
MARBLETOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——5.1 miles (8.1 km)
DUZINE SCHOOLpublic——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——5.5 miles (8.9 km)
MONTESSORI OF NEW PALTZprivate——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
NEW PALTZ SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLpublic——6.3 miles (10.2 km)
LENAPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
KERHONKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——6.5 miles (10.5 km)
GROWING CIRCLE MONTESSORIprivate——7.4 miles (11.9 km)
HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOLpublic——9.2 miles (14.8 km)
HIGHLAND RESIDENTIAL CENTERpublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 12440

What school district is ZIP code 12440 in?
ZIP 12440 (High Falls, NY) maps to New Paltz Central School District (LEA ID 3620460) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 12440?
US5 lists 17 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 12 public and 5 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 12440 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 12440 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher58.3%
High school15.0%
Less than HS4.9%
School districtNew Paltz Central School District