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Rifton CDP, NY

ZIP 12471 — 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 12471

K-12 nearby
41
Public
32
Private
9
Avg enrollment
—

ZIP 12471 (Rifton, NY) is associated with Kingston City School District (LEA 3616290) 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 41 K-12 schools (32 public, 9 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 7.3 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 4.7 miles away (2yr-public).

District & higher education
School district
Kingston City School District
LEA ID
3616290
Private school share (ACS)
0.0%

Colleges & universities (100)

  • Ulster County Community College4.7 miles (7.5 km)2yr-public
  • State University of New York at New Paltz7.6 miles (12.3 km)4yr-public
  • Culinary Institute of America8.8 miles (14.1 km)4yr-private
  • Marist University10.2 miles (16.3 km)4yr-private
  • Dutchess Community College10.9 miles (17.5 km)2yr-public
  • Vassar College13.3 miles (21.3 km)4yr-private
  • Bard College13.7 miles (22.1 km)4yr-private
  • Mount Saint Mary College23.0 miles (37.0 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva of Ocean25.1 miles (40.5 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Ohr Naftoli26.9 miles (43.3 km)4yr-private
  • Columbia-Greene Community College28.0 miles (45.1 km)2yr-public
  • Yeshivath Zichron Moshe31.1 miles (50.1 km)4yr-private
Show all 100 colleges & universities
  • United States Military Academy31.9 miles (51.3 km)4yr-public
  • Sullivan County Community College32.9 miles (53.0 km)2yr-public
  • Orange County Community College34.6 miles (55.6 km)2yr-public
  • Derech Hachaim Seminary35.8 miles (57.6 km)2yr-private
  • Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College35.9 miles (57.7 km)4yr-private
  • Uta Mesivta of Kiryas Joel36.0 miles (57.9 km)4yr-private
  • Ohr Hameir Theological Seminary40.6 miles (65.4 km)4yr-private
  • Bard College at Simon's Rock42.1 miles (67.7 km)4yr-private
  • Western Connecticut State University43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-public
  • Kehilath Yakov Rabbinical Seminary44.8 miles (72.0 km)4yr-private
  • Be'er Yaakov Talmudic Seminary48.9 miles (78.7 km)4yr-private
  • Rockland Community College49.3 miles (79.3 km)2yr-public
  • Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah49.9 miles (80.3 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Shaarei Torah of Rockland50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
  • Bais Binyomin Academy50.0 miles (80.5 km)4yr-private
  • Ohel Margulia Seminary50.1 miles (80.6 km)2yr-private
  • Mechon L'hoyroa50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva Shaar Ephraim50.4 miles (81.1 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshivath Viznitz50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College50.6 miles (81.4 km)4yr-private
  • Rabbinical College Beth Shraga50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
  • Bais Medrash Elyon50.6 miles (81.5 km)4yr-private
  • Beth Medrash Meor Yitzchok51.5 miles (82.9 km)4yr-private
  • Bais Medrash of Dexter Park52.9 miles (85.1 km)4yr-private
  • Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah53.0 miles (85.3 km)2yr-private
  • Ramapo College of New Jersey53.4 miles (85.9 km)4yr-public
  • Post University53.8 miles (86.6 km)4yr-private
  • New York Medical College53.9 miles (86.8 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY College of Technology at Delhi54.1 miles (87.0 km)4yr-public
  • Eastwick College-Ramsey54.7 miles (88.0 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY Westchester Community College55.3 miles (88.9 km)2yr-public
  • University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus55.3 miles (89.0 km)4yr-public
  • Dominican University New York55.4 miles (89.1 km)4yr-private
  • St. Thomas Aquinas College55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
  • Berkshire Community College56.3 miles (90.6 km)2yr-public
  • Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-private
  • Albany Law School57.2 miles (92.1 km)4yr-private
  • Maria College of Albany57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY-System Office57.3 miles (92.2 km)4yr-public
  • St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing57.3 miles (92.3 km)2yr-private
  • Albany Medical College57.4 miles (92.3 km)4yr-private
  • Mercy University57.6 miles (92.7 km)4yr-private
  • The College of Westchester57.7 miles (92.8 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY at Purchase College57.9 miles (93.2 km)4yr-public
  • The College of Saint Rose58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
  • Center for Ultrasound Research & Education58.5 miles (94.1 km)2yr-private
  • Manhattanville University58.7 miles (94.4 km)4yr-private
  • University at Albany59.0 miles (95.0 km)4yr-public
  • Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus59.0 miles (95.0 km)2yr-private
  • Sacred Heart University59.6 miles (96.0 km)4yr-private
  • Bryant & Stratton College-Albany60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
  • Excelsior University60.0 miles (96.6 km)4yr-private
  • University of Connecticut-Stamford60.3 miles (97.1 km)4yr-public
  • Cochran School of Nursing61.1 miles (98.4 km)2yr-private
  • Hudson Valley Community College61.5 miles (98.9 km)2yr-public
  • Saint Vladimirs Orthodox Theological Seminary61.6 miles (99.1 km)4yr-private
  • SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill61.8 miles (99.4 km)4yr-public
  • Bergen Community College61.9 miles (99.6 km)2yr-public
  • Siena College61.9 miles (99.7 km)4yr-private
  • Fairfield University62.5 miles (100.5 km)4yr-private
  • William Paterson University of New Jersey62.8 miles (101.1 km)4yr-public
  • Academy for Jewish Religion63.3 miles (101.9 km)4yr-private
  • Russell Sage College63.4 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
  • Sarah Lawrence College63.7 miles (102.6 km)4yr-private
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute63.8 miles (102.7 km)4yr-private
  • Paier College64.3 miles (103.4 km)4yr-private
  • University of Bridgeport64.4 miles (103.6 km)4yr-private
  • Passaic County Community College64.5 miles (103.8 km)2yr-public
  • Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing64.7 miles (104.0 km)2yr-private
  • University of Mount Saint Vincent64.8 miles (104.3 km)4yr-private
  • Iona University64.9 miles (104.5 km)4yr-private
  • Montefiore School of Nursing65.3 miles (105.2 km)2yr-private
  • Sussex County Community College65.5 miles (105.3 km)2yr-public
  • American Institute of Healthcare & Technology65.5 miles (105.3 km)2yr-private
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus65.6 miles (105.5 km)4yr-private
  • Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni65.9 miles (106.1 km)4yr-private
  • Berkeley College-Woodland Park66.0 miles (106.1 km)4yr-private
  • Charter Oak State College66.0 miles (106.1 km)4yr-public
  • Quinnipiac University66.0 miles (106.3 km)4yr-private
  • Eastwick College-Hackensack66.4 miles (106.8 km)4yr-private
  • Belanger School of Nursing66.4 miles (106.8 km)2yr-private
  • Central Connecticut State University66.4 miles (106.9 km)4yr-public
  • Manhattan University66.5 miles (107.0 km)4yr-private
  • Southern Connecticut State University66.6 miles (107.1 km)4yr-public
  • Westfield State University66.8 miles (107.4 km)4yr-public
  • Schenectady County Community College67.0 miles (107.9 km)2yr-public
  • Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing67.3 miles (108.3 km)2yr-private
  • Union College67.4 miles (108.4 km)4yr-private
K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

Grades
MOUNT ACADEMYprivate——4.0 miles (6.5 km)
ROBERT R GRAVES SCHOOLpublic——4.4 miles (7.1 km)
HIGH MEADOW SCHOOLprivate——5.3 miles (8.5 km)
ANDERSON CENTER FOR AUTISMprivate——5.4 miles (8.7 km)
ERNEST C MYER SCHOOLpublic——5.5 miles (8.8 km)
GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOLpublic——5.6 miles (9.1 km)
KINGSTON CATHOLIC SCHOOLprivate——5.8 miles (9.4 km)
KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOLpublic——5.9 miles (9.5 km)
MARBLETOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——5.9 miles (9.5 km)
HARRY L EDSON SCHOOLpublic——6.0 miles (9.7 km)
J WATSON BAILEY MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——6.1 miles (9.8 km)
WEST PARK SCHOOLpublic——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
JOHN F KENNEDY SCHOOLpublic——6.2 miles (10.0 km)
ULSTER BOCESpublic——6.3 miles (10.1 km)
DUZINE SCHOOLpublic——6.3 miles (10.2 km)
CHILDREN'S HOME OF KINGSTONprivate——6.4 miles (10.3 km)
HIGHLAND RESIDENTIAL CENTERpublic——6.5 miles (10.5 km)
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLpublic——7.1 miles (11.5 km)
NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——7.2 miles (11.5 km)
NEW PALTZ MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
MOUNTAIN LAUREL WALDORF SCHOOLprivate——7.3 miles (11.8 km)
CHAMBERS SCHOOLpublic——8.0 miles (12.9 km)
RONDOUT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLpublic——8.1 miles (13.0 km)
RONDOUT VALLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLpublic——8.2 miles (13.2 km)
RONDOUT VALLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLpublic——8.2 miles (13.2 km)
RALPH R SMITH SCHOOLpublic——8.3 miles (13.4 km)
HAVILAND MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——8.5 miles (13.6 km)
HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOLpublic——8.5 miles (13.7 km)
NEW PALTZ SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLpublic——8.7 miles (13.9 km)
CHANCELLOR LIVINGSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——8.8 miles (14.2 km)
BULKELEY MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
RHINEBECK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLpublic——8.9 miles (14.4 km)
HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
HIGHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——9.3 miles (15.0 km)
ACORN WALDORF SCHOOLprivate——9.4 miles (15.1 km)
M CLIFFORD MILLER MIDDLE SCHOOLpublic——9.4 miles (15.2 km)
HOLY TRINITY ANNEX @ ST PETER SCHOOLprivate——9.6 miles (15.5 km)
E R CROSBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——9.6 miles (15.5 km)
LENAPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLpublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)
NETHERWOOD SCHOOLpublic——9.9 miles (15.9 km)
MONTESSORI OF NEW PALTZprivate——10.0 miles (16.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 12471

What school district is ZIP code 12471 in?
ZIP 12471 (Rifton, NY) maps to Kingston City School District (LEA ID 3616290) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 12471?
US5 lists 41 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 32 public and 9 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 12471 attend private school?
About 0.0% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 12471 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Schools & Education key statistics

Education statistics
Education
Bachelor's or higher19.0%
High school5.8%
Less than HS0.0%
School districtKingston City School District