ZIP 14218 — 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 14218

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 14218 (Lackawanna, NY) is associated with Buffalo City School District (LEA 3605850) 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 (82 public, 18 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.2 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.1% 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 Trocaire College about 2.1 miles away (4yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Buffalo City School District

LEA ID

3605850

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (48)

Trocaire College2.1 miles (3.4 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Online3.7 miles (5.9 km)4yr-private
Hilbert College4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private
Erie Community College4.8 miles (7.7 km)2yr-public
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo5.1 miles (8.2 km)4yr-private
D'Youville University6.5 miles (10.5 km)4yr-private
Villa Maria College6.6 miles (10.7 km)4yr-private
Canisius University7.4 miles (11.9 km)4yr-private
SUNY Buffalo State University8.3 miles (13.4 km)4yr-public
Daemen University10.3 miles (16.6 km)4yr-private
University at Buffalo12.7 miles (20.5 km)4yr-public
Niagara County Community College22.8 miles (36.7 km)2yr-public

Show all 48 colleges & universities

Niagara University24.3 miles (39.1 km)4yr-private
SUNY at Fredonia36.1 miles (58.2 km)4yr-public
Genesee Community College37.6 miles (60.5 km)2yr-public
Houghton University43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-private
SUNY College at Geneseo51.2 miles (82.4 km)4yr-public
SUNY Brockport52.2 miles (84.1 km)4yr-public
Jamestown Community College52.6 miles (84.6 km)2yr-public
St Bonaventure University54.1 miles (87.1 km)4yr-private
Jamestown Business College54.4 miles (87.5 km)4yr-private
Northeastern Seminary56.1 miles (90.4 km)4yr-private
Roberts Wesleyan University56.3 miles (90.6 km)4yr-private
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford61.0 miles (98.3 km)4yr-public
Rochester Institute of Technology61.3 miles (98.7 km)4yr-private
Elim Bible Institute and College61.9 miles (99.6 km)4yr-private
University of Rochester64.3 miles (103.4 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Greece64.3 miles (103.5 km)4yr-private
Monroe Community College64.7 miles (104.2 km)2yr-public
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred65.6 miles (105.6 km)4yr-public
Alfred University65.9 miles (106.0 km)4yr-private
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School67.3 miles (108.2 km)4yr-private
Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York67.4 miles (108.5 km)4yr-private
St Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry68.8 miles (110.7 km)4yr-private
Nazareth University69.2 miles (111.3 km)4yr-private
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College69.2 miles (111.4 km)2yr-public
St. John Fisher University69.7 miles (112.2 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College76.1 miles (122.5 km)4yr-public
Mercyhurst University79.5 miles (127.9 km)4yr-private
Gannon University79.9 miles (128.5 km)4yr-private
Finger Lakes Community College80.6 miles (129.7 km)2yr-public
Great Lakes Institute of Technology82.1 miles (132.2 km)2yr-private
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine82.6 miles (133.0 km)4yr-private
Erie Institute of Technology Inc82.8 miles (133.3 km)2yr-private
Keuka College89.5 miles (144.0 km)4yr-private
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville92.7 miles (149.1 km)2yr-public
Finger Lakes Health College of Nursing & Health Sciences93.5 miles (150.4 km)2yr-private
Hobart William Smith Colleges93.5 miles (150.5 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
OUR LADY OF VICTORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.5 miles (0.8 km)
BAKER	private	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
BAKER HALL SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.6 miles (0.9 km)
MARTIN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
GLOBAL CONCEPTS CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
WESTERN NEW YORK MARITIME CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
LACKAWANNA HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
LACKAWANNA MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.4 miles (2.2 km)
NOTRE DAME ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
BLASDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.7 km)
DISCOVERY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
MOUNT MERCY ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
LORRAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
BISHOP TIMON-ST JUDE HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
WINCHESTER-POTTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
SOUTH PARK HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.8 km)
SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
WEST SENECA WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
PS 27 HILLERY PARK ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
ERIE 1 BOCES	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.1 km)
SOUTH BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
ALLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
WINDOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.4 km)
WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
BILINGUAL CENTER	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
CENTER ROAD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
FRONTIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
PS 69 HOUGHTON ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
BIG TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
ST FRANCIS HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
BUFFALO CREEK ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
WEST SENECA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
RANDOLPH ACADEMYHAMBURG CAMPUS	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
QUEEN OF HEAVEN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.3 miles (6.9 km)
BUFFALO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
STANLEY G. FALK SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
EGGERT ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
BENNETT PARK MONTESSORI SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
JOHN F KENNEDY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
ST JOHN VIANNEY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
HARRIET ROSS TUBMAN ACADEMY	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
LOVEJOY DISCOVERY SCHOOL #43	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
WESTERN PSYCHIATRIC CENTER	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
ERIE COUNTY HOLDING CENTER	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
ENTERPRISE CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.3 km)
REACH ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.2 miles (8.4 km)
WEST SENECA EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
PS 42 OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING CENTER	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
BUFFALO SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
WATERFRONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
EMERSON SCHOOL OF HOSPITALITY	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
DARUL ULOOM AL MADANIA	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
BUFFALO COMMONS CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
ARMOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
WOODROW WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
SOUTH DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (8.9 km)
MARVA J DANIEL FUTURES PREPARATORY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
ORCHARD PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR #48	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
CLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
HERMAN BADILLO BILINGUAL ACADEMY	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
PS 90	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
BRICK BUFFALO ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
HARVEY AUSTIN SCHOOL #97	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
NATIVITY OF OUR LORD SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
CLOVERBANK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
SAINTS TABERNACLE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
CITY HONORS SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
STANLEY MAKOWSKI EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
PS 59 DR CHARLES DREW SCIENCE MAGNET	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
ORCHARD PARK HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
ELMWOOD VILLAGE CHARTER SCHOOL DAYS PARK	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
EAST COMMUNITY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
PATHWAYS ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
HAMBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
BUILD COMMUNITY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
PERSISTENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
BUFFALO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL II	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
HAMBURG HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
D'YOUVILLE-PORTER CAMPUS	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
HEALTH SCIENCES CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
STANLEY G FALK SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
INTERNATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
LEONARDO DA VINCI HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.4 km)
COMMUNITY SCHOOL #53	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
CHARLOTTE AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
FRONTIER MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
ERIE COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
BUFFALO ACADEMY FOR THE VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
CATHOLIC ACADEMY WEST BUFFALO	private	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
FRANK A SEDITA SCHOOL #30	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
PS 74 HAMLIN PARK - CLAUDE AND OUIDA CLAPP ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 14218

What school district is ZIP code 14218 in?

ZIP 14218 (Lackawanna, NY) maps to Buffalo City School District (LEA ID 3605850) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 14218?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 82 public and 18 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 14218 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 14218 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	21.0%
High school	34.1%
Less than HS	12.4%
School district	Buffalo City School District

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