ZIP 16509 — 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 16509

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 16509 (Erie, PA) is associated with Erie City School District (LEA 4209300) 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 64 K-12 schools (44 public, 20 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 5.5 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.2% 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 Great Lakes Institute of Technology about 3.1 miles away (2yr-private).

District & higher education

School district

Erie City School District

LEA ID

4209300

Private school share (ACS)

0.2%

Colleges & universities (81)

Great Lakes Institute of Technology3.1 miles (4.9 km)2yr-private
Mercyhurst University3.3 miles (5.2 km)4yr-private
Erie Institute of Technology Inc3.3 miles (5.3 km)2yr-private
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine3.8 miles (6.1 km)4yr-private
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College5.0 miles (8.0 km)4yr-public
Gannon University5.3 miles (8.6 km)4yr-private
Allegheny College29.0 miles (46.6 km)4yr-private
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville35.5 miles (57.1 km)2yr-public
Jamestown Business College40.5 miles (65.2 km)4yr-private
Jamestown Community College42.2 miles (67.9 km)2yr-public
Kent State University at Ashtabula42.4 miles (68.2 km)4yr-public
SUNY at Fredonia44.9 miles (72.3 km)4yr-public

Show all 81 colleges & universities

Thiel College48.1 miles (77.4 km)4yr-private
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College48.1 miles (77.4 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango62.0 miles (99.7 km)4yr-public
Grove City College62.5 miles (100.6 km)4yr-private
Laurel Technical Institute64.0 miles (103.0 km)2yr-private
Westminster College66.7 miles (107.4 km)4yr-private
Lake Erie College66.8 miles (107.4 km)4yr-private
Kent State University at Trumbull67.9 miles (109.3 km)4yr-public
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania68.9 miles (110.9 km)4yr-public
Casal Aveda Institute69.1 miles (111.3 km)2yr-private
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Niles69.4 miles (111.7 km)2yr-private
Kent State University at Geauga69.5 miles (111.8 km)4yr-public
ETI Technical College of Niles69.9 miles (112.6 km)2yr-private
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford70.5 miles (113.5 km)4yr-public
Brown Aveda Institute-Mentor71.4 miles (114.9 km)2yr-private
Youngstown State University73.1 miles (117.6 km)4yr-public
UPMC Jameson School of Nursing73.2 miles (117.9 km)2yr-private
New Castle School of Trades73.3 miles (117.9 km)2yr-private
Lakeland Community College74.3 miles (119.5 km)2yr-public
Hiram College77.0 miles (124.0 km)4yr-private
Hilbert College78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-private
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Boardman78.9 miles (127.0 km)2yr-private
St Bonaventure University79.9 miles (128.5 km)4yr-private
Rabbinical College Telshe81.2 miles (130.6 km)4yr-private
LaBarberia Institute of Hair81.9 miles (131.8 km)2yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Online82.0 miles (132.0 km)4yr-private
Erie Community College82.2 miles (132.2 km)2yr-public
D'Youville University82.5 miles (132.8 km)4yr-private
Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo82.6 miles (132.9 km)4yr-private
Trocaire College82.8 miles (133.3 km)4yr-private
Ursuline College83.2 miles (133.9 km)4yr-private
SUNY Buffalo State University84.3 miles (135.7 km)4yr-public
Canisius University85.0 miles (136.8 km)4yr-private
Notre Dame College85.2 miles (137.1 km)4yr-private
Butler County Community College85.3 miles (137.2 km)2yr-public
Cleveland Clinic Health System-School of Diagnostic Imaging85.3 miles (137.3 km)2yr-private
Arizona College of Nursing-Cleveland85.5 miles (137.6 km)4yr-private
Villa Maria College86.4 miles (139.1 km)4yr-private
John Carroll University86.4 miles (139.1 km)4yr-private
Lakewood University86.6 miles (139.3 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Institute of Art89.1 miles (143.4 km)4yr-private
Daemen University89.3 miles (143.7 km)4yr-private
Cleveland Institute of Music89.3 miles (143.8 km)4yr-private
Case Western Reserve University89.5 miles (144.1 km)4yr-private
Triangle Tech Inc-Dubois89.9 miles (144.7 km)2yr-private
Geneva College90.2 miles (145.1 km)4yr-private
Niagara University90.2 miles (145.1 km)4yr-private
Remington College-Cleveland Campus90.8 miles (146.2 km)2yr-private
Northeast Ohio Medical University90.9 miles (146.3 km)4yr-public
University at Buffalo90.9 miles (146.3 km)4yr-public
Ohio Technical College91.4 miles (147.1 km)2yr-private
Kent State University at Kent92.3 miles (148.6 km)4yr-public
Kent State University at Salem92.4 miles (148.7 km)4yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois92.6 miles (149.0 km)4yr-public
Cleveland State University92.7 miles (149.2 km)4yr-public
Allegheny Wesleyan College92.8 miles (149.3 km)4yr-private
Cuyahoga Community College District93.3 miles (150.2 km)2yr-public
Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College94.6 miles (152.3 km)2yr-private
Niagara County Community College95.6 miles (153.9 km)2yr-public
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver96.4 miles (155.1 km)4yr-public
University of Mount Union97.2 miles (156.4 km)4yr-private
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls97.4 miles (156.7 km)2yr-private
Community College of Beaver County98.0 miles (157.8 km)2yr-public
Stautzenberger College-Brecksville98.6 miles (158.6 km)2yr-private
Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance98.6 miles (158.7 km)2yr-private
Valley College-Cleveland98.6 miles (158.7 km)2yr-private
Meryma'at Barber College98.8 miles (159.0 km)2yr-private
East Ohio College99.3 miles (159.8 km)2yr-private
Houghton University99.6 miles (160.2 km)4yr-private

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Robison El Sch	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
TRIUMPHANT LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
MONTESSORI IN THE WOODS	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
James S Wilson MS	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
Chestnut Hill El Sch	public	—	—	2.4 miles (3.9 km)
Belle Valley El Sch	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
ERIE FIRST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
MERCYHURST PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
ST GEORGE GRADE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
ST LUKE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
Jefferson El Sch	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
Erie County Technical School	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
Erie HS	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
Grover Cleveland El Sch	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Lincoln El Sch	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
Northwest PA Collegiate Academy	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
BETHEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Perry El Sch	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
JoAnna Connell Sch	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
Woodrow Wilson MS	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.5 km)
COMMUNITY COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
McKinley El Sch	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
OUR LADY OF PEACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.6 miles (7.3 km)
Perseus House CS of Excellence	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
Grandview El Sch	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
Pfeiffer-Burleigh Sch	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
LUTHER MEMORIAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
Diehl Sch	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
Erie Rise Leadership Academy CS	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.4 km)
ST JAMES ELEMENTARY	private	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
East MS	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Strong Vincent MS	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
Harding Sch	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
SOUTH HILLS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
Robert Benjamin Wiley Community CS	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.2 km)
McDowell HS	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
ELIZABETH LEE BLACK BARBER NATIONAL INSTITUTE	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
DR GERTRUDE A BARBER CENTER, INC	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
ERIE DAY SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Edison El Sch	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.4 km)
Rolling Ridge El Sch	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Montessori Regional CS	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
Tracy El Sch	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
ST JUDE SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Iroquois JSHS	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
Iroquois El Sch	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.7 km)
Seneca HS	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)
Wattsburg Area El Ctr	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
Asbury El Sch	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Wattsburg Area MS	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Walnut Creek MS	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
McKean El Sch	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
LEADERSHIP CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.1 miles (11.4 km)
Westlake MS	public	—	—	7.7 miles (12.4 km)
Clark El Sch	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.6 km)
Fort LeBoeuf SHS	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
Klein El Sch	public	—	—	7.9 miles (12.7 km)
HARBORCREEK YOUTH SERVICES	private	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Fort LeBoeuf MS	public	—	—	8.0 miles (12.8 km)
Harbor Creek Junior HS	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Harbor Creek Senior HS	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
Waterford El Sch	public	—	—	8.5 miles (13.6 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 16509

What school district is ZIP code 16509 in?

ZIP 16509 (Erie, PA) maps to Erie City School District (LEA ID 4209300) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 16509?

US5 lists 64 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 44 public and 20 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 16509 attend private school?

About 0.2% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 16509 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	36.9%
High school	33.8%
Less than HS	5.1%
School district	Erie City School District

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