ZIP 30605 — 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 30605

K-12 nearby

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

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ZIP 30605 (Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA) is associated with Clarke County School District (LEA 1301170) 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 34 K-12 schools (26 public, 8 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 6.2 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 University of Georgia about 4.5 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Clarke County School District

LEA ID

1301170

Private school share (ACS)

0.1%

Colleges & universities (94)

University of Georgia4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-public
Athens Technical College5.9 miles (9.5 km)2yr-public
College of Athens6.8 miles (11.0 km)4yr-private
Emmanuel University28.0 miles (45.0 km)4yr-private
Emory University-Oxford College37.2 miles (59.8 km)2yr-private
Lanier Technical College39.2 miles (63.1 km)2yr-public
Georgia Gwinnett College39.4 miles (63.3 km)4yr-public
Brenau University39.6 miles (63.7 km)4yr-private
Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville39.8 miles (64.0 km)2yr-private
Gwinnett Technical College42.8 miles (68.8 km)2yr-public
Reformed University43.5 miles (70.0 km)4yr-private
Atlanta Institute of Music and Media45.0 miles (72.4 km)2yr-private

Show all 94 colleges & universities

Gwinnett College-Lilburn45.8 miles (73.7 km)2yr-private
Piedmont University47.3 miles (76.1 km)4yr-private
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta47.4 miles (76.2 km)2yr-private
Toccoa Falls College47.5 miles (76.5 km)4yr-private
Luther Rice College & Seminary48.1 miles (77.4 km)4yr-private
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service51.0 miles (82.0 km)2yr-private
North Georgia Technical College52.1 miles (83.8 km)2yr-public
Georgia Piedmont Technical College52.9 miles (85.1 km)2yr-public
Truett McConnell University53.5 miles (86.1 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Georgia54.2 miles (87.2 km)4yr-private
Columbia Theological Seminary55.9 miles (89.9 km)4yr-private
Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee56.3 miles (90.6 km)2yr-private
Agnes Scott College56.6 miles (91.0 km)4yr-private
DeVry University-Georgia56.6 miles (91.1 km)4yr-private
Georgia College & State University57.1 miles (91.9 km)4yr-public
University of North Georgia57.4 miles (92.3 km)4yr-public
Georgia Military College57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-public
Anderson University57.4 miles (92.4 km)4yr-private
Oglethorpe University58.0 miles (93.3 km)4yr-private
Emory University58.0 miles (93.4 km)4yr-private
Chamberlain University-Georgia59.0 miles (94.9 km)4yr-private
American InterContinental University-Atlanta59.2 miles (95.2 km)4yr-private
Tri-County Technical College59.2 miles (95.3 km)2yr-public
Clemson University60.3 miles (97.0 km)4yr-public
Beulah Heights University60.5 miles (97.4 km)4yr-private
Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs60.5 miles (97.4 km)2yr-private
Erskine College60.9 miles (98.1 km)4yr-private
Miami Ad School-Atlanta61.4 miles (98.8 km)2yr-private
Clayton State University61.6 miles (99.1 km)4yr-public
Grady Health System Professional Schools61.6 miles (99.2 km)2yr-public
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School61.8 miles (99.4 km)4yr-private
Georgia State University-Perimeter College61.9 miles (99.7 km)2yr-public
Georgia State University61.9 miles (99.7 km)4yr-public
Herzing University-Atlanta61.9 miles (99.7 km)4yr-private
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus62.2 miles (100.1 km)4yr-public
Interactive College of Technology-Morrow62.3 miles (100.3 km)2yr-private
Pontifex University62.4 miles (100.4 km)4yr-private
Morris Brown College63.1 miles (101.5 km)4yr-private
Interdenominational Theological Center63.2 miles (101.7 km)4yr-private
Spelman College63.4 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
Clark Atlanta University63.5 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
Morehouse School of Medicine63.5 miles (102.1 km)4yr-private
Atlanta Technical College63.5 miles (102.2 km)2yr-public
Atlanta Metropolitan State College63.5 miles (102.3 km)4yr-public
Morehouse College63.6 miles (102.4 km)4yr-private
Southern Wesleyan University65.2 miles (105.0 km)4yr-private
Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus66.3 miles (106.7 km)2yr-private
Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta66.5 miles (107.1 km)2yr-private
Life University68.3 miles (110.0 km)4yr-private
Oconee Fall Line Technical College68.7 miles (110.6 km)2yr-public
Lander University69.4 miles (111.7 km)4yr-public
Fortis College-Smyrna69.9 miles (112.5 km)2yr-private
Chattahoochee Technical College70.5 miles (113.5 km)2yr-public
Lincoln College of Technology-East Point70.6 miles (113.6 km)2yr-private
Southern Crescent Technical College71.6 miles (115.2 km)2yr-public
Piedmont Technical College71.9 miles (115.8 km)2yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Macon72.7 miles (117.1 km)2yr-private
Kennesaw State University72.8 miles (117.1 km)4yr-public
Wesleyan College74.7 miles (120.2 km)4yr-private
Reinhardt University76.0 miles (122.3 km)4yr-private
Gordon State College76.3 miles (122.8 km)4yr-public
Mercer University76.7 miles (123.5 km)4yr-private
Young Harris College77.0 miles (123.9 km)4yr-private
Helms College77.6 miles (124.9 km)2yr-private
Middle Georgia State University79.4 miles (127.8 km)4yr-public
Miller-Motte College-Augusta80.2 miles (129.1 km)2yr-private
Augusta Technical College80.7 miles (129.8 km)2yr-public
Paine College82.2 miles (132.3 km)4yr-private
Augusta University82.4 miles (132.6 km)4yr-public
Strayer University-South Carolina83.3 miles (134.1 km)4yr-private
Greenville Technical College83.6 miles (134.6 km)4yr-public
Bob Jones University86.3 miles (139.0 km)4yr-private
Furman University86.5 miles (139.3 km)4yr-private
Tri-County Community College88.2 miles (141.9 km)2yr-public
Aiken Technical College89.0 miles (143.2 km)2yr-public
Presbyterian College91.4 miles (147.1 km)4yr-private
University of South Carolina Aiken92.3 miles (148.6 km)4yr-public
Central Georgia Technical College96.1 miles (154.6 km)2yr-public
North Greenville University97.0 miles (156.2 km)4yr-private
Western Carolina University97.3 miles (156.5 km)4yr-public
Brevard College98.0 miles (157.7 km)4yr-private
Southwestern Community College99.9 miles (160.8 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
Whit Davis Road Elementary School	public	—	—	0.4 miles (0.6 km)
ATHENS MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
Barnett Shoals Elementary School	public	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
Cedar Shoals High School	public	—	—	1.3 miles (2.1 km)
Gaines Elementary School	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
Hilsman Middle School	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
Barrow Elementary School	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
ATHENS ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.2 km)
DOWNTOWN ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
Winterville Elementary School	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
Clarke Central High School	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
Howard B. Stroud Elementary School	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.2 km)
Classic City High School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
Clarke Middle School	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
Bettye Henderson Holston Elementary School	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
Johnnie Lay Burks Elementary School	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
Coile Middle School	public	—	—	5.9 miles (9.5 km)
Fowler Drive Elementary School	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Colham Ferry Elementary School	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary School	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
Foothills Regional High School	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
Oconee County Middle School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
PRIMROSE SCHOOL OF ATHENS	private	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Oconee County Elementary School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
Judia Jackson Harris Elementary	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Timothy Elementary School	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.8 km)
Oconee County Primary School	public	—	—	7.5 miles (12.0 km)
Oconee County High School	public	—	—	8.2 miles (13.3 km)
Whitehead Road Elementary School	public	—	—	8.3 miles (13.3 km)
WASECA MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	8.4 miles (13.6 km)
Hull-Sanford Elementary School	public	—	—	9.3 miles (15.0 km)
MONSIGNOR DONOVAN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL	private	—	—	9.4 miles (15.1 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 30605

What school district is ZIP code 30605 in?

ZIP 30605 (Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA) maps to Clarke County School District (LEA ID 1301170) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 30605?

US5 lists 34 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 26 public and 8 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 30605 attend private school?

About 0.1% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 30605 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	52.6%
High school	13.9%
Less than HS	9.2%
School district	Clarke County School District

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