Editing Bethlehem, New York (section)

== Education ==
Most town residents live within the [[Bethlehem Central School District]]. The town operates five public elementary schools &ndash; Eagle, Elsmere, Glenmont, Hamagrael, and Slingerlands. A sixth elementary school, Clarksville, was closed indefinitely at the end of the 2010–2011 school year.  The building remains property of the Bethlehem Central School District and is currently leased to the Albany County Sheriff's Department.  According to the District web site, Clarksville school will remain closed for the indefinite future due to declining enrollment and economic issues.

Bethlehem Central School District Elementary schools include students up to grade 5.  The Bethlehem Central Middle School educates children in grades 6, 7 and 8, while the [[Bethlehem Central High School]] includes grades 9–12.

The town also includes the School of Saint Thomas the Apostle, a Catholic school for grades K–8 located across from the Catholic Church. Additionally, an independent school known as Bethlehem Children's School exists for students in K–8, offering a creative, child centered environmental education approach to learning.

The school district offers Continuing Education classes in a variety of topics for adult learners of all ages. The school district also provides busing and most textbooks for families who choose to educate their children in private schools.

Residents in the hamlet of North Bethlehem are part of the [[Guilderland Central School District]]. Residents in the hamlets of Selkirk and South Bethlehem are part of the [[Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central Schools|Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District]]. One of the two elementary schools of the district, Albertus W. Becker Elementary School, is in Selkirk.