School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 in Columbus, OH
School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 in Columbus, OH was 33.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3 pts from 2023. That is the 128th highest of 176 cities in 2024.
School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 in Columbus, OH, 2021 to 2024
All 4 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 33.8 |
| 2023 | 36.7 |
| 2022 | 36.6 |
| 2021 | 37.3 |
Compared with Ohio and United States
| Place | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Columbus, OH | 33.8 |
| Ohio | 41.2 |
| United States | 45.5 |
Rankings
- US states by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4
- US cities by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4
- Cities in Ohio by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4
Definition
Children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school, including nursery school and preschool, at any time in the three months before the interview, as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
Reported by households, so it includes private nursery schools. Small counties have only a few dozen children in the sample, and their rates can swing widely between periods.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, Columbus, OH, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat
MLA 9
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, Columbus, OH, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/columbus-oh. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, Columbus, OH, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/columbus-oh.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, Columbus, OH, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/columbus-oh (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_school_enrolment_children_aged_2024,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, Columbus, OH, 2021 to 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/columbus-oh. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 in Columbus, OH?
School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 in Columbus, OH was 33.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3 pts from 2023. That is the 128th highest of 176 cities in 2024.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 in Columbus, OH?
37.3% in 2021, the highest value since 2021 in this series.
School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 elsewhere in Ohio
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