Data / School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 / Lancaster County

School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 in Lancaster County

School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 in Lancaster County was 17.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 18.3 pts from 2023. That is the 124th highest of 132 counties in 2024.

202417.6%
Change on 2023-18.3 pts
Rank124th of 132Counties in Virginia ranked
Series high72.42021
Series low17.62024

Next release: Friday, 29 January 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Get an email when a new figure is out or this one is revised.
Keep it in a collection in your library.

School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 in Lancaster County, 2021 to 2024

02040608020212022202320242021: 72.4 %2022: 38.7 %2023: 35.8 %2024: 17.6 %020406080202120242021: 72.4 %2022: 38.7 %2023: 35.8 %2024: 17.6 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.
All 4 values
Period%
202417.6
202335.8
202238.7
202172.4

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place2024
Lancaster County17.6
Virginia44.8
United States45.5

Lancaster County compared with nearby places

Accomack County: 57.7 %Albemarle County: 62.1 %Alleghany County: 35.9 %Amelia County: 16.5 %Amherst County: 37.5 %Appomattox County: 30.5 %Arlington County: 55.7 %Augusta County: 40.3 %Bath County: 12.9 %Bedford County: 59.5 %Bland County: 0 %Botetourt County: 26.5 %Brunswick County: 31.8 %Buchanan County: 13.2 %Buckingham County: 49.2 %Campbell County: 36.3 %Caroline County: 32.1 %Carroll County: 22.8 %Charles City County: 57.4 %Charlotte County: 34.2 %Chesterfield County: 39.6 %Clarke County: 45.6 %Craig County: 79.1 %Culpeper County: 40.9 %Cumberland County: 9.5 %Dickenson County: 34.3 %Dinwiddie County: 49.1 %Essex County: 63.2 %Fairfax County: 56 %Fauquier County: 63.9 %Floyd County: 27.4 %Fluvanna County: 54 %Franklin County: 37.9 %Frederick County: 35.6 %Giles County: 19.7 %Gloucester County: 56.4 %Goochland County: 55 %Grayson County: 31.6 %Greene County: 52.1 %Greensville County: 28.5 %Halifax County: 43.2 %Hanover County: 45.4 %Henrico County: 45.9 %Henry County: 27.7 %Highland County: 0 %Isle of Wight County: 45.3 %James City County: 60.5 %King and Queen County: 72.2 %King George County: 58.2 %King William County: 13.4 %Lancaster County: 17.6 %Lee County: 23.9 %Loudoun County: 45.3 %Louisa County: 38.7 %Lunenburg County: 47.5 %Madison County: 36 %Mathews County: 61 %Mecklenburg County: 56.3 %Middlesex County: 59.7 %Montgomery County: 52.5 %Nelson County: 37.1 %New Kent County: 40.1 %Northampton County: 47.9 %Northumberland County: 20.7 %Nottoway County: 50.8 %Orange County: 23.5 %Page County: 48.7 %Patrick County: 17.7 %Pittsylvania County: 26.5 %Powhatan County: 53.4 %Prince Edward County: 47.8 %Prince George County: 22.5 %Prince William County: 37.9 %Pulaski County: 47.7 %Rappahannock County: 21.9 %Richmond County: 33.3 %Roanoke County: 46.7 %Rockbridge County: 27.7 %Rockingham County: 36.2 %Russell County: 24.1 %Scott County: 22 %Shenandoah County: 47.6 %Smyth County: 46.9 %Southampton County: 36.1 %Spotsylvania County: 40.6 %Stafford County: 40.1 %Surry County: 53.5 %Sussex County: 73.9 %Tazewell County: 19.3 %Warren County: 32.8 %Washington County: 37.9 %Westmoreland County: 40.4 %Wise County: 31.7 %Wythe County: 53.7 %York County: 38.4 %Alexandria city: 51.3 %Bristol city: 50.8 %Buena Vista city: 65.4 %Charlottesville city: 64.2 %Chesapeake city: 42 %Colonial Heights city: 23.9 %Covington city: 66.9 %Danville city: 59.8 %Emporia city: 43.9 %Fairfax city: 59.2 %Falls Church city: 76.9 %Franklin city: 35 %Fredericksburg city: 38.9 %Galax city: 62.4 %Hampton city: 45.2 %Harrisonburg city: 45.2 %Hopewell city: 46 %Lexington city: 100 %Lynchburg city: 47.5 %Manassas city: 20.5 %Manassas Park city: 20.9 %Martinsville city: 46.8 %Newport News city: 35 %Norfolk city: 42.3 %Petersburg city: 28 %Poquoson city: 56.3 %Portsmouth city: 29.8 %Radford city: 13 %Richmond city: 48.8 %Roanoke city: 49.8 %Salem city: 38.6 %Staunton city: 59.1 %Suffolk city: 45.8 %Virginia Beach city: 47.6 %Waynesboro city: 47.8 %Williamsburg city: 40.2 %Winchester city: 45.2 %
  • Under 24
  • 24 to 36
  • 36 to 42
  • 42 to 48
  • 48 to 57
  • 57 and over
  • No data
School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024, %. Lancaster County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

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.

Report a problem with this figure

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

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 (School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, Lancaster County, 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, School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, Lancaster County, 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/lancaster-county-virginia. 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. School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, Lancaster County, 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/lancaster-county-virginia.

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, School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, Lancaster County, 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/lancaster-county-virginia (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: School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, Lancaster County, 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/lancaster-county-virginia. 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - 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: School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, Lancaster County, 2021 to 2024
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/29
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat
L2  - https://invokely.ai/en/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/lancaster-county-virginia
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/lancaster-county-virginia.
N1  - 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

What is the latest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 in Lancaster County? Cite the source.
get_value {"indicator":"preschool_enrolment_rate_3_4","place":"us-county-51103"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=preschool_enrolment_rate_3_4&place=us-county-51103

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

What is the school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 in Lancaster County?

School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 in Lancaster County was 17.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 18.3 pts from 2023. That is the 124th highest of 132 counties 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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 in Lancaster County?

72.4% in 2021, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

Related statistics for Lancaster County

All statistics for Lancaster County | Lancaster County in figures