School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 in Polk County
School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 in Polk County was 35% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6.2 pts from 2023. That is the 53rd highest of 75 counties in 2024.
School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 in Polk County, 2021 to 2024
All 4 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 35 |
| 2023 | 41.2 |
| 2022 | 39.1 |
| 2021 | 43.4 |
Compared with Arkansas and United States
| Place | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Polk County | 35 |
| Arkansas | 41.1 |
| United States | 45.5 |
Rankings
- US states by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4
- Counties in Arkansas 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. 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 (School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, Polk 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, Polk 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/polk-county-arkansas. 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, Polk 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/polk-county-arkansas.
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, Polk 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/polk-county-arkansas (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, Polk 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/polk-county-arkansas. 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.},
}
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What is the school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 in Polk County?
School enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 in Polk County was 35% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6.2 pts from 2023. That is the 53rd highest of 75 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 Polk County?
43.4% in 2021, the highest value since 2021 in this series.
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