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Cities in Alabama by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024

Mountain Brook, AL had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 66 cities in 2024, at 87.5%. Russellville, AL had the lowest, at 10.3%. The median was 45% and the figure for Alabama was 42.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest87.5Mountain Brook, AL
Lowest10.3Russellville, AL
Median4566 cities
Alabama42.6History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Mountain Brook, AL: 87.5 %Mountain Brook, AL87.5Homewood, AL: 85.5 %Homewood, AL85.5Muscle Shoals, AL: 83.2 %Muscle Shoals, AL83.2Rainbow City, AL: 66.7 %Rainbow City, AL66.7Spanish Fort, AL: 64.4 %Spanish Fort, AL64.4Talladega, AL: 63.2 %Talladega, AL63.2Trussville, AL: 62.6 %Trussville, AL62.6Madison, AL: 62.4 %Madison, AL62.4Chelsea, AL: 61.7 %Chelsea, AL61.7Fairhope, AL: 61 %Fairhope, AL61Center Point, AL: 60.7 %Center Point, AL60.7Vestavia Hills, AL: 60.3 %Vestavia Hills, AL60.3Bessemer, AL: 59.4 %Bessemer, AL59.4Jasper, AL: 57.5 %Jasper, AL57.5Gardendale, AL: 57.4 %Gardendale, AL57.4Birmingham, AL: 55.9 %Birmingham, AL55.9Pike Road, AL: 54.8 %Pike Road, AL54.8Jacksonville, AL: 53.7 %Jacksonville, AL53.7Alabaster, AL: 52 %Alabaster, AL52Ozark, AL: 49.8 %Ozark, AL49.8Cullman, AL: 49.8 %Cullman, AL49.8Sylacauga, AL: 49.7 %Sylacauga, AL49.7Leeds, AL: 49.5 %Leeds, AL49.5Mobile, AL: 49.2 %Mobile, AL49.2Hartselle, AL: 49 %Hartselle, AL49Boaz, AL: 47.9 %Boaz, AL47.9Saraland, AL: 47.7 %Saraland, AL47.7Prattville, AL: 47.6 %Prattville, AL47.6Enterprise, AL: 46.4 %Enterprise, AL46.4Dothan, AL: 45.9 %Dothan, AL45.9Auburn, AL: 45.9 %Auburn, AL45.9Florence, AL: 45.8 %Florence, AL45.8Millbrook, AL: 45.7 %Millbrook, AL45.7Irondale, AL: 44.3 %Irondale, AL44.3Opelika, AL: 43.8 %Opelika, AL43.8Moody, AL: 43.2 %Moody, AL43.2Troy, AL: 42.8 %Troy, AL42.8Clay, AL: 42.3 %Clay, AL42.3Tuscaloosa, AL: 41.7 %Tuscaloosa, AL41.7Montgomery, AL: 41.6 %Montgomery, AL41.6Mountain Brook, AL: 87.5 %Mountain Brook, AL87.5Homewood, AL: 85.5 %Homewood, AL85.5Muscle Shoals, AL: 83.2 %Muscle Shoals, AL83.2Rainbow City, AL: 66.7 %Rainbow City, AL66.7Spanish Fort, AL: 64.4 %Spanish Fort, AL64.4Talladega, AL: 63.2 %Talladega, AL63.2Trussville, AL: 62.6 %Trussville, AL62.6Madison, AL: 62.4 %Madison, AL62.4Chelsea, AL: 61.7 %Chelsea, AL61.7Fairhope, AL: 61 %Fairhope, AL61Center Point, AL: 60.7 %Center Point, AL60.7Vestavia Hills, AL: 60.3 %Vestavia Hills, AL60.3Bessemer, AL: 59.4 %Bessemer, AL59.4Jasper, AL: 57.5 %Jasper, AL57.5Gardendale, AL: 57.4 %Gardendale, AL57.4Birmingham, AL: 55.9 %Birmingham, AL55.9Pike Road, AL: 54.8 %Pike Road, AL54.8Jacksonville, AL: 53.7 %Jacksonville, AL53.7Alabaster, AL: 52 %Alabaster, AL52Ozark, AL: 49.8 %Ozark, AL49.8Cullman, AL: 49.8 %Cullman, AL49.8Sylacauga, AL: 49.7 %Sylacauga, AL49.7Leeds, AL: 49.5 %Leeds, AL49.5Mobile, AL: 49.2 %Mobile, AL49.2Hartselle, AL: 49 %Hartselle, AL49Boaz, AL: 47.9 %Boaz, AL47.9Saraland, AL: 47.7 %Saraland, AL47.7Prattville, AL: 47.6 %Prattville, AL47.6Enterprise, AL: 46.4 %Enterprise, AL46.4Dothan, AL: 45.9 %Dothan, AL45.9Auburn, AL: 45.9 %Auburn, AL45.9Florence, AL: 45.8 %Florence, AL45.8Millbrook, AL: 45.7 %Millbrook, AL45.7Irondale, AL: 44.3 %Irondale, AL44.3Opelika, AL: 43.8 %Opelika, AL43.8Moody, AL: 43.2 %Moody, AL43.2Troy, AL: 42.8 %Troy, AL42.8Clay, AL: 42.3 %Clay, AL42.3Tuscaloosa, AL: 41.7 %Tuscaloosa, AL41.7Montgomery, AL: 41.6 %Montgomery, AL41.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Mountain Brook, AL87.5-3.6 pts
2Homewood, AL85.5+3.8 pts
3Muscle Shoals, AL83.2+5.6 pts
4Rainbow City, AL66.7+13.8 pts
5Spanish Fort, AL64.4-9.1 pts
6Talladega, AL63.2-3.9 pts
7Trussville, AL62.6-7.9 pts
8Madison, AL62.4+8.2 pts
9Chelsea, AL61.7+2.4 pts
10Fairhope, AL61+6 pts
11Center Point, AL60.7+1.9 pts
12Vestavia Hills, AL60.3-10 pts
13Bessemer, AL59.4+5.6 pts
14Jasper, AL57.5+3.3 pts
15Gardendale, AL57.4+0.7 pts
16Birmingham, AL55.9+5.3 pts
17Pike Road, AL54.8-7 pts
18Jacksonville, AL53.7-9.8 pts
19Alabaster, AL52+2.2 pts
20Ozark, AL49.8-7.9 pts
21Cullman, AL49.8-15.6 pts
22Sylacauga, AL49.7+7.1 pts
23Leeds, AL49.5-4.5 pts
24Mobile, AL49.2+7.1 pts
25Hartselle, AL49+12.1 pts
26Boaz, AL47.9+9.8 pts
27Saraland, AL47.7+2 pts
28Prattville, AL47.6+9.9 pts
29Enterprise, AL46.4-5.2 pts
30Dothan, AL45.9+0.4 pts
31Auburn, AL45.9-3.2 pts
32Florence, AL45.8-5.1 pts
33Millbrook, AL45.7-8 pts
34Irondale, AL44.3+23.3 pts
35Opelika, AL43.8-1.4 pts
36Moody, AL43.2+6.7 pts
37Troy, AL42.8-21.3 pts
38Clay, AL42.3+9 pts
39Tuscaloosa, AL41.7+0.8 pts
40Montgomery, AL41.6-8.4 pts
41Huntsville, AL41.3-1.7 pts
42Northport, AL40.7-18.4 pts
43Albertville, AL40.6-12.6 pts
44Anniston, AL39.6-13.8 pts
45Alexander City, AL39.1+2.5 pts
46Pelham, AL38.8-15.9 pts
47Phenix City, AL38.8+3.4 pts
48Prichard, AL37.8-15.8 pts
49Helena, AL37+5.3 pts
50Athens, AL36.7-5.1 pts
51Hoover, AL36.1-5.9 pts
52Oxford, AL35.6-2.1 pts
53Selma, AL32.6-22 pts
54Foley, AL32.5-12.7 pts
55Decatur, AL32-5.3 pts
56Valley, AL31.2+7.7 pts
57Gadsden, AL30.3+6.5 pts
58Fort Payne, AL28.7-7.4 pts
59Hueytown, AL28.5+1.6 pts
60Pell City, AL28.4-10.4 pts
61Gulf Shores, AL27.6-32.9 pts
62Eufaula, AL24.9-1.7 pts
63Scottsboro, AL23.4+6.7 pts
64Daphne, AL22.1-7.5 pts
65Calera, AL19.2-5 pts
66Russellville, AL10.3+2.8 pts

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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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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) (Cities in Alabama by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 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

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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), Cities in Alabama by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 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/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/alabama-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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). Cities in Alabama by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 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/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/alabama-cities.

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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), Cities in Alabama by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 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/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/alabama-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Mountain Brook, AL, with 87.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Russellville, AL, with 10.3% in 2024.

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