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

Mountain Brook, AL had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 66 cities in 2022, at 85.7%. Russellville, AL had the lowest, at 4.5%. The median was 46.6% and the figure for Alabama was 43.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest85.7Mountain Brook, AL
Lowest4.5Russellville, AL
Median46.666 cities
Alabama43.1History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Mountain Brook, AL: 85.7 %Mountain Brook, AL85.7Selma, AL: 85 %Selma, AL85Foley, AL: 80.9 %Foley, AL80.9Homewood, AL: 80.8 %Homewood, AL80.8Vestavia Hills, AL: 77.1 %Vestavia Hills, AL77.1Jacksonville, AL: 70.9 %Jacksonville, AL70.9Pike Road, AL: 65.8 %Pike Road, AL65.8Jasper, AL: 65.1 %Jasper, AL65.1Ozark, AL: 65.1 %Ozark, AL65.1Muscle Shoals, AL: 62.6 %Muscle Shoals, AL62.6Trussville, AL: 62 %Trussville, AL62Cullman, AL: 61.9 %Cullman, AL61.9Anniston, AL: 58.9 %Anniston, AL58.9Talladega, AL: 58.7 %Talladega, AL58.7Spanish Fort, AL: 58.2 %Spanish Fort, AL58.2Troy, AL: 57.7 %Troy, AL57.7Alexander City, AL: 56.2 %Alexander City, AL56.2Saraland, AL: 55.4 %Saraland, AL55.4Moody, AL: 55 %Moody, AL55Boaz, AL: 53.3 %Boaz, AL53.3Prichard, AL: 52.9 %Prichard, AL52.9Leeds, AL: 52.4 %Leeds, AL52.4Opelika, AL: 51.2 %Opelika, AL51.2Calera, AL: 51.2 %Calera, AL51.2Auburn, AL: 51.1 %Auburn, AL51.1Madison, AL: 51 %Madison, AL51Fairhope, AL: 49.8 %Fairhope, AL49.8Birmingham, AL: 49.7 %Birmingham, AL49.7Chelsea, AL: 49 %Chelsea, AL49Albertville, AL: 48.7 %Albertville, AL48.7Florence, AL: 48.2 %Florence, AL48.2Gardendale, AL: 47.9 %Gardendale, AL47.9Bessemer, AL: 46.7 %Bessemer, AL46.7Fort Payne, AL: 46.4 %Fort Payne, AL46.4Pell City, AL: 46.4 %Pell City, AL46.4Alabaster, AL: 45.8 %Alabaster, AL45.8Montgomery, AL: 45.7 %Montgomery, AL45.7Phenix City, AL: 45.4 %Phenix City, AL45.4Dothan, AL: 45 %Dothan, AL45Hoover, AL: 44.9 %Hoover, AL44.9Mountain Brook, AL: 85.7 %Mountain Brook, AL85.7Selma, AL: 85 %Selma, AL85Foley, AL: 80.9 %Foley, AL80.9Homewood, AL: 80.8 %Homewood, AL80.8Vestavia Hills, AL: 77.1 %Vestavia Hills, AL77.1Jacksonville, AL: 70.9 %Jacksonville, AL70.9Pike Road, AL: 65.8 %Pike Road, AL65.8Jasper, AL: 65.1 %Jasper, AL65.1Ozark, AL: 65.1 %Ozark, AL65.1Muscle Shoals, AL: 62.6 %Muscle Shoals, AL62.6Trussville, AL: 62 %Trussville, AL62Cullman, AL: 61.9 %Cullman, AL61.9Anniston, AL: 58.9 %Anniston, AL58.9Talladega, AL: 58.7 %Talladega, AL58.7Spanish Fort, AL: 58.2 %Spanish Fort, AL58.2Troy, AL: 57.7 %Troy, AL57.7Alexander City, AL: 56.2 %Alexander City, AL56.2Saraland, AL: 55.4 %Saraland, AL55.4Moody, AL: 55 %Moody, AL55Boaz, AL: 53.3 %Boaz, AL53.3Prichard, AL: 52.9 %Prichard, AL52.9Leeds, AL: 52.4 %Leeds, AL52.4Opelika, AL: 51.2 %Opelika, AL51.2Calera, AL: 51.2 %Calera, AL51.2Auburn, AL: 51.1 %Auburn, AL51.1Madison, AL: 51 %Madison, AL51Fairhope, AL: 49.8 %Fairhope, AL49.8Birmingham, AL: 49.7 %Birmingham, AL49.7Chelsea, AL: 49 %Chelsea, AL49Albertville, AL: 48.7 %Albertville, AL48.7Florence, AL: 48.2 %Florence, AL48.2Gardendale, AL: 47.9 %Gardendale, AL47.9Bessemer, AL: 46.7 %Bessemer, AL46.7Fort Payne, AL: 46.4 %Fort Payne, AL46.4Pell City, AL: 46.4 %Pell City, AL46.4Alabaster, AL: 45.8 %Alabaster, AL45.8Montgomery, AL: 45.7 %Montgomery, AL45.7Phenix City, AL: 45.4 %Phenix City, AL45.4Dothan, AL: 45 %Dothan, AL45Hoover, AL: 44.9 %Hoover, AL44.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Mountain Brook, AL85.7+4.5 pts
2Selma, AL85+4.6 pts
3Foley, AL80.9+2.2 pts
4Homewood, AL80.8-4 pts
5Vestavia Hills, AL77.1+0.8 pts
6Jacksonville, AL70.9-9.1 pts
7Pike Road, AL65.8-5.5 pts
8Jasper, AL65.1+2.3 pts
9Ozark, AL65.1+3.1 pts
10Muscle Shoals, AL62.6+12.8 pts
11Trussville, AL62-2.7 pts
12Cullman, AL61.9+21.6 pts
13Anniston, AL58.9-4.4 pts
14Talladega, AL58.7+9 pts
15Spanish Fort, AL58.2+11 pts
16Troy, AL57.7-11.4 pts
17Alexander City, AL56.2+12.2 pts
18Saraland, AL55.4-5.1 pts
19Moody, AL55+19.4 pts
20Boaz, AL53.3+10.5 pts
21Prichard, AL52.9-5.5 pts
22Leeds, AL52.4+6.5 pts
23Opelika, AL51.2+6.8 pts
24Calera, AL51.2+9.3 pts
25Auburn, AL51.1-8 pts
26Madison, AL51+1.4 pts
27Fairhope, AL49.8+8.3 pts
28Birmingham, AL49.7+0.1 pts
29Chelsea, AL49-6.2 pts
30Albertville, AL48.7+7.5 pts
31Florence, AL48.2-0.3 pts
32Gardendale, AL47.9+2.8 pts
33Bessemer, AL46.7-11.5 pts
34Fort Payne, AL46.4+0.5 pts
35Pell City, AL46.4+3 pts
36Alabaster, AL45.8+2.5 pts
37Montgomery, AL45.7+4.9 pts
38Phenix City, AL45.4+0.3 pts
39Dothan, AL45-0.3 pts
40Hoover, AL44.9-2.5 pts
41Mobile, AL44.7-2.3 pts
42Tuscaloosa, AL44.2-1.7 pts
43Northport, AL43.9+1.3 pts
44Decatur, AL43.7+0.7 pts
45Athens, AL43.2+2.7 pts
46Pelham, AL41.9-11.6 pts
47Huntsville, AL41.8-5.9 pts
48Daphne, AL41.4-2.3 pts
49Clay, AL41.2+8.5 pts
50Rainbow City, AL41.1+14.4 pts
51Enterprise, AL40.9-6.2 pts
52Center Point, AL40.5+4 pts
53Hartselle, AL39.3+5.7 pts
54Scottsboro, AL37.8-0.1 pts
55Millbrook, AL36.8-0.6 pts
56Sylacauga, AL35.7-1.6 pts
57Gulf Shores, AL35.2+1.8 pts
58Eufaula, AL34.6-1.6 pts
59Hueytown, AL33.6-13.5 pts
60Helena, AL32.1+11.7 pts
61Oxford, AL29.8+0.8 pts
62Irondale, AL24.1-12.7 pts
63Gadsden, AL22.4-4.2 pts
64Prattville, AL18.60 pts
65Valley, AL16.5+2.4 pts
66Russellville, AL4.5+1.6 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.

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/alabama-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/alabama-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/alabama-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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): Cities in Alabama by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2022}},
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Which city has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Mountain Brook, AL, with 85.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Russellville, AL, with 4.5% in 2022.

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