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

Fountain Hills, AZ had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 44 cities in 2022, at 65.9%. Camp Verde, AZ had the lowest, at 5.2%. The median was 34.2% and the figure for Arizona was 35.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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All cities, 2022

Fountain Hills, AZ: 65.9 %Fountain Hills, AZ65.9Oro Valley, AZ: 57.6 %Oro Valley, AZ57.6San Luis, AZ: 54.6 %San Luis, AZ54.6Sierra Vista, AZ: 50.7 %Sierra Vista, AZ50.7Chandler, AZ: 48.5 %Chandler, AZ48.5Safford, AZ: 48 %Safford, AZ48Flagstaff, AZ: 47.9 %Flagstaff, AZ47.9Gilbert, AZ: 47.6 %Gilbert, AZ47.6Queen Creek, AZ: 44.8 %Queen Creek, AZ44.8Tempe, AZ: 44.4 %Tempe, AZ44.4Prescott, AZ: 44.1 %Prescott, AZ44.1Scottsdale, AZ: 44 %Scottsdale, AZ44Chino Valley, AZ: 41.9 %Chino Valley, AZ41.9Peoria, AZ: 40.9 %Peoria, AZ40.9Kingman, AZ: 40.9 %Kingman, AZ40.9Somerton, AZ: 39.1 %Somerton, AZ39.1Surprise, AZ: 37.5 %Surprise, AZ37.5Marana, AZ: 37.4 %Marana, AZ37.4Tucson, AZ: 36.8 %Tucson, AZ36.8Prescott Valley, AZ: 36.5 %Prescott Valley, AZ36.5Mesa, AZ: 34.5 %Mesa, AZ34.5Maricopa, AZ: 34.2 %Maricopa, AZ34.2Bullhead City, AZ: 34.1 %Bullhead City, AZ34.1Yuma, AZ: 33.9 %Yuma, AZ33.9Payson, AZ: 32.7 %Payson, AZ32.7Phoenix, AZ: 31 %Phoenix, AZ31Buckeye, AZ: 28.4 %Buckeye, AZ28.4Eloy, AZ: 27.9 %Eloy, AZ27.9Apache Junction, AZ: 26 %Apache Junction, AZ26Goodyear, AZ: 25.9 %Goodyear, AZ25.9Nogales, AZ: 25.3 %Nogales, AZ25.3Douglas, AZ: 23.5 %Douglas, AZ23.5Lake Havasu City, AZ: 23 %Lake Havasu City, AZ23Glendale, AZ: 22.4 %Glendale, AZ22.4Show Low, AZ: 22.1 %Show Low, AZ22.1El Mirage, AZ: 22 %El Mirage, AZ22Casa Grande, AZ: 21.7 %Casa Grande, AZ21.7Avondale, AZ: 21.6 %Avondale, AZ21.6Sahuarita, AZ: 21.6 %Sahuarita, AZ21.6Coolidge, AZ: 18.9 %Coolidge, AZ18.9Cottonwood, AZ: 18.9 %Cottonwood, AZ18.9Paradise Valley, AZ: 16.2 %Paradise Valley, AZ16.2Florence, AZ: 7.8 %Florence, AZ7.8Camp Verde, AZ: 5.2 %Camp Verde, AZ5.2Fountain Hills, AZ: 65.9 %Fountain Hills, AZ65.9Oro Valley, AZ: 57.6 %Oro Valley, AZ57.6San Luis, AZ: 54.6 %San Luis, AZ54.6Sierra Vista, AZ: 50.7 %Sierra Vista, AZ50.7Chandler, AZ: 48.5 %Chandler, AZ48.5Safford, AZ: 48 %Safford, AZ48Flagstaff, AZ: 47.9 %Flagstaff, AZ47.9Gilbert, AZ: 47.6 %Gilbert, AZ47.6Queen Creek, AZ: 44.8 %Queen Creek, AZ44.8Tempe, AZ: 44.4 %Tempe, AZ44.4Prescott, AZ: 44.1 %Prescott, AZ44.1Scottsdale, AZ: 44 %Scottsdale, AZ44Chino Valley, AZ: 41.9 %Chino Valley, AZ41.9Peoria, AZ: 40.9 %Peoria, AZ40.9Kingman, AZ: 40.9 %Kingman, AZ40.9Somerton, AZ: 39.1 %Somerton, AZ39.1Surprise, AZ: 37.5 %Surprise, AZ37.5Marana, AZ: 37.4 %Marana, AZ37.4Tucson, AZ: 36.8 %Tucson, AZ36.8Prescott Valley, AZ: 36.5 %Prescott Valley, AZ36.5Mesa, AZ: 34.5 %Mesa, AZ34.5Maricopa, AZ: 34.2 %Maricopa, AZ34.2Bullhead City, AZ: 34.1 %Bullhead City, AZ34.1Yuma, AZ: 33.9 %Yuma, AZ33.9Payson, AZ: 32.7 %Payson, AZ32.7Phoenix, AZ: 31 %Phoenix, AZ31Buckeye, AZ: 28.4 %Buckeye, AZ28.4Eloy, AZ: 27.9 %Eloy, AZ27.9Apache Junction, AZ: 26 %Apache Junction, AZ26Goodyear, AZ: 25.9 %Goodyear, AZ25.9Nogales, AZ: 25.3 %Nogales, AZ25.3Douglas, AZ: 23.5 %Douglas, AZ23.5Lake Havasu City, AZ: 23 %Lake Havasu City, AZ23Glendale, AZ: 22.4 %Glendale, AZ22.4Show Low, AZ: 22.1 %Show Low, AZ22.1El Mirage, AZ: 22 %El Mirage, AZ22Casa Grande, AZ: 21.7 %Casa Grande, AZ21.7Avondale, AZ: 21.6 %Avondale, AZ21.6Sahuarita, AZ: 21.6 %Sahuarita, AZ21.6Coolidge, AZ: 18.9 %Coolidge, AZ18.9Cottonwood, AZ: 18.9 %Cottonwood, AZ18.9Paradise Valley, AZ: 16.2 %Paradise Valley, AZ16.2Florence, AZ: 7.8 %Florence, AZ7.8Camp Verde, AZ: 5.2 %Camp Verde, AZ5.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Fountain Hills, AZ65.9+2.7 pts
2Oro Valley, AZ57.6-5.1 pts
3San Luis, AZ54.6+1.9 pts
4Sierra Vista, AZ50.7+3.2 pts
5Chandler, AZ48.5-2.9 pts
6Safford, AZ48-2.5 pts
7Flagstaff, AZ47.9+8.2 pts
8Gilbert, AZ47.6-1 pts
9Queen Creek, AZ44.8+9.7 pts
10Tempe, AZ44.4-1.2 pts
11Prescott, AZ44.1-10.1 pts
12Scottsdale, AZ44+0.5 pts
13Chino Valley, AZ41.9-21.3 pts
14Peoria, AZ40.9-0.1 pts
15Kingman, AZ40.9+1 pts
16Somerton, AZ39.1+13.9 pts
17Surprise, AZ37.5+0.9 pts
18Marana, AZ37.4+2.9 pts
19Tucson, AZ36.8-2.1 pts
20Prescott Valley, AZ36.5-7.8 pts
21Mesa, AZ34.5-0.1 pts
22Maricopa, AZ34.2+0.1 pts
23Bullhead City, AZ34.1+4.8 pts
24Yuma, AZ33.9-5.1 pts
25Payson, AZ32.7+9.6 pts
26Phoenix, AZ31-2 pts
27Buckeye, AZ28.4+1.9 pts
28Eloy, AZ27.9+4.3 pts
29Apache Junction, AZ26-15.4 pts
30Goodyear, AZ25.9-1.4 pts
31Nogales, AZ25.3-11.5 pts
32Douglas, AZ23.5-0 pts
33Lake Havasu City, AZ23+1.1 pts
34Glendale, AZ22.4-1.3 pts
35Show Low, AZ22.1+0.4 pts
36El Mirage, AZ22+2.2 pts
37Casa Grande, AZ21.7-1.7 pts
38Avondale, AZ21.6-3.6 pts
39Sahuarita, AZ21.6-0.5 pts
40Coolidge, AZ18.9-13.9 pts
40Cottonwood, AZ18.9-9.3 pts
42Paradise Valley, AZ16.2-6.3 pts
43Florence, AZ7.8-11.4 pts
44Camp Verde, AZ5.2-22.3 pts

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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/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 Arizona 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 Arizona 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/arizona-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 Arizona 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/arizona-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 Arizona 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/arizona-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 Arizona by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2022}},
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Fountain Hills, AZ, with 65.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Camp Verde, AZ, with 5.2% in 2022.

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