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

Boulder, CO had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 54 cities in 2022, at 84.9%. Federal Heights, CO had the lowest, at 4.1%. The median was 54.2% and the figure for Colorado was 48.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest84.9Boulder, CO
Lowest4.1Federal Heights, CO
Median54.254 cities
Colorado48.5History

All cities, 2022

Boulder, CO: 84.9 %Boulder, CO84.9Monument, CO: 84.8 %Monument, CO84.8Castle Pines, CO: 77.9 %Castle Pines, CO77.9Englewood, CO: 77.1 %Englewood, CO77.1Steamboat Springs, CO: 74.1 %Steamboat Springs, CO74.1Lafayette, CO: 73.6 %Lafayette, CO73.6Berthoud, CO: 72.3 %Berthoud, CO72.3Timnath, CO: 71.9 %Timnath, CO71.9Louisville, CO: 69.9 %Louisville, CO69.9Golden, CO: 69.7 %Golden, CO69.7Fort Lupton, CO: 68.3 %Fort Lupton, CO68.3Fort Morgan, CO: 67.2 %Fort Morgan, CO67.2Centennial, CO: 66.4 %Centennial, CO66.4Durango, CO: 64 %Durango, CO64Erie, CO: 61.7 %Erie, CO61.7Northglenn, CO: 60.4 %Northglenn, CO60.4Wheat Ridge, CO: 60.4 %Wheat Ridge, CO60.4Wellington, CO: 59.7 %Wellington, CO59.7Longmont, CO: 59.7 %Longmont, CO59.7Arvada, CO: 59.6 %Arvada, CO59.6Firestone, CO: 58.9 %Firestone, CO58.9Loveland, CO: 58.6 %Loveland, CO58.6Littleton, CO: 58.5 %Littleton, CO58.5Greenwood Village, CO: 58.5 %Greenwood Village, CO58.5Superior, CO: 58 %Superior, CO58Lone Tree, CO: 57.7 %Lone Tree, CO57.7Evans, CO: 54.4 %Evans, CO54.4Castle Rock, CO: 54 %Castle Rock, CO54Denver, CO: 53.3 %Denver, CO53.3Cañon City, CO: 52.6 %Cañon City, CO52.6Commerce City, CO: 52.4 %Commerce City, CO52.4Windsor, CO: 52.3 %Windsor, CO52.3Fort Collins, CO: 52.3 %Fort Collins, CO52.3Broomfield, CO: 51.7 %Broomfield, CO51.7Lakewood, CO: 51.6 %Lakewood, CO51.6Parker, CO: 51.3 %Parker, CO51.3Westminster, CO: 51 %Westminster, CO51Fruita, CO: 50 %Fruita, CO50Severance, CO: 45.4 %Severance, CO45.4Glenwood Springs, CO: 44.9 %Glenwood Springs, CO44.9Colorado Springs, CO: 43.7 %Colorado Springs, CO43.7Aurora, CO: 42.4 %Aurora, CO42.4Thornton, CO: 39.6 %Thornton, CO39.6Grand Junction, CO: 37.9 %Grand Junction, CO37.9Frederick, CO: 37.2 %Frederick, CO37.2Greeley, CO: 36.2 %Greeley, CO36.2Brighton, CO: 34.4 %Brighton, CO34.4Pueblo, CO: 33.8 %Pueblo, CO33.8Fountain, CO: 32.8 %Fountain, CO32.8Johnstown, CO: 22.4 %Johnstown, CO22.4Sterling, CO: 21.3 %Sterling, CO21.3Rifle, CO: 17.2 %Rifle, CO17.2Montrose, CO: 16.9 %Montrose, CO16.9Federal Heights, CO: 4.1 %Federal Heights, CO4.1Boulder, CO: 84.9 %Boulder, CO84.9Monument, CO: 84.8 %Monument, CO84.8Castle Pines, CO: 77.9 %Castle Pines, CO77.9Englewood, CO: 77.1 %Englewood, CO77.1Steamboat Springs, CO: 74.1 %Steamboat Springs, CO74.1Lafayette, CO: 73.6 %Lafayette, CO73.6Berthoud, CO: 72.3 %Berthoud, CO72.3Timnath, CO: 71.9 %Timnath, CO71.9Louisville, CO: 69.9 %Louisville, CO69.9Golden, CO: 69.7 %Golden, CO69.7Fort Lupton, CO: 68.3 %Fort Lupton, CO68.3Fort Morgan, CO: 67.2 %Fort Morgan, CO67.2Centennial, CO: 66.4 %Centennial, CO66.4Durango, CO: 64 %Durango, CO64Erie, CO: 61.7 %Erie, CO61.7Northglenn, CO: 60.4 %Northglenn, CO60.4Wheat Ridge, CO: 60.4 %Wheat Ridge, CO60.4Wellington, CO: 59.7 %Wellington, CO59.7Longmont, CO: 59.7 %Longmont, CO59.7Arvada, CO: 59.6 %Arvada, CO59.6Firestone, CO: 58.9 %Firestone, CO58.9Loveland, CO: 58.6 %Loveland, CO58.6Littleton, CO: 58.5 %Littleton, CO58.5Greenwood Village, CO: 58.5 %Greenwood Village, CO58.5Superior, CO: 58 %Superior, CO58Lone Tree, CO: 57.7 %Lone Tree, CO57.7Evans, CO: 54.4 %Evans, CO54.4Castle Rock, CO: 54 %Castle Rock, CO54Denver, CO: 53.3 %Denver, CO53.3Cañon City, CO: 52.6 %Cañon City, CO52.6Commerce City, CO: 52.4 %Commerce City, CO52.4Windsor, CO: 52.3 %Windsor, CO52.3Fort Collins, CO: 52.3 %Fort Collins, CO52.3Broomfield, CO: 51.7 %Broomfield, CO51.7Lakewood, CO: 51.6 %Lakewood, CO51.6Parker, CO: 51.3 %Parker, CO51.3Westminster, CO: 51 %Westminster, CO51Fruita, CO: 50 %Fruita, CO50Severance, CO: 45.4 %Severance, CO45.4Glenwood Springs, CO: 44.9 %Glenwood Springs, CO44.9Colorado Springs, CO: 43.7 %Colorado Springs, CO43.7Aurora, CO: 42.4 %Aurora, CO42.4Thornton, CO: 39.6 %Thornton, CO39.6Grand Junction, CO: 37.9 %Grand Junction, CO37.9Frederick, CO: 37.2 %Frederick, CO37.2Greeley, CO: 36.2 %Greeley, CO36.2Brighton, CO: 34.4 %Brighton, CO34.4Pueblo, CO: 33.8 %Pueblo, CO33.8Fountain, CO: 32.8 %Fountain, CO32.8Johnstown, CO: 22.4 %Johnstown, CO22.4Sterling, CO: 21.3 %Sterling, CO21.3Rifle, CO: 17.2 %Rifle, CO17.2Montrose, CO: 16.9 %Montrose, CO16.9Federal Heights, CO: 4.1 %Federal Heights, CO4.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Boulder, CO84.9+1.8 pts
2Monument, CO84.8+29.7 pts
3Castle Pines, CO77.9-3 pts
4Englewood, CO77.1+4.9 pts
5Steamboat Springs, CO74.1+4.3 pts
6Lafayette, CO73.6+10.2 pts
7Berthoud, CO72.3-6.5 pts
8Timnath, CO71.9+9.9 pts
9Louisville, CO69.9+7.3 pts
10Golden, CO69.7-5.8 pts
11Fort Lupton, CO68.3+23.5 pts
12Fort Morgan, CO67.2+7.5 pts
13Centennial, CO66.4-2 pts
14Durango, CO64+4.6 pts
15Erie, CO61.7-8 pts
16Northglenn, CO60.4-1.8 pts
17Wheat Ridge, CO60.4-3 pts
18Wellington, CO59.7+2.3 pts
19Longmont, CO59.7-5.5 pts
20Arvada, CO59.6+3.3 pts
21Firestone, CO58.9+4.3 pts
22Loveland, CO58.6+0.5 pts
23Littleton, CO58.5+0.7 pts
24Greenwood Village, CO58.5-2 pts
25Superior, CO58-15.4 pts
26Lone Tree, CO57.7-5.2 pts
27Evans, CO54.4+0.8 pts
28Castle Rock, CO54-1.8 pts
29Denver, CO53.3-0.1 pts
30Cañon City, CO52.6+6.6 pts
31Commerce City, CO52.4+4 pts
32Windsor, CO52.3+9.4 pts
33Fort Collins, CO52.3+1.3 pts
34Broomfield, CO51.7-5.3 pts
35Lakewood, CO51.6-3 pts
36Parker, CO51.3-1.3 pts
37Westminster, CO51+3 pts
38Fruita, CO50+4.2 pts
39Severance, CO45.4+13.3 pts
40Glenwood Springs, CO44.9-6.7 pts
41Colorado Springs, CO43.7-0.8 pts
42Aurora, CO42.4+2.7 pts
43Thornton, CO39.6+0.6 pts
44Grand Junction, CO37.9-4.5 pts
45Frederick, CO37.2-4.3 pts
46Greeley, CO36.2-1.3 pts
47Brighton, CO34.4+1.2 pts
48Pueblo, CO33.8-4.8 pts
49Fountain, CO32.8-2 pts
50Johnstown, CO22.4-6.3 pts
51Sterling, CO21.3+2 pts
52Rifle, CO17.2+1 pts
53Montrose, CO16.9-4.2 pts
54Federal Heights, CO4.1-9.7 pts

Other periods

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/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 Colorado 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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Boulder, CO, with 84.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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