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

Steamboat Springs, CO had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 54 cities in 2023, at 97.7%. Federal Heights, CO had the lowest, at 3.2%. The median was 51% and the figure for Colorado was 49.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest97.7Steamboat Springs, CO
Lowest3.2Federal Heights, CO
Median5154 cities
Colorado49.1History

All cities, 2023

Steamboat Springs, CO: 97.7 %Steamboat Springs, CO97.7Monument, CO: 85.3 %Monument, CO85.3Boulder, CO: 79.3 %Boulder, CO79.3Fort Lupton, CO: 78.1 %Fort Lupton, CO78.1Englewood, CO: 77.7 %Englewood, CO77.7Greenwood Village, CO: 77 %Greenwood Village, CO77Lafayette, CO: 77 %Lafayette, CO77Louisville, CO: 75.7 %Louisville, CO75.7Fort Morgan, CO: 74.4 %Fort Morgan, CO74.4Northglenn, CO: 73.4 %Northglenn, CO73.4Timnath, CO: 72.4 %Timnath, CO72.4Longmont, CO: 70.8 %Longmont, CO70.8Berthoud, CO: 68.1 %Berthoud, CO68.1Erie, CO: 67.8 %Erie, CO67.8Evans, CO: 67.3 %Evans, CO67.3Arvada, CO: 62.7 %Arvada, CO62.7Centennial, CO: 62.6 %Centennial, CO62.6Castle Rock, CO: 62.5 %Castle Rock, CO62.5Parker, CO: 62.4 %Parker, CO62.4Durango, CO: 62.4 %Durango, CO62.4Glenwood Springs, CO: 59.7 %Glenwood Springs, CO59.7Fruita, CO: 57.6 %Fruita, CO57.6Windsor, CO: 55.6 %Windsor, CO55.6Denver, CO: 55 %Denver, CO55Fort Collins, CO: 54.5 %Fort Collins, CO54.5Castle Pines, CO: 53.6 %Castle Pines, CO53.6Firestone, CO: 51.8 %Firestone, CO51.8Cañon City, CO: 50.2 %Cañon City, CO50.2Wheat Ridge, CO: 50.1 %Wheat Ridge, CO50.1Lone Tree, CO: 50 %Lone Tree, CO50Brighton, CO: 50 %Brighton, CO50Lakewood, CO: 50 %Lakewood, CO50Loveland, CO: 49.9 %Loveland, CO49.9Westminster, CO: 48.8 %Westminster, CO48.8Littleton, CO: 47.7 %Littleton, CO47.7Severance, CO: 47.6 %Severance, CO47.6Commerce City, CO: 45 %Commerce City, CO45Superior, CO: 44.6 %Superior, CO44.6Colorado Springs, CO: 43.4 %Colorado Springs, CO43.4Broomfield, CO: 43.1 %Broomfield, CO43.1Aurora, CO: 42.7 %Aurora, CO42.7Grand Junction, CO: 42.4 %Grand Junction, CO42.4Sterling, CO: 42.2 %Sterling, CO42.2Frederick, CO: 41.7 %Frederick, CO41.7Golden, CO: 40.4 %Golden, CO40.4Thornton, CO: 37.8 %Thornton, CO37.8Pueblo, CO: 35.3 %Pueblo, CO35.3Greeley, CO: 34.1 %Greeley, CO34.1Fountain, CO: 32.2 %Fountain, CO32.2Wellington, CO: 30.8 %Wellington, CO30.8Johnstown, CO: 28.7 %Johnstown, CO28.7Montrose, CO: 19.6 %Montrose, CO19.6Rifle, CO: 13 %Rifle, CO13Federal Heights, CO: 3.2 %Federal Heights, CO3.2Steamboat Springs, CO: 97.7 %Steamboat Springs, CO97.7Monument, CO: 85.3 %Monument, CO85.3Boulder, CO: 79.3 %Boulder, CO79.3Fort Lupton, CO: 78.1 %Fort Lupton, CO78.1Englewood, CO: 77.7 %Englewood, CO77.7Greenwood Village, CO: 77 %Greenwood Village, CO77Lafayette, CO: 77 %Lafayette, CO77Louisville, CO: 75.7 %Louisville, CO75.7Fort Morgan, CO: 74.4 %Fort Morgan, CO74.4Northglenn, CO: 73.4 %Northglenn, CO73.4Timnath, CO: 72.4 %Timnath, CO72.4Longmont, CO: 70.8 %Longmont, CO70.8Berthoud, CO: 68.1 %Berthoud, CO68.1Erie, CO: 67.8 %Erie, CO67.8Evans, CO: 67.3 %Evans, CO67.3Arvada, CO: 62.7 %Arvada, CO62.7Centennial, CO: 62.6 %Centennial, CO62.6Castle Rock, CO: 62.5 %Castle Rock, CO62.5Parker, CO: 62.4 %Parker, CO62.4Durango, CO: 62.4 %Durango, CO62.4Glenwood Springs, CO: 59.7 %Glenwood Springs, CO59.7Fruita, CO: 57.6 %Fruita, CO57.6Windsor, CO: 55.6 %Windsor, CO55.6Denver, CO: 55 %Denver, CO55Fort Collins, CO: 54.5 %Fort Collins, CO54.5Castle Pines, CO: 53.6 %Castle Pines, CO53.6Firestone, CO: 51.8 %Firestone, CO51.8Cañon City, CO: 50.2 %Cañon City, CO50.2Wheat Ridge, CO: 50.1 %Wheat Ridge, CO50.1Lone Tree, CO: 50 %Lone Tree, CO50Brighton, CO: 50 %Brighton, CO50Lakewood, CO: 50 %Lakewood, CO50Loveland, CO: 49.9 %Loveland, CO49.9Westminster, CO: 48.8 %Westminster, CO48.8Littleton, CO: 47.7 %Littleton, CO47.7Severance, CO: 47.6 %Severance, CO47.6Commerce City, CO: 45 %Commerce City, CO45Superior, CO: 44.6 %Superior, CO44.6Colorado Springs, CO: 43.4 %Colorado Springs, CO43.4Broomfield, CO: 43.1 %Broomfield, CO43.1Aurora, CO: 42.7 %Aurora, CO42.7Grand Junction, CO: 42.4 %Grand Junction, CO42.4Sterling, CO: 42.2 %Sterling, CO42.2Frederick, CO: 41.7 %Frederick, CO41.7Golden, CO: 40.4 %Golden, CO40.4Thornton, CO: 37.8 %Thornton, CO37.8Pueblo, CO: 35.3 %Pueblo, CO35.3Greeley, CO: 34.1 %Greeley, CO34.1Fountain, CO: 32.2 %Fountain, CO32.2Wellington, CO: 30.8 %Wellington, CO30.8Johnstown, CO: 28.7 %Johnstown, CO28.7Montrose, CO: 19.6 %Montrose, CO19.6Rifle, CO: 13 %Rifle, CO13Federal Heights, CO: 3.2 %Federal Heights, CO3.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Steamboat Springs, CO97.7+23.6 pts
2Monument, CO85.3+0.6 pts
3Boulder, CO79.3-5.6 pts
4Fort Lupton, CO78.1+9.8 pts
5Englewood, CO77.7+0.6 pts
6Greenwood Village, CO77+18.5 pts
7Lafayette, CO77+3.4 pts
8Louisville, CO75.7+5.8 pts
9Fort Morgan, CO74.4+7.2 pts
10Northglenn, CO73.4+13 pts
11Timnath, CO72.4+0.5 pts
12Longmont, CO70.8+11 pts
13Berthoud, CO68.1-4.2 pts
14Erie, CO67.8+6.2 pts
15Evans, CO67.3+13 pts
16Arvada, CO62.7+3.1 pts
17Centennial, CO62.6-3.8 pts
18Castle Rock, CO62.5+8.5 pts
19Parker, CO62.4+11.1 pts
20Durango, CO62.4-1.6 pts
21Glenwood Springs, CO59.7+14.8 pts
22Fruita, CO57.6+7.6 pts
23Windsor, CO55.6+3.3 pts
24Denver, CO55+1.7 pts
25Fort Collins, CO54.5+2.2 pts
26Castle Pines, CO53.6-24.3 pts
27Firestone, CO51.8-7.1 pts
28Cañon City, CO50.2-2.4 pts
29Wheat Ridge, CO50.1-10.3 pts
30Lone Tree, CO50-7.7 pts
31Brighton, CO50+15.6 pts
32Lakewood, CO50-1.6 pts
33Loveland, CO49.9-8.7 pts
34Westminster, CO48.8-2.3 pts
35Littleton, CO47.7-10.8 pts
36Severance, CO47.6+2.3 pts
37Commerce City, CO45-7.4 pts
38Superior, CO44.6-13.3 pts
39Colorado Springs, CO43.4-0.3 pts
40Broomfield, CO43.1-8.6 pts
41Aurora, CO42.7+0.2 pts
42Grand Junction, CO42.4+4.4 pts
43Sterling, CO42.2+20.9 pts
44Frederick, CO41.7+4.5 pts
45Golden, CO40.4-29.3 pts
46Thornton, CO37.8-1.8 pts
47Pueblo, CO35.3+1.5 pts
48Greeley, CO34.1-2.1 pts
49Fountain, CO32.2-0.6 pts
50Wellington, CO30.8-28.9 pts
51Johnstown, CO28.7+6.3 pts
52Montrose, CO19.6+2.7 pts
53Rifle, CO13-4.1 pts
54Federal Heights, CO3.2-0.9 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/colorado-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/colorado-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/colorado-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Steamboat Springs, CO, with 97.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Federal Heights, CO, with 3.2% in 2023.

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