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

Dolores County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 64 counties in 2021, at 100%. Mineral County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 44.2% and the figure for Colorado was 48.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest100Dolores County
Median44.264 counties
Colorado48.7History

Top 40 counties, 2021

Dolores County: 100 %Dolores County100Hinsdale County: 100 %Hinsdale County100Lake County: 100 %Lake County100San Juan County: 100 %San Juan County100Costilla County: 86.1 %Costilla County86.1Pitkin County: 84.5 %Pitkin County84.5Huerfano County: 71.3 %Huerfano County71.3Boulder County: 70.4 %Boulder County70.4Gunnison County: 68 %Gunnison County68Routt County: 67.7 %Routt County67.7Clear Creek County: 67.2 %Clear Creek County67.2Saguache County: 64.6 %Saguache County64.6Rio Grande County: 61.5 %Rio Grande County61.5Douglas County: 59.6 %Douglas County59.6Otero County: 57.1 %Otero County57.1Broomfield County: 57 %Broomfield County57Jefferson County: 56.3 %Jefferson County56.3Larimer County: 55.6 %Larimer County55.6Ouray County: 55.4 %Ouray County55.4Jackson County: 55 %Jackson County55Denver County: 53.4 %Denver County53.4Montezuma County: 51 %Montezuma County51Kiowa County: 50.5 %Kiowa County50.5La Plata County: 50.3 %La Plata County50.3Arapahoe County: 50.1 %Arapahoe County50.1Delta County: 47.4 %Delta County47.4San Miguel County: 47.3 %San Miguel County47.3Archuleta County: 47 %Archuleta County47Garfield County: 46.4 %Garfield County46.4Cheyenne County: 44.8 %Cheyenne County44.8Summit County: 44.5 %Summit County44.5Morgan County: 44.4 %Morgan County44.4Sedgwick County: 44 %Sedgwick County44Fremont County: 43.9 %Fremont County43.9Prowers County: 43.2 %Prowers County43.2Weld County: 43 %Weld County43Eagle County: 42.4 %Eagle County42.4Bent County: 41.7 %Bent County41.7Mesa County: 41.1 %Mesa County41.1El Paso County: 40.7 %El Paso County40.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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 counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

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 (Counties in Colorado by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat

MLA 9

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, Counties in Colorado by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/colorado-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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. Counties in Colorado by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/colorado-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

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, Counties in Colorado by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/colorado-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Dolores County, with 100% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Mineral County, with 0% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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