Cities in Illinois by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024

Macomb, IL had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 225 cities in 2024, at 95.8%. Richton Park, IL had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 51.5% and the figure for Illinois was 51.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest95.8Macomb, IL

Lowest0Richton Park, IL

Median51.5225 cities

Illinois51.1History

Top 40 cities, 2024

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Macomb, IL	95.8	+37.6 pts
2	Midlothian, IL	94.3	+16.9 pts
3	Pingree Grove, IL	93.8	+0.9 pts
4	Matteson, IL	88.8	+1.8 pts
5	River Forest, IL	88.7	+1.3 pts
6	Hazel Crest, IL	88.7	-7.3 pts
7	Taylorville, IL	87.9	+2.8 pts
8	Wilmette, IL	85	+2.9 pts
9	Lake Forest, IL	84.7	+16.3 pts
10	Western Springs, IL	84	-0.3 pts
11	Canton, IL	81.3	-2.9 pts
12	La Grange Park, IL	80	-1.6 pts
13	Winnetka, IL	79.3	-10.3 pts
14	Country Club Hills, IL	78.3	-6.4 pts
15	Geneva, IL	78.2	+23.7 pts
16	Crestwood, IL	77.8	+24.3 pts
17	Deerfield, IL	77.1	-13.9 pts
18	Hinsdale, IL	77	-2.2 pts
19	Morris, IL	76.4	+17.2 pts
20	Woodstock, IL	75.8	+2.5 pts
21	Troy, IL	74.6	-12.1 pts
22	Bourbonnais, IL	74.4	-6.2 pts
23	Edwardsville, IL	73.7	-0.1 pts
24	Libertyville, IL	73.2	-7.4 pts
25	Skokie, IL	72.7	+9.5 pts
26	Lemont, IL	72.2	+3.9 pts
27	Shiloh, IL	71	-6.2 pts
28	Frankfort, IL	70.7	-5.7 pts
29	Ottawa, IL	70.6	+0.5 pts
30	Vernon Hills, IL	70.3	-10.5 pts
31	Bridgeview, IL	70.2	+1.9 pts
32	Northbrook, IL	69.7	+3.9 pts
33	New Lenox, IL	68.7	+0.1 pts
34	Darien, IL	68.3	+3.5 pts
35	Jacksonville, IL	67.3	+25.5 pts
36	Palos Heights, IL	67.3	-4.3 pts
37	Lake Zurich, IL	67.1	+3 pts
38	La Grange, IL	67	-0.1 pts
39	Buffalo Grove, IL	66.8	+2 pts
40	Carbondale, IL	66.7	+27 pts
41	O'Fallon, IL	66.5	+8 pts
42	Arlington Heights, IL	66.4	-5.5 pts
43	Wood River, IL	66.1	-3.7 pts
44	Westmont, IL	65.3	+3.4 pts
45	Centralia, IL	64.6	+2.2 pts
46	Glen Carbon, IL	64.6	+7.6 pts
47	Palatine, IL	64.5	+3.6 pts
48	Collinsville, IL	64.4	+3.6 pts
49	Woodridge, IL	64.4	+3.2 pts
50	Naperville, IL	64.2	-4.8 pts
51	Cahokia Heights, IL	64	+11.8 pts
52	Elmhurst, IL	63.6	-2.4 pts
53	Charleston, IL	63.5	-0.5 pts
54	Mount Vernon, IL	63.4	-3.5 pts
55	Pontiac, IL	63.2	-15.6 pts
56	Burr Ridge, IL	62.6	-24.1 pts
57	Oak Park, IL	62.2	-1 pts
58	Oak Lawn, IL	62	+3.7 pts
59	Campton Hills, IL	61.8	+4.7 pts
60	Shorewood, IL	61	+9 pts
61	Washington, IL	60.9	-10.4 pts
62	Wheeling, IL	60.7	+6.8 pts
63	Freeport, IL	60.4	-3.5 pts
64	Alsip, IL	60.2	+6.3 pts
65	Highland Park, IL	60	+5.9 pts
66	Markham, IL	60	+6.3 pts
67	Channahon, IL	59.9	+8.2 pts
68	Lansing, IL	59.8	+1.9 pts
69	Brookfield, IL	59.6	-0.7 pts
70	St. Charles, IL	59.5	-0.9 pts
71	Downers Grove, IL	59.3	+3.6 pts
72	Chicago Heights, IL	59.3	+9.7 pts
73	Bloomingdale, IL	58.3	-4.6 pts
74	Lombard, IL	58	-0.3 pts
75	Park Ridge, IL	57.9	-1.1 pts
76	Roselle, IL	57.8	-19.2 pts
77	Normal, IL	57	-1.4 pts
78	Barrington, IL	56.3	-16.2 pts
79	Godfrey, IL	56.2	-11.6 pts
80	Hoffman Estates, IL	55.9	-4.1 pts
81	Homer Glen, IL	55.9	+9.8 pts
82	Sterling, IL	55.8	-11.2 pts
83	Marion, IL	55.6	-3.1 pts
84	Alton, IL	55.4	-2.4 pts
85	Norridge, IL	55.3	-15.1 pts
86	Kewanee, IL	55.3	-10.2 pts
87	Evanston, IL	55.2	-2.2 pts
88	Urbana, IL	55.2	-9.5 pts
88	Winfield, IL	55.2	+6.1 pts
90	Antioch, IL	54.9	+4.2 pts
91	Loves Park, IL	54.7	+10.3 pts
92	Swansea, IL	54.4	-7.5 pts
93	Wheaton, IL	54.2	-6.3 pts
94	Champaign, IL	53.9	+6.7 pts
95	Lake in the Hills, IL	53.5	+2.4 pts
96	Glenview, IL	53.4	-1.2 pts
97	Montgomery, IL	53	-9.4 pts
98	Algonquin, IL	52.8	-8.2 pts
99	Kankakee, IL	52.7	-2 pts
100	Belleville, IL	52.7	-5.2 pts
101	Franklin Park, IL	52.7	-4.5 pts
102	Moline, IL	52.6	-5.7 pts
103	Waterloo, IL	52.4	+2.4 pts
104	Villa Park, IL	52.4	-3.2 pts
105	Cary, IL	52.3	-6.1 pts
106	Lisle, IL	52.2	-0.2 pts
107	Rolling Meadows, IL	52.2	-2.4 pts
108	Riverdale, IL	52.1	+12.3 pts
109	Quincy, IL	52	+6.6 pts
110	Orland Park, IL	51.8	-3.9 pts
111	Calumet City, IL	51.7	-13.9 pts
112	Herrin, IL	51.7	-1.8 pts
113	Schaumburg, IL	51.5	+2.3 pts
114	Burbank, IL	51.4	+8.6 pts
115	Elgin, IL	51.2	+5.5 pts
116	Peoria, IL	51.1	+2.6 pts
117	Justice, IL	50.9	+13.6 pts
118	Homewood, IL	50.9	+10.3 pts
119	Berwyn, IL	50.8	+1.4 pts
120	Chicago, IL	50.7	-1.3 pts
121	Mattoon, IL	50.7	-0.9 pts
122	Plainfield, IL	50.6	-5 pts
123	Springfield, IL	49.9	-2.5 pts
124	Lincoln, IL	49.6	-11.1 pts
125	Tinley Park, IL	49.4	-11.6 pts
126	Lockport, IL	49.1	+11.4 pts
127	Mundelein, IL	48.8	+13.6 pts
128	Prospect Heights, IL	48.6	-7 pts
129	Rockford, IL	48.1	+0.6 pts
130	Rantoul, IL	48	-1.9 pts
131	West Chicago, IL	47.8	-15.7 pts
132	Hickory Hills, IL	47.5	+1.9 pts
133	Addison, IL	47	+0.4 pts
134	Morton, IL	46.9	+11.9 pts
135	Bloomington, IL	46.9	-5.8 pts
136	Granite City, IL	46.4	-13.2 pts
137	Melrose Park, IL	46.3	+0.4 pts
138	Joliet, IL	46.3	+5.7 pts
139	North Aurora, IL	45.9	+16.9 pts
140	East Peoria, IL	45.6	+3 pts
141	Mokena, IL	45.3	+3.1 pts
141	Roscoe, IL	45.3	+1.6 pts
143	Niles, IL	45.2	-9 pts
144	Wood Dale, IL	44.9	-2.4 pts
145	Evergreen Park, IL	44.9	+7.7 pts
146	Huntley, IL	43.6	+14.9 pts
147	Sycamore, IL	43.5	+2.1 pts
148	Mount Prospect, IL	43.5	+4.8 pts
149	Northlake, IL	43.4	-9.4 pts
150	Harvey, IL	43	+9.8 pts
151	Oswego, IL	42.8	+4.6 pts
152	Waukegan, IL	42.7	+8.8 pts
153	Bradley, IL	42.6	+4.1 pts
154	Des Plaines, IL	42.5	-7.3 pts
155	Wauconda, IL	42.5	+2.6 pts
156	Fox Lake, IL	42.3	+17.3 pts
157	South Holland, IL	42.3	-19.8 pts
158	Aurora, IL	42.2	+0.4 pts
159	Carol Stream, IL	41.9	+0.4 pts
160	Glen Ellyn, IL	41.7	-4.3 pts
161	Summit, IL	41.7	-2.1 pts
162	Lindenhurst, IL	41.6	-0.5 pts
163	Batavia, IL	41.5	-2.4 pts
164	Carpentersville, IL	41	+0.9 pts
165	Plano, IL	40.5	-13 pts
166	Warrenville, IL	40.1	+8.6 pts
167	Lincolnwood, IL	39.5	-11 pts
168	Manhattan, IL	39.3	+10.5 pts
169	Decatur, IL	39.2	-3.8 pts
170	Zion, IL	38.7	+9.6 pts
171	Elk Grove Village, IL	38.6	-11.7 pts
172	Grayslake, IL	38.6	+3.7 pts
173	Crest Hill, IL	38.5	+8 pts
174	Gurnee, IL	38	-4.8 pts
175	East Moline, IL	37.9	+8.6 pts
176	Danville, IL	37.9	-1.1 pts
177	Bolingbrook, IL	37.6	+1.5 pts
177	Yorkville, IL	37.6	-1.8 pts
179	Effingham, IL	37.5	-8 pts
180	Bartlett, IL	37.3	+4.8 pts
181	Crystal Lake, IL	37.2	-9 pts
182	Oak Forest, IL	37.2	+1.8 pts
183	River Grove, IL	37	+13.7 pts
184	DeKalb, IL	36.9	+0.4 pts
185	Mahomet, IL	36.9	-16.4 pts
186	Streator, IL	36.6	-4.2 pts
187	Maywood, IL	36.4	-10.2 pts
188	Chatham, IL	35.5	-8.4 pts
189	Dolton, IL	35.4	-0.5 pts
190	Chicago Ridge, IL	34.8	+11 pts
191	Highland, IL	33.3	-8.4 pts
192	Romeoville, IL	33.2	-12.5 pts
193	Forest Park, IL	32.3	+0.5 pts
194	Dixon, IL	31.5	-11.2 pts
195	Hanover Park, IL	31.3	+5.3 pts
196	Galesburg, IL	31	-17.7 pts
197	Bellwood, IL	30.9	-12.7 pts
198	Cicero, IL	30.6	-4.6 pts
199	Beach Park, IL	30.5	-3.6 pts
200	East St. Louis, IL	29.4	-7.6 pts
201	Minooka, IL	29.3	-10.8 pts
202	North Chicago, IL	28.2	-4.9 pts
203	Round Lake, IL	28.2	-11.4 pts
204	Bensenville, IL	27.7	-6.7 pts
205	Morton Grove, IL	27.5	0 pts
206	Columbia, IL	27.1	+0.2 pts
207	Belvidere, IL	26.9	+4 pts
208	Blue Island, IL	26.5	-13.5 pts
208	Rock Island, IL	26.5	-11.9 pts
210	South Elgin, IL	26.3	-13.6 pts
211	Streamwood, IL	25.8	-1.5 pts
212	Machesney Park, IL	25.7	-14.4 pts
213	Pekin, IL	25	-8.9 pts
214	McHenry, IL	22.3	-0 pts
215	Elmwood Park, IL	21.5	-16 pts
216	Fairview Heights, IL	20.4	+0.7 pts
217	Palos Hills, IL	20.4	-2.6 pts
218	Worth, IL	18.7	-2.8 pts
219	Glendale Heights, IL	18.6	-5 pts
220	Schiller Park, IL	18	+5.3 pts
221	Lyons, IL	17	-18.6 pts
222	Round Lake Beach, IL	13.7	-12.4 pts
223	Westchester, IL	12.1	-27.6 pts
224	Park Forest, IL	11.5	+0.7 pts
225	Richton Park, IL	0	-34.2 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Illinois by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Illinois by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/illinois-cities. 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 Illinois by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/illinois-cities.

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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 Illinois by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/illinois-cities (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 Illinois by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/illinois-cities. Publisher attribution: 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Macomb, IL, with 95.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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