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

Hazel Crest, IL had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 224 cities in 2021, at 100%. Schiller Park, IL had the lowest, at 10%. The median was 51.6% and the figure for Illinois was 52.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest100Hazel Crest, IL

Lowest10Schiller Park, IL

Median51.6224 cities

Illinois52.2History

Top 40 cities, 2021

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2021 (%)
1	Hazel Crest, IL	100
2	Winnetka, IL	92
3	Troy, IL	88.6
4	La Grange Park, IL	88.2
5	Libertyville, IL	86.5
6	Deerfield, IL	86.3
7	River Forest, IL	85.9
8	Shiloh, IL	80.5
9	Vernon Hills, IL	80.2
10	Frankfort, IL	77.7
11	Taylorville, IL	77.5
12	Hinsdale, IL	76.3
13	Edwardsville, IL	75.8
14	Barrington, IL	75.3
15	Northbrook, IL	75.1
16	Winfield, IL	74.7
17	Shorewood, IL	74
18	Western Springs, IL	73.2
19	Lombard, IL	72.9
20	St. Charles, IL	72.4
21	Centralia, IL	72.2
22	Urbana, IL	72.1
23	Wilmette, IL	71.5
24	Godfrey, IL	71.4
25	Palos Heights, IL	71.1
26	La Grange, IL	70.9
27	Morris, IL	70.8
28	Country Club Hills, IL	70.6
29	Wheaton, IL	69.9
30	Lake Zurich, IL	69.8
31	New Lenox, IL	69.6
32	Cary, IL	69.5
33	Brookfield, IL	69.2
34	Kewanee, IL	68.7
35	Arlington Heights, IL	68.6
36	Collinsville, IL	68.3
37	Canton, IL	68.1
38	Mahomet, IL	67.9
39	Worth, IL	67.7
40	Lisle, IL	67.4
41	South Elgin, IL	67
42	Woodstock, IL	66.8
43	Darien, IL	66.5
44	Naperville, IL	66.4
44	Wood River, IL	66.4
46	Oak Park, IL	66.3
47	Minooka, IL	65.3
48	Ottawa, IL	65
49	Matteson, IL	64.6
50	Lincoln, IL	64.5
51	Oak Lawn, IL	64.5
52	Roselle, IL	63.5
53	Midlothian, IL	63.2
54	Buffalo Grove, IL	62.7
55	Forest Park, IL	61.9
55	Summit, IL	61.9
57	Swansea, IL	61.8
58	Alton, IL	61.6
59	Carbondale, IL	61.6
60	Elmhurst, IL	61.2
61	Springfield, IL	60.9
62	South Holland, IL	60.4
63	Westmont, IL	60.3
64	Belleville, IL	60
65	Decatur, IL	60
66	Mokena, IL	59.9
67	Chatham, IL	59.9
68	Skokie, IL	59.7
69	Yorkville, IL	59.2
70	Park Ridge, IL	59.1
71	O'Fallon, IL	58.7
72	Mattoon, IL	58.7
73	North Aurora, IL	58.6
74	Mount Vernon, IL	58.3
75	Des Plaines, IL	58.2
76	West Chicago, IL	58
77	Campton Hills, IL	57.9
78	Hickory Hills, IL	57.5
79	Washington, IL	57.4
80	Normal, IL	57.2
81	Galesburg, IL	57.2
82	Elmwood Park, IL	57
83	Freeport, IL	56.9
84	Evanston, IL	56.6
85	Highland Park, IL	56.4
86	Orland Park, IL	56.3
87	Downers Grove, IL	56.2
88	Kankakee, IL	55.9
89	Lansing, IL	55.9
90	Wheeling, IL	55.7
91	Palatine, IL	55.7
92	Bloomingdale, IL	55.6
93	Elk Grove Village, IL	55.4
94	Waterloo, IL	55.4
95	East Peoria, IL	55.2
96	Pontiac, IL	55.1
97	Plainfield, IL	54.8
98	Prospect Heights, IL	54.4
99	Mount Prospect, IL	54.2
100	Northlake, IL	53.7
101	Chicago, IL	53.6
102	Charleston, IL	53.4
103	Pekin, IL	53.3
104	Calumet City, IL	53.1
105	Tinley Park, IL	53.1
106	Franklin Park, IL	53
107	Markham, IL	52.7
108	Alsip, IL	52.6
109	Highland, IL	52.4
110	Sterling, IL	52.3
111	Westchester, IL	51.8
112	Lake Forest, IL	51.8
113	Schaumburg, IL	51.4
114	Algonquin, IL	51.4
115	Woodridge, IL	51.1
116	River Grove, IL	51
117	Bloomington, IL	51
118	Addison, IL	50.9
119	Glen Ellyn, IL	50.6
120	Wauconda, IL	50.6
121	Crystal Lake, IL	50.4
122	Oswego, IL	50.3
123	Lemont, IL	50.2
124	Pingree Grove, IL	50.2
125	Danville, IL	50.1
126	Glen Carbon, IL	50
127	Villa Park, IL	49.9
128	Wood Dale, IL	49.9
129	Effingham, IL	49.9
130	Glenview, IL	49.7
131	Huntley, IL	49.7
132	Streator, IL	49.6
133	Hoffman Estates, IL	49.6
134	Machesney Park, IL	49.2
135	Richton Park, IL	49.1
136	Montgomery, IL	49
137	Bridgeview, IL	48.7
138	Lindenhurst, IL	48.7
139	Channahon, IL	48.5
139	Rantoul, IL	48.5
141	Lake in the Hills, IL	48.3
142	Round Lake Beach, IL	48
143	Champaign, IL	47.8
144	Bellwood, IL	47.6
145	Aurora, IL	46.9
146	Grayslake, IL	46.4
147	Macomb, IL	46
148	Norridge, IL	46
149	Berwyn, IL	45.9
150	Bradley, IL	45.3
151	Niles, IL	45.1
152	Fox Lake, IL	44.9
153	Homer Glen, IL	44.9
154	Glendale Heights, IL	44.7
155	Peoria, IL	44.4
156	Geneva, IL	44.2
157	Quincy, IL	44
158	Gurnee, IL	43.8
159	Cicero, IL	43.5
160	Crestwood, IL	43.4
161	Riverdale, IL	43.2
162	Bolingbrook, IL	43.2
163	Rolling Meadows, IL	43.1
164	Granite City, IL	43
165	Carpentersville, IL	42.9
166	Rockford, IL	42.7
167	Roscoe, IL	42.1
168	Waukegan, IL	42
169	Burr Ridge, IL	41.8
170	DeKalb, IL	41.1
171	Burbank, IL	40.8
172	Elgin, IL	40.7
173	Dolton, IL	40.6
174	Beach Park, IL	40.2
175	Moline, IL	39.6
176	Maywood, IL	39.5
177	Joliet, IL	39.1
178	Carol Stream, IL	39
179	Palos Hills, IL	39
180	Warrenville, IL	38.8
181	Antioch, IL	38.4
182	Harvey, IL	37.9
183	Rock Island, IL	37.6
184	Mundelein, IL	37.5
185	East Moline, IL	37.2
186	East St. Louis, IL	36.5
187	Justice, IL	36.4
188	Bensenville, IL	36.3
189	Lockport, IL	36.1
190	Crest Hill, IL	35.9
191	Morton Grove, IL	34.7
192	Blue Island, IL	34.6
193	Romeoville, IL	34.6
194	Bartlett, IL	34.5
195	Batavia, IL	34.5
196	Homewood, IL	34.2
197	Marion, IL	34.1
198	Morton, IL	34.1
199	Columbia, IL	33.6
200	Streamwood, IL	33.5
201	Oak Forest, IL	33.2
202	Herrin, IL	33
203	Manhattan, IL	32.9
204	Evergreen Park, IL	32.3
205	Sycamore, IL	32.2
206	McHenry, IL	32.2
207	Chicago Heights, IL	32.1
208	Jacksonville, IL	31.9
209	Bourbonnais, IL	31.8
210	Plano, IL	31.3
211	Fairview Heights, IL	31.2
212	Melrose Park, IL	30.3
213	Loves Park, IL	29.5
214	Zion, IL	27.3
215	Dixon, IL	27.2
216	North Chicago, IL	26.4
217	Chicago Ridge, IL	26.1
218	Hanover Park, IL	25.9
219	Lincolnwood, IL	19.7
220	Park Forest, IL	19.4
221	Round Lake, IL	15.7
222	Lyons, IL	14.1
223	Belvidere, IL	12.4
224	Schiller Park, IL	10

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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. 1 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). 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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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, 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

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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, 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/illinois-cities?period=2021. 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, 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/illinois-cities?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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Illinois 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/illinois-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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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, 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/illinois-cities?period=2021. 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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

Hazel Crest, IL, with 100% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Schiller Park, IL, with 10% in 2021.

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