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 225 cities in 2023, at 96%. Park Forest, IL had the lowest, at 10.7%. The median was 51.9% and the figure for Illinois was 51.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest96Hazel Crest, IL

Lowest10.7Park Forest, IL

Median51.9225 cities

Illinois51.2History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Hazel Crest, IL	96	-4 pts
2	Pingree Grove, IL	92.9	+34.2 pts
3	Deerfield, IL	91	-1.6 pts
4	Winnetka, IL	89.6	-6.3 pts
5	River Forest, IL	87.5	-3.9 pts
6	Matteson, IL	87.1	+4 pts
7	Burr Ridge, IL	86.7	+29 pts
8	Troy, IL	86.7	+0.8 pts
9	Taylorville, IL	85.1	+12.2 pts
10	Country Club Hills, IL	84.7	+8.5 pts
11	Western Springs, IL	84.2	+14.6 pts
12	Canton, IL	84.2	+3.1 pts
13	Wilmette, IL	82.1	+5.4 pts
14	La Grange Park, IL	81.5	-8.4 pts
15	Vernon Hills, IL	80.8	-4.1 pts
16	Libertyville, IL	80.7	-2.5 pts
17	Bourbonnais, IL	80.6	+19.1 pts
18	Hinsdale, IL	79.1	+0.3 pts
19	Pontiac, IL	78.8	+22 pts
20	Midlothian, IL	77.4	+14.3 pts
21	Shiloh, IL	77.2	-4 pts
22	Roselle, IL	77.1	+0.2 pts
23	Frankfort, IL	76.4	-0.8 pts
24	Edwardsville, IL	73.9	+0.6 pts
25	Woodstock, IL	73.2	+7.6 pts
26	Barrington, IL	72.4	+1.7 pts
27	Arlington Heights, IL	71.9	+2.6 pts
28	Palos Heights, IL	71.6	-6.7 pts
29	Washington, IL	71.3	+7.5 pts
30	Norridge, IL	70.3	+9 pts
31	Ottawa, IL	70.1	+2.6 pts
32	Wood River, IL	69.8	-1.9 pts
33	Naperville, IL	69	+3.6 pts
34	New Lenox, IL	68.6	-0.8 pts
35	Lake Forest, IL	68.5	-2.6 pts
36	Lemont, IL	68.4	+13.3 pts
37	Bridgeview, IL	68.3	+6.6 pts
38	Godfrey, IL	67.8	-7 pts
39	La Grange, IL	67.2	-5.2 pts
40	Sterling, IL	67	+12.5 pts
41	Mount Vernon, IL	66.9	+10.3 pts
42	Elmhurst, IL	66	+4.5 pts
43	Northbrook, IL	65.8	-2.6 pts
44	Calumet City, IL	65.6	-9.1 pts
45	Kewanee, IL	65.4	-4 pts
46	Darien, IL	64.8	+0.4 pts
47	Buffalo Grove, IL	64.8	+2.1 pts
48	Urbana, IL	64.7	+1.9 pts
49	Lake Zurich, IL	64.1	-7.6 pts
50	Charleston, IL	64	+5.3 pts
51	Freeport, IL	64	+7.6 pts
52	West Chicago, IL	63.5	+1.5 pts
53	Oak Park, IL	63.2	-5.6 pts
54	Skokie, IL	63.1	-4.5 pts
55	Bloomingdale, IL	62.9	+3.5 pts
56	Centralia, IL	62.4	-9.9 pts
57	Montgomery, IL	62.3	+14.8 pts
58	South Holland, IL	62	+3.6 pts
59	Westmont, IL	62	+1 pts
60	Swansea, IL	61.8	-4.4 pts
61	Woodridge, IL	61.2	+7.3 pts
62	Tinley Park, IL	61.1	+8.3 pts
63	Algonquin, IL	61	-3.5 pts
64	Palatine, IL	60.9	-1.1 pts
65	Collinsville, IL	60.8	+0.4 pts
66	Lincoln, IL	60.6	+1.6 pts
67	Wheaton, IL	60.5	-5.6 pts
68	St. Charles, IL	60.5	+0.7 pts
69	Brookfield, IL	60.3	+0.5 pts
70	Hoffman Estates, IL	60	+4.8 pts
71	Granite City, IL	59.6	+4.5 pts
72	Morris, IL	59.2	-2.6 pts
73	Park Ridge, IL	58.9	+1 pts
74	Marion, IL	58.8	+15 pts
75	O'Fallon, IL	58.4	+8.2 pts
76	Cary, IL	58.4	-4.2 pts
77	Normal, IL	58.4	-2.4 pts
78	Lombard, IL	58.3	-6.5 pts
79	Moline, IL	58.2	+10.9 pts
79	Oak Lawn, IL	58.2	-0.6 pts
81	Macomb, IL	58.2	-22.3 pts
82	Belleville, IL	57.9	+7.9 pts
83	Lansing, IL	57.9	+2.1 pts
84	Alton, IL	57.8	-3.8 pts
85	Evanston, IL	57.4	+0.3 pts
86	Campton Hills, IL	57.1	+15.1 pts
87	Franklin Park, IL	57.1	+6.1 pts
88	Glen Carbon, IL	56.9	-8.9 pts
89	Downers Grove, IL	55.7	+3.6 pts
90	Orland Park, IL	55.6	-5.7 pts
91	Prospect Heights, IL	55.6	-0.3 pts
91	Villa Park, IL	55.6	+4.6 pts
93	Plainfield, IL	55.5	-2.1 pts
94	Kankakee, IL	54.7	-4.2 pts
95	Rolling Meadows, IL	54.6	+11 pts
96	Glenview, IL	54.6	+0.4 pts
97	Geneva, IL	54.5	+11.6 pts
98	Niles, IL	54.2	+5.5 pts
99	Highland Park, IL	54.1	-5 pts
100	Wheeling, IL	53.9	+1.6 pts
101	Alsip, IL	53.9	+5 pts
102	Markham, IL	53.7	-0.1 pts
103	Plano, IL	53.6	+14.4 pts
104	Crestwood, IL	53.5	+2 pts
105	Herrin, IL	53.5	-5.1 pts
106	Mahomet, IL	53.2	-7.1 pts
107	Northlake, IL	52.8	-20 pts
108	Bloomington, IL	52.7	+0.3 pts
109	Lisle, IL	52.4	-7.7 pts
110	Springfield, IL	52.4	-1.5 pts
111	Cahokia Heights, IL	52.2	-8.2 pts
112	Chicago, IL	52	-1.2 pts
113	Shorewood, IL	51.9	-19.3 pts
114	Channahon, IL	51.7	-1.2 pts
115	Mattoon, IL	51.5	-7.7 pts
116	Lake in the Hills, IL	51.1	+10.8 pts
117	Antioch, IL	50.7	+10.5 pts
118	Lincolnwood, IL	50.5	+16 pts
119	Elk Grove Village, IL	50.3	-1.8 pts
120	Waterloo, IL	50	-1.8 pts
121	Rantoul, IL	49.9	+4.2 pts
122	Des Plaines, IL	49.8	-10.7 pts
123	Chicago Heights, IL	49.6	+7.8 pts
124	Berwyn, IL	49.4	+1.4 pts
125	Schaumburg, IL	49.2	+1.4 pts
126	Winfield, IL	49.1	-12.9 pts
127	Galesburg, IL	48.7	-2.4 pts
128	Peoria, IL	48.5	-0.6 pts
129	Rockford, IL	47.5	+0.5 pts
130	Wood Dale, IL	47.3	+1.1 pts
131	Champaign, IL	47.2	+3.6 pts
132	Addison, IL	46.7	+2 pts
133	Maywood, IL	46.6	+4.5 pts
134	Crystal Lake, IL	46.2	+2.7 pts
135	Homer Glen, IL	46.1	+2.4 pts
136	Glen Ellyn, IL	46.1	-2 pts
137	Melrose Park, IL	45.9	+10.3 pts
138	Elgin, IL	45.7	+2.3 pts
139	Romeoville, IL	45.7	+3.3 pts
140	Hickory Hills, IL	45.6	+4.1 pts
141	Effingham, IL	45.5	-4.2 pts
142	Quincy, IL	45.4	+0.7 pts
143	Loves Park, IL	44.4	+6.1 pts
144	Batavia, IL	44	+5.2 pts
145	Chatham, IL	43.9	-10.7 pts
146	Summit, IL	43.8	-15.4 pts
147	Roscoe, IL	43.7	-1.2 pts
148	Bellwood, IL	43.6	-0.6 pts
149	Decatur, IL	43	-4.8 pts
150	Burbank, IL	42.8	+5 pts
151	Gurnee, IL	42.8	-1.2 pts
152	Dixon, IL	42.7	+6.5 pts
153	East Peoria, IL	42.5	-3.1 pts
154	Mokena, IL	42.2	-12.4 pts
155	Lindenhurst, IL	42.1	+0.6 pts
156	Jacksonville, IL	41.8	+4.6 pts
157	Aurora, IL	41.8	-3.9 pts
158	Highland, IL	41.7	-6.4 pts
159	Carol Stream, IL	41.5	-2.4 pts
160	Sycamore, IL	41.4	+10.2 pts
161	Streator, IL	40.8	-21.6 pts
162	Homewood, IL	40.7	-0.3 pts
163	Joliet, IL	40.6	+2.2 pts
164	Minooka, IL	40.2	-3.8 pts
165	Machesney Park, IL	40.1	-23.6 pts
166	Carpentersville, IL	40	-1.1 pts
167	Blue Island, IL	40	+9.5 pts
168	South Elgin, IL	39.9	-4.1 pts
168	Wauconda, IL	39.9	-14.9 pts
170	Riverdale, IL	39.7	-6.8 pts
171	Westchester, IL	39.7	-15.8 pts
172	Carbondale, IL	39.7	-17.7 pts
173	Round Lake, IL	39.5	-1.9 pts
174	Yorkville, IL	39.4	-0.2 pts
175	Danville, IL	39	-5.5 pts
176	Mount Prospect, IL	38.8	-7 pts
177	Bradley, IL	38.4	-19.7 pts
178	Rock Island, IL	38.4	-7.4 pts
179	Oswego, IL	38.2	+2.7 pts
180	Lockport, IL	37.7	+2.4 pts
181	Elmwood Park, IL	37.5	-5.5 pts
182	Justice, IL	37.3	-12.8 pts
183	Evergreen Park, IL	37.2	+10.5 pts
184	East St. Louis, IL	37	-6.6 pts
185	DeKalb, IL	36.5	-1.3 pts
186	Bolingbrook, IL	36.1	+4.1 pts
187	Dolton, IL	35.8	+9.2 pts
188	Lyons, IL	35.6	-0.7 pts
189	Oak Forest, IL	35.3	-1.9 pts
190	Mundelein, IL	35.2	-8.9 pts
191	Cicero, IL	35.2	-9.6 pts
192	Morton, IL	35.1	-3.9 pts
193	Grayslake, IL	34.9	-5.9 pts
194	Bensenville, IL	34.4	-7.1 pts
195	Richton Park, IL	34.2	-19.6 pts
196	Beach Park, IL	34.1	-12.2 pts
197	Pekin, IL	33.9	-10.6 pts
198	Waukegan, IL	33.8	-4.4 pts
199	Harvey, IL	33.2	+7.3 pts
200	North Chicago, IL	33.2	+5.1 pts
201	Bartlett, IL	32.4	-4.4 pts
202	Forest Park, IL	31.8	-9 pts
203	Warrenville, IL	31.5	-13.4 pts
204	Crest Hill, IL	30.5	-8.5 pts
205	East Moline, IL	29.3	-7.3 pts
206	Zion, IL	29.1	-10.8 pts
207	North Aurora, IL	29	-36.7 pts
208	Manhattan, IL	28.8	-3.4 pts
209	Huntley, IL	28.8	-4.4 pts
210	Morton Grove, IL	27.4	+4.9 pts
211	Streamwood, IL	27.3	-4.4 pts
212	Columbia, IL	26.8	-0.6 pts
213	Round Lake Beach, IL	26.1	-12.4 pts
214	Hanover Park, IL	26	-3.7 pts
215	Fox Lake, IL	25	-10.5 pts
216	Chicago Ridge, IL	23.8	-11.3 pts
217	Glendale Heights, IL	23.6	-14.8 pts
218	River Grove, IL	23.2	-23.3 pts
219	Palos Hills, IL	23	-14.1 pts
220	Belvidere, IL	22.9	+6.7 pts
221	McHenry, IL	22.3	-4.4 pts
222	Worth, IL	21.5	-13 pts
223	Fairview Heights, IL	19.7	-6.7 pts
224	Schiller Park, IL	12.7	+3.4 pts
225	Park Forest, IL	10.7	-6.6 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 Illinois 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 Illinois 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/illinois-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 Illinois 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/illinois-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 Illinois 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/illinois-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/illinois-cities?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 96% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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