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

Waverly, IA had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 41 cities in 2024, at 73.3%. Indianola, IA had the lowest, at 23.2%. The median was 43.9% and the figure for Iowa was 43.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.3Waverly, IA
Lowest23.2Indianola, IA
Median43.941 cities
Iowa43.4History

All cities, 2024

Waverly, IA: 73.3 %Waverly, IA73.3Burlington, IA: 69.5 %Burlington, IA69.5Cedar Falls, IA: 63.5 %Cedar Falls, IA63.5Oskaloosa, IA: 62.9 %Oskaloosa, IA62.9Storm Lake, IA: 62.6 %Storm Lake, IA62.6Carroll, IA: 58.3 %Carroll, IA58.3Grimes, IA: 55.4 %Grimes, IA55.4Urbandale, IA: 55.3 %Urbandale, IA55.3Spencer, IA: 55.2 %Spencer, IA55.2North Liberty, IA: 55.2 %North Liberty, IA55.2Bettendorf, IA: 53.2 %Bettendorf, IA53.2Newton, IA: 51.8 %Newton, IA51.8Marshalltown, IA: 51.2 %Marshalltown, IA51.2Muscatine, IA: 50.2 %Muscatine, IA50.2Cedar Rapids, IA: 47.9 %Cedar Rapids, IA47.9Marion, IA: 47.3 %Marion, IA47.3Iowa City, IA: 46.5 %Iowa City, IA46.5Ottumwa, IA: 46.3 %Ottumwa, IA46.3West Des Moines, IA: 46.2 %West Des Moines, IA46.2Norwalk, IA: 45.2 %Norwalk, IA45.2Ankeny, IA: 43.9 %Ankeny, IA43.9Pleasant Hill, IA: 43.8 %Pleasant Hill, IA43.8Davenport, IA: 43.8 %Davenport, IA43.8Clive, IA: 41.6 %Clive, IA41.6Fort Dodge, IA: 38.9 %Fort Dodge, IA38.9Dubuque, IA: 38.9 %Dubuque, IA38.9Altoona, IA: 38.4 %Altoona, IA38.4Boone, IA: 38.3 %Boone, IA38.3Coralville, IA: 37.9 %Coralville, IA37.9Waukee, IA: 37.6 %Waukee, IA37.6Sioux City, IA: 37.6 %Sioux City, IA37.6Council Bluffs, IA: 36.8 %Council Bluffs, IA36.8Ames, IA: 36.8 %Ames, IA36.8Pella, IA: 36 %Pella, IA36Le Mars, IA: 35 %Le Mars, IA35Mason City, IA: 34.5 %Mason City, IA34.5Des Moines, IA: 33.2 %Des Moines, IA33.2Waterloo, IA: 32 %Waterloo, IA32Clinton, IA: 25.1 %Clinton, IA25.1Johnston, IA: 24.2 %Johnston, IA24.2Indianola, IA: 23.2 %Indianola, IA23.2Waverly, IA: 73.3 %Waverly, IA73.3Burlington, IA: 69.5 %Burlington, IA69.5Cedar Falls, IA: 63.5 %Cedar Falls, IA63.5Oskaloosa, IA: 62.9 %Oskaloosa, IA62.9Storm Lake, IA: 62.6 %Storm Lake, IA62.6Carroll, IA: 58.3 %Carroll, IA58.3Grimes, IA: 55.4 %Grimes, IA55.4Urbandale, IA: 55.3 %Urbandale, IA55.3Spencer, IA: 55.2 %Spencer, IA55.2North Liberty, IA: 55.2 %North Liberty, IA55.2Bettendorf, IA: 53.2 %Bettendorf, IA53.2Newton, IA: 51.8 %Newton, IA51.8Marshalltown, IA: 51.2 %Marshalltown, IA51.2Muscatine, IA: 50.2 %Muscatine, IA50.2Cedar Rapids, IA: 47.9 %Cedar Rapids, IA47.9Marion, IA: 47.3 %Marion, IA47.3Iowa City, IA: 46.5 %Iowa City, IA46.5Ottumwa, IA: 46.3 %Ottumwa, IA46.3West Des Moines, IA: 46.2 %West Des Moines, IA46.2Norwalk, IA: 45.2 %Norwalk, IA45.2Ankeny, IA: 43.9 %Ankeny, IA43.9Pleasant Hill, IA: 43.8 %Pleasant Hill, IA43.8Davenport, IA: 43.8 %Davenport, IA43.8Clive, IA: 41.6 %Clive, IA41.6Fort Dodge, IA: 38.9 %Fort Dodge, IA38.9Dubuque, IA: 38.9 %Dubuque, IA38.9Altoona, IA: 38.4 %Altoona, IA38.4Boone, IA: 38.3 %Boone, IA38.3Coralville, IA: 37.9 %Coralville, IA37.9Waukee, IA: 37.6 %Waukee, IA37.6Sioux City, IA: 37.6 %Sioux City, IA37.6Council Bluffs, IA: 36.8 %Council Bluffs, IA36.8Ames, IA: 36.8 %Ames, IA36.8Pella, IA: 36 %Pella, IA36Le Mars, IA: 35 %Le Mars, IA35Mason City, IA: 34.5 %Mason City, IA34.5Des Moines, IA: 33.2 %Des Moines, IA33.2Waterloo, IA: 32 %Waterloo, IA32Clinton, IA: 25.1 %Clinton, IA25.1Johnston, IA: 24.2 %Johnston, IA24.2Indianola, IA: 23.2 %Indianola, IA23.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Waverly, IA73.3+4.8 pts
2Burlington, IA69.5+14.9 pts
3Cedar Falls, IA63.5+7.2 pts
4Oskaloosa, IA62.9-2.9 pts
5Storm Lake, IA62.6+8.5 pts
6Carroll, IA58.3+11.3 pts
7Grimes, IA55.4-12.2 pts
8Urbandale, IA55.3-4.3 pts
9Spencer, IA55.2-8.3 pts
10North Liberty, IA55.2-0.9 pts
11Bettendorf, IA53.2-2.7 pts
12Newton, IA51.8+11.9 pts
13Marshalltown, IA51.2+9.9 pts
14Muscatine, IA50.2-6.6 pts
15Cedar Rapids, IA47.9+0.4 pts
16Marion, IA47.3-1.7 pts
17Iowa City, IA46.5-1.4 pts
18Ottumwa, IA46.3+15.1 pts
19West Des Moines, IA46.2-1.1 pts
20Norwalk, IA45.2-10.4 pts
21Ankeny, IA43.9+1.2 pts
22Pleasant Hill, IA43.8-9 pts
23Davenport, IA43.8-2.5 pts
24Clive, IA41.6+3.5 pts
25Fort Dodge, IA38.9+2 pts
26Dubuque, IA38.9-0.8 pts
27Altoona, IA38.4-11.6 pts
28Boone, IA38.3-3.2 pts
29Coralville, IA37.9+0.8 pts
30Waukee, IA37.6-2.1 pts
31Sioux City, IA37.6-1.2 pts
32Council Bluffs, IA36.8+4 pts
33Ames, IA36.8+1.4 pts
34Pella, IA36+7.2 pts
35Le Mars, IA35-9.6 pts
36Mason City, IA34.5+1.4 pts
37Des Moines, IA33.2+2 pts
38Waterloo, IA32-7.1 pts
39Clinton, IA25.1+1 pts
40Johnston, IA24.2-9.2 pts
41Indianola, IA23.2-8.5 pts

Other periods

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 Iowa 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 Iowa 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/iowa-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 Iowa 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/iowa-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 Iowa 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/iowa-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Waverly, IA, with 73.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Indianola, IA, with 23.2% in 2024.

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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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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