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

All 41 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `preschool_enrolment_rate_3_4`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/iowa-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Waverly, IA | 73.3 |
| 2 | Burlington, IA | 69.5 |
| 3 | Cedar Falls, IA | 63.5 |
| 4 | Oskaloosa, IA | 62.9 |
| 5 | Storm Lake, IA | 62.6 |
| 6 | Carroll, IA | 58.3 |
| 7 | Grimes, IA | 55.4 |
| 8 | Urbandale, IA | 55.3 |
| 9 | Spencer, IA | 55.2 |
| 10 | North Liberty, IA | 55.2 |
| 11 | Bettendorf, IA | 53.2 |
| 12 | Newton, IA | 51.8 |
| 13 | Marshalltown, IA | 51.2 |
| 14 | Muscatine, IA | 50.2 |
| 15 | Cedar Rapids, IA | 47.9 |
| 16 | Marion, IA | 47.3 |
| 17 | Iowa City, IA | 46.5 |
| 18 | Ottumwa, IA | 46.3 |
| 19 | West Des Moines, IA | 46.2 |
| 20 | Norwalk, IA | 45.2 |
| 21 | Ankeny, IA | 43.9 |
| 22 | Pleasant Hill, IA | 43.8 |
| 23 | Davenport, IA | 43.8 |
| 24 | Clive, IA | 41.6 |
| 25 | Fort Dodge, IA | 38.9 |
| 26 | Dubuque, IA | 38.9 |
| 27 | Altoona, IA | 38.4 |
| 28 | Boone, IA | 38.3 |
| 29 | Coralville, IA | 37.9 |
| 30 | Waukee, IA | 37.6 |
| 31 | Sioux City, IA | 37.6 |
| 32 | Council Bluffs, IA | 36.8 |
| 33 | Ames, IA | 36.8 |
| 34 | Pella, IA | 36 |
| 35 | Le Mars, IA | 35 |
| 36 | Mason City, IA | 34.5 |
| 37 | Des Moines, IA | 33.2 |
| 38 | Waterloo, IA | 32 |
| 39 | Clinton, IA | 25.1 |
| 40 | Johnston, IA | 24.2 |
| 41 | Indianola, IA | 23.2 |