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

Oskaloosa, IA had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 41 cities in 2022, at 74.7%. Clinton, IA had the lowest, at 20.2%. The median was 43.2% and the figure for Iowa was 43.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest74.7Oskaloosa, IA

Lowest20.2Clinton, IA

Median43.241 cities

Iowa43.2History

All cities, 2022

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Oskaloosa, IA	74.7	+10.7 pts
2	Spencer, IA	70.8	-12.5 pts
3	Waverly, IA	64.5	-8.3 pts
4	Muscatine, IA	63.5	+6.3 pts
5	Norwalk, IA	62.1	-3.9 pts
6	Grimes, IA	60.6	+7 pts
7	Marion, IA	53.3	+7.2 pts
8	Bettendorf, IA	51.4	0 pts
9	Storm Lake, IA	50.5	+0.1 pts
10	Cedar Falls, IA	49.9	-8.5 pts
11	Newton, IA	48.9	-7.8 pts
12	North Liberty, IA	48.7	-13.8 pts
13	Davenport, IA	47.8	+3.7 pts
14	West Des Moines, IA	47.4	+5.9 pts
15	Cedar Rapids, IA	47.2	+0.3 pts
16	Burlington, IA	46.2	-3.9 pts
17	Urbandale, IA	46.2	-2.3 pts
18	Dubuque, IA	45.1	+0.2 pts
19	Altoona, IA	44.8	+14.6 pts
20	Marshalltown, IA	43.3	+13.1 pts
21	Le Mars, IA	43.2	-6.1 pts
22	Johnston, IA	41.7	-3.9 pts
23	Waterloo, IA	41.2	+8.4 pts
24	Ames, IA	40.1	+1.5 pts
25	Sioux City, IA	39.8	+3 pts
26	Iowa City, IA	39.6	-1.6 pts
27	Pleasant Hill, IA	38.6	+10.6 pts
28	Ankeny, IA	37.7	+0.8 pts
29	Fort Dodge, IA	36.5	+5.7 pts
30	Ottumwa, IA	35.5	+5.6 pts
31	Mason City, IA	34.6	-19.3 pts
32	Waukee, IA	34	+3.4 pts
33	Clive, IA	33.9	-14.8 pts
34	Des Moines, IA	33.7	-1 pts
35	Pella, IA	33.3	-4.9 pts
36	Boone, IA	32.2	+5 pts
37	Council Bluffs, IA	31.6	+3.4 pts
38	Carroll, IA	30.9	+1.2 pts
39	Coralville, IA	30.9	+4.1 pts
40	Indianola, IA	27.2	-10.8 pts
41	Clinton, IA	20.2	-28.7 pts

Other periods

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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.

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat

MLA 9

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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/iowa-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/iowa-cities?period=2022.

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 Iowa by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/iowa-cities?period=2022 (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 Iowa by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2022}},
  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/iowa-cities?period=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Oskaloosa, IA, with 74.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Clinton, IA, with 20.2% in 2022.

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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.