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

Waverly, IA had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 41 cities in 2023, at 68.5%. Clinton, IA had the lowest, at 24.1%. The median was 44.6% and the figure for Iowa was 43%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68.5Waverly, IA
Lowest24.1Clinton, IA
Median44.641 cities
Iowa43History

All cities, 2023

Waverly, IA: 68.5 %Waverly, IA68.5Grimes, IA: 67.6 %Grimes, IA67.6Oskaloosa, IA: 65.8 %Oskaloosa, IA65.8Spencer, IA: 63.5 %Spencer, IA63.5Urbandale, IA: 59.6 %Urbandale, IA59.6Muscatine, IA: 56.9 %Muscatine, IA56.9Cedar Falls, IA: 56.3 %Cedar Falls, IA56.3North Liberty, IA: 56.1 %North Liberty, IA56.1Bettendorf, IA: 55.9 %Bettendorf, IA55.9Norwalk, IA: 55.7 %Norwalk, IA55.7Burlington, IA: 54.7 %Burlington, IA54.7Storm Lake, IA: 54.1 %Storm Lake, IA54.1Pleasant Hill, IA: 52.8 %Pleasant Hill, IA52.8Altoona, IA: 50 %Altoona, IA50Marion, IA: 49 %Marion, IA49Iowa City, IA: 48 %Iowa City, IA48Cedar Rapids, IA: 47.5 %Cedar Rapids, IA47.5West Des Moines, IA: 47.2 %West Des Moines, IA47.2Carroll, IA: 47 %Carroll, IA47Davenport, IA: 46.2 %Davenport, IA46.2Le Mars, IA: 44.6 %Le Mars, IA44.6Ankeny, IA: 42.7 %Ankeny, IA42.7Boone, IA: 41.5 %Boone, IA41.5Marshalltown, IA: 41.3 %Marshalltown, IA41.3Newton, IA: 39.9 %Newton, IA39.9Waukee, IA: 39.7 %Waukee, IA39.7Dubuque, IA: 39.7 %Dubuque, IA39.7Waterloo, IA: 39.1 %Waterloo, IA39.1Sioux City, IA: 38.8 %Sioux City, IA38.8Clive, IA: 38.1 %Clive, IA38.1Coralville, IA: 37.1 %Coralville, IA37.1Fort Dodge, IA: 37 %Fort Dodge, IA37Ames, IA: 35.4 %Ames, IA35.4Johnston, IA: 33.4 %Johnston, IA33.4Mason City, IA: 33.1 %Mason City, IA33.1Council Bluffs, IA: 32.8 %Council Bluffs, IA32.8Indianola, IA: 31.7 %Indianola, IA31.7Ottumwa, IA: 31.2 %Ottumwa, IA31.2Des Moines, IA: 31.1 %Des Moines, IA31.1Pella, IA: 28.8 %Pella, IA28.8Clinton, IA: 24.1 %Clinton, IA24.1Waverly, IA: 68.5 %Waverly, IA68.5Grimes, IA: 67.6 %Grimes, IA67.6Oskaloosa, IA: 65.8 %Oskaloosa, IA65.8Spencer, IA: 63.5 %Spencer, IA63.5Urbandale, IA: 59.6 %Urbandale, IA59.6Muscatine, IA: 56.9 %Muscatine, IA56.9Cedar Falls, IA: 56.3 %Cedar Falls, IA56.3North Liberty, IA: 56.1 %North Liberty, IA56.1Bettendorf, IA: 55.9 %Bettendorf, IA55.9Norwalk, IA: 55.7 %Norwalk, IA55.7Burlington, IA: 54.7 %Burlington, IA54.7Storm Lake, IA: 54.1 %Storm Lake, IA54.1Pleasant Hill, IA: 52.8 %Pleasant Hill, IA52.8Altoona, IA: 50 %Altoona, IA50Marion, IA: 49 %Marion, IA49Iowa City, IA: 48 %Iowa City, IA48Cedar Rapids, IA: 47.5 %Cedar Rapids, IA47.5West Des Moines, IA: 47.2 %West Des Moines, IA47.2Carroll, IA: 47 %Carroll, IA47Davenport, IA: 46.2 %Davenport, IA46.2Le Mars, IA: 44.6 %Le Mars, IA44.6Ankeny, IA: 42.7 %Ankeny, IA42.7Boone, IA: 41.5 %Boone, IA41.5Marshalltown, IA: 41.3 %Marshalltown, IA41.3Newton, IA: 39.9 %Newton, IA39.9Waukee, IA: 39.7 %Waukee, IA39.7Dubuque, IA: 39.7 %Dubuque, IA39.7Waterloo, IA: 39.1 %Waterloo, IA39.1Sioux City, IA: 38.8 %Sioux City, IA38.8Clive, IA: 38.1 %Clive, IA38.1Coralville, IA: 37.1 %Coralville, IA37.1Fort Dodge, IA: 37 %Fort Dodge, IA37Ames, IA: 35.4 %Ames, IA35.4Johnston, IA: 33.4 %Johnston, IA33.4Mason City, IA: 33.1 %Mason City, IA33.1Council Bluffs, IA: 32.8 %Council Bluffs, IA32.8Indianola, IA: 31.7 %Indianola, IA31.7Ottumwa, IA: 31.2 %Ottumwa, IA31.2Des Moines, IA: 31.1 %Des Moines, IA31.1Pella, IA: 28.8 %Pella, IA28.8Clinton, IA: 24.1 %Clinton, IA24.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Waverly, IA68.5+4 pts
2Grimes, IA67.6+7.1 pts
3Oskaloosa, IA65.8-8.9 pts
4Spencer, IA63.5-7.2 pts
5Urbandale, IA59.6+13.4 pts
6Muscatine, IA56.9-6.6 pts
7Cedar Falls, IA56.3+6.4 pts
8North Liberty, IA56.1+7.4 pts
9Bettendorf, IA55.9+4.5 pts
10Norwalk, IA55.7-6.5 pts
11Burlington, IA54.7+8.5 pts
12Storm Lake, IA54.1+3.5 pts
13Pleasant Hill, IA52.8+14.2 pts
14Altoona, IA50+5.2 pts
15Marion, IA49-4.3 pts
16Iowa City, IA48+8.4 pts
17Cedar Rapids, IA47.5+0.3 pts
18West Des Moines, IA47.2-0.1 pts
19Carroll, IA47+16.1 pts
20Davenport, IA46.2-1.6 pts
21Le Mars, IA44.6+1.3 pts
22Ankeny, IA42.7+5 pts
23Boone, IA41.5+9.3 pts
24Marshalltown, IA41.3-2 pts
25Newton, IA39.9-8.9 pts
26Waukee, IA39.7+5.7 pts
27Dubuque, IA39.7-5.4 pts
28Waterloo, IA39.1-2.1 pts
29Sioux City, IA38.8-1 pts
30Clive, IA38.1+4.3 pts
31Coralville, IA37.1+6.3 pts
32Fort Dodge, IA37+0.5 pts
33Ames, IA35.4-4.6 pts
34Johnston, IA33.4-8.2 pts
35Mason City, IA33.1-1.4 pts
36Council Bluffs, IA32.8+1.3 pts
37Indianola, IA31.7+4.5 pts
38Ottumwa, IA31.2-4.2 pts
39Des Moines, IA31.1-2.6 pts
40Pella, IA28.8-4.5 pts
41Clinton, IA24.1+3.9 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.

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/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 Iowa 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 Iowa 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/iowa-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 Iowa 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/iowa-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 Iowa 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/iowa-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which city has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Waverly, IA, with 68.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Clinton, IA, with 24.1% in 2023.

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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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