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

Shively, KY had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 42 cities in 2024, at 100%. Franklin, KY had the lowest, at 9.6%. The median was 38.4% and the figure for Kentucky was 36.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest100Shively, KY
Lowest9.6Franklin, KY
Median38.442 cities
Kentucky36.7History

All cities, 2024

Shively, KY: 100 %Shively, KY100Bardstown, KY: 88.1 %Bardstown, KY88.1Newport, KY: 81 %Newport, KY81Fort Thomas, KY: 72.4 %Fort Thomas, KY72.4Lyndon, KY: 70.6 %Lyndon, KY70.6Winchester, KY: 66.4 %Winchester, KY66.4Lawrenceburg, KY: 59.7 %Lawrenceburg, KY59.7Mount Washington, KY: 58.5 %Mount Washington, KY58.5St. Matthews, KY: 55.7 %St. Matthews, KY55.7Glasgow, KY: 49.9 %Glasgow, KY49.9Frankfort, KY: 48.5 %Frankfort, KY48.5Erlanger, KY: 45.5 %Erlanger, KY45.5La Grange, KY: 45 %La Grange, KY45Murray, KY: 44.3 %Murray, KY44.3Elizabethtown, KY: 44 %Elizabethtown, KY44Georgetown, KY: 43.4 %Georgetown, KY43.4Paducah, KY: 43.1 %Paducah, KY43.1Independence, KY: 42.1 %Independence, KY42.1Lexington, KY: 41 %Lexington, KY41Bowling Green, KY: 40 %Bowling Green, KY40Covington, KY: 39.3 %Covington, KY39.3Ashland, KY: 37.5 %Ashland, KY37.5Richmond, KY: 36.5 %Richmond, KY36.5Shelbyville, KY: 35.9 %Shelbyville, KY35.9Radcliff, KY: 33.3 %Radcliff, KY33.3Owensboro, KY: 33.1 %Owensboro, KY33.1Jeffersontown, KY: 32.8 %Jeffersontown, KY32.8Somerset, KY: 32.1 %Somerset, KY32.1Louisville, KY: 31.9 %Louisville, KY31.9Nicholasville, KY: 28.9 %Nicholasville, KY28.9Alexandria, KY: 28.8 %Alexandria, KY28.8Madisonville, KY: 28.4 %Madisonville, KY28.4Versailles, KY: 27.3 %Versailles, KY27.3Danville, KY: 27.1 %Danville, KY27.1Shepherdsville, KY: 22.1 %Shepherdsville, KY22.1Florence, KY: 21.3 %Florence, KY21.3Berea, KY: 19.4 %Berea, KY19.4Campbellsville, KY: 16.9 %Campbellsville, KY16.9Paris, KY: 14.7 %Paris, KY14.7Henderson, KY: 14.1 %Henderson, KY14.1Hopkinsville, KY: 9.8 %Hopkinsville, KY9.8Franklin, KY: 9.6 %Franklin, KY9.6Shively, KY: 100 %Shively, KY100Bardstown, KY: 88.1 %Bardstown, KY88.1Newport, KY: 81 %Newport, KY81Fort Thomas, KY: 72.4 %Fort Thomas, KY72.4Lyndon, KY: 70.6 %Lyndon, KY70.6Winchester, KY: 66.4 %Winchester, KY66.4Lawrenceburg, KY: 59.7 %Lawrenceburg, KY59.7Mount Washington, KY: 58.5 %Mount Washington, KY58.5St. Matthews, KY: 55.7 %St. Matthews, KY55.7Glasgow, KY: 49.9 %Glasgow, KY49.9Frankfort, KY: 48.5 %Frankfort, KY48.5Erlanger, KY: 45.5 %Erlanger, KY45.5La Grange, KY: 45 %La Grange, KY45Murray, KY: 44.3 %Murray, KY44.3Elizabethtown, KY: 44 %Elizabethtown, KY44Georgetown, KY: 43.4 %Georgetown, KY43.4Paducah, KY: 43.1 %Paducah, KY43.1Independence, KY: 42.1 %Independence, KY42.1Lexington, KY: 41 %Lexington, KY41Bowling Green, KY: 40 %Bowling Green, KY40Covington, KY: 39.3 %Covington, KY39.3Ashland, KY: 37.5 %Ashland, KY37.5Richmond, KY: 36.5 %Richmond, KY36.5Shelbyville, KY: 35.9 %Shelbyville, KY35.9Radcliff, KY: 33.3 %Radcliff, KY33.3Owensboro, KY: 33.1 %Owensboro, KY33.1Jeffersontown, KY: 32.8 %Jeffersontown, KY32.8Somerset, KY: 32.1 %Somerset, KY32.1Louisville, KY: 31.9 %Louisville, KY31.9Nicholasville, KY: 28.9 %Nicholasville, KY28.9Alexandria, KY: 28.8 %Alexandria, KY28.8Madisonville, KY: 28.4 %Madisonville, KY28.4Versailles, KY: 27.3 %Versailles, KY27.3Danville, KY: 27.1 %Danville, KY27.1Shepherdsville, KY: 22.1 %Shepherdsville, KY22.1Florence, KY: 21.3 %Florence, KY21.3Berea, KY: 19.4 %Berea, KY19.4Campbellsville, KY: 16.9 %Campbellsville, KY16.9Paris, KY: 14.7 %Paris, KY14.7Henderson, KY: 14.1 %Henderson, KY14.1Hopkinsville, KY: 9.8 %Hopkinsville, KY9.8Franklin, KY: 9.6 %Franklin, KY9.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Shively, KY100+71.9 pts
2Bardstown, KY88.1+7.5 pts
3Newport, KY81+10.7 pts
4Fort Thomas, KY72.4+2.3 pts
5Lyndon, KY70.6+33.2 pts
6Winchester, KY66.4+39.4 pts
7Lawrenceburg, KY59.7-22.7 pts
8Mount Washington, KY58.5-9.4 pts
9St. Matthews, KY55.7-5.1 pts
10Glasgow, KY49.9+21.1 pts
11Frankfort, KY48.5+2.7 pts
12Erlanger, KY45.5+17 pts
13La Grange, KY45+3.1 pts
14Murray, KY44.3+0.6 pts
15Elizabethtown, KY44+10.6 pts
16Georgetown, KY43.4+4.3 pts
17Paducah, KY43.1+4.5 pts
18Independence, KY42.1+1.4 pts
19Lexington, KY41-0.2 pts
20Bowling Green, KY40-4.4 pts
21Covington, KY39.3+3.4 pts
22Ashland, KY37.5-10.2 pts
23Richmond, KY36.5+11.2 pts
24Shelbyville, KY35.9-3.2 pts
25Radcliff, KY33.3-9.1 pts
26Owensboro, KY33.1-3.5 pts
27Jeffersontown, KY32.8+4.8 pts
28Somerset, KY32.1-4.9 pts
29Louisville, KY31.9-0.8 pts
30Nicholasville, KY28.9-1 pts
31Alexandria, KY28.8-11.3 pts
32Madisonville, KY28.4+4.8 pts
33Versailles, KY27.3+8.3 pts
34Danville, KY27.1-15.4 pts
35Shepherdsville, KY22.1+2 pts
36Florence, KY21.3+0.9 pts
37Berea, KY19.4-5.8 pts
38Campbellsville, KY16.9-1.2 pts
39Paris, KY14.7-8.3 pts
40Henderson, KY14.1-1.9 pts
41Hopkinsville, KY9.8-3.9 pts
42Franklin, KY9.6-1.8 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/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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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/kentucky-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 Kentucky 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/kentucky-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 Kentucky 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/kentucky-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Shively, KY, with 100% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Franklin, KY, with 9.6% 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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