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

Bardstown, KY had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 42 cities in 2022, at 81.4%. Hopkinsville, KY had the lowest, at 11.5%. The median was 38.5% and the figure for Kentucky was 39.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest81.4Bardstown, KY
Lowest11.5Hopkinsville, KY
Median38.542 cities
Kentucky39.1History

All cities, 2022

Bardstown, KY: 81.4 %Bardstown, KY81.4Fort Thomas, KY: 65 %Fort Thomas, KY65Mount Washington, KY: 63.3 %Mount Washington, KY63.3Lawrenceburg, KY: 58.3 %Lawrenceburg, KY58.3St. Matthews, KY: 56.8 %St. Matthews, KY56.8La Grange, KY: 56.1 %La Grange, KY56.1Newport, KY: 54.8 %Newport, KY54.8Paducah, KY: 53.2 %Paducah, KY53.2Independence, KY: 52.2 %Independence, KY52.2Jeffersontown, KY: 48.3 %Jeffersontown, KY48.3Georgetown, KY: 48 %Georgetown, KY48Owensboro, KY: 47.8 %Owensboro, KY47.8Covington, KY: 47.7 %Covington, KY47.7Lexington, KY: 47.3 %Lexington, KY47.3Bowling Green, KY: 46.5 %Bowling Green, KY46.5Campbellsville, KY: 45.9 %Campbellsville, KY45.9Murray, KY: 44.8 %Murray, KY44.8Richmond, KY: 43 %Richmond, KY43Lyndon, KY: 41 %Lyndon, KY41Alexandria, KY: 39.1 %Alexandria, KY39.1Ashland, KY: 38.6 %Ashland, KY38.6Frankfort, KY: 38.5 %Frankfort, KY38.5Shelbyville, KY: 37.8 %Shelbyville, KY37.8Elizabethtown, KY: 36.7 %Elizabethtown, KY36.7Glasgow, KY: 36.6 %Glasgow, KY36.6Louisville, KY: 35.9 %Louisville, KY35.9Madisonville, KY: 35.6 %Madisonville, KY35.6Radcliff, KY: 35.5 %Radcliff, KY35.5Winchester, KY: 35.2 %Winchester, KY35.2Nicholasville, KY: 34.3 %Nicholasville, KY34.3Erlanger, KY: 32.2 %Erlanger, KY32.2Danville, KY: 31.6 %Danville, KY31.6Florence, KY: 29 %Florence, KY29Somerset, KY: 27.9 %Somerset, KY27.9Berea, KY: 27.5 %Berea, KY27.5Shepherdsville, KY: 27 %Shepherdsville, KY27Franklin, KY: 23.9 %Franklin, KY23.9Paris, KY: 23.4 %Paris, KY23.4Shively, KY: 19.3 %Shively, KY19.3Versailles, KY: 18.9 %Versailles, KY18.9Henderson, KY: 16.4 %Henderson, KY16.4Hopkinsville, KY: 11.5 %Hopkinsville, KY11.5Bardstown, KY: 81.4 %Bardstown, KY81.4Fort Thomas, KY: 65 %Fort Thomas, KY65Mount Washington, KY: 63.3 %Mount Washington, KY63.3Lawrenceburg, KY: 58.3 %Lawrenceburg, KY58.3St. Matthews, KY: 56.8 %St. Matthews, KY56.8La Grange, KY: 56.1 %La Grange, KY56.1Newport, KY: 54.8 %Newport, KY54.8Paducah, KY: 53.2 %Paducah, KY53.2Independence, KY: 52.2 %Independence, KY52.2Jeffersontown, KY: 48.3 %Jeffersontown, KY48.3Georgetown, KY: 48 %Georgetown, KY48Owensboro, KY: 47.8 %Owensboro, KY47.8Covington, KY: 47.7 %Covington, KY47.7Lexington, KY: 47.3 %Lexington, KY47.3Bowling Green, KY: 46.5 %Bowling Green, KY46.5Campbellsville, KY: 45.9 %Campbellsville, KY45.9Murray, KY: 44.8 %Murray, KY44.8Richmond, KY: 43 %Richmond, KY43Lyndon, KY: 41 %Lyndon, KY41Alexandria, KY: 39.1 %Alexandria, KY39.1Ashland, KY: 38.6 %Ashland, KY38.6Frankfort, KY: 38.5 %Frankfort, KY38.5Shelbyville, KY: 37.8 %Shelbyville, KY37.8Elizabethtown, KY: 36.7 %Elizabethtown, KY36.7Glasgow, KY: 36.6 %Glasgow, KY36.6Louisville, KY: 35.9 %Louisville, KY35.9Madisonville, KY: 35.6 %Madisonville, KY35.6Radcliff, KY: 35.5 %Radcliff, KY35.5Winchester, KY: 35.2 %Winchester, KY35.2Nicholasville, KY: 34.3 %Nicholasville, KY34.3Erlanger, KY: 32.2 %Erlanger, KY32.2Danville, KY: 31.6 %Danville, KY31.6Florence, KY: 29 %Florence, KY29Somerset, KY: 27.9 %Somerset, KY27.9Berea, KY: 27.5 %Berea, KY27.5Shepherdsville, KY: 27 %Shepherdsville, KY27Franklin, KY: 23.9 %Franklin, KY23.9Paris, KY: 23.4 %Paris, KY23.4Shively, KY: 19.3 %Shively, KY19.3Versailles, KY: 18.9 %Versailles, KY18.9Henderson, KY: 16.4 %Henderson, KY16.4Hopkinsville, KY: 11.5 %Hopkinsville, KY11.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Bardstown, KY81.4+6.4 pts
2Fort Thomas, KY65+7.5 pts
3Mount Washington, KY63.3+11.6 pts
4Lawrenceburg, KY58.3+2.9 pts
5St. Matthews, KY56.8+14.8 pts
6La Grange, KY56.1-3.4 pts
7Newport, KY54.8-1.7 pts
8Paducah, KY53.2-4.8 pts
9Independence, KY52.2+1.1 pts
10Jeffersontown, KY48.3-3.7 pts
11Georgetown, KY48-0.9 pts
12Owensboro, KY47.8-1.5 pts
13Covington, KY47.7-2.4 pts
14Lexington, KY47.3-0.5 pts
15Bowling Green, KY46.5+5.1 pts
16Campbellsville, KY45.9+0.9 pts
17Murray, KY44.8+8.2 pts
18Richmond, KY43-10 pts
19Lyndon, KY41-2.8 pts
20Alexandria, KY39.1-4.7 pts
21Ashland, KY38.6+7.1 pts
22Frankfort, KY38.5-1.6 pts
23Shelbyville, KY37.8+3.8 pts
24Elizabethtown, KY36.7-0.3 pts
25Glasgow, KY36.6-10.1 pts
26Louisville, KY35.9-1.4 pts
27Madisonville, KY35.6+7.3 pts
28Radcliff, KY35.5-3.9 pts
29Winchester, KY35.2+7.3 pts
30Nicholasville, KY34.3-0.2 pts
31Erlanger, KY32.2-12 pts
32Danville, KY31.6-3.3 pts
33Florence, KY29+6.2 pts
34Somerset, KY27.9+3.2 pts
35Berea, KY27.5-4.2 pts
36Shepherdsville, KY27-8.6 pts
37Franklin, KY23.9-7.5 pts
38Paris, KY23.4+1.6 pts
39Shively, KY19.3+3.6 pts
40Versailles, KY18.9+3.6 pts
41Henderson, KY16.4-18.7 pts
42Hopkinsville, KY11.5-16.1 pts

Other periods

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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/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 Kentucky 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

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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, 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/kentucky-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 Kentucky 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/kentucky-cities?period=2022.

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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, 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/kentucky-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bardstown, KY, with 81.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hopkinsville, KY, with 11.5% in 2022.

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