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

Lawrenceburg, KY had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 42 cities in 2023, at 82.4%. Franklin, KY had the lowest, at 11.4%. The median was 36.8% and the figure for Kentucky was 36.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest82.4Lawrenceburg, KY
Lowest11.4Franklin, KY
Median36.842 cities
Kentucky36.6History

All cities, 2023

Lawrenceburg, KY: 82.4 %Lawrenceburg, KY82.4Bardstown, KY: 80.6 %Bardstown, KY80.6Newport, KY: 70.4 %Newport, KY70.4Fort Thomas, KY: 70.1 %Fort Thomas, KY70.1Mount Washington, KY: 67.9 %Mount Washington, KY67.9St. Matthews, KY: 60.8 %St. Matthews, KY60.8Ashland, KY: 47.7 %Ashland, KY47.7Frankfort, KY: 45.8 %Frankfort, KY45.8Bowling Green, KY: 44.4 %Bowling Green, KY44.4Murray, KY: 43.8 %Murray, KY43.8Danville, KY: 42.5 %Danville, KY42.5Radcliff, KY: 42.4 %Radcliff, KY42.4La Grange, KY: 41.9 %La Grange, KY41.9Lexington, KY: 41.2 %Lexington, KY41.2Independence, KY: 40.7 %Independence, KY40.7Alexandria, KY: 40.1 %Alexandria, KY40.1Georgetown, KY: 39.1 %Georgetown, KY39.1Shelbyville, KY: 39.1 %Shelbyville, KY39.1Paducah, KY: 38.7 %Paducah, KY38.7Lyndon, KY: 37.4 %Lyndon, KY37.4Somerset, KY: 36.9 %Somerset, KY36.9Owensboro, KY: 36.6 %Owensboro, KY36.6Covington, KY: 35.9 %Covington, KY35.9Elizabethtown, KY: 33.4 %Elizabethtown, KY33.4Louisville, KY: 32.7 %Louisville, KY32.7Nicholasville, KY: 29.9 %Nicholasville, KY29.9Glasgow, KY: 28.7 %Glasgow, KY28.7Erlanger, KY: 28.5 %Erlanger, KY28.5Shively, KY: 28.1 %Shively, KY28.1Jeffersontown, KY: 28 %Jeffersontown, KY28Winchester, KY: 27 %Winchester, KY27Richmond, KY: 25.3 %Richmond, KY25.3Berea, KY: 25.2 %Berea, KY25.2Madisonville, KY: 23.6 %Madisonville, KY23.6Paris, KY: 22.9 %Paris, KY22.9Florence, KY: 20.3 %Florence, KY20.3Shepherdsville, KY: 20.1 %Shepherdsville, KY20.1Versailles, KY: 19.1 %Versailles, KY19.1Campbellsville, KY: 18.1 %Campbellsville, KY18.1Henderson, KY: 16.1 %Henderson, KY16.1Hopkinsville, KY: 13.7 %Hopkinsville, KY13.7Franklin, KY: 11.4 %Franklin, KY11.4Lawrenceburg, KY: 82.4 %Lawrenceburg, KY82.4Bardstown, KY: 80.6 %Bardstown, KY80.6Newport, KY: 70.4 %Newport, KY70.4Fort Thomas, KY: 70.1 %Fort Thomas, KY70.1Mount Washington, KY: 67.9 %Mount Washington, KY67.9St. Matthews, KY: 60.8 %St. Matthews, KY60.8Ashland, KY: 47.7 %Ashland, KY47.7Frankfort, KY: 45.8 %Frankfort, KY45.8Bowling Green, KY: 44.4 %Bowling Green, KY44.4Murray, KY: 43.8 %Murray, KY43.8Danville, KY: 42.5 %Danville, KY42.5Radcliff, KY: 42.4 %Radcliff, KY42.4La Grange, KY: 41.9 %La Grange, KY41.9Lexington, KY: 41.2 %Lexington, KY41.2Independence, KY: 40.7 %Independence, KY40.7Alexandria, KY: 40.1 %Alexandria, KY40.1Georgetown, KY: 39.1 %Georgetown, KY39.1Shelbyville, KY: 39.1 %Shelbyville, KY39.1Paducah, KY: 38.7 %Paducah, KY38.7Lyndon, KY: 37.4 %Lyndon, KY37.4Somerset, KY: 36.9 %Somerset, KY36.9Owensboro, KY: 36.6 %Owensboro, KY36.6Covington, KY: 35.9 %Covington, KY35.9Elizabethtown, KY: 33.4 %Elizabethtown, KY33.4Louisville, KY: 32.7 %Louisville, KY32.7Nicholasville, KY: 29.9 %Nicholasville, KY29.9Glasgow, KY: 28.7 %Glasgow, KY28.7Erlanger, KY: 28.5 %Erlanger, KY28.5Shively, KY: 28.1 %Shively, KY28.1Jeffersontown, KY: 28 %Jeffersontown, KY28Winchester, KY: 27 %Winchester, KY27Richmond, KY: 25.3 %Richmond, KY25.3Berea, KY: 25.2 %Berea, KY25.2Madisonville, KY: 23.6 %Madisonville, KY23.6Paris, KY: 22.9 %Paris, KY22.9Florence, KY: 20.3 %Florence, KY20.3Shepherdsville, KY: 20.1 %Shepherdsville, KY20.1Versailles, KY: 19.1 %Versailles, KY19.1Campbellsville, KY: 18.1 %Campbellsville, KY18.1Henderson, KY: 16.1 %Henderson, KY16.1Hopkinsville, KY: 13.7 %Hopkinsville, KY13.7Franklin, KY: 11.4 %Franklin, KY11.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lawrenceburg, KY82.4+24.1 pts
2Bardstown, KY80.6-0.8 pts
3Newport, KY70.4+15.5 pts
4Fort Thomas, KY70.1+5 pts
5Mount Washington, KY67.9+4.6 pts
6St. Matthews, KY60.8+4 pts
7Ashland, KY47.7+9.1 pts
8Frankfort, KY45.8+7.3 pts
9Bowling Green, KY44.4-2.1 pts
10Murray, KY43.8-1 pts
11Danville, KY42.5+10.9 pts
12Radcliff, KY42.4+6.9 pts
13La Grange, KY41.9-14.3 pts
14Lexington, KY41.2-6.1 pts
15Independence, KY40.7-11.5 pts
16Alexandria, KY40.1+1 pts
17Georgetown, KY39.1-8.8 pts
17Shelbyville, KY39.1+1.4 pts
19Paducah, KY38.7-14.5 pts
20Lyndon, KY37.4-3.6 pts
21Somerset, KY36.9+9 pts
22Owensboro, KY36.6-11.2 pts
23Covington, KY35.9-11.8 pts
24Elizabethtown, KY33.4-3.3 pts
25Louisville, KY32.7-3.1 pts
26Nicholasville, KY29.9-4.4 pts
27Glasgow, KY28.7-7.9 pts
28Erlanger, KY28.5-3.7 pts
29Shively, KY28.1+8.8 pts
30Jeffersontown, KY28-20.3 pts
31Winchester, KY27-8.3 pts
32Richmond, KY25.3-17.7 pts
33Berea, KY25.2-2.3 pts
34Madisonville, KY23.6-12 pts
35Paris, KY22.9-0.5 pts
36Florence, KY20.3-8.6 pts
37Shepherdsville, KY20.1-6.8 pts
38Versailles, KY19.1+0.2 pts
39Campbellsville, KY18.1-27.8 pts
40Henderson, KY16.1-0.3 pts
41Hopkinsville, KY13.7+2.2 pts
42Franklin, KY11.4-12.4 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.

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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/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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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/kentucky-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 Kentucky 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/kentucky-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 Kentucky 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/kentucky-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lawrenceburg, KY, with 82.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Franklin, KY, with 11.4% 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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