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

Covington, LA had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 35 cities in 2024, at 80.3%. Natchitoches, LA had the lowest, at 18.3%. The median was 50.5% and the figure for Louisiana was 49.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest80.3Covington, LA
Lowest18.3Natchitoches, LA
Median50.535 cities
Louisiana49.2History

All cities, 2024

Covington, LA: 80.3 %Covington, LA80.3Sulphur, LA: 74.8 %Sulphur, LA74.8Central, LA: 69.5 %Central, LA69.5Alexandria, LA: 68.4 %Alexandria, LA68.4Crowley, LA: 65.9 %Crowley, LA65.9Gretna, LA: 65.6 %Gretna, LA65.6Hammond, LA: 65.2 %Hammond, LA65.2Mandeville, LA: 64.7 %Mandeville, LA64.7Ruston, LA: 62.8 %Ruston, LA62.8Broussard, LA: 61.6 %Broussard, LA61.6New Orleans, LA: 61.5 %New Orleans, LA61.5Youngsville, LA: 60.3 %Youngsville, LA60.3Monroe, LA: 56.9 %Monroe, LA56.9Abbeville, LA: 56.6 %Abbeville, LA56.6Morgan City, LA: 56.1 %Morgan City, LA56.1Bogalusa, LA: 52.3 %Bogalusa, LA52.3Baton Rouge, LA: 50.5 %Baton Rouge, LA50.5Houma, LA: 50.5 %Houma, LA50.5Opelousas, LA: 48.5 %Opelousas, LA48.5Zachary, LA: 46.4 %Zachary, LA46.4Slidell, LA: 46.3 %Slidell, LA46.3Gonzales, LA: 45.8 %Gonzales, LA45.8Shreveport, LA: 45.3 %Shreveport, LA45.3Carencro, LA: 44.8 %Carencro, LA44.8Pineville, LA: 44.7 %Pineville, LA44.7Thibodaux, LA: 43.6 %Thibodaux, LA43.6Lafayette, LA: 42.8 %Lafayette, LA42.8New Iberia, LA: 40.3 %New Iberia, LA40.3Minden, LA: 36 %Minden, LA36Lake Charles, LA: 35.3 %Lake Charles, LA35.3West Monroe, LA: 33.7 %West Monroe, LA33.7Bossier City, LA: 31.9 %Bossier City, LA31.9Kenner, LA: 30.6 %Kenner, LA30.6Baker, LA: 26.3 %Baker, LA26.3Natchitoches, LA: 18.3 %Natchitoches, LA18.3Covington, LA: 80.3 %Covington, LA80.3Sulphur, LA: 74.8 %Sulphur, LA74.8Central, LA: 69.5 %Central, LA69.5Alexandria, LA: 68.4 %Alexandria, LA68.4Crowley, LA: 65.9 %Crowley, LA65.9Gretna, LA: 65.6 %Gretna, LA65.6Hammond, LA: 65.2 %Hammond, LA65.2Mandeville, LA: 64.7 %Mandeville, LA64.7Ruston, LA: 62.8 %Ruston, LA62.8Broussard, LA: 61.6 %Broussard, LA61.6New Orleans, LA: 61.5 %New Orleans, LA61.5Youngsville, LA: 60.3 %Youngsville, LA60.3Monroe, LA: 56.9 %Monroe, LA56.9Abbeville, LA: 56.6 %Abbeville, LA56.6Morgan City, LA: 56.1 %Morgan City, LA56.1Bogalusa, LA: 52.3 %Bogalusa, LA52.3Baton Rouge, LA: 50.5 %Baton Rouge, LA50.5Houma, LA: 50.5 %Houma, LA50.5Opelousas, LA: 48.5 %Opelousas, LA48.5Zachary, LA: 46.4 %Zachary, LA46.4Slidell, LA: 46.3 %Slidell, LA46.3Gonzales, LA: 45.8 %Gonzales, LA45.8Shreveport, LA: 45.3 %Shreveport, LA45.3Carencro, LA: 44.8 %Carencro, LA44.8Pineville, LA: 44.7 %Pineville, LA44.7Thibodaux, LA: 43.6 %Thibodaux, LA43.6Lafayette, LA: 42.8 %Lafayette, LA42.8New Iberia, LA: 40.3 %New Iberia, LA40.3Minden, LA: 36 %Minden, LA36Lake Charles, LA: 35.3 %Lake Charles, LA35.3West Monroe, LA: 33.7 %West Monroe, LA33.7Bossier City, LA: 31.9 %Bossier City, LA31.9Kenner, LA: 30.6 %Kenner, LA30.6Baker, LA: 26.3 %Baker, LA26.3Natchitoches, LA: 18.3 %Natchitoches, LA18.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Covington, LA80.3-14.4 pts
2Sulphur, LA74.8-6.5 pts
3Central, LA69.5+9.6 pts
4Alexandria, LA68.4+3 pts
5Crowley, LA65.9-8.4 pts
6Gretna, LA65.6-4.2 pts
7Hammond, LA65.2+1.9 pts
8Mandeville, LA64.7-4.8 pts
9Ruston, LA62.8+16.3 pts
10Broussard, LA61.6+19.8 pts
11New Orleans, LA61.5-0.6 pts
12Youngsville, LA60.3+29.3 pts
13Monroe, LA56.9-4.4 pts
14Abbeville, LA56.6+3.6 pts
15Morgan City, LA56.1-2.6 pts
16Bogalusa, LA52.3+8.2 pts
17Baton Rouge, LA50.5+0.4 pts
18Houma, LA50.5-0.8 pts
19Opelousas, LA48.5+12.9 pts
20Zachary, LA46.4+14.1 pts
21Slidell, LA46.3-4.8 pts
22Gonzales, LA45.8-6.6 pts
23Shreveport, LA45.3-2.6 pts
24Carencro, LA44.8+15.2 pts
25Pineville, LA44.7+5.9 pts
26Thibodaux, LA43.6+30.8 pts
27Lafayette, LA42.8+7.9 pts
28New Iberia, LA40.3-2.4 pts
29Minden, LA36-12.1 pts
30Lake Charles, LA35.3-4.3 pts
31West Monroe, LA33.7+9.1 pts
32Bossier City, LA31.9-11.2 pts
33Kenner, LA30.6-0.3 pts
34Baker, LA26.3+4.6 pts
35Natchitoches, LA18.3-0.8 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/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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana 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/louisiana-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 Louisiana 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/louisiana-cities.

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 Louisiana 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/louisiana-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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 Louisiana by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024}},
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Which city has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Covington, LA, with 80.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Natchitoches, LA, with 18.3% 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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