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

North Adams, MA had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 58 cities in 2024, at 98.3%. Palmer Town, MA had the lowest, at 6.3%. The median was 53.1% and the figure for Massachusetts was 55.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest98.3North Adams, MA
Lowest6.3Palmer Town, MA
Median53.158 cities
Massachusetts55.4History

All cities, 2024

North Adams, MA: 98.3 %North Adams, MA98.3Northampton, MA: 84.8 %Northampton, MA84.8Amesbury, MA: 82.2 %Amesbury, MA82.2Weymouth Town, MA: 79.2 %Weymouth Town, MA79.2Cambridge, MA: 78.2 %Cambridge, MA78.2Greenfield, MA: 77.1 %Greenfield, MA77.1Southbridge Town, MA: 74.4 %Southbridge Town, MA74.4Waltham, MA: 74 %Waltham, MA74Franklin Town, MA: 73.7 %Franklin Town, MA73.7Newburyport, MA: 69.3 %Newburyport, MA69.3Amherst Town, MA: 68.4 %Amherst Town, MA68.4Newton, MA: 67.2 %Newton, MA67.2Boston, MA: 65.1 %Boston, MA65.1Melrose, MA: 63.2 %Melrose, MA63.2Attleboro, MA: 63 %Attleboro, MA63Westfield, MA: 62.5 %Westfield, MA62.5Springfield, MA: 62.5 %Springfield, MA62.5Beverly, MA: 62.2 %Beverly, MA62.2Salem, MA: 61.1 %Salem, MA61.1Somerville, MA: 60 %Somerville, MA60Quincy, MA: 59.9 %Quincy, MA59.9Bridgewater Town, MA: 59.1 %Bridgewater Town, MA59.1Woburn, MA: 59.1 %Woburn, MA59.1Braintree Town, MA: 58.9 %Braintree Town, MA58.9Easthampton, MA: 58 %Easthampton, MA58Haverhill, MA: 57.6 %Haverhill, MA57.6Holyoke, MA: 56.6 %Holyoke, MA56.6Malden, MA: 56.2 %Malden, MA56.2Watertown, MA: 53.4 %Watertown, MA53.4Framingham, MA: 52.9 %Framingham, MA52.9Agawam Town, MA: 52.8 %Agawam Town, MA52.8Medford, MA: 52.1 %Medford, MA52.1Gloucester, MA: 51.7 %Gloucester, MA51.7West Springfield Town, MA: 49.2 %West Springfield Town, MA49.2Winthrop Town, MA: 46.5 %Winthrop Town, MA46.5North Attleborough Town, MA: 46.2 %North Attleborough Town, MA46.2Chicopee, MA: 45.8 %Chicopee, MA45.8Taunton, MA: 44.7 %Taunton, MA44.7Methuen, MA: 43.6 %Methuen, MA43.6Everett, MA: 43.6 %Everett, MA43.6Marlborough, MA: 43.5 %Marlborough, MA43.5Lawrence, MA: 42.4 %Lawrence, MA42.4Revere, MA: 41.7 %Revere, MA41.7Brockton, MA: 41.3 %Brockton, MA41.3Gardner, MA: 40.2 %Gardner, MA40.2Lowell, MA: 37.9 %Lowell, MA37.9Fall River, MA: 37.1 %Fall River, MA37.1Worcester, MA: 36.7 %Worcester, MA36.7New Bedford, MA: 36.5 %New Bedford, MA36.5Barnstable Town, MA: 36.3 %Barnstable Town, MA36.3Randolph Town, MA: 34.2 %Randolph Town, MA34.2Chelsea, MA: 33.6 %Chelsea, MA33.6Pittsfield, MA: 33.5 %Pittsfield, MA33.5Lynn, MA: 32.8 %Lynn, MA32.8Peabody, MA: 31.9 %Peabody, MA31.9Fitchburg, MA: 29.5 %Fitchburg, MA29.5Leominster, MA: 21.6 %Leominster, MA21.6Palmer Town, MA: 6.3 %Palmer Town, MA6.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1North Adams, MA98.3+36.7 pts
2Northampton, MA84.8-1 pts
3Amesbury, MA82.2n/a
4Weymouth Town, MA79.2+4.9 pts
5Cambridge, MA78.2+4.2 pts
6Greenfield, MA77.1+12.9 pts
7Southbridge Town, MA74.4+3.4 pts
8Waltham, MA74+4 pts
9Franklin Town, MA73.7+1.7 pts
10Newburyport, MA69.3-11.8 pts
11Amherst Town, MA68.4-9.4 pts
12Newton, MA67.2+2.9 pts
13Boston, MA65.1-1 pts
14Melrose, MA63.2-4.6 pts
15Attleboro, MA63-1.6 pts
16Westfield, MA62.5+4.3 pts
17Springfield, MA62.5+2.9 pts
18Beverly, MA62.2+6.8 pts
19Salem, MA61.1-2.7 pts
20Somerville, MA60-0.3 pts
21Quincy, MA59.9-2 pts
22Bridgewater Town, MA59.1-0.4 pts
23Woburn, MA59.1+7.2 pts
24Braintree Town, MA58.9-2.4 pts
25Easthampton, MA58n/a
26Haverhill, MA57.6-5.6 pts
27Holyoke, MA56.6+0.5 pts
28Malden, MA56.2+1.1 pts
29Watertown, MA53.4n/a
30Framingham, MA52.9-2.7 pts
31Agawam Town, MA52.8-8.8 pts
32Medford, MA52.1-2.2 pts
33Gloucester, MA51.7-5.2 pts
34West Springfield Town, MA49.2+10.5 pts
35Winthrop Town, MA46.5+10.4 pts
36North Attleborough Town, MA46.2-1.9 pts
37Chicopee, MA45.8+1.7 pts
38Taunton, MA44.7-5.8 pts
39Methuen, MA43.6n/a
40Everett, MA43.6+5.1 pts
41Marlborough, MA43.5+2.8 pts
42Lawrence, MA42.4-1.9 pts
43Revere, MA41.7+6.3 pts
44Brockton, MA41.3+6.4 pts
45Gardner, MA40.2-3.1 pts
46Lowell, MA37.9-4 pts
47Fall River, MA37.1+1.5 pts
48Worcester, MA36.7+1.5 pts
49New Bedford, MA36.5+1.7 pts
50Barnstable Town, MA36.3+3.4 pts
51Randolph Town, MA34.2-5.8 pts
52Chelsea, MA33.6-6.9 pts
53Pittsfield, MA33.5+2.1 pts
54Lynn, MA32.8+5.7 pts
55Peabody, MA31.9+4.6 pts
56Fitchburg, MA29.5-10.1 pts
57Leominster, MA21.6-5.6 pts
58Palmer Town, MA6.3-11.5 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

North Adams, MA, with 98.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Palmer Town, MA, with 6.3% 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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