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

Newburyport, MA had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 54 cities in 2021, at 80.5%. Lynn, MA had the lowest, at 16.3%. The median was 50.4% and the figure for Massachusetts was 55.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest80.5Newburyport, MA
Lowest16.3Lynn, MA
Median50.454 cities
Massachusetts55.9History

All cities, 2021

Newburyport, MA: 80.5 %Newburyport, MA80.5Cambridge, MA: 80.3 %Cambridge, MA80.3Weymouth Town, MA: 77.3 %Weymouth Town, MA77.3Northampton, MA: 76.3 %Northampton, MA76.3Attleboro, MA: 72.5 %Attleboro, MA72.5Newton, MA: 70.9 %Newton, MA70.9Waltham, MA: 68.7 %Waltham, MA68.7Franklin Town, MA: 66.9 %Franklin Town, MA66.9Somerville, MA: 65 %Somerville, MA65Greenfield, MA: 64.6 %Greenfield, MA64.6Amherst Town, MA: 64.2 %Amherst Town, MA64.2Boston, MA: 63.5 %Boston, MA63.5Quincy, MA: 61.9 %Quincy, MA61.9Melrose, MA: 60.5 %Melrose, MA60.5Southbridge Town, MA: 60.5 %Southbridge Town, MA60.5Beverly, MA: 60.2 %Beverly, MA60.2Agawam Town, MA: 60 %Agawam Town, MA60Bridgewater Town, MA: 58.1 %Bridgewater Town, MA58.1Marlborough, MA: 57.9 %Marlborough, MA57.9Springfield, MA: 56.9 %Springfield, MA56.9Medford, MA: 56.8 %Medford, MA56.8Winthrop Town, MA: 56.2 %Winthrop Town, MA56.2Gardner, MA: 55.8 %Gardner, MA55.8Haverhill, MA: 54.7 %Haverhill, MA54.7Framingham, MA: 52.7 %Framingham, MA52.7Braintree Town, MA: 51.5 %Braintree Town, MA51.5Everett, MA: 51.4 %Everett, MA51.4Gloucester, MA: 49.4 %Gloucester, MA49.4North Attleborough Town, MA: 49.1 %North Attleborough Town, MA49.1Westfield, MA: 48.8 %Westfield, MA48.8Fitchburg, MA: 46.7 %Fitchburg, MA46.7Salem, MA: 46.6 %Salem, MA46.6Woburn, MA: 46.4 %Woburn, MA46.4Holyoke, MA: 46.3 %Holyoke, MA46.3Lowell, MA: 45.1 %Lowell, MA45.1Brockton, MA: 44.1 %Brockton, MA44.1Chelsea, MA: 43.7 %Chelsea, MA43.7Worcester, MA: 43.5 %Worcester, MA43.5Chicopee, MA: 43.2 %Chicopee, MA43.2Malden, MA: 42.5 %Malden, MA42.5West Springfield Town, MA: 41.6 %West Springfield Town, MA41.6Leominster, MA: 40.7 %Leominster, MA40.7Lawrence, MA: 40.2 %Lawrence, MA40.2Fall River, MA: 39.8 %Fall River, MA39.8Taunton, MA: 39.6 %Taunton, MA39.6Barnstable Town, MA: 39.1 %Barnstable Town, MA39.1Randolph Town, MA: 38 %Randolph Town, MA38Pittsfield, MA: 36.2 %Pittsfield, MA36.2New Bedford, MA: 35.9 %New Bedford, MA35.9Peabody, MA: 34.7 %Peabody, MA34.7Revere, MA: 33.2 %Revere, MA33.2Palmer Town, MA: 23.4 %Palmer Town, MA23.4North Adams, MA: 17.7 %North Adams, MA17.7Lynn, MA: 16.3 %Lynn, MA16.3Newburyport, MA: 80.5 %Newburyport, MA80.5Cambridge, MA: 80.3 %Cambridge, MA80.3Weymouth Town, MA: 77.3 %Weymouth Town, MA77.3Northampton, MA: 76.3 %Northampton, MA76.3Attleboro, MA: 72.5 %Attleboro, MA72.5Newton, MA: 70.9 %Newton, MA70.9Waltham, MA: 68.7 %Waltham, MA68.7Franklin Town, MA: 66.9 %Franklin Town, MA66.9Somerville, MA: 65 %Somerville, MA65Greenfield, MA: 64.6 %Greenfield, MA64.6Amherst Town, MA: 64.2 %Amherst Town, MA64.2Boston, MA: 63.5 %Boston, MA63.5Quincy, MA: 61.9 %Quincy, MA61.9Melrose, MA: 60.5 %Melrose, MA60.5Southbridge Town, MA: 60.5 %Southbridge Town, MA60.5Beverly, MA: 60.2 %Beverly, MA60.2Agawam Town, MA: 60 %Agawam Town, MA60Bridgewater Town, MA: 58.1 %Bridgewater Town, MA58.1Marlborough, MA: 57.9 %Marlborough, MA57.9Springfield, MA: 56.9 %Springfield, MA56.9Medford, MA: 56.8 %Medford, MA56.8Winthrop Town, MA: 56.2 %Winthrop Town, MA56.2Gardner, MA: 55.8 %Gardner, MA55.8Haverhill, MA: 54.7 %Haverhill, MA54.7Framingham, MA: 52.7 %Framingham, MA52.7Braintree Town, MA: 51.5 %Braintree Town, MA51.5Everett, MA: 51.4 %Everett, MA51.4Gloucester, MA: 49.4 %Gloucester, MA49.4North Attleborough Town, MA: 49.1 %North Attleborough Town, MA49.1Westfield, MA: 48.8 %Westfield, MA48.8Fitchburg, MA: 46.7 %Fitchburg, MA46.7Salem, MA: 46.6 %Salem, MA46.6Woburn, MA: 46.4 %Woburn, MA46.4Holyoke, MA: 46.3 %Holyoke, MA46.3Lowell, MA: 45.1 %Lowell, MA45.1Brockton, MA: 44.1 %Brockton, MA44.1Chelsea, MA: 43.7 %Chelsea, MA43.7Worcester, MA: 43.5 %Worcester, MA43.5Chicopee, MA: 43.2 %Chicopee, MA43.2Malden, MA: 42.5 %Malden, MA42.5West Springfield Town, MA: 41.6 %West Springfield Town, MA41.6Leominster, MA: 40.7 %Leominster, MA40.7Lawrence, MA: 40.2 %Lawrence, MA40.2Fall River, MA: 39.8 %Fall River, MA39.8Taunton, MA: 39.6 %Taunton, MA39.6Barnstable Town, MA: 39.1 %Barnstable Town, MA39.1Randolph Town, MA: 38 %Randolph Town, MA38Pittsfield, MA: 36.2 %Pittsfield, MA36.2New Bedford, MA: 35.9 %New Bedford, MA35.9Peabody, MA: 34.7 %Peabody, MA34.7Revere, MA: 33.2 %Revere, MA33.2Palmer Town, MA: 23.4 %Palmer Town, MA23.4North Adams, MA: 17.7 %North Adams, MA17.7Lynn, MA: 16.3 %Lynn, MA16.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Newburyport, MA80.5
2Cambridge, MA80.3
3Weymouth Town, MA77.3
4Northampton, MA76.3
5Attleboro, MA72.5
6Newton, MA70.9
7Waltham, MA68.7
8Franklin Town, MA66.9
9Somerville, MA65
10Greenfield, MA64.6
11Amherst Town, MA64.2
12Boston, MA63.5
13Quincy, MA61.9
14Melrose, MA60.5
14Southbridge Town, MA60.5
16Beverly, MA60.2
17Agawam Town, MA60
18Bridgewater Town, MA58.1
19Marlborough, MA57.9
20Springfield, MA56.9
21Medford, MA56.8
22Winthrop Town, MA56.2
23Gardner, MA55.8
24Haverhill, MA54.7
25Framingham, MA52.7
26Braintree Town, MA51.5
27Everett, MA51.4
28Gloucester, MA49.4
29North Attleborough Town, MA49.1
30Westfield, MA48.8
31Fitchburg, MA46.7
32Salem, MA46.6
33Woburn, MA46.4
34Holyoke, MA46.3
35Lowell, MA45.1
36Brockton, MA44.1
37Chelsea, MA43.7
38Worcester, MA43.5
39Chicopee, MA43.2
40Malden, MA42.5
41West Springfield Town, MA41.6
42Leominster, MA40.7
43Lawrence, MA40.2
44Fall River, MA39.8
45Taunton, MA39.6
46Barnstable Town, MA39.1
47Randolph Town, MA38
48Pittsfield, MA36.2
49New Bedford, MA35.9
50Peabody, MA34.7
51Revere, MA33.2
52Palmer Town, MA23.4
53North Adams, MA17.7
54Lynn, MA16.3

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. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/massachusetts-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/massachusetts-cities?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/massachusetts-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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 Massachusetts by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which city has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Newburyport, MA, with 80.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lynn, MA, with 16.3% in 2021.

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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. 4 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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