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

Northampton, MA had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 54 cities in 2023, at 85.8%. Palmer Town, MA had the lowest, at 17.8%. The median was 55.3% and the figure for Massachusetts was 55.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest85.8Northampton, MA
Lowest17.8Palmer Town, MA
Median55.354 cities
Massachusetts55.6History

All cities, 2023

Northampton, MA: 85.8 %Northampton, MA85.8Newburyport, MA: 81.1 %Newburyport, MA81.1Amherst Town, MA: 77.9 %Amherst Town, MA77.9Weymouth Town, MA: 74.4 %Weymouth Town, MA74.4Cambridge, MA: 74.1 %Cambridge, MA74.1Franklin Town, MA: 72 %Franklin Town, MA72Southbridge Town, MA: 70.9 %Southbridge Town, MA70.9Waltham, MA: 69.9 %Waltham, MA69.9Melrose, MA: 67.8 %Melrose, MA67.8Boston, MA: 66.2 %Boston, MA66.2Attleboro, MA: 64.6 %Attleboro, MA64.6Newton, MA: 64.3 %Newton, MA64.3Greenfield, MA: 64.2 %Greenfield, MA64.2Salem, MA: 63.8 %Salem, MA63.8Haverhill, MA: 63.2 %Haverhill, MA63.2Quincy, MA: 61.8 %Quincy, MA61.8Agawam Town, MA: 61.6 %Agawam Town, MA61.6North Adams, MA: 61.5 %North Adams, MA61.5Braintree Town, MA: 61.3 %Braintree Town, MA61.3Somerville, MA: 60.3 %Somerville, MA60.3Springfield, MA: 59.6 %Springfield, MA59.6Bridgewater Town, MA: 59.5 %Bridgewater Town, MA59.5Westfield, MA: 58.2 %Westfield, MA58.2Gloucester, MA: 56.9 %Gloucester, MA56.9Holyoke, MA: 56.1 %Holyoke, MA56.1Framingham, MA: 55.6 %Framingham, MA55.6Beverly, MA: 55.4 %Beverly, MA55.4Malden, MA: 55.1 %Malden, MA55.1Medford, MA: 54.4 %Medford, MA54.4Woburn, MA: 51.9 %Woburn, MA51.9Taunton, MA: 50.5 %Taunton, MA50.5North Attleborough Town, MA: 48.1 %North Attleborough Town, MA48.1Lawrence, MA: 44.4 %Lawrence, MA44.4Chicopee, MA: 44.1 %Chicopee, MA44.1Gardner, MA: 43.3 %Gardner, MA43.3Lowell, MA: 41.9 %Lowell, MA41.9Marlborough, MA: 40.7 %Marlborough, MA40.7Chelsea, MA: 40.5 %Chelsea, MA40.5Randolph Town, MA: 40 %Randolph Town, MA40Fitchburg, MA: 39.6 %Fitchburg, MA39.6West Springfield Town, MA: 38.8 %West Springfield Town, MA38.8Everett, MA: 38.4 %Everett, MA38.4Winthrop Town, MA: 36.1 %Winthrop Town, MA36.1Fall River, MA: 35.6 %Fall River, MA35.6Revere, MA: 35.4 %Revere, MA35.4Worcester, MA: 35.2 %Worcester, MA35.2Brockton, MA: 34.9 %Brockton, MA34.9New Bedford, MA: 34.7 %New Bedford, MA34.7Barnstable Town, MA: 32.9 %Barnstable Town, MA32.9Pittsfield, MA: 31.4 %Pittsfield, MA31.4Peabody, MA: 27.3 %Peabody, MA27.3Leominster, MA: 27.2 %Leominster, MA27.2Lynn, MA: 27.2 %Lynn, MA27.2Palmer Town, MA: 17.8 %Palmer Town, MA17.8Northampton, MA: 85.8 %Northampton, MA85.8Newburyport, MA: 81.1 %Newburyport, MA81.1Amherst Town, MA: 77.9 %Amherst Town, MA77.9Weymouth Town, MA: 74.4 %Weymouth Town, MA74.4Cambridge, MA: 74.1 %Cambridge, MA74.1Franklin Town, MA: 72 %Franklin Town, MA72Southbridge Town, MA: 70.9 %Southbridge Town, MA70.9Waltham, MA: 69.9 %Waltham, MA69.9Melrose, MA: 67.8 %Melrose, MA67.8Boston, MA: 66.2 %Boston, MA66.2Attleboro, MA: 64.6 %Attleboro, MA64.6Newton, MA: 64.3 %Newton, MA64.3Greenfield, MA: 64.2 %Greenfield, MA64.2Salem, MA: 63.8 %Salem, MA63.8Haverhill, MA: 63.2 %Haverhill, MA63.2Quincy, MA: 61.8 %Quincy, MA61.8Agawam Town, MA: 61.6 %Agawam Town, MA61.6North Adams, MA: 61.5 %North Adams, MA61.5Braintree Town, MA: 61.3 %Braintree Town, MA61.3Somerville, MA: 60.3 %Somerville, MA60.3Springfield, MA: 59.6 %Springfield, MA59.6Bridgewater Town, MA: 59.5 %Bridgewater Town, MA59.5Westfield, MA: 58.2 %Westfield, MA58.2Gloucester, MA: 56.9 %Gloucester, MA56.9Holyoke, MA: 56.1 %Holyoke, MA56.1Framingham, MA: 55.6 %Framingham, MA55.6Beverly, MA: 55.4 %Beverly, MA55.4Malden, MA: 55.1 %Malden, MA55.1Medford, MA: 54.4 %Medford, MA54.4Woburn, MA: 51.9 %Woburn, MA51.9Taunton, MA: 50.5 %Taunton, MA50.5North Attleborough Town, MA: 48.1 %North Attleborough Town, MA48.1Lawrence, MA: 44.4 %Lawrence, MA44.4Chicopee, MA: 44.1 %Chicopee, MA44.1Gardner, MA: 43.3 %Gardner, MA43.3Lowell, MA: 41.9 %Lowell, MA41.9Marlborough, MA: 40.7 %Marlborough, MA40.7Chelsea, MA: 40.5 %Chelsea, MA40.5Randolph Town, MA: 40 %Randolph Town, MA40Fitchburg, MA: 39.6 %Fitchburg, MA39.6West Springfield Town, MA: 38.8 %West Springfield Town, MA38.8Everett, MA: 38.4 %Everett, MA38.4Winthrop Town, MA: 36.1 %Winthrop Town, MA36.1Fall River, MA: 35.6 %Fall River, MA35.6Revere, MA: 35.4 %Revere, MA35.4Worcester, MA: 35.2 %Worcester, MA35.2Brockton, MA: 34.9 %Brockton, MA34.9New Bedford, MA: 34.7 %New Bedford, MA34.7Barnstable Town, MA: 32.9 %Barnstable Town, MA32.9Pittsfield, MA: 31.4 %Pittsfield, MA31.4Peabody, MA: 27.3 %Peabody, MA27.3Leominster, MA: 27.2 %Leominster, MA27.2Lynn, MA: 27.2 %Lynn, MA27.2Palmer Town, MA: 17.8 %Palmer Town, MA17.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Northampton, MA85.8+6.4 pts
2Newburyport, MA81.1+3.9 pts
3Amherst Town, MA77.9-3 pts
4Weymouth Town, MA74.4-5.2 pts
5Cambridge, MA74.1-5.1 pts
6Franklin Town, MA72-3.6 pts
7Southbridge Town, MA70.9+9.8 pts
8Waltham, MA69.9+1.5 pts
9Melrose, MA67.8+2.9 pts
10Boston, MA66.2+1.5 pts
11Attleboro, MA64.6-6.1 pts
12Newton, MA64.3-3.5 pts
13Greenfield, MA64.2+1.7 pts
14Salem, MA63.8+0.8 pts
15Haverhill, MA63.2-1.2 pts
16Quincy, MA61.8-0.2 pts
17Agawam Town, MA61.6-0.8 pts
18North Adams, MA61.5+37.9 pts
19Braintree Town, MA61.3+11.8 pts
20Somerville, MA60.3-8.5 pts
21Springfield, MA59.6+4.1 pts
22Bridgewater Town, MA59.5-6 pts
23Westfield, MA58.2-2.6 pts
24Gloucester, MA56.9+4.8 pts
25Holyoke, MA56.1+10 pts
26Framingham, MA55.6+1 pts
27Beverly, MA55.4-9.9 pts
28Malden, MA55.1+9.4 pts
29Medford, MA54.4-12.8 pts
30Woburn, MA51.9+1.2 pts
31Taunton, MA50.5+0.9 pts
32North Attleborough Town, MA48.1-0.2 pts
33Lawrence, MA44.4+6.3 pts
34Chicopee, MA44.1-4.8 pts
35Gardner, MA43.3-5.8 pts
36Lowell, MA41.9-3.8 pts
37Marlborough, MA40.7+0.6 pts
38Chelsea, MA40.5-3.6 pts
39Randolph Town, MA40-9.6 pts
40Fitchburg, MA39.6-5.7 pts
41West Springfield Town, MA38.8-5.6 pts
42Everett, MA38.4-13.5 pts
43Winthrop Town, MA36.1-1.1 pts
44Fall River, MA35.6+4.2 pts
45Revere, MA35.4+5.9 pts
46Worcester, MA35.2-3.1 pts
47Brockton, MA34.9-9 pts
48New Bedford, MA34.7-1.9 pts
49Barnstable Town, MA32.9-5.8 pts
50Pittsfield, MA31.4-1.4 pts
51Peabody, MA27.3-0.2 pts
52Leominster, MA27.2-11.8 pts
53Lynn, MA27.2+3.2 pts
54Palmer Town, MA17.8+6.6 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. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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/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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Northampton, MA, with 85.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Palmer Town, MA, with 17.8% 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. 4 cities have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.

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