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

Lake Elmo, MN had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 103 cities in 2024, at 83%. North Branch, MN had the lowest, at 12.2%. The median was 44.7% and the figure for Minnesota was 44.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest83Lake Elmo, MN
Lowest12.2North Branch, MN
Median44.7103 cities
Minnesota44.8History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Lake Elmo, MN: 83 %Lake Elmo, MN83New Ulm, MN: 78 %New Ulm, MN78Vadnais Heights, MN: 77 %Vadnais Heights, MN77Eden Prairie, MN: 73 %Eden Prairie, MN73Victoria, MN: 72.3 %Victoria, MN72.3Chanhassen, MN: 71 %Chanhassen, MN71Mendota Heights, MN: 70.4 %Mendota Heights, MN70.4Plymouth, MN: 70.2 %Plymouth, MN70.2Detroit Lakes, MN: 69.8 %Detroit Lakes, MN69.8St. Louis Park, MN: 68 %St. Louis Park, MN68Edina, MN: 66.6 %Edina, MN66.6Richfield, MN: 64.2 %Richfield, MN64.2Cambridge, MN: 62.6 %Cambridge, MN62.6Northfield, MN: 61.3 %Northfield, MN61.3Austin, MN: 60.3 %Austin, MN60.3Fergus Falls, MN: 59.9 %Fergus Falls, MN59.9Bloomington, MN: 59.6 %Bloomington, MN59.6Prior Lake, MN: 58.8 %Prior Lake, MN58.8Brainerd, MN: 58.2 %Brainerd, MN58.2East Bethel, MN: 57.7 %East Bethel, MN57.7Chaska, MN: 56.1 %Chaska, MN56.1Golden Valley, MN: 56.1 %Golden Valley, MN56.1Sartell, MN: 55.3 %Sartell, MN55.3Eagan, MN: 55.1 %Eagan, MN55.1St. Peter, MN: 54.8 %St. Peter, MN54.8Duluth, MN: 54.3 %Duluth, MN54.3New Brighton, MN: 53.8 %New Brighton, MN53.8Mounds View, MN: 53.5 %Mounds View, MN53.5Lakeville, MN: 53.5 %Lakeville, MN53.5Otsego, MN: 52.7 %Otsego, MN52.7Hutchinson, MN: 52.2 %Hutchinson, MN52.2Robbinsdale, MN: 51.5 %Robbinsdale, MN51.5Crystal, MN: 50.4 %Crystal, MN50.4Rosemount, MN: 50.4 %Rosemount, MN50.4Minneapolis, MN: 50.2 %Minneapolis, MN50.2Champlin, MN: 49.5 %Champlin, MN49.5Albert Lea, MN: 49.3 %Albert Lea, MN49.3Maple Grove, MN: 49.2 %Maple Grove, MN49.2Burnsville, MN: 48.9 %Burnsville, MN48.9Forest Lake, MN: 48 %Forest Lake, MN48
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Lake Elmo, MN83+10.4 pts
2New Ulm, MN78+16.2 pts
3Vadnais Heights, MN77+1.5 pts
4Eden Prairie, MN73+1.2 pts
5Victoria, MN72.3-5.7 pts
6Chanhassen, MN71+3.8 pts
7Mendota Heights, MN70.4+8 pts
8Plymouth, MN70.2+5.8 pts
9Detroit Lakes, MN69.8+10.3 pts
10St. Louis Park, MN68+1.6 pts
11Edina, MN66.6-1.1 pts
12Richfield, MN64.2+2.7 pts
13Cambridge, MN62.6+4 pts
14Northfield, MN61.3-16.8 pts
15Austin, MN60.3+9.8 pts
16Fergus Falls, MN59.9-2.1 pts
17Bloomington, MN59.6+4.2 pts
18Prior Lake, MN58.8+9.7 pts
19Brainerd, MN58.2+9 pts
20East Bethel, MN57.7+11.5 pts
21Chaska, MN56.1-1.1 pts
22Golden Valley, MN56.1+1.6 pts
23Sartell, MN55.3+3.9 pts
24Eagan, MN55.1+7.1 pts
25St. Peter, MN54.8+1.5 pts
26Duluth, MN54.3-1.1 pts
27New Brighton, MN53.8+3 pts
28Mounds View, MN53.5+8.1 pts
29Lakeville, MN53.5+2.1 pts
30Otsego, MN52.7-4.3 pts
31Hutchinson, MN52.2-4.8 pts
32Robbinsdale, MN51.5-3.7 pts
33Crystal, MN50.4+3.6 pts
33Rosemount, MN50.4+5.6 pts
35Minneapolis, MN50.2-0.8 pts
36Champlin, MN49.5-7.3 pts
37Albert Lea, MN49.3+2.6 pts
38Maple Grove, MN49.2+1.8 pts
39Burnsville, MN48.9-1.4 pts
40Forest Lake, MN48+11.7 pts
41Lino Lakes, MN47.5-0.4 pts
42Fridley, MN46.7+4.7 pts
43New Hope, MN46.2+1.6 pts
44Stillwater, MN46.1-2.9 pts
45St. Michael, MN46+9.1 pts
46Faribault, MN45.9-1.7 pts
47Inver Grove Heights, MN45.9-0.3 pts
48Blaine, MN45.6-0.5 pts
49Roseville, MN45.1-3.7 pts
50Brooklyn Center, MN45+3.7 pts
51Moorhead, MN45-1.9 pts
52Owatonna, MN44.7-1.6 pts
53Marshall, MN44.6-5.2 pts
54Mankato, MN44.3-0.7 pts
55White Bear Lake, MN44.3+11.2 pts
56Ham Lake, MN44.2+0.8 pts
57North St. Paul, MN44+6.2 pts
58Apple Valley, MN42.7+1.1 pts
59Cottage Grove, MN42.3+2.4 pts
60Minnetonka, MN41.7-5.6 pts
61Cloquet, MN41.5-10.4 pts
62Hibbing, MN41+8.3 pts
63Grand Rapids, MN40.8+29.9 pts
64Savage, MN40.7+12.4 pts
65North Mankato, MN40.6-2.7 pts
66Hugo, MN39.6-0.4 pts
67Red Wing, MN39.4-0.2 pts
68Bemidji, MN39.3-2.1 pts
69Rochester, MN39.1-2.6 pts
70Ramsey, MN38.4+1.3 pts
71Waconia, MN38.3+5.7 pts
72Woodbury, MN37.9-1 pts
73Andover, MN37.5+0.7 pts
74South St. Paul, MN37.1+8.5 pts
75Winona, MN36.6-7.9 pts
76St. Paul, MN36.2-2.8 pts
77Oakdale, MN36.1+2.3 pts
78Coon Rapids, MN36+5.7 pts
79West St. Paul, MN36-4.2 pts
80Columbia Heights, MN35.8+7.7 pts
81Shoreview, MN35.6-3.8 pts
82Shakopee, MN35.3-7.5 pts
83Brooklyn Park, MN34.7-7.3 pts
84Alexandria, MN33.2+1.2 pts
85Big Lake, MN32.8+6.5 pts
86Hermantown, MN32.5+9 pts
87Buffalo, MN31.7+8.2 pts
88Farmington, MN31.1-3.5 pts
89Willmar, MN30.3-17.1 pts
90Maplewood, MN29.3-3.8 pts
91Elk River, MN27.8+12.5 pts
92Sauk Rapids, MN26.1-8.8 pts
93Hastings, MN23.8-6.2 pts
94St. Cloud, MN23-4.1 pts
95Little Canada, MN22.5+3.1 pts
96Hopkins, MN21.6-12.4 pts
97Anoka, MN20-3.2 pts
98Rogers, MN20-5.5 pts
99Dayton, MN19.4-7.6 pts
100Worthington, MN17.1-14.3 pts
101Monticello, MN14.1-9.4 pts
102Fairmont, MN12.4-10.8 pts
103North Branch, MN12.2-12.8 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.

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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/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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Lake Elmo, MN, with 83% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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