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

Northfield, MN had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 103 cities in 2021, at 80.4%. Elk River, MN had the lowest, at 14.3%. The median was 46% and the figure for Minnesota was 45.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest80.4Northfield, MN
Lowest14.3Elk River, MN
Median46103 cities
Minnesota45.9History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Northfield, MN: 80.4 %Northfield, MN80.4St. Louis Park, MN: 72.5 %St. Louis Park, MN72.5Eden Prairie, MN: 71.8 %Eden Prairie, MN71.8Golden Valley, MN: 70.4 %Golden Valley, MN70.4Prior Lake, MN: 69.4 %Prior Lake, MN69.4Lake Elmo, MN: 67.1 %Lake Elmo, MN67.1Victoria, MN: 65.3 %Victoria, MN65.3Chanhassen, MN: 65.1 %Chanhassen, MN65.1New Ulm, MN: 64.5 %New Ulm, MN64.5Chaska, MN: 64 %Chaska, MN64Edina, MN: 62.7 %Edina, MN62.7Vadnais Heights, MN: 62.1 %Vadnais Heights, MN62.1Mendota Heights, MN: 59.7 %Mendota Heights, MN59.7Minnetonka, MN: 59.5 %Minnetonka, MN59.5Otsego, MN: 59.4 %Otsego, MN59.4Plymouth, MN: 59.1 %Plymouth, MN59.1Hopkins, MN: 57.5 %Hopkins, MN57.5Winona, MN: 57 %Winona, MN57Worthington, MN: 56.8 %Worthington, MN56.8Marshall, MN: 56.5 %Marshall, MN56.5Shakopee, MN: 55.3 %Shakopee, MN55.3Lakeville, MN: 55 %Lakeville, MN55Stillwater, MN: 54.7 %Stillwater, MN54.7Maple Grove, MN: 54.4 %Maple Grove, MN54.4Austin, MN: 54.1 %Austin, MN54.1Champlin, MN: 54.1 %Champlin, MN54.1Cambridge, MN: 54 %Cambridge, MN54Forest Lake, MN: 53.1 %Forest Lake, MN53.1Detroit Lakes, MN: 53 %Detroit Lakes, MN53Richfield, MN: 52.7 %Richfield, MN52.7Minneapolis, MN: 51.5 %Minneapolis, MN51.5Lino Lakes, MN: 51.4 %Lino Lakes, MN51.4Brainerd, MN: 51 %Brainerd, MN51New Hope, MN: 50.9 %New Hope, MN50.9Crystal, MN: 50.7 %Crystal, MN50.7Sartell, MN: 50.5 %Sartell, MN50.5Maplewood, MN: 50 %Maplewood, MN50Burnsville, MN: 49.4 %Burnsville, MN49.4Bloomington, MN: 48.6 %Bloomington, MN48.6Mankato, MN: 48.4 %Mankato, MN48.4Northfield, MN: 80.4 %Northfield, MN80.4St. Louis Park, MN: 72.5 %St. Louis Park, MN72.5Eden Prairie, MN: 71.8 %Eden Prairie, MN71.8Golden Valley, MN: 70.4 %Golden Valley, MN70.4Prior Lake, MN: 69.4 %Prior Lake, MN69.4Lake Elmo, MN: 67.1 %Lake Elmo, MN67.1Victoria, MN: 65.3 %Victoria, MN65.3Chanhassen, MN: 65.1 %Chanhassen, MN65.1New Ulm, MN: 64.5 %New Ulm, MN64.5Chaska, MN: 64 %Chaska, MN64Edina, MN: 62.7 %Edina, MN62.7Vadnais Heights, MN: 62.1 %Vadnais Heights, MN62.1Mendota Heights, MN: 59.7 %Mendota Heights, MN59.7Minnetonka, MN: 59.5 %Minnetonka, MN59.5Otsego, MN: 59.4 %Otsego, MN59.4Plymouth, MN: 59.1 %Plymouth, MN59.1Hopkins, MN: 57.5 %Hopkins, MN57.5Winona, MN: 57 %Winona, MN57Worthington, MN: 56.8 %Worthington, MN56.8Marshall, MN: 56.5 %Marshall, MN56.5Shakopee, MN: 55.3 %Shakopee, MN55.3Lakeville, MN: 55 %Lakeville, MN55Stillwater, MN: 54.7 %Stillwater, MN54.7Maple Grove, MN: 54.4 %Maple Grove, MN54.4Austin, MN: 54.1 %Austin, MN54.1Champlin, MN: 54.1 %Champlin, MN54.1Cambridge, MN: 54 %Cambridge, MN54Forest Lake, MN: 53.1 %Forest Lake, MN53.1Detroit Lakes, MN: 53 %Detroit Lakes, MN53Richfield, MN: 52.7 %Richfield, MN52.7Minneapolis, MN: 51.5 %Minneapolis, MN51.5Lino Lakes, MN: 51.4 %Lino Lakes, MN51.4Brainerd, MN: 51 %Brainerd, MN51New Hope, MN: 50.9 %New Hope, MN50.9Crystal, MN: 50.7 %Crystal, MN50.7Sartell, MN: 50.5 %Sartell, MN50.5Maplewood, MN: 50 %Maplewood, MN50Burnsville, MN: 49.4 %Burnsville, MN49.4Bloomington, MN: 48.6 %Bloomington, MN48.6Mankato, MN: 48.4 %Mankato, MN48.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Northfield, MN80.4
2St. Louis Park, MN72.5
3Eden Prairie, MN71.8
4Golden Valley, MN70.4
5Prior Lake, MN69.4
6Lake Elmo, MN67.1
7Victoria, MN65.3
8Chanhassen, MN65.1
9New Ulm, MN64.5
10Chaska, MN64
11Edina, MN62.7
12Vadnais Heights, MN62.1
13Mendota Heights, MN59.7
14Minnetonka, MN59.5
15Otsego, MN59.4
16Plymouth, MN59.1
17Hopkins, MN57.5
18Winona, MN57
19Worthington, MN56.8
20Marshall, MN56.5
21Shakopee, MN55.3
22Lakeville, MN55
23Stillwater, MN54.7
24Maple Grove, MN54.4
25Austin, MN54.1
26Champlin, MN54.1
27Cambridge, MN54
28Forest Lake, MN53.1
29Detroit Lakes, MN53
30Richfield, MN52.7
31Minneapolis, MN51.5
32Lino Lakes, MN51.4
33Brainerd, MN51
34New Hope, MN50.9
35Crystal, MN50.7
36Sartell, MN50.5
37Maplewood, MN50
38Burnsville, MN49.4
39Bloomington, MN48.6
40Mankato, MN48.4
41Hastings, MN48.3
42South St. Paul, MN48.2
43Farmington, MN48
44Bemidji, MN47.9
45Roseville, MN47.8
46West St. Paul, MN47.6
47Duluth, MN47.4
48Cloquet, MN46.4
49Sauk Rapids, MN46.3
50Owatonna, MN46.1
51Rosemount, MN46.1
52St. Michael, MN46
53Red Wing, MN45.8
54North Branch, MN45.8
55Brooklyn Park, MN45.7
56Rochester, MN45.6
57Shoreview, MN45.4
58Woodbury, MN44.6
59Blaine, MN44.5
60New Brighton, MN43.8
61Big Lake, MN43.8
62Fridley, MN43.6
63Faribault, MN43.1
64Buffalo, MN42
65St. Cloud, MN41.7
66Savage, MN41.2
67Moorhead, MN40.9
68Albert Lea, MN40.8
69St. Peter, MN40.7
70Hutchinson, MN40.4
71Inver Grove Heights, MN40.2
72Cottage Grove, MN39.9
73Dayton, MN39.5
74Andover, MN38.5
75St. Paul, MN38.4
76Ham Lake, MN38.3
77Grand Rapids, MN37.6
78Monticello, MN36.7
78North Mankato, MN36.7
80Little Canada, MN36.7
81East Bethel, MN36.1
82Apple Valley, MN35.9
83Mounds View, MN34.7
84Robbinsdale, MN34.3
85Hugo, MN33.9
86Columbia Heights, MN33.7
87Coon Rapids, MN33.3
88Willmar, MN32.8
89Brooklyn Center, MN32.6
90Fergus Falls, MN32.4
91Hermantown, MN32.1
92Eagan, MN31.6
93Waconia, MN31
94Oakdale, MN30.6
95Ramsey, MN30.3
96Hibbing, MN28.6
97White Bear Lake, MN28.3
98Anoka, MN27.6
99Rogers, MN26.3
100North St. Paul, MN25.9
101Alexandria, MN17.3
102Fairmont, MN15.8
103Elk River, MN14.3

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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/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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-cities?period=2021. 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, 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Northfield, MN, with 80.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Elk River, MN, with 14.3% in 2021.

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