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

Bay St. Louis, MS had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 41 cities in 2023, at 100%. Corinth, MS had the lowest, at 18.6%. The median was 50.5% and the figure for Mississippi was 49.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest100Bay St. Louis, MS
Lowest18.6Corinth, MS
Median50.541 cities
Mississippi49.9History

All cities, 2023

Bay St. Louis, MS: 100 %Bay St. Louis, MS100Greenwood, MS: 89.9 %Greenwood, MS89.9Greenville, MS: 85.6 %Greenville, MS85.6Clinton, MS: 83.4 %Clinton, MS83.4Madison, MS: 79.1 %Madison, MS79.1Long Beach, MS: 77.7 %Long Beach, MS77.7Cleveland, MS: 76.2 %Cleveland, MS76.2Brookhaven, MS: 74.7 %Brookhaven, MS74.7Jackson, MS: 72.1 %Jackson, MS72.1Ocean Springs, MS: 70.5 %Ocean Springs, MS70.5Canton, MS: 69.5 %Canton, MS69.5Flowood, MS: 65.1 %Flowood, MS65.1Vicksburg, MS: 65 %Vicksburg, MS65Columbus, MS: 64.7 %Columbus, MS64.7Byram, MS: 64.5 %Byram, MS64.5Brandon, MS: 63.3 %Brandon, MS63.3Oxford, MS: 62.4 %Oxford, MS62.4Laurel, MS: 61.8 %Laurel, MS61.8Hattiesburg, MS: 61 %Hattiesburg, MS61Tupelo, MS: 54.6 %Tupelo, MS54.6Natchez, MS: 50.5 %Natchez, MS50.5Hernando, MS: 50.2 %Hernando, MS50.2Olive Branch, MS: 48.8 %Olive Branch, MS48.8Picayune, MS: 47.7 %Picayune, MS47.7Horn Lake, MS: 44.7 %Horn Lake, MS44.7Starkville, MS: 43.9 %Starkville, MS43.9Southaven, MS: 43.2 %Southaven, MS43.2Petal, MS: 42.8 %Petal, MS42.8Gulfport, MS: 42.3 %Gulfport, MS42.3Meridian, MS: 41.4 %Meridian, MS41.4Ridgeland, MS: 38.2 %Ridgeland, MS38.2Clarksdale, MS: 36.1 %Clarksdale, MS36.1Pascagoula, MS: 34.7 %Pascagoula, MS34.7Pearl, MS: 30.3 %Pearl, MS30.3D'Iberville, MS: 29.9 %D'Iberville, MS29.9McComb, MS: 28.9 %McComb, MS28.9Gautier, MS: 28.9 %Gautier, MS28.9Grenada, MS: 27.6 %Grenada, MS27.6Moss Point, MS: 27.3 %Moss Point, MS27.3Biloxi, MS: 23.5 %Biloxi, MS23.5Corinth, MS: 18.6 %Corinth, MS18.6Bay St. Louis, MS: 100 %Bay St. Louis, MS100Greenwood, MS: 89.9 %Greenwood, MS89.9Greenville, MS: 85.6 %Greenville, MS85.6Clinton, MS: 83.4 %Clinton, MS83.4Madison, MS: 79.1 %Madison, MS79.1Long Beach, MS: 77.7 %Long Beach, MS77.7Cleveland, MS: 76.2 %Cleveland, MS76.2Brookhaven, MS: 74.7 %Brookhaven, MS74.7Jackson, MS: 72.1 %Jackson, MS72.1Ocean Springs, MS: 70.5 %Ocean Springs, MS70.5Canton, MS: 69.5 %Canton, MS69.5Flowood, MS: 65.1 %Flowood, MS65.1Vicksburg, MS: 65 %Vicksburg, MS65Columbus, MS: 64.7 %Columbus, MS64.7Byram, MS: 64.5 %Byram, MS64.5Brandon, MS: 63.3 %Brandon, MS63.3Oxford, MS: 62.4 %Oxford, MS62.4Laurel, MS: 61.8 %Laurel, MS61.8Hattiesburg, MS: 61 %Hattiesburg, MS61Tupelo, MS: 54.6 %Tupelo, MS54.6Natchez, MS: 50.5 %Natchez, MS50.5Hernando, MS: 50.2 %Hernando, MS50.2Olive Branch, MS: 48.8 %Olive Branch, MS48.8Picayune, MS: 47.7 %Picayune, MS47.7Horn Lake, MS: 44.7 %Horn Lake, MS44.7Starkville, MS: 43.9 %Starkville, MS43.9Southaven, MS: 43.2 %Southaven, MS43.2Petal, MS: 42.8 %Petal, MS42.8Gulfport, MS: 42.3 %Gulfport, MS42.3Meridian, MS: 41.4 %Meridian, MS41.4Ridgeland, MS: 38.2 %Ridgeland, MS38.2Clarksdale, MS: 36.1 %Clarksdale, MS36.1Pascagoula, MS: 34.7 %Pascagoula, MS34.7Pearl, MS: 30.3 %Pearl, MS30.3D'Iberville, MS: 29.9 %D'Iberville, MS29.9McComb, MS: 28.9 %McComb, MS28.9Gautier, MS: 28.9 %Gautier, MS28.9Grenada, MS: 27.6 %Grenada, MS27.6Moss Point, MS: 27.3 %Moss Point, MS27.3Biloxi, MS: 23.5 %Biloxi, MS23.5Corinth, MS: 18.6 %Corinth, MS18.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Bay St. Louis, MS1000 pts
2Greenwood, MS89.9+28.2 pts
3Greenville, MS85.6+14.2 pts
4Clinton, MS83.4-1.9 pts
5Madison, MS79.1+3.7 pts
6Long Beach, MS77.7+5.7 pts
7Cleveland, MS76.2+8 pts
8Brookhaven, MS74.7+1.4 pts
9Jackson, MS72.1+6 pts
10Ocean Springs, MS70.5+11 pts
11Canton, MS69.5+25.3 pts
12Flowood, MS65.1-1.1 pts
13Vicksburg, MS65+8 pts
14Columbus, MS64.7-0.8 pts
15Byram, MS64.5-35.5 pts
16Brandon, MS63.3-4.1 pts
17Oxford, MS62.4-5.3 pts
18Laurel, MS61.8+31.5 pts
19Hattiesburg, MS61-0.7 pts
20Tupelo, MS54.6-0.7 pts
21Natchez, MS50.5-1.2 pts
22Hernando, MS50.2-9.1 pts
23Olive Branch, MS48.8-5.1 pts
24Picayune, MS47.7-12.1 pts
25Horn Lake, MS44.7+3 pts
26Starkville, MS43.9-19.9 pts
27Southaven, MS43.2+5.2 pts
28Petal, MS42.8+0.3 pts
29Gulfport, MS42.3+4.9 pts
30Meridian, MS41.4-10.9 pts
31Ridgeland, MS38.2-13.9 pts
32Clarksdale, MS36.1-24.5 pts
33Pascagoula, MS34.7+2.6 pts
34Pearl, MS30.3+4.8 pts
35D'Iberville, MS29.9+9.5 pts
36McComb, MS28.9-8.6 pts
37Gautier, MS28.9-9 pts
38Grenada, MS27.6-25.2 pts
39Moss Point, MS27.3-6.1 pts
40Biloxi, MS23.5-19.1 pts
41Corinth, MS18.6+6.7 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/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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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?

Bay St. Louis, MS, with 100% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Corinth, MS, with 18.6% 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.

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