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

Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 81 cities in 2021, at 100%. Branson, MO had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 46.6% and the figure for Missouri was 44.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest100Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Lowest3Branson, MO
Median46.681 cities
Missouri44.6History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO: 100 %Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO100Webster Groves, MO: 87.6 %Webster Groves, MO87.6Town and Country, MO: 85.6 %Town and Country, MO85.6Clayton, MO: 84 %Clayton, MO84University City, MO: 82.1 %University City, MO82.1Kirkwood, MO: 77.5 %Kirkwood, MO77.5Wildwood, MO: 73.5 %Wildwood, MO73.5Festus, MO: 72.3 %Festus, MO72.3Eureka, MO: 70.1 %Eureka, MO70.1Manchester, MO: 67.4 %Manchester, MO67.4Lake St. Louis, MO: 66 %Lake St. Louis, MO66Creve Coeur, MO: 65.4 %Creve Coeur, MO65.4Ellisville, MO: 60.5 %Ellisville, MO60.5Warrensburg, MO: 60.5 %Warrensburg, MO60.5Florissant, MO: 59.8 %Florissant, MO59.8Ferguson, MO: 59.3 %Ferguson, MO59.3Marshall, MO: 59.2 %Marshall, MO59.2Crestwood, MO: 57.8 %Crestwood, MO57.8Columbia, MO: 57.1 %Columbia, MO57.1Maryville, MO: 56.1 %Maryville, MO56.1O'Fallon, MO: 55.9 %O'Fallon, MO55.9Harrisonville, MO: 55.6 %Harrisonville, MO55.6Fulton, MO: 55.6 %Fulton, MO55.6Chesterfield, MO: 54.4 %Chesterfield, MO54.4St. Charles, MO: 52.7 %St. Charles, MO52.7Washington, MO: 52.4 %Washington, MO52.4St. Louis, MO: 52 %St. Louis, MO52Blue Springs, MO: 51.1 %Blue Springs, MO51.1Wentzville, MO: 50.6 %Wentzville, MO50.6Maryland Heights, MO: 50.3 %Maryland Heights, MO50.3Cape Girardeau, MO: 50.1 %Cape Girardeau, MO50.1St. Peters, MO: 49 %St. Peters, MO49Lee's Summit, MO: 48.8 %Lee's Summit, MO48.8Smithville, MO: 48.7 %Smithville, MO48.7St. Joseph, MO: 48.5 %St. Joseph, MO48.5Moberly, MO: 47.8 %Moberly, MO47.8Dardenne Prairie, MO: 47.7 %Dardenne Prairie, MO47.7Ozark, MO: 47.3 %Ozark, MO47.3Lebanon, MO: 46.8 %Lebanon, MO46.8Excelsior Springs, MO: 46.8 %Excelsior Springs, MO46.8Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO: 100 %Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO100Webster Groves, MO: 87.6 %Webster Groves, MO87.6Town and Country, MO: 85.6 %Town and Country, MO85.6Clayton, MO: 84 %Clayton, MO84University City, MO: 82.1 %University City, MO82.1Kirkwood, MO: 77.5 %Kirkwood, MO77.5Wildwood, MO: 73.5 %Wildwood, MO73.5Festus, MO: 72.3 %Festus, MO72.3Eureka, MO: 70.1 %Eureka, MO70.1Manchester, MO: 67.4 %Manchester, MO67.4Lake St. Louis, MO: 66 %Lake St. Louis, MO66Creve Coeur, MO: 65.4 %Creve Coeur, MO65.4Ellisville, MO: 60.5 %Ellisville, MO60.5Warrensburg, MO: 60.5 %Warrensburg, MO60.5Florissant, MO: 59.8 %Florissant, MO59.8Ferguson, MO: 59.3 %Ferguson, MO59.3Marshall, MO: 59.2 %Marshall, MO59.2Crestwood, MO: 57.8 %Crestwood, MO57.8Columbia, MO: 57.1 %Columbia, MO57.1Maryville, MO: 56.1 %Maryville, MO56.1O'Fallon, MO: 55.9 %O'Fallon, MO55.9Harrisonville, MO: 55.6 %Harrisonville, MO55.6Fulton, MO: 55.6 %Fulton, MO55.6Chesterfield, MO: 54.4 %Chesterfield, MO54.4St. Charles, MO: 52.7 %St. Charles, MO52.7Washington, MO: 52.4 %Washington, MO52.4St. Louis, MO: 52 %St. Louis, MO52Blue Springs, MO: 51.1 %Blue Springs, MO51.1Wentzville, MO: 50.6 %Wentzville, MO50.6Maryland Heights, MO: 50.3 %Maryland Heights, MO50.3Cape Girardeau, MO: 50.1 %Cape Girardeau, MO50.1St. Peters, MO: 49 %St. Peters, MO49Lee's Summit, MO: 48.8 %Lee's Summit, MO48.8Smithville, MO: 48.7 %Smithville, MO48.7St. Joseph, MO: 48.5 %St. Joseph, MO48.5Moberly, MO: 47.8 %Moberly, MO47.8Dardenne Prairie, MO: 47.7 %Dardenne Prairie, MO47.7Ozark, MO: 47.3 %Ozark, MO47.3Lebanon, MO: 46.8 %Lebanon, MO46.8Excelsior Springs, MO: 46.8 %Excelsior Springs, MO46.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO100
2Webster Groves, MO87.6
3Town and Country, MO85.6
4Clayton, MO84
5University City, MO82.1
6Kirkwood, MO77.5
7Wildwood, MO73.5
8Festus, MO72.3
9Eureka, MO70.1
10Manchester, MO67.4
11Lake St. Louis, MO66
12Creve Coeur, MO65.4
13Ellisville, MO60.5
14Warrensburg, MO60.5
15Florissant, MO59.8
16Ferguson, MO59.3
17Marshall, MO59.2
18Crestwood, MO57.8
19Columbia, MO57.1
20Maryville, MO56.1
21O'Fallon, MO55.9
22Harrisonville, MO55.6
23Fulton, MO55.6
24Chesterfield, MO54.4
25St. Charles, MO52.7
26Washington, MO52.4
27St. Louis, MO52
28Blue Springs, MO51.1
29Wentzville, MO50.6
30Maryland Heights, MO50.3
31Cape Girardeau, MO50.1
32St. Peters, MO49
33Lee's Summit, MO48.8
34Smithville, MO48.7
35St. Joseph, MO48.5
36Moberly, MO47.8
37Dardenne Prairie, MO47.7
38Ozark, MO47.3
39Lebanon, MO46.8
40Excelsior Springs, MO46.8
41Hannibal, MO46.6
42Ballwin, MO46.4
43Liberty, MO45.5
44Kansas City, MO44.6
45Grain Valley, MO44
46Springfield, MO43.3
47Nixa, MO43
48Webb City, MO42.5
49Monett, MO41.7
50Carthage, MO41.1
51Rolla, MO41
52Hazelwood, MO40.4
53Union, MO39.9
54Kirksville, MO39.6
55Raymore, MO39.3
56Belton, MO38
57Gladstone, MO37.8
58Jennings, MO37.5
59Independence, MO36.6
60Republic, MO35.1
61Arnold, MO34.7
62St. Ann, MO34.7
63Kearney, MO34.4
64Overland, MO32.6
65Poplar Bluff, MO31.7
66Bridgeton, MO31.4
67Sedalia, MO31.1
68Sikeston, MO30.3
69Kennett, MO29.5
70Troy, MO29.1
71Neosho, MO27.7
72Raytown, MO27.2
73Joplin, MO26.8
74Jackson, MO24.7
75Grandview, MO22.6
76Jefferson City, MO18.6
77Bolivar, MO11.7
78Farmington, MO10.7
79West Plains, MO8.7
80Mexico, MO7.8
81Branson, MO3

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/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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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 Missouri by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021}},
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Which city has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO, with 100% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Branson, MO, with 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.

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