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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 2022, at 100%. Branson, MO had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 43% and the figure for Missouri was 43.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest100Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
Lowest0Branson, MO
Median4381 cities
Missouri43.6History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO: 100 %Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO100Town and Country, MO: 93.5 %Town and Country, MO93.5Clayton, MO: 90.5 %Clayton, MO90.5Eureka, MO: 82.4 %Eureka, MO82.4Marshall, MO: 80.5 %Marshall, MO80.5Webster Groves, MO: 79.4 %Webster Groves, MO79.4Creve Coeur, MO: 77.1 %Creve Coeur, MO77.1Kirkwood, MO: 76.5 %Kirkwood, MO76.5Wildwood, MO: 74.2 %Wildwood, MO74.2Crestwood, MO: 73.9 %Crestwood, MO73.9University City, MO: 71.5 %University City, MO71.5Kennett, MO: 66.4 %Kennett, MO66.4Festus, MO: 64.2 %Festus, MO64.2Lake St. Louis, MO: 62.1 %Lake St. Louis, MO62.1Warrensburg, MO: 61.7 %Warrensburg, MO61.7Manchester, MO: 60.7 %Manchester, MO60.7Rolla, MO: 57.8 %Rolla, MO57.8Liberty, MO: 56.6 %Liberty, MO56.6St. Charles, MO: 56.1 %St. Charles, MO56.1Chesterfield, MO: 56 %Chesterfield, MO56O'Fallon, MO: 55.6 %O'Fallon, MO55.6Maryville, MO: 54.8 %Maryville, MO54.8Harrisonville, MO: 53.7 %Harrisonville, MO53.7Ballwin, MO: 53.1 %Ballwin, MO53.1Ozark, MO: 52.9 %Ozark, MO52.9Cape Girardeau, MO: 52.7 %Cape Girardeau, MO52.7Ferguson, MO: 52.5 %Ferguson, MO52.5St. Louis, MO: 50.6 %St. Louis, MO50.6Dardenne Prairie, MO: 50.4 %Dardenne Prairie, MO50.4Blue Springs, MO: 50.1 %Blue Springs, MO50.1Columbia, MO: 50 %Columbia, MO50Carthage, MO: 49.9 %Carthage, MO49.9Monett, MO: 49.4 %Monett, MO49.4Florissant, MO: 49.1 %Florissant, MO49.1St. Peters, MO: 48.8 %St. Peters, MO48.8Maryland Heights, MO: 47.8 %Maryland Heights, MO47.8Wentzville, MO: 47.4 %Wentzville, MO47.4Lee's Summit, MO: 46 %Lee's Summit, MO46Fulton, MO: 45.4 %Fulton, MO45.4Washington, MO: 45 %Washington, MO45Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO: 100 %Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO100Town and Country, MO: 93.5 %Town and Country, MO93.5Clayton, MO: 90.5 %Clayton, MO90.5Eureka, MO: 82.4 %Eureka, MO82.4Marshall, MO: 80.5 %Marshall, MO80.5Webster Groves, MO: 79.4 %Webster Groves, MO79.4Creve Coeur, MO: 77.1 %Creve Coeur, MO77.1Kirkwood, MO: 76.5 %Kirkwood, MO76.5Wildwood, MO: 74.2 %Wildwood, MO74.2Crestwood, MO: 73.9 %Crestwood, MO73.9University City, MO: 71.5 %University City, MO71.5Kennett, MO: 66.4 %Kennett, MO66.4Festus, MO: 64.2 %Festus, MO64.2Lake St. Louis, MO: 62.1 %Lake St. Louis, MO62.1Warrensburg, MO: 61.7 %Warrensburg, MO61.7Manchester, MO: 60.7 %Manchester, MO60.7Rolla, MO: 57.8 %Rolla, MO57.8Liberty, MO: 56.6 %Liberty, MO56.6St. Charles, MO: 56.1 %St. Charles, MO56.1Chesterfield, MO: 56 %Chesterfield, MO56O'Fallon, MO: 55.6 %O'Fallon, MO55.6Maryville, MO: 54.8 %Maryville, MO54.8Harrisonville, MO: 53.7 %Harrisonville, MO53.7Ballwin, MO: 53.1 %Ballwin, MO53.1Ozark, MO: 52.9 %Ozark, MO52.9Cape Girardeau, MO: 52.7 %Cape Girardeau, MO52.7Ferguson, MO: 52.5 %Ferguson, MO52.5St. Louis, MO: 50.6 %St. Louis, MO50.6Dardenne Prairie, MO: 50.4 %Dardenne Prairie, MO50.4Blue Springs, MO: 50.1 %Blue Springs, MO50.1Columbia, MO: 50 %Columbia, MO50Carthage, MO: 49.9 %Carthage, MO49.9Monett, MO: 49.4 %Monett, MO49.4Florissant, MO: 49.1 %Florissant, MO49.1St. Peters, MO: 48.8 %St. Peters, MO48.8Maryland Heights, MO: 47.8 %Maryland Heights, MO47.8Wentzville, MO: 47.4 %Wentzville, MO47.4Lee's Summit, MO: 46 %Lee's Summit, MO46Fulton, MO: 45.4 %Fulton, MO45.4Washington, MO: 45 %Washington, MO45
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO1000 pts
2Town and Country, MO93.5+7.8 pts
3Clayton, MO90.5+6.5 pts
4Eureka, MO82.4+12.3 pts
5Marshall, MO80.5+21.3 pts
6Webster Groves, MO79.4-8.2 pts
7Creve Coeur, MO77.1+11.7 pts
8Kirkwood, MO76.5-1 pts
9Wildwood, MO74.2+0.6 pts
10Crestwood, MO73.9+16.1 pts
11University City, MO71.5-10.6 pts
12Kennett, MO66.4+36.9 pts
13Festus, MO64.2-8.1 pts
14Lake St. Louis, MO62.1-3.9 pts
15Warrensburg, MO61.7+1.2 pts
16Manchester, MO60.7-6.7 pts
17Rolla, MO57.8+16.7 pts
18Liberty, MO56.6+11.1 pts
19St. Charles, MO56.1+3.5 pts
20Chesterfield, MO56+1.6 pts
21O'Fallon, MO55.6-0.3 pts
22Maryville, MO54.8-1.3 pts
23Harrisonville, MO53.7-1.9 pts
24Ballwin, MO53.1+6.8 pts
25Ozark, MO52.9+5.6 pts
26Cape Girardeau, MO52.7+2.6 pts
27Ferguson, MO52.5-6.8 pts
28St. Louis, MO50.6-1.4 pts
29Dardenne Prairie, MO50.4+2.7 pts
30Blue Springs, MO50.1-1.1 pts
31Columbia, MO50-7 pts
32Carthage, MO49.9+8.8 pts
33Monett, MO49.4+7.7 pts
34Florissant, MO49.1-10.7 pts
35St. Peters, MO48.8-0.2 pts
36Maryland Heights, MO47.8-2.6 pts
37Wentzville, MO47.4-3.3 pts
38Lee's Summit, MO46-2.9 pts
39Fulton, MO45.4-10.2 pts
40Washington, MO45-7.3 pts
41Ellisville, MO43-17.5 pts
42St. Joseph, MO42.6-5.9 pts
43Kirksville, MO41.4+1.8 pts
44Kearney, MO41.3+6.9 pts
45Hannibal, MO41.2-5.4 pts
46Excelsior Springs, MO41.1-5.7 pts
47Springfield, MO40.9-2.4 pts
48Grandview, MO40.5+17.9 pts
49Grain Valley, MO39.6-4.5 pts
50Kansas City, MO39.5-5.1 pts
51Jennings, MO39.1+1.5 pts
52Smithville, MO38.9-9.8 pts
53Raymore, MO38.2-1.1 pts
54Webb City, MO37.8-4.6 pts
55Lebanon, MO37-9.8 pts
56Nixa, MO36.4-6.6 pts
57Sedalia, MO36.2+5.1 pts
58Moberly, MO36.2-11.7 pts
59Independence, MO35.3-1.3 pts
60Raytown, MO34.6+7.4 pts
61Belton, MO32.7-5.3 pts
62Jackson, MO32.6+7.8 pts
63Hazelwood, MO31-9.4 pts
64Farmington, MO30.8+20.2 pts
65Bridgeton, MO28.7-2.7 pts
66Gladstone, MO26.6-11.2 pts
67Arnold, MO26.3-8.3 pts
68Overland, MO26-6.6 pts
69Poplar Bluff, MO25.3-6.4 pts
70Union, MO25.2-14.6 pts
71Sikeston, MO24.9-5.3 pts
72Troy, MO24.2-4.9 pts
73Joplin, MO24-2.8 pts
74St. Ann, MO23.4-11.3 pts
75Jefferson City, MO21.5+3 pts
76Bolivar, MO18.9+7.2 pts
77Republic, MO18.5-16.6 pts
78Mexico, MO15.9+8.1 pts
79Neosho, MO15-12.8 pts
80West Plains, MO8.8+0.1 pts
81Branson, MO0-3 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/missouri-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/missouri-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/missouri-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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 Missouri by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/missouri-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO, with 100% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Branson, MO, with 0% in 2022.

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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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