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

Town and Country, MO had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 81 cities in 2023, at 95.5%. Fulton, MO had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 44.4% and the figure for Missouri was 43.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest95.5Town and Country, MO
Lowest0Fulton, MO
Median44.481 cities
Missouri43.2History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Town and Country, MO: 95.5 %Town and Country, MO95.5Clayton, MO: 94.1 %Clayton, MO94.1Kearney, MO: 84 %Kearney, MO84Kirkwood, MO: 83.4 %Kirkwood, MO83.4Wildwood, MO: 81.1 %Wildwood, MO81.1Webster Groves, MO: 80 %Webster Groves, MO80Eureka, MO: 80 %Eureka, MO80Creve Coeur, MO: 78.2 %Creve Coeur, MO78.2Crestwood, MO: 75.5 %Crestwood, MO75.5Festus, MO: 75.1 %Festus, MO75.1Warrensburg, MO: 73.8 %Warrensburg, MO73.8Rolla, MO: 70.3 %Rolla, MO70.3University City, MO: 69 %University City, MO69Kennett, MO: 65.4 %Kennett, MO65.4Lake St. Louis, MO: 64.8 %Lake St. Louis, MO64.8Maryville, MO: 63.9 %Maryville, MO63.9Manchester, MO: 63.3 %Manchester, MO63.3Chesterfield, MO: 60.4 %Chesterfield, MO60.4St. Charles, MO: 59.6 %St. Charles, MO59.6Ballwin, MO: 58.6 %Ballwin, MO58.6Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO: 57.6 %Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO57.6Webb City, MO: 55.4 %Webb City, MO55.4Liberty, MO: 55.4 %Liberty, MO55.4Maryland Heights, MO: 55.1 %Maryland Heights, MO55.1Columbia, MO: 55.1 %Columbia, MO55.1Washington, MO: 55.1 %Washington, MO55.1O'Fallon, MO: 54.5 %O'Fallon, MO54.5Dardenne Prairie, MO: 54.3 %Dardenne Prairie, MO54.3Lebanon, MO: 52.8 %Lebanon, MO52.8Ozark, MO: 51.6 %Ozark, MO51.6Florissant, MO: 51.4 %Florissant, MO51.4St. Louis, MO: 50.3 %St. Louis, MO50.3Blue Springs, MO: 49.2 %Blue Springs, MO49.2Smithville, MO: 48.5 %Smithville, MO48.5Grain Valley, MO: 47.9 %Grain Valley, MO47.9Monett, MO: 47.1 %Monett, MO47.1Hannibal, MO: 46.8 %Hannibal, MO46.8Harrisonville, MO: 46.4 %Harrisonville, MO46.4Marshall, MO: 46 %Marshall, MO46Wentzville, MO: 45.1 %Wentzville, MO45.1Town and Country, MO: 95.5 %Town and Country, MO95.5Clayton, MO: 94.1 %Clayton, MO94.1Kearney, MO: 84 %Kearney, MO84Kirkwood, MO: 83.4 %Kirkwood, MO83.4Wildwood, MO: 81.1 %Wildwood, MO81.1Webster Groves, MO: 80 %Webster Groves, MO80Eureka, MO: 80 %Eureka, MO80Creve Coeur, MO: 78.2 %Creve Coeur, MO78.2Crestwood, MO: 75.5 %Crestwood, MO75.5Festus, MO: 75.1 %Festus, MO75.1Warrensburg, MO: 73.8 %Warrensburg, MO73.8Rolla, MO: 70.3 %Rolla, MO70.3University City, MO: 69 %University City, MO69Kennett, MO: 65.4 %Kennett, MO65.4Lake St. Louis, MO: 64.8 %Lake St. Louis, MO64.8Maryville, MO: 63.9 %Maryville, MO63.9Manchester, MO: 63.3 %Manchester, MO63.3Chesterfield, MO: 60.4 %Chesterfield, MO60.4St. Charles, MO: 59.6 %St. Charles, MO59.6Ballwin, MO: 58.6 %Ballwin, MO58.6Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO: 57.6 %Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO57.6Webb City, MO: 55.4 %Webb City, MO55.4Liberty, MO: 55.4 %Liberty, MO55.4Maryland Heights, MO: 55.1 %Maryland Heights, MO55.1Columbia, MO: 55.1 %Columbia, MO55.1Washington, MO: 55.1 %Washington, MO55.1O'Fallon, MO: 54.5 %O'Fallon, MO54.5Dardenne Prairie, MO: 54.3 %Dardenne Prairie, MO54.3Lebanon, MO: 52.8 %Lebanon, MO52.8Ozark, MO: 51.6 %Ozark, MO51.6Florissant, MO: 51.4 %Florissant, MO51.4St. Louis, MO: 50.3 %St. Louis, MO50.3Blue Springs, MO: 49.2 %Blue Springs, MO49.2Smithville, MO: 48.5 %Smithville, MO48.5Grain Valley, MO: 47.9 %Grain Valley, MO47.9Monett, MO: 47.1 %Monett, MO47.1Hannibal, MO: 46.8 %Hannibal, MO46.8Harrisonville, MO: 46.4 %Harrisonville, MO46.4Marshall, MO: 46 %Marshall, MO46Wentzville, MO: 45.1 %Wentzville, MO45.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Town and Country, MO95.5+2.1 pts
2Clayton, MO94.1+3.6 pts
3Kearney, MO84+42.7 pts
4Kirkwood, MO83.4+6.9 pts
5Wildwood, MO81.1+7 pts
6Webster Groves, MO80+0.6 pts
7Eureka, MO80-2.4 pts
8Creve Coeur, MO78.2+1.1 pts
9Crestwood, MO75.5+1.6 pts
10Festus, MO75.1+10.8 pts
11Warrensburg, MO73.8+12.1 pts
12Rolla, MO70.3+12.5 pts
13University City, MO69-2.4 pts
14Kennett, MO65.4-1 pts
15Lake St. Louis, MO64.8+2.7 pts
16Maryville, MO63.9+9.1 pts
17Manchester, MO63.3+2.6 pts
18Chesterfield, MO60.4+4.4 pts
19St. Charles, MO59.6+3.5 pts
20Ballwin, MO58.6+5.5 pts
21Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO57.6-42.4 pts
22Webb City, MO55.4+17.5 pts
23Liberty, MO55.4-1.2 pts
24Maryland Heights, MO55.1+7.4 pts
25Columbia, MO55.1+5.1 pts
26Washington, MO55.1+10 pts
27O'Fallon, MO54.5-1.1 pts
28Dardenne Prairie, MO54.3+3.9 pts
29Lebanon, MO52.8+15.7 pts
30Ozark, MO51.6-1.3 pts
31Florissant, MO51.4+2.2 pts
32St. Louis, MO50.3-0.3 pts
33Blue Springs, MO49.2-0.9 pts
34Smithville, MO48.5+9.6 pts
35Grain Valley, MO47.9+8.3 pts
36Monett, MO47.1-2.3 pts
37Hannibal, MO46.8+5.6 pts
38Harrisonville, MO46.4-7.3 pts
39Marshall, MO46-34.5 pts
40Wentzville, MO45.1-2.3 pts
41Carthage, MO44.4-5.5 pts
42Jackson, MO43.4+10.8 pts
43Sedalia, MO43+6.8 pts
44St. Peters, MO42.1-6.7 pts
45Springfield, MO41.9+1 pts
46St. Joseph, MO41.1-1.5 pts
47Ellisville, MO41-2 pts
48Kansas City, MO40.6+1.1 pts
49Ferguson, MO39.2-13.3 pts
50Hazelwood, MO38.8+7.8 pts
51Lee's Summit, MO37.1-8.9 pts
52Belton, MO36.5+3.8 pts
53Cape Girardeau, MO36.4-16.3 pts
54Nixa, MO35.4-1 pts
55Overland, MO34.5+8.5 pts
56Grandview, MO34.5-6 pts
57Troy, MO33+8.8 pts
58Excelsior Springs, MO32.2-8.8 pts
59Raytown, MO31.2-3.4 pts
60Raymore, MO30.9-7.3 pts
61Independence, MO29.9-5.5 pts
62Republic, MO28.2+9.8 pts
63Moberly, MO27-9.2 pts
64Kirksville, MO26.7-14.7 pts
65Gladstone, MO26.5-0.1 pts
66Jennings, MO24.4-14.7 pts
67Bolivar, MO23.9+5 pts
68Union, MO22.6-2.7 pts
69Jefferson City, MO22.3+0.8 pts
70Poplar Bluff, MO21.5-3.8 pts
71Joplin, MO21.4-2.6 pts
72Sikeston, MO21.1-3.8 pts
73St. Ann, MO20.5-2.9 pts
74Farmington, MO18.7-12.1 pts
75Neosho, MO14.8-0.2 pts
76Arnold, MO14.4-12 pts
77Mexico, MO14.1-1.8 pts
78Bridgeton, MO12.3-16.4 pts
79West Plains, MO10.6+1.8 pts
80Branson, MO4.9+4.9 pts
81Fulton, MO0-45.4 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/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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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Town and Country, MO, with 95.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Fulton, MO, with 0% in 2023.

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