# Counties in Missouri by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024

All 115 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `preschool_enrolment_rate_3_4`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/missouri-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Ste. Genevieve County | 65.2 |
| 2 | Oregon County | 61.5 |
| 3 | Nodaway County | 59.8 |
| 4 | Putnam County | 56.6 |
| 5 | St. Louis County | 56.6 |
| 6 | Grundy County | 55.3 |
| 7 | Dunklin County | 55.1 |
| 8 | St. Charles County | 54.8 |
| 9 | Carroll County | 54.6 |
| 10 | Cape Girardeau County | 54.6 |
| 11 | Barry County | 54 |
| 12 | Andrew County | 53.9 |
| 13 | St. Louis city | 53.8 |
| 14 | Phelps County | 53 |
| 15 | Pemiscot County | 51.4 |
| 16 | St. Clair County | 51.3 |
| 17 | Ray County | 51.1 |
| 18 | Johnson County | 51 |
| 19 | Boone County | 50.7 |
| 20 | Lawrence County | 50 |
| 21 | Osage County | 49.1 |
| 22 | Reynolds County | 48.1 |
| 23 | Jefferson County | 47.1 |
| 24 | Ripley County | 46.4 |
| 25 | Cedar County | 45.8 |
| 26 | Macon County | 45.7 |
| 27 | Marion County | 45.3 |
| 28 | Pulaski County | 44.8 |
| 29 | Laclede County | 44.5 |
| 30 | Maries County | 44.4 |
| 31 | Mississippi County | 44.1 |
| 32 | Shannon County | 44 |
| 32 | Sullivan County | 44 |
| 34 | St. Francois County | 42.6 |
| 35 | Lewis County | 42.3 |
| 36 | Cass County | 42.3 |
| 37 | Saline County | 41.6 |
| 38 | Buchanan County | 41.6 |
| 39 | Miller County | 41.1 |
| 40 | McDonald County | 40.9 |
| 41 | Christian County | 40.8 |
| 42 | Howell County | 40.6 |
| 43 | Clay County | 40.5 |
| 44 | Texas County | 40.2 |
| 45 | Atchison County | 40.2 |
| 46 | Madison County | 40.1 |
| 46 | Wright County | 40.1 |
| 48 | Dent County | 40 |
| 48 | New Madrid County | 40 |
| 48 | Pettis County | 40 |
| 51 | Gasconade County | 39.7 |
| 52 | Wayne County | 39.2 |
| 53 | Barton County | 39 |
| 54 | Jackson County | 38.7 |
| 55 | Platte County | 38.7 |
| 56 | Franklin County | 38 |
| 57 | Clinton County | 38 |
| 58 | Gentry County | 37.9 |
| 59 | Jasper County | 37 |
| 60 | Pike County | 36.7 |
| 61 | Greene County | 36.6 |
| 62 | Perry County | 36.6 |
| 63 | Cole County | 36.5 |
| 64 | Scott County | 36.2 |
| 65 | Randolph County | 36.2 |
| 66 | Chariton County | 35.4 |
| 67 | Dallas County | 35.3 |
| 68 | Callaway County | 35.2 |
| 69 | Daviess County | 34.9 |
| 70 | Mercer County | 34.7 |
| 70 | Warren County | 34.7 |
| 72 | Crawford County | 33.9 |
| 73 | Holt County | 33.8 |
| 74 | Iron County | 33.8 |
| 75 | Montgomery County | 33.6 |
| 76 | Webster County | 31.9 |
| 77 | Cooper County | 31.7 |
| 78 | Lincoln County | 31.6 |
| 79 | Henry County | 31.4 |
| 80 | Camden County | 31.1 |
| 81 | Newton County | 31 |
| 82 | Clark County | 30.9 |
| 83 | Adair County | 30.6 |
| 84 | Shelby County | 30.5 |
| 85 | Butler County | 30.1 |
| 86 | Bollinger County | 29.7 |
| 87 | Ozark County | 29.1 |
| 87 | Stoddard County | 29.1 |
| 89 | Vernon County | 28.9 |
| 90 | Howard County | 28.7 |
| 91 | Bates County | 27.6 |
| 92 | Lafayette County | 26.9 |
| 93 | Stone County | 26.7 |
| 94 | Livingston County | 26.5 |
| 95 | Worth County | 26.5 |
| 96 | Polk County | 25.9 |
| 97 | Carter County | 25 |
| 98 | Monroe County | 24.5 |
| 99 | Caldwell County | 24.2 |
| 100 | Harrison County | 23.7 |
| 101 | DeKalb County | 23.1 |
| 102 | Dade County | 22.9 |
| 103 | Knox County | 22.9 |
| 104 | Audrain County | 22.9 |
| 105 | Moniteau County | 22 |
| 106 | Linn County | 22 |
| 107 | Ralls County | 21.1 |
| 108 | Washington County | 20.2 |
| 109 | Benton County | 20.1 |
| 110 | Taney County | 19.9 |
| 111 | Morgan County | 19.7 |
| 112 | Hickory County | 17.2 |
| 113 | Scotland County | 16.2 |
| 114 | Schuyler County | 11.9 |
| 115 | Douglas County | 7.1 |