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

Judith Basin County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 55 counties in 2024, at 70%. Wheatland County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 32.6% and the figure for Montana was 38.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Median32.655 counties
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Map of counties, 2024

Beaverhead County: 42.5 %Big Horn County: 22.7 %Blaine County: 19.7 %Broadwater County: 27.6 %Carbon County: 58.7 %Carter County: 5 %Cascade County: 37.1 %Chouteau County: 18.5 %Custer County: 42 %Daniels County: 23.1 %Dawson County: 48 %Deer Lodge County: 44.1 %Fallon County: 19.6 %Fergus County: 8.6 %Flathead County: 36 %Gallatin County: 48.2 %Garfield County: 6.1 %Glacier County: 68.4 %Golden Valley County: 26.3 %Granite County: 44 %Hill County: 34.1 %Jefferson County: 31.8 %Judith Basin County: 70 %Lake County: 25.2 %Lewis and Clark County: 48.1 %Liberty County: 55.6 %Lincoln County: 23.6 %McCone County: 0 %Madison County: 24.6 %Meagher County: 53.1 %Mineral County: 30 %Missoula County: 42.9 %Musselshell County: 60.5 %Park County: 49.6 %Phillips County: 62.5 %Pondera County: 45.2 %Powder River County: 20 %Powell County: 0 %Prairie County: 0 %Ravalli County: 36.8 %Richland County: 31.1 %Roosevelt County: 28.7 %Rosebud County: 32.6 %Sanders County: 44.6 %Sheridan County: 31.7 %Silver Bow County: 56.6 %Stillwater County: 23.7 %Sweet Grass County: 65.8 %Teton County: 17.4 %Toole County: 55.5 %Treasure County: 9.1 %Valley County: 26.3 %Wheatland County: 0 %Wibaux County: 36 %Yellowstone County: 34.2 %
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%, 2024. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Judith Basin County: 70 %Judith Basin County70Glacier County: 68.4 %Glacier County68.4Sweet Grass County: 65.8 %Sweet Grass County65.8Phillips County: 62.5 %Phillips County62.5Musselshell County: 60.5 %Musselshell County60.5Carbon County: 58.7 %Carbon County58.7Silver Bow County: 56.6 %Silver Bow County56.6Liberty County: 55.6 %Liberty County55.6Toole County: 55.5 %Toole County55.5Meagher County: 53.1 %Meagher County53.1Park County: 49.6 %Park County49.6Gallatin County: 48.2 %Gallatin County48.2Lewis and Clark County: 48.1 %Lewis and Clark County48.1Dawson County: 48 %Dawson County48Pondera County: 45.2 %Pondera County45.2Sanders County: 44.6 %Sanders County44.6Deer Lodge County: 44.1 %Deer Lodge County44.1Granite County: 44 %Granite County44Missoula County: 42.9 %Missoula County42.9Beaverhead County: 42.5 %Beaverhead County42.5Custer County: 42 %Custer County42Cascade County: 37.1 %Cascade County37.1Ravalli County: 36.8 %Ravalli County36.8Wibaux County: 36 %Wibaux County36Flathead County: 36 %Flathead County36Yellowstone County: 34.2 %Yellowstone County34.2Hill County: 34.1 %Hill County34.1Rosebud County: 32.6 %Rosebud County32.6Jefferson County: 31.8 %Jefferson County31.8Sheridan County: 31.7 %Sheridan County31.7Richland County: 31.1 %Richland County31.1Mineral County: 30 %Mineral County30Roosevelt County: 28.7 %Roosevelt County28.7Broadwater County: 27.6 %Broadwater County27.6Golden Valley County: 26.3 %Golden Valley County26.3Valley County: 26.3 %Valley County26.3Lake County: 25.2 %Lake County25.2Madison County: 24.6 %Madison County24.6Stillwater County: 23.7 %Stillwater County23.7Lincoln County: 23.6 %Lincoln County23.6Daniels County: 23.1 %Daniels County23.1Big Horn County: 22.7 %Big Horn County22.7Powder River County: 20 %Powder River County20Blaine County: 19.7 %Blaine County19.7Fallon County: 19.6 %Fallon County19.6Chouteau County: 18.5 %Chouteau County18.5Teton County: 17.4 %Teton County17.4Treasure County: 9.1 %Treasure County9.1Fergus County: 8.6 %Fergus County8.6Garfield County: 6.1 %Garfield County6.1Carter County: 5 %Carter County5McCone County: 0 %McCone County0Powell County: 0 %Powell County0Prairie County: 0 %Prairie County0Wheatland County: 0 %Wheatland County0Judith Basin County: 70 %Judith Basin County70Glacier County: 68.4 %Glacier County68.4Sweet Grass County: 65.8 %Sweet Grass County65.8Phillips County: 62.5 %Phillips County62.5Musselshell County: 60.5 %Musselshell County60.5Carbon County: 58.7 %Carbon County58.7Silver Bow County: 56.6 %Silver Bow County56.6Liberty County: 55.6 %Liberty County55.6Toole County: 55.5 %Toole County55.5Meagher County: 53.1 %Meagher County53.1Park County: 49.6 %Park County49.6Gallatin County: 48.2 %Gallatin County48.2Lewis and Clark County: 48.1 %Lewis and Clark County48.1Dawson County: 48 %Dawson County48Pondera County: 45.2 %Pondera County45.2Sanders County: 44.6 %Sanders County44.6Deer Lodge County: 44.1 %Deer Lodge County44.1Granite County: 44 %Granite County44Missoula County: 42.9 %Missoula County42.9Beaverhead County: 42.5 %Beaverhead County42.5Custer County: 42 %Custer County42Cascade County: 37.1 %Cascade County37.1Ravalli County: 36.8 %Ravalli County36.8Wibaux County: 36 %Wibaux County36Flathead County: 36 %Flathead County36Yellowstone County: 34.2 %Yellowstone County34.2Hill County: 34.1 %Hill County34.1Rosebud County: 32.6 %Rosebud County32.6Jefferson County: 31.8 %Jefferson County31.8Sheridan County: 31.7 %Sheridan County31.7Richland County: 31.1 %Richland County31.1Mineral County: 30 %Mineral County30Roosevelt County: 28.7 %Roosevelt County28.7Broadwater County: 27.6 %Broadwater County27.6Golden Valley County: 26.3 %Golden Valley County26.3Valley County: 26.3 %Valley County26.3Lake County: 25.2 %Lake County25.2Madison County: 24.6 %Madison County24.6Stillwater County: 23.7 %Stillwater County23.7Lincoln County: 23.6 %Lincoln County23.6Daniels County: 23.1 %Daniels County23.1Big Horn County: 22.7 %Big Horn County22.7Powder River County: 20 %Powder River County20Blaine County: 19.7 %Blaine County19.7Fallon County: 19.6 %Fallon County19.6Chouteau County: 18.5 %Chouteau County18.5Teton County: 17.4 %Teton County17.4Treasure County: 9.1 %Treasure County9.1Fergus County: 8.6 %Fergus County8.6Garfield County: 6.1 %Garfield County6.1Carter County: 5 %Carter County5McCone County: 0 %McCone County0Powell County: 0 %Powell County0Prairie County: 0 %Prairie County0Wheatland County: 0 %Wheatland County0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Judith Basin County70+3.3 pts
2Glacier County68.4+18.7 pts
3Sweet Grass County65.8+30 pts
4Phillips County62.5+26.6 pts
5Musselshell County60.5+1.6 pts
6Carbon County58.7+0.3 pts
7Silver Bow County56.6+7.6 pts
8Liberty County55.6+33.3 pts
9Toole County55.5+13.1 pts
10Meagher County53.1+53.1 pts
11Park County49.6+2.3 pts
12Gallatin County48.2+7.5 pts
13Lewis and Clark County48.1-0.2 pts
14Dawson County48+3.7 pts
15Pondera County45.2+1.4 pts
16Sanders County44.6-1.3 pts
17Deer Lodge County44.1+6 pts
18Granite County44+3.2 pts
19Missoula County42.9+7.1 pts
20Beaverhead County42.5-4.5 pts
21Custer County42+0.3 pts
22Cascade County37.1+3.6 pts
23Ravalli County36.8+16.6 pts
24Wibaux County36-11.8 pts
25Flathead County36-1.2 pts
26Yellowstone County34.2-0.6 pts
27Hill County34.1-6.3 pts
28Rosebud County32.6-12 pts
29Jefferson County31.8+9.8 pts
30Sheridan County31.7+4.5 pts
31Richland County31.1-10.8 pts
32Mineral County30+5.4 pts
33Roosevelt County28.7-6.8 pts
34Broadwater County27.6+5.8 pts
35Golden Valley County26.3-46.4 pts
36Valley County26.3+4.3 pts
37Lake County25.2-6.7 pts
38Madison County24.6-23.7 pts
39Stillwater County23.7-13.2 pts
40Lincoln County23.6-8.4 pts
41Daniels County23.1+23.1 pts
42Big Horn County22.7-0.3 pts
43Powder River County20-7 pts
44Blaine County19.7-15 pts
45Fallon County19.6+1.1 pts
46Chouteau County18.5+8.5 pts
47Teton County17.4-0.9 pts
48Treasure County9.1+2.4 pts
49Fergus County8.6+1.4 pts
50Garfield County6.1-1.4 pts
51Carter County5-3 pts
52McCone County0-22.9 pts
52Powell County0-5.7 pts
52Prairie County00 pts
52Wheatland County00 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 counties are compared on one definition. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 (Counties in Montana by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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, Counties in Montana by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/montana-counties. 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. Counties in Montana by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/montana-counties.

Harvard

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, Counties in Montana by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/montana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Judith Basin County, with 70% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wheatland County, with 0% in 2024.

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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. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 counties have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.

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