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

Musselshell County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 56 counties in 2022, at 71.8%. Wheatland County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 35.8% and the figure for Montana was 39%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2022

Beaverhead County: 45 %Big Horn County: 24.3 %Blaine County: 49.3 %Broadwater County: 26.3 %Carbon County: 45 %Carter County: 10 %Cascade County: 37.4 %Chouteau County: 12.9 %Custer County: 50.4 %Daniels County: 0 %Dawson County: 42 %Deer Lodge County: 21.1 %Fallon County: 21.3 %Fergus County: 14.2 %Flathead County: 36.2 %Gallatin County: 45.2 %Garfield County: 30.4 %Glacier County: 50 %Golden Valley County: 42.1 %Granite County: 61.5 %Hill County: 34.6 %Jefferson County: 20.5 %Judith Basin County: 0 %Lake County: 49.5 %Lewis and Clark County: 44.4 %Liberty County: 40.7 %Lincoln County: 42 %McCone County: 30.4 %Madison County: 35.5 %Meagher County: 0 %Mineral County: 28.9 %Missoula County: 39.6 %Musselshell County: 71.8 %Park County: 43.3 %Petroleum County: 26.7 %Phillips County: 30.2 %Pondera County: 31.8 %Powder River County: 27 %Powell County: 9.3 %Prairie County: 0 %Ravalli County: 27.6 %Richland County: 25.7 %Roosevelt County: 44.2 %Rosebud County: 38.4 %Sanders County: 44.9 %Sheridan County: 20.2 %Silver Bow County: 49 %Stillwater County: 40.2 %Sweet Grass County: 52.1 %Teton County: 20.8 %Toole County: 42.7 %Treasure County: 6.7 %Valley County: 39.9 %Wheatland County: 0 %Wibaux County: 48.5 %Yellowstone County: 39.3 %
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  • 15 to 27
  • 27 to 36
  • 36 to 42
  • 42 to 45
  • 45 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Musselshell County: 71.8 %Musselshell County71.8Granite County: 61.5 %Granite County61.5Sweet Grass County: 52.1 %Sweet Grass County52.1Custer County: 50.4 %Custer County50.4Glacier County: 50 %Glacier County50Lake County: 49.5 %Lake County49.5Blaine County: 49.3 %Blaine County49.3Silver Bow County: 49 %Silver Bow County49Wibaux County: 48.5 %Wibaux County48.5Gallatin County: 45.2 %Gallatin County45.2Carbon County: 45 %Carbon County45Beaverhead County: 45 %Beaverhead County45Sanders County: 44.9 %Sanders County44.9Lewis and Clark County: 44.4 %Lewis and Clark County44.4Roosevelt County: 44.2 %Roosevelt County44.2Park County: 43.3 %Park County43.3Toole County: 42.7 %Toole County42.7Golden Valley County: 42.1 %Golden Valley County42.1Lincoln County: 42 %Lincoln County42Dawson County: 42 %Dawson County42Liberty County: 40.7 %Liberty County40.7Stillwater County: 40.2 %Stillwater County40.2Valley County: 39.9 %Valley County39.9Missoula County: 39.6 %Missoula County39.6Yellowstone County: 39.3 %Yellowstone County39.3Rosebud County: 38.4 %Rosebud County38.4Cascade County: 37.4 %Cascade County37.4Flathead County: 36.2 %Flathead County36.2Madison County: 35.5 %Madison County35.5Hill County: 34.6 %Hill County34.6Pondera County: 31.8 %Pondera County31.8Garfield County: 30.4 %Garfield County30.4McCone County: 30.4 %McCone County30.4Phillips County: 30.2 %Phillips County30.2Mineral County: 28.9 %Mineral County28.9Ravalli County: 27.6 %Ravalli County27.6Powder River County: 27 %Powder River County27Petroleum County: 26.7 %Petroleum County26.7Broadwater County: 26.3 %Broadwater County26.3Richland County: 25.7 %Richland County25.7Big Horn County: 24.3 %Big Horn County24.3Fallon County: 21.3 %Fallon County21.3Deer Lodge County: 21.1 %Deer Lodge County21.1Teton County: 20.8 %Teton County20.8Jefferson County: 20.5 %Jefferson County20.5Sheridan County: 20.2 %Sheridan County20.2Fergus County: 14.2 %Fergus County14.2Chouteau County: 12.9 %Chouteau County12.9Carter County: 10 %Carter County10Powell County: 9.3 %Powell County9.3Treasure County: 6.7 %Treasure County6.7Daniels County: 0 %Daniels County0Judith Basin County: 0 %Judith Basin County0Meagher County: 0 %Meagher County0Prairie County: 0 %Prairie County0Wheatland County: 0 %Wheatland County0Musselshell County: 71.8 %Musselshell County71.8Granite County: 61.5 %Granite County61.5Sweet Grass County: 52.1 %Sweet Grass County52.1Custer County: 50.4 %Custer County50.4Glacier County: 50 %Glacier County50Lake County: 49.5 %Lake County49.5Blaine County: 49.3 %Blaine County49.3Silver Bow County: 49 %Silver Bow County49Wibaux County: 48.5 %Wibaux County48.5Gallatin County: 45.2 %Gallatin County45.2Carbon County: 45 %Carbon County45Beaverhead County: 45 %Beaverhead County45Sanders County: 44.9 %Sanders County44.9Lewis and Clark County: 44.4 %Lewis and Clark County44.4Roosevelt County: 44.2 %Roosevelt County44.2Park County: 43.3 %Park County43.3Toole County: 42.7 %Toole County42.7Golden Valley County: 42.1 %Golden Valley County42.1Lincoln County: 42 %Lincoln County42Dawson County: 42 %Dawson County42Liberty County: 40.7 %Liberty County40.7Stillwater County: 40.2 %Stillwater County40.2Valley County: 39.9 %Valley County39.9Missoula County: 39.6 %Missoula County39.6Yellowstone County: 39.3 %Yellowstone County39.3Rosebud County: 38.4 %Rosebud County38.4Cascade County: 37.4 %Cascade County37.4Flathead County: 36.2 %Flathead County36.2Madison County: 35.5 %Madison County35.5Hill County: 34.6 %Hill County34.6Pondera County: 31.8 %Pondera County31.8Garfield County: 30.4 %Garfield County30.4McCone County: 30.4 %McCone County30.4Phillips County: 30.2 %Phillips County30.2Mineral County: 28.9 %Mineral County28.9Ravalli County: 27.6 %Ravalli County27.6Powder River County: 27 %Powder River County27Petroleum County: 26.7 %Petroleum County26.7Broadwater County: 26.3 %Broadwater County26.3Richland County: 25.7 %Richland County25.7Big Horn County: 24.3 %Big Horn County24.3Fallon County: 21.3 %Fallon County21.3Deer Lodge County: 21.1 %Deer Lodge County21.1Teton County: 20.8 %Teton County20.8Jefferson County: 20.5 %Jefferson County20.5Sheridan County: 20.2 %Sheridan County20.2Fergus County: 14.2 %Fergus County14.2Chouteau County: 12.9 %Chouteau County12.9Carter County: 10 %Carter County10Powell County: 9.3 %Powell County9.3Treasure County: 6.7 %Treasure County6.7Daniels County: 0 %Daniels County0Judith Basin County: 0 %Judith Basin County0Meagher County: 0 %Meagher 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Musselshell County71.8+51.8 pts
2Granite County61.5-9.8 pts
3Sweet Grass County52.1-2.7 pts
4Custer County50.4-0.3 pts
5Glacier County50-4.2 pts
6Lake County49.5+1.6 pts
7Blaine County49.3-11.5 pts
8Silver Bow County49+10.5 pts
9Wibaux County48.5-28 pts
10Gallatin County45.2+0.7 pts
11Carbon County45-2.7 pts
12Beaverhead County45+4.2 pts
13Sanders County44.9+4.7 pts
14Lewis and Clark County44.4-5.7 pts
15Roosevelt County44.2+0.7 pts
16Park County43.3-8.3 pts
17Toole County42.7+7.2 pts
18Golden Valley County42.1-2.3 pts
19Lincoln County42-11.7 pts
20Dawson County42+4.1 pts
21Liberty County40.7+5.7 pts
22Stillwater County40.2-10 pts
23Valley County39.9+14.2 pts
24Missoula County39.6-6.9 pts
25Yellowstone County39.3-1.2 pts
26Rosebud County38.4-5.7 pts
27Cascade County37.4+3.1 pts
28Flathead County36.2+1.3 pts
29Madison County35.5-2 pts
30Hill County34.6-3 pts
31Pondera County31.8+3 pts
32Garfield County30.4+1.3 pts
32McCone County30.4+10.4 pts
34Phillips County30.2+3.8 pts
35Mineral County28.9-0 pts
36Ravalli County27.6-16.9 pts
37Powder River County27-1.5 pts
38Petroleum County26.7+6.7 pts
39Broadwater County26.3-3.3 pts
40Richland County25.7-22.4 pts
41Big Horn County24.3+1.2 pts
42Fallon County21.3-4 pts
43Deer Lodge County21.1-15.9 pts
44Teton County20.8-10.5 pts
45Jefferson County20.5-10.8 pts
46Sheridan County20.2-15.1 pts
47Fergus County14.2-3.9 pts
48Chouteau County12.9-3.3 pts
49Carter County10+4.7 pts
50Powell County9.3-5.9 pts
51Treasure County6.7+2.5 pts
52Daniels County00 pts
52Judith Basin County0-77.8 pts
52Meagher County0-16.7 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. 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/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 (Counties in Montana 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, Counties in Montana 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/montana-counties?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. Counties in Montana 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/montana-counties?period=2022.

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, 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/montana-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Musselshell County, with 71.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wheatland County, with 0% in 2022.

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