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Cities in Nebraska by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024

Scottsbluff, NE had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 16 cities in 2024, at 78.8%. Fremont, NE had the lowest, at 15.6%. The median was 41.2% and the figure for Nebraska was 43.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest78.8Scottsbluff, NE
Lowest15.6Fremont, NE
Median41.216 cities
Nebraska43.2History

All cities, 2024

Scottsbluff, NE: 78.8 %Scottsbluff, NE78.8Beatrice, NE: 67.9 %Beatrice, NE67.9Norfolk, NE: 58.3 %Norfolk, NE58.3Hastings, NE: 50.6 %Hastings, NE50.6Columbus, NE: 46.9 %Columbus, NE46.9Grand Island, NE: 45.6 %Grand Island, NE45.6Bellevue, NE: 43.1 %Bellevue, NE43.1Lincoln, NE: 41.4 %Lincoln, NE41.4Kearney, NE: 40.9 %Kearney, NE40.9North Platte, NE: 38.9 %North Platte, NE38.9Omaha, NE: 36.3 %Omaha, NE36.3South Sioux City, NE: 34.9 %South Sioux City, NE34.9Papillion, NE: 33.9 %Papillion, NE33.9Lexington, NE: 23.2 %Lexington, NE23.2La Vista, NE: 21.4 %La Vista, NE21.4Fremont, NE: 15.6 %Fremont, NE15.6Scottsbluff, NE: 78.8 %Scottsbluff, NE78.8Beatrice, NE: 67.9 %Beatrice, NE67.9Norfolk, NE: 58.3 %Norfolk, NE58.3Hastings, NE: 50.6 %Hastings, NE50.6Columbus, NE: 46.9 %Columbus, NE46.9Grand Island, NE: 45.6 %Grand Island, NE45.6Bellevue, NE: 43.1 %Bellevue, NE43.1Lincoln, NE: 41.4 %Lincoln, NE41.4Kearney, NE: 40.9 %Kearney, NE40.9North Platte, NE: 38.9 %North Platte, NE38.9Omaha, NE: 36.3 %Omaha, NE36.3South Sioux City, NE: 34.9 %South Sioux City, NE34.9Papillion, NE: 33.9 %Papillion, NE33.9Lexington, NE: 23.2 %Lexington, NE23.2La Vista, NE: 21.4 %La Vista, NE21.4Fremont, NE: 15.6 %Fremont, NE15.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Scottsbluff, NE78.8+4.3 pts
2Beatrice, NE67.9-2.2 pts
3Norfolk, NE58.3-3.6 pts
4Hastings, NE50.6+7.5 pts
5Columbus, NE46.9+3.9 pts
6Grand Island, NE45.6+3.3 pts
7Bellevue, NE43.1-0.6 pts
8Lincoln, NE41.4-2 pts
9Kearney, NE40.9+4.1 pts
10North Platte, NE38.9+9.9 pts
11Omaha, NE36.30 pts
12South Sioux City, NE34.9-1.3 pts
13Papillion, NE33.9+2.8 pts
14Lexington, NE23.2-1.4 pts
15La Vista, NE21.4-14.3 pts
16Fremont, NE15.6-9.5 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.

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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Nebraska 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Nebraska 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/nebraska-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-cities.

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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Nebraska 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/nebraska-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Scottsbluff, NE, with 78.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Fremont, NE, with 15.6% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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