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

Asbury Park, NJ had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 117 cities in 2024, at 100%. Fairview, NJ had the lowest, at 21.4%. The median was 62.9% and the figure for New Jersey was 61.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest100Asbury Park, NJ
Lowest21.4Fairview, NJ
Median62.9117 cities
New Jersey61.6History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Asbury Park, NJ: 100 %Asbury Park, NJ100Westwood, NJ: 100 %Westwood, NJ100Chatham, NJ: 93.5 %Chatham, NJ93.5Wood-Ridge, NJ: 92.5 %Wood-Ridge, NJ92.5Kinnelon, NJ: 92.1 %Kinnelon, NJ92.1Burlington, NJ: 91.8 %Burlington, NJ91.8Hoboken, NJ: 90.4 %Hoboken, NJ90.4Maywood, NJ: 89.7 %Maywood, NJ89.7Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 89 %Hasbrouck Heights, NJ89Collingswood, NJ: 88.6 %Collingswood, NJ88.6Woodland Park, NJ: 88.2 %Woodland Park, NJ88.2Metuchen, NJ: 82.3 %Metuchen, NJ82.3Florham Park, NJ: 80.7 %Florham Park, NJ80.7Ridgefield Park, NJ: 78.8 %Ridgefield Park, NJ78.8Perth Amboy, NJ: 78.3 %Perth Amboy, NJ78.3Vineland, NJ: 77.5 %Vineland, NJ77.5Manville, NJ: 77.4 %Manville, NJ77.4Hawthorne, NJ: 77.3 %Hawthorne, NJ77.3Somers Point, NJ: 76.6 %Somers Point, NJ76.6Ramsey, NJ: 76.1 %Ramsey, NJ76.1Rahway, NJ: 75.7 %Rahway, NJ75.7Wanaque, NJ: 75.7 %Wanaque, NJ75.7Point Pleasant, NJ: 75.6 %Point Pleasant, NJ75.6South Amboy, NJ: 75 %South Amboy, NJ75Ringwood, NJ: 74.8 %Ringwood, NJ74.8Summit, NJ: 74.4 %Summit, NJ74.4Paramus, NJ: 73.8 %Paramus, NJ73.8Jersey City, NJ: 73.2 %Jersey City, NJ73.2Fair Lawn, NJ: 73.1 %Fair Lawn, NJ73.1Rutherford, NJ: 72.9 %Rutherford, NJ72.9East Orange, NJ: 72.8 %East Orange, NJ72.8Roselle Park, NJ: 72.3 %Roselle Park, NJ72.3Tenafly, NJ: 72 %Tenafly, NJ72Lodi, NJ: 71.5 %Lodi, NJ71.5Dumont, NJ: 71 %Dumont, NJ71Haddonfield, NJ: 70.8 %Haddonfield, NJ70.8Woodbury, NJ: 70.1 %Woodbury, NJ70.1Gloucester City, NJ: 69.8 %Gloucester City, NJ69.8Kearny, NJ: 69.7 %Kearny, NJ69.7Union City, NJ: 69.5 %Union City, NJ69.5Asbury Park, NJ: 100 %Asbury Park, NJ100Westwood, NJ: 100 %Westwood, NJ100Chatham, NJ: 93.5 %Chatham, NJ93.5Wood-Ridge, NJ: 92.5 %Wood-Ridge, NJ92.5Kinnelon, NJ: 92.1 %Kinnelon, NJ92.1Burlington, NJ: 91.8 %Burlington, NJ91.8Hoboken, NJ: 90.4 %Hoboken, NJ90.4Maywood, NJ: 89.7 %Maywood, NJ89.7Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: 89 %Hasbrouck Heights, NJ89Collingswood, NJ: 88.6 %Collingswood, NJ88.6Woodland Park, NJ: 88.2 %Woodland Park, NJ88.2Metuchen, NJ: 82.3 %Metuchen, NJ82.3Florham Park, NJ: 80.7 %Florham Park, NJ80.7Ridgefield Park, NJ: 78.8 %Ridgefield Park, NJ78.8Perth Amboy, NJ: 78.3 %Perth Amboy, NJ78.3Vineland, NJ: 77.5 %Vineland, NJ77.5Manville, NJ: 77.4 %Manville, NJ77.4Hawthorne, NJ: 77.3 %Hawthorne, NJ77.3Somers Point, NJ: 76.6 %Somers Point, NJ76.6Ramsey, NJ: 76.1 %Ramsey, NJ76.1Rahway, NJ: 75.7 %Rahway, NJ75.7Wanaque, NJ: 75.7 %Wanaque, NJ75.7Point Pleasant, NJ: 75.6 %Point Pleasant, NJ75.6South Amboy, NJ: 75 %South Amboy, NJ75Ringwood, NJ: 74.8 %Ringwood, NJ74.8Summit, NJ: 74.4 %Summit, NJ74.4Paramus, NJ: 73.8 %Paramus, NJ73.8Jersey City, NJ: 73.2 %Jersey City, NJ73.2Fair Lawn, NJ: 73.1 %Fair Lawn, NJ73.1Rutherford, NJ: 72.9 %Rutherford, NJ72.9East Orange, NJ: 72.8 %East Orange, NJ72.8Roselle Park, NJ: 72.3 %Roselle Park, NJ72.3Tenafly, NJ: 72 %Tenafly, NJ72Lodi, NJ: 71.5 %Lodi, NJ71.5Dumont, NJ: 71 %Dumont, NJ71Haddonfield, NJ: 70.8 %Haddonfield, NJ70.8Woodbury, NJ: 70.1 %Woodbury, NJ70.1Gloucester City, NJ: 69.8 %Gloucester City, NJ69.8Kearny, NJ: 69.7 %Kearny, NJ69.7Union City, NJ: 69.5 %Union City, NJ69.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Asbury Park, NJ100+9.8 pts
1Westwood, NJ1000 pts
3Chatham, NJ93.5+5 pts
4Wood-Ridge, NJ92.5+4.7 pts
5Kinnelon, NJ92.1-4.3 pts
6Burlington, NJ91.8-1.3 pts
7Hoboken, NJ90.4+2.2 pts
8Maywood, NJ89.7+5.4 pts
9Hasbrouck Heights, NJ89+19.7 pts
10Collingswood, NJ88.6+9.8 pts
11Woodland Park, NJ88.2+22.6 pts
12Metuchen, NJ82.3+3.4 pts
13Florham Park, NJ80.7-13 pts
14Ridgefield Park, NJ78.8-8.2 pts
15Perth Amboy, NJ78.3+2.4 pts
16Vineland, NJ77.5+6.5 pts
17Manville, NJ77.4+16 pts
18Hawthorne, NJ77.3-1.3 pts
19Somers Point, NJ76.6-4.3 pts
20Ramsey, NJ76.1-12.1 pts
21Rahway, NJ75.7+0.2 pts
22Wanaque, NJ75.7-5 pts
23Point Pleasant, NJ75.6+2.4 pts
24South Amboy, NJ75-4.3 pts
25Ringwood, NJ74.8+5.7 pts
26Summit, NJ74.4-10 pts
27Paramus, NJ73.8-4.7 pts
28Jersey City, NJ73.2-1.8 pts
29Fair Lawn, NJ73.1-1.2 pts
30Rutherford, NJ72.9-14.5 pts
31East Orange, NJ72.8+4.8 pts
32Roselle Park, NJ72.3+1.5 pts
33Tenafly, NJ72+0.4 pts
34Lodi, NJ71.5+6.4 pts
35Dumont, NJ71-4.7 pts
36Haddonfield, NJ70.8+3.1 pts
37Woodbury, NJ70.1-16.7 pts
38Gloucester City, NJ69.8+14 pts
39Kearny, NJ69.7+2.2 pts
40Union City, NJ69.5-0.8 pts
41Ridgewood, NJ69.2-7 pts
42Bergenfield, NJ68.8-9.6 pts
43Franklin Lakes, NJ68.4-12.1 pts
44Plainfield, NJ67.7+2 pts
45Hillsdale, NJ67.6-1.4 pts
46Newark, NJ67.5+1.7 pts
47Westfield, NJ67.4-2.7 pts
48Passaic, NJ67.2-4.4 pts
49Princeton, NJ67.1+11 pts
50Hackettstown, NJ67.1+5.2 pts
51Glen Rock, NJ66.9+1.5 pts
52Millville, NJ66+24.5 pts
53Garfield, NJ65.5+13.1 pts
54Edgewater, NJ65.1-11.9 pts
55West New York, NJ64.9+3.5 pts
56Montvale, NJ63.5-8.5 pts
57Fort Lee, NJ63.1+4.3 pts
58Cliffside Park, NJ62.9+15.5 pts
59River Edge, NJ62.9-16.8 pts
60New Milford, NJ62.9-5.9 pts
61Totowa, NJ62.2-5.8 pts
62Bayonne, NJ62.2+5.6 pts
63Eatontown, NJ62.1-18.3 pts
64New Providence, NJ61.6-3.9 pts
65Trenton, NJ61.4-1.2 pts
66Elizabeth, NJ61.3-2.6 pts
67Freehold, NJ61.2+4.4 pts
68Long Branch, NJ61.1-3.4 pts
69Dover, NJ60.9-12.1 pts
70Somerville, NJ60.5-15.8 pts
71Harrison, NJ59.7-7.7 pts
72Pine Hill, NJ59.7+22.3 pts
73Englewood, NJ59.6-8.4 pts
74Highland Park, NJ59.1+5.3 pts
75South River, NJ58.8+27.2 pts
76Middlesex, NJ58.3-1.5 pts
77Paterson, NJ58.2+0.5 pts
78North Arlington, NJ56.3+3.7 pts
79Clifton, NJ56.3+1.1 pts
80Secaucus, NJ56.1+8.2 pts
81South Plainfield, NJ55.8+1.8 pts
82Roselle, NJ55.6-4.5 pts
83Glassboro, NJ55.4+5.6 pts
84Hackensack, NJ55.1+6.5 pts
85Oakland, NJ55.1+16.5 pts
86Sayreville, NJ55+2.2 pts
87Little Ferry, NJ54.7+23.2 pts
88New Brunswick, NJ54.7-6.7 pts
89Lincoln Park, NJ54.7-3.2 pts
90Bellmawr, NJ54.3-3.6 pts
91Lindenwold, NJ53.6+12.9 pts
92Waldwick, NJ53+2.4 pts
93Tinton Falls, NJ52.4-0.1 pts
94Madison, NJ52.1-1.5 pts
95Palisades Park, NJ50.3-7.1 pts
96Bridgeton, NJ50.2-7.2 pts
97Ridgefield, NJ47.8+30.2 pts
98Morristown, NJ47-6.3 pts
99Wallington, NJ45.8+13.8 pts
100Linden, NJ45.2-6.3 pts
101Phillipsburg, NJ44.9+6.8 pts
102Beachwood, NJ44.9-5 pts
103North Plainfield, NJ44+8.4 pts
104Atlantic City, NJ43.2-11.9 pts
105Pleasantville, NJ42.9-6.7 pts
106Hammonton, NJ39.9+1.2 pts
107Guttenberg, NJ39.2-37.6 pts
108Camden, NJ39.2-7 pts
109Bound Brook, NJ38.6+1.5 pts
110Ocean City, NJ38-9.9 pts
111Red Bank, NJ36.6-11 pts
112Pompton Lakes, NJ30.3-14.6 pts
113Carteret, NJ27.4+12.8 pts
114Hopatcong, NJ26.4-13.1 pts
115Elmwood Park, NJ25.1+4.2 pts
116East Rutherford, NJ22.7-4.5 pts
117Fairview, NJ21.4-9.4 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.

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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey 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/new-jersey-cities. 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 New Jersey 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/new-jersey-cities.

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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 New Jersey 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/new-jersey-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Asbury Park, NJ, with 100% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Fairview, NJ, with 21.4% in 2024.

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