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

Kinnelon, NJ had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 117 cities in 2022, at 100%. Ocean City, NJ had the lowest, at 12.5%. The median was 63.7% and the figure for New Jersey was 61.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest100Kinnelon, NJ
Lowest12.5Ocean City, NJ
Median63.7117 cities
New Jersey61.3History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Kinnelon, NJ: 100 %Kinnelon, NJ100Westwood, NJ: 94.7 %Westwood, NJ94.7Paramus, NJ: 94.3 %Paramus, NJ94.3Rutherford, NJ: 91.5 %Rutherford, NJ91.5New Providence, NJ: 91.2 %New Providence, NJ91.2Ridgewood, NJ: 91 %Ridgewood, NJ91Ramsey, NJ: 90.4 %Ramsey, NJ90.4Woodbury, NJ: 87.7 %Woodbury, NJ87.7Wood-Ridge, NJ: 86.6 %Wood-Ridge, NJ86.6Hoboken, NJ: 86.6 %Hoboken, NJ86.6Totowa, NJ: 85.5 %Totowa, NJ85.5Eatontown, NJ: 83.9 %Eatontown, NJ83.9Summit, NJ: 83.5 %Summit, NJ83.5Chatham, NJ: 82.6 %Chatham, NJ82.6Hawthorne, NJ: 82.4 %Hawthorne, NJ82.4Bergenfield, NJ: 81.3 %Bergenfield, NJ81.3Ridgefield Park, NJ: 80.9 %Ridgefield Park, NJ80.9River Edge, NJ: 80.6 %River Edge, NJ80.6Montvale, NJ: 80.4 %Montvale, NJ80.4Metuchen, NJ: 80.2 %Metuchen, NJ80.2Dumont, NJ: 80 %Dumont, NJ80Somerville, NJ: 79 %Somerville, NJ79Roselle Park, NJ: 78.9 %Roselle Park, NJ78.9Ringwood, NJ: 78.8 %Ringwood, NJ78.8Collingswood, NJ: 78.3 %Collingswood, NJ78.3Dover, NJ: 78 %Dover, NJ78Florham Park, NJ: 77.6 %Florham Park, NJ77.6Roselle, NJ: 75.9 %Roselle, NJ75.9Jersey City, NJ: 75.8 %Jersey City, NJ75.8Englewood, NJ: 75.3 %Englewood, NJ75.3Burlington, NJ: 75.1 %Burlington, NJ75.1Phillipsburg, NJ: 74.9 %Phillipsburg, NJ74.9Wanaque, NJ: 73.7 %Wanaque, NJ73.7Hillsdale, NJ: 73 %Hillsdale, NJ73Perth Amboy, NJ: 72.5 %Perth Amboy, NJ72.5Somers Point, NJ: 71.5 %Somers Point, NJ71.5Guttenberg, NJ: 71.3 %Guttenberg, NJ71.3Maywood, NJ: 70.7 %Maywood, NJ70.7Point Pleasant, NJ: 70.4 %Point Pleasant, NJ70.4Westfield, NJ: 70.3 %Westfield, NJ70.3Kinnelon, NJ: 100 %Kinnelon, NJ100Westwood, NJ: 94.7 %Westwood, NJ94.7Paramus, NJ: 94.3 %Paramus, NJ94.3Rutherford, NJ: 91.5 %Rutherford, NJ91.5New Providence, NJ: 91.2 %New Providence, NJ91.2Ridgewood, NJ: 91 %Ridgewood, NJ91Ramsey, NJ: 90.4 %Ramsey, NJ90.4Woodbury, NJ: 87.7 %Woodbury, NJ87.7Wood-Ridge, NJ: 86.6 %Wood-Ridge, NJ86.6Hoboken, NJ: 86.6 %Hoboken, NJ86.6Totowa, NJ: 85.5 %Totowa, NJ85.5Eatontown, NJ: 83.9 %Eatontown, NJ83.9Summit, NJ: 83.5 %Summit, NJ83.5Chatham, NJ: 82.6 %Chatham, NJ82.6Hawthorne, NJ: 82.4 %Hawthorne, NJ82.4Bergenfield, NJ: 81.3 %Bergenfield, NJ81.3Ridgefield Park, NJ: 80.9 %Ridgefield Park, NJ80.9River Edge, NJ: 80.6 %River Edge, NJ80.6Montvale, NJ: 80.4 %Montvale, NJ80.4Metuchen, NJ: 80.2 %Metuchen, NJ80.2Dumont, NJ: 80 %Dumont, NJ80Somerville, NJ: 79 %Somerville, NJ79Roselle Park, NJ: 78.9 %Roselle Park, NJ78.9Ringwood, NJ: 78.8 %Ringwood, NJ78.8Collingswood, NJ: 78.3 %Collingswood, NJ78.3Dover, NJ: 78 %Dover, NJ78Florham Park, NJ: 77.6 %Florham Park, NJ77.6Roselle, NJ: 75.9 %Roselle, NJ75.9Jersey City, NJ: 75.8 %Jersey City, NJ75.8Englewood, NJ: 75.3 %Englewood, NJ75.3Burlington, NJ: 75.1 %Burlington, NJ75.1Phillipsburg, NJ: 74.9 %Phillipsburg, NJ74.9Wanaque, NJ: 73.7 %Wanaque, NJ73.7Hillsdale, NJ: 73 %Hillsdale, NJ73Perth Amboy, NJ: 72.5 %Perth Amboy, NJ72.5Somers Point, NJ: 71.5 %Somers Point, NJ71.5Guttenberg, NJ: 71.3 %Guttenberg, NJ71.3Maywood, NJ: 70.7 %Maywood, NJ70.7Point Pleasant, NJ: 70.4 %Point Pleasant, NJ70.4Westfield, NJ: 70.3 %Westfield, NJ70.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Kinnelon, NJ1000 pts
2Westwood, NJ94.7+3.5 pts
3Paramus, NJ94.3+13.5 pts
4Rutherford, NJ91.5+19.7 pts
5New Providence, NJ91.2-2.1 pts
6Ridgewood, NJ91+2.7 pts
7Ramsey, NJ90.4-2.1 pts
8Woodbury, NJ87.7+38.3 pts
9Wood-Ridge, NJ86.6-13.4 pts
10Hoboken, NJ86.6+0.7 pts
11Totowa, NJ85.5-4.5 pts
12Eatontown, NJ83.9+7 pts
13Summit, NJ83.5-0.7 pts
14Chatham, NJ82.6-3.1 pts
15Hawthorne, NJ82.4+16.1 pts
16Bergenfield, NJ81.3+3 pts
17Ridgefield Park, NJ80.9+8.6 pts
18River Edge, NJ80.6+17.6 pts
19Montvale, NJ80.4+33.2 pts
20Metuchen, NJ80.2-3.7 pts
21Dumont, NJ80+25.6 pts
22Somerville, NJ79+0.1 pts
23Roselle Park, NJ78.9-5.8 pts
24Ringwood, NJ78.8+11.7 pts
25Collingswood, NJ78.3+3.3 pts
26Dover, NJ78+42.3 pts
27Florham Park, NJ77.6-1.7 pts
28Roselle, NJ75.9-4.3 pts
29Jersey City, NJ75.8-0.1 pts
30Englewood, NJ75.3-8.5 pts
31Burlington, NJ75.1+7.7 pts
32Phillipsburg, NJ74.9-6.6 pts
33Wanaque, NJ73.7+8.9 pts
34Hillsdale, NJ73-20.1 pts
35Perth Amboy, NJ72.5+2.1 pts
36Somers Point, NJ71.5+4.3 pts
37Guttenberg, NJ71.3-22.4 pts
38Maywood, NJ70.7-8.5 pts
39Point Pleasant, NJ70.4+4.4 pts
40Westfield, NJ70.3-1.4 pts
41Passaic, NJ70.2+3.3 pts
42Franklin Lakes, NJ69.2+5.6 pts
43Bellmawr, NJ68.8+6.1 pts
44Highland Park, NJ68.2+5.9 pts
45East Orange, NJ68.2+7.2 pts
46Hasbrouck Heights, NJ68.1-8.8 pts
47Glen Rock, NJ67.8-1.4 pts
48Newark, NJ67.3+2 pts
49South Amboy, NJ67.3+22.9 pts
50Union City, NJ66.4+3.5 pts
51Tenafly, NJ66.2+2 pts
52Edgewater, NJ65.9-3 pts
53Haddonfield, NJ65.2+6.2 pts
54Vineland, NJ64.7-7.8 pts
55New Brunswick, NJ64.7-0.4 pts
56Kearny, NJ64.6+5.8 pts
57Hackettstown, NJ64-13.5 pts
58Fair Lawn, NJ63.9-0.7 pts
59Lodi, NJ63.7-9.4 pts
60Gloucester City, NJ62.7+2.1 pts
61North Arlington, NJ62.4-17.8 pts
62Woodland Park, NJ62.4+1.7 pts
63Elizabeth, NJ62.4+1.4 pts
64Plainfield, NJ61.8-2.1 pts
65Rahway, NJ61.2+11.9 pts
66Red Bank, NJ60.3-2.6 pts
67Garfield, NJ60.2+7.8 pts
68Manville, NJ59.7+11.8 pts
69Long Branch, NJ59-0.2 pts
70Little Ferry, NJ58-1.1 pts
71New Milford, NJ57.9+2.7 pts
72Tinton Falls, NJ57.7+4.6 pts
73Harrison, NJ57.6+9.5 pts
74West New York, NJ57.5-9.8 pts
75Trenton, NJ57.2+3.5 pts
76Princeton, NJ57.2-17.6 pts
77Atlantic City, NJ56.6+6 pts
78Clifton, NJ56.4-1.8 pts
79Paterson, NJ56.3-0.8 pts
80Pompton Lakes, NJ55.7-5.1 pts
81Fort Lee, NJ54.7-3.9 pts
82Millville, NJ53.9-16.6 pts
83Madison, NJ53.4+5.7 pts
84Bridgeton, NJ52.5-2.4 pts
85Bayonne, NJ52.3-3.8 pts
86Linden, NJ51.7+5.7 pts
87South Plainfield, NJ51.3-9.4 pts
88Hammonton, NJ51.1+13.6 pts
89Cliffside Park, NJ51-5.3 pts
90Asbury Park, NJ50.4-30.3 pts
91Glassboro, NJ49.9-3.9 pts
92Pleasantville, NJ49.2-5.2 pts
93Lincoln Park, NJ49.2-4.9 pts
94Hackensack, NJ49.1+4.4 pts
95Camden, NJ48.3-5.3 pts
96Beachwood, NJ47.6+7.1 pts
97Sayreville, NJ47-0.6 pts
98Morristown, NJ46.9-2 pts
99Waldwick, NJ46.1-11 pts
100Palisades Park, NJ44.2-3.7 pts
101Fairview, NJ43.1-32.1 pts
102Oakland, NJ43-13.6 pts
103Elmwood Park, NJ42.1+10.1 pts
104Secaucus, NJ39.1-20.5 pts
105Bound Brook, NJ39.1-5.9 pts
106Lindenwold, NJ38.5-10.3 pts
107Wallington, NJ36.9+14.4 pts
108Middlesex, NJ34.9-10.8 pts
109Pine Hill, NJ33.2-9.9 pts
110Ridgefield, NJ30.7-10.5 pts
111South River, NJ27.8-21.5 pts
112Freehold, NJ26.4-25 pts
113North Plainfield, NJ25.9-9 pts
114East Rutherford, NJ25.6+4.3 pts
115Hopatcong, NJ23.5-11.6 pts
116Carteret, NJ21.8+8 pts
117Ocean City, NJ12.5-62.5 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/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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Jersey 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Jersey 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/new-jersey-cities?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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New Jersey 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/new-jersey-cities?period=2022.

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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, 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/new-jersey-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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, 2022}},
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Which city has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Kinnelon, NJ, with 100% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Ocean City, NJ, with 12.5% in 2022.

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