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

Westwood, NJ had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 117 cities in 2023, at 100%. Carteret, NJ had the lowest, at 14.6%. The median was 65.1% and the figure for New Jersey was 61.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest100Westwood, NJ
Lowest14.6Carteret, NJ
Median65.1117 cities
New Jersey61.7History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Westwood, NJ: 100 %Westwood, NJ100Kinnelon, NJ: 96.3 %Kinnelon, NJ96.3Florham Park, NJ: 93.7 %Florham Park, NJ93.7Burlington, NJ: 93.1 %Burlington, NJ93.1Asbury Park, NJ: 90.2 %Asbury Park, NJ90.2Chatham, NJ: 88.6 %Chatham, NJ88.6Ramsey, NJ: 88.2 %Ramsey, NJ88.2Hoboken, NJ: 88.2 %Hoboken, NJ88.2Wood-Ridge, NJ: 87.8 %Wood-Ridge, NJ87.8Rutherford, NJ: 87.4 %Rutherford, NJ87.4Ridgefield Park, NJ: 87 %Ridgefield Park, NJ87Woodbury, NJ: 86.7 %Woodbury, NJ86.7Summit, NJ: 84.4 %Summit, NJ84.4Maywood, NJ: 84.3 %Maywood, NJ84.3Somers Point, NJ: 80.9 %Somers Point, NJ80.9Wanaque, NJ: 80.7 %Wanaque, NJ80.7Franklin Lakes, NJ: 80.5 %Franklin Lakes, NJ80.5Eatontown, NJ: 80.4 %Eatontown, NJ80.4River Edge, NJ: 79.7 %River Edge, NJ79.7South Amboy, NJ: 79.4 %South Amboy, NJ79.4Metuchen, NJ: 78.9 %Metuchen, NJ78.9Collingswood, NJ: 78.8 %Collingswood, NJ78.8Hawthorne, NJ: 78.7 %Hawthorne, NJ78.7Bergenfield, NJ: 78.4 %Bergenfield, NJ78.4Paramus, NJ: 78.4 %Paramus, NJ78.4Edgewater, NJ: 77 %Edgewater, NJ77Guttenberg, NJ: 76.8 %Guttenberg, NJ76.8Somerville, NJ: 76.3 %Somerville, NJ76.3Ridgewood, NJ: 76.2 %Ridgewood, NJ76.2Perth Amboy, NJ: 75.9 %Perth Amboy, NJ75.9Dumont, NJ: 75.7 %Dumont, NJ75.7Rahway, NJ: 75.6 %Rahway, NJ75.6Jersey City, NJ: 75 %Jersey City, NJ75Fair Lawn, NJ: 74.3 %Fair Lawn, NJ74.3Point Pleasant, NJ: 73.1 %Point Pleasant, NJ73.1Dover, NJ: 73 %Dover, NJ73Montvale, NJ: 72 %Montvale, NJ72Tenafly, NJ: 71.7 %Tenafly, NJ71.7Passaic, NJ: 71.6 %Passaic, NJ71.6Vineland, NJ: 71 %Vineland, NJ71Westwood, NJ: 100 %Westwood, NJ100Kinnelon, NJ: 96.3 %Kinnelon, NJ96.3Florham Park, NJ: 93.7 %Florham Park, NJ93.7Burlington, NJ: 93.1 %Burlington, NJ93.1Asbury Park, NJ: 90.2 %Asbury Park, NJ90.2Chatham, NJ: 88.6 %Chatham, NJ88.6Ramsey, NJ: 88.2 %Ramsey, NJ88.2Hoboken, NJ: 88.2 %Hoboken, NJ88.2Wood-Ridge, NJ: 87.8 %Wood-Ridge, NJ87.8Rutherford, NJ: 87.4 %Rutherford, NJ87.4Ridgefield Park, NJ: 87 %Ridgefield Park, NJ87Woodbury, NJ: 86.7 %Woodbury, NJ86.7Summit, NJ: 84.4 %Summit, NJ84.4Maywood, NJ: 84.3 %Maywood, NJ84.3Somers Point, NJ: 80.9 %Somers Point, NJ80.9Wanaque, NJ: 80.7 %Wanaque, NJ80.7Franklin Lakes, NJ: 80.5 %Franklin Lakes, NJ80.5Eatontown, NJ: 80.4 %Eatontown, NJ80.4River Edge, NJ: 79.7 %River Edge, NJ79.7South Amboy, NJ: 79.4 %South Amboy, NJ79.4Metuchen, NJ: 78.9 %Metuchen, NJ78.9Collingswood, NJ: 78.8 %Collingswood, NJ78.8Hawthorne, NJ: 78.7 %Hawthorne, NJ78.7Bergenfield, NJ: 78.4 %Bergenfield, NJ78.4Paramus, NJ: 78.4 %Paramus, NJ78.4Edgewater, NJ: 77 %Edgewater, NJ77Guttenberg, NJ: 76.8 %Guttenberg, NJ76.8Somerville, NJ: 76.3 %Somerville, NJ76.3Ridgewood, NJ: 76.2 %Ridgewood, NJ76.2Perth Amboy, NJ: 75.9 %Perth Amboy, NJ75.9Dumont, NJ: 75.7 %Dumont, NJ75.7Rahway, NJ: 75.6 %Rahway, NJ75.6Jersey City, NJ: 75 %Jersey City, NJ75Fair Lawn, NJ: 74.3 %Fair Lawn, NJ74.3Point Pleasant, NJ: 73.1 %Point Pleasant, NJ73.1Dover, NJ: 73 %Dover, NJ73Montvale, NJ: 72 %Montvale, NJ72Tenafly, NJ: 71.7 %Tenafly, NJ71.7Passaic, NJ: 71.6 %Passaic, NJ71.6Vineland, NJ: 71 %Vineland, NJ71
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Westwood, NJ100+5.3 pts
2Kinnelon, NJ96.3-3.7 pts
3Florham Park, NJ93.7+16.1 pts
4Burlington, NJ93.1+17.9 pts
5Asbury Park, NJ90.2+39.7 pts
6Chatham, NJ88.6+6 pts
7Ramsey, NJ88.2-2.2 pts
8Hoboken, NJ88.2+1.6 pts
9Wood-Ridge, NJ87.8+1.2 pts
10Rutherford, NJ87.4-4.1 pts
11Ridgefield Park, NJ87+6.2 pts
12Woodbury, NJ86.7-1 pts
13Summit, NJ84.4+0.9 pts
14Maywood, NJ84.3+13.6 pts
15Somers Point, NJ80.9+9.3 pts
16Wanaque, NJ80.7+7 pts
17Franklin Lakes, NJ80.5+11.4 pts
18Eatontown, NJ80.4-3.5 pts
19River Edge, NJ79.7-0.9 pts
20South Amboy, NJ79.4+12.1 pts
21Metuchen, NJ78.9-1.3 pts
22Collingswood, NJ78.8+0.5 pts
23Hawthorne, NJ78.7-3.8 pts
24Bergenfield, NJ78.4-2.9 pts
24Paramus, NJ78.4-15.9 pts
26Edgewater, NJ77+11 pts
27Guttenberg, NJ76.8+5.6 pts
28Somerville, NJ76.3-2.7 pts
29Ridgewood, NJ76.2-14.8 pts
30Perth Amboy, NJ75.9+3.4 pts
31Dumont, NJ75.7-4.3 pts
32Rahway, NJ75.6+14.4 pts
33Jersey City, NJ75-0.8 pts
34Fair Lawn, NJ74.3+10.3 pts
35Point Pleasant, NJ73.1+2.7 pts
36Dover, NJ73-5 pts
37Montvale, NJ72-8.5 pts
38Tenafly, NJ71.7+5.5 pts
39Passaic, NJ71.6+1.5 pts
40Vineland, NJ71+6.3 pts
41Roselle Park, NJ70.8-8.1 pts
42Union City, NJ70.2+3.9 pts
43Westfield, NJ70.1-0.2 pts
44Hasbrouck Heights, NJ69.3+1.2 pts
45Ringwood, NJ69.1-9.8 pts
46Hillsdale, NJ69-4 pts
47New Milford, NJ68.8+10.8 pts
48East Orange, NJ68.1-0.1 pts
49Totowa, NJ68.1-17.4 pts
50Englewood, NJ68-7.3 pts
51Haddonfield, NJ67.6+2.5 pts
52Kearny, NJ67.6+2.9 pts
53Harrison, NJ67.4+9.8 pts
54Newark, NJ65.8-1.5 pts
55Plainfield, NJ65.8+4 pts
56Woodland Park, NJ65.6+3.2 pts
57New Providence, NJ65.6-25.6 pts
58Glen Rock, NJ65.5-2.3 pts
59Lodi, NJ65.1+1.4 pts
60Long Branch, NJ64.5+5.5 pts
61Elizabeth, NJ63.9+1.5 pts
62Trenton, NJ62.7+5.5 pts
63Hackettstown, NJ61.9-2.1 pts
64Manville, NJ61.4+1.7 pts
64New Brunswick, NJ61.4-3.3 pts
66West New York, NJ61.4+3.9 pts
67Roselle, NJ60.1-15.7 pts
68Middlesex, NJ59.8+24.9 pts
69Fort Lee, NJ58.8+4.1 pts
70Bellmawr, NJ57.9-10.9 pts
71Lincoln Park, NJ57.8+8.7 pts
72Paterson, NJ57.7+1.4 pts
73Bridgeton, NJ57.4+4.9 pts
74Palisades Park, NJ57.3+13.1 pts
75Freehold, NJ56.8+30.4 pts
76Bayonne, NJ56.5+4.2 pts
77Princeton, NJ56.2-1 pts
78Gloucester City, NJ55.8-6.9 pts
79Clifton, NJ55.2-1.2 pts
80Atlantic City, NJ55.1-1.6 pts
81South Plainfield, NJ54+2.7 pts
82Highland Park, NJ53.9-14.3 pts
83Madison, NJ53.6+0.2 pts
84Morristown, NJ53.3+6.4 pts
85Sayreville, NJ52.8+5.8 pts
86North Arlington, NJ52.6-9.9 pts
87Tinton Falls, NJ52.5-5.2 pts
88Garfield, NJ52.4-7.8 pts
89Linden, NJ51.5-0.2 pts
90Waldwick, NJ50.6+4.5 pts
91Beachwood, NJ49.9+2.3 pts
92Glassboro, NJ49.8-0 pts
93Pleasantville, NJ49.6+0.5 pts
94Hackensack, NJ48.7-0.5 pts
95Secaucus, NJ48+8.8 pts
96Ocean City, NJ47.8+35.3 pts
97Red Bank, NJ47.6-12.7 pts
98Cliffside Park, NJ47.4-3.5 pts
99Camden, NJ46.2-2.1 pts
100Pompton Lakes, NJ45-10.7 pts
101Millville, NJ41.5-12.4 pts
102Lindenwold, NJ40.7+2.2 pts
103Hopatcong, NJ39.6+16 pts
104Hammonton, NJ38.7-12.3 pts
105Oakland, NJ38.5-4.5 pts
106Phillipsburg, NJ38.2-36.7 pts
107Pine Hill, NJ37.4+4.2 pts
108Bound Brook, NJ37.1-2 pts
109North Plainfield, NJ35.7+9.8 pts
110Wallington, NJ32-4.9 pts
111South River, NJ31.6+3.8 pts
112Little Ferry, NJ31.6-26.4 pts
113Fairview, NJ30.9-12.2 pts
114East Rutherford, NJ27.1+1.5 pts
115Elmwood Park, NJ20.9-21.2 pts
116Ridgefield, NJ17.6-13.1 pts
117Carteret, NJ14.6-7.2 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.

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/new-jersey-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/new-jersey-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/new-jersey-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Westwood, NJ, with 100% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Carteret, NJ, with 14.6% in 2023.

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