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

Carlsbad, NM had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 19 cities in 2024, at 63.9%. Lovington, NM had the lowest, at 11.3%. The median was 41.2% and the figure for New Mexico was 39.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest63.9Carlsbad, NM
Lowest11.3Lovington, NM
Median41.219 cities
New Mexico39.9History

All cities, 2024

Carlsbad, NM: 63.9 %Carlsbad, NM63.9Gallup, NM: 59.7 %Gallup, NM59.7Santa Fe, NM: 58.1 %Santa Fe, NM58.1Los Lunas, NM: 50.6 %Los Lunas, NM50.6Roswell, NM: 48.5 %Roswell, NM48.5Española, NM: 47 %Española, NM47Las Cruces, NM: 43 %Las Cruces, NM43Las Vegas, NM: 42.4 %Las Vegas, NM42.4Farmington, NM: 41.3 %Farmington, NM41.3Sunland Park, NM: 41.2 %Sunland Park, NM41.2Albuquerque, NM: 38.7 %Albuquerque, NM38.7Portales, NM: 36.5 %Portales, NM36.5Rio Rancho, NM: 36.2 %Rio Rancho, NM36.2Deming, NM: 33.4 %Deming, NM33.4Hobbs, NM: 32.1 %Hobbs, NM32.1Artesia, NM: 31.7 %Artesia, NM31.7Clovis, NM: 28.9 %Clovis, NM28.9Alamogordo, NM: 19.6 %Alamogordo, NM19.6Lovington, NM: 11.3 %Lovington, NM11.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Carlsbad, NM63.9+0.7 pts
2Gallup, NM59.7+12.3 pts
3Santa Fe, NM58.1+5.5 pts
4Los Lunas, NM50.6+0.7 pts
5Roswell, NM48.5-10.5 pts
6Española, NM47-5.6 pts
7Las Cruces, NM43+2.5 pts
8Las Vegas, NM42.4-8.5 pts
9Farmington, NM41.3+2 pts
10Sunland Park, NM41.2+1.2 pts
11Albuquerque, NM38.7+0.2 pts
12Portales, NM36.5-18.9 pts
13Rio Rancho, NM36.2-4.8 pts
14Deming, NM33.4-3.5 pts
15Hobbs, NM32.1-4.6 pts
16Artesia, NM31.7-2.5 pts
17Clovis, NM28.9-14.8 pts
18Alamogordo, NM19.6-3.9 pts
19Lovington, NM11.3-17.9 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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APA 7

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 Mexico 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

MLA 9

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 Mexico 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-mexico-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 New Mexico 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-mexico-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 New Mexico 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-mexico-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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 Mexico by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024}},
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Which city has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Carlsbad, NM, with 63.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lovington, NM, with 11.3% 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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