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

Watervliet, NY had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 90 cities in 2024, at 100%. Middletown, NY had the lowest, at 13.4%. The median was 54.1% and the figure for New York was 59.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest100Watervliet, NY
Lowest13.4Middletown, NY
Median54.190 cities
New York59.5History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Watervliet, NY: 100 %Watervliet, NY100Airmont, NY: 97.7 %Airmont, NY97.7Rye, NY: 94.5 %Rye, NY94.5Suffern, NY: 93.5 %Suffern, NY93.5New Square, NY: 92.4 %New Square, NY92.4Babylon, NY: 90 %Babylon, NY90Scarsdale, NY: 89.9 %Scarsdale, NY89.9East Rockaway, NY: 87.8 %East Rockaway, NY87.8Kiryas Joel, NY: 87.6 %Kiryas Joel, NY87.6Chestnut Ridge, NY: 84.9 %Chestnut Ridge, NY84.9Beacon, NY: 84.8 %Beacon, NY84.8Woodbury, NY: 84.8 %Woodbury, NY84.8Mamaroneck, NY: 81.3 %Mamaroneck, NY81.3Massapequa Park, NY: 80.7 %Massapequa Park, NY80.7Amsterdam, NY: 79.8 %Amsterdam, NY79.8Rockville Centre, NY: 79.5 %Rockville Centre, NY79.5Canandaigua, NY: 78.3 %Canandaigua, NY78.3Ithaca, NY: 75.5 %Ithaca, NY75.5Garden City, NY: 75.2 %Garden City, NY75.2Westbury, NY: 74.8 %Westbury, NY74.8Floral Park, NY: 71.8 %Floral Park, NY71.8West Haverstraw, NY: 70.8 %West Haverstraw, NY70.8Olean, NY: 70.8 %Olean, NY70.8New Rochelle, NY: 69.7 %New Rochelle, NY69.7Harrison, NY: 69.6 %Harrison, NY69.6Jamestown, NY: 68.6 %Jamestown, NY68.6New York, NY: 66.9 %New York, NY66.9Spring Valley, NY: 66 %Spring Valley, NY66Geneva, NY: 63.8 %Geneva, NY63.8Niagara Falls, NY: 63 %Niagara Falls, NY63White Plains, NY: 62.8 %White Plains, NY62.8Mineola, NY: 62.3 %Mineola, NY62.3Yonkers, NY: 62.2 %Yonkers, NY62.2Great Neck, NY: 61.3 %Great Neck, NY61.3Plattsburgh, NY: 60.6 %Plattsburgh, NY60.6Glen Cove, NY: 60 %Glen Cove, NY60Auburn, NY: 59.3 %Auburn, NY59.3Peekskill, NY: 58.6 %Peekskill, NY58.6Albany, NY: 57.2 %Albany, NY57.2Sleepy Hollow, NY: 56.8 %Sleepy Hollow, NY56.8Watervliet, NY: 100 %Watervliet, NY100Airmont, NY: 97.7 %Airmont, NY97.7Rye, NY: 94.5 %Rye, NY94.5Suffern, NY: 93.5 %Suffern, NY93.5New Square, NY: 92.4 %New Square, NY92.4Babylon, NY: 90 %Babylon, NY90Scarsdale, NY: 89.9 %Scarsdale, NY89.9East Rockaway, NY: 87.8 %East Rockaway, NY87.8Kiryas Joel, NY: 87.6 %Kiryas Joel, NY87.6Chestnut Ridge, NY: 84.9 %Chestnut Ridge, NY84.9Beacon, NY: 84.8 %Beacon, NY84.8Woodbury, NY: 84.8 %Woodbury, NY84.8Mamaroneck, NY: 81.3 %Mamaroneck, NY81.3Massapequa Park, NY: 80.7 %Massapequa Park, NY80.7Amsterdam, NY: 79.8 %Amsterdam, NY79.8Rockville Centre, NY: 79.5 %Rockville Centre, NY79.5Canandaigua, NY: 78.3 %Canandaigua, NY78.3Ithaca, NY: 75.5 %Ithaca, NY75.5Garden City, NY: 75.2 %Garden City, NY75.2Westbury, NY: 74.8 %Westbury, NY74.8Floral Park, NY: 71.8 %Floral Park, NY71.8West Haverstraw, NY: 70.8 %West Haverstraw, NY70.8Olean, NY: 70.8 %Olean, NY70.8New Rochelle, NY: 69.7 %New Rochelle, NY69.7Harrison, NY: 69.6 %Harrison, NY69.6Jamestown, NY: 68.6 %Jamestown, NY68.6New York, NY: 66.9 %New York, NY66.9Spring Valley, NY: 66 %Spring Valley, NY66Geneva, NY: 63.8 %Geneva, NY63.8Niagara Falls, NY: 63 %Niagara Falls, NY63White Plains, NY: 62.8 %White Plains, NY62.8Mineola, NY: 62.3 %Mineola, NY62.3Yonkers, NY: 62.2 %Yonkers, NY62.2Great Neck, NY: 61.3 %Great Neck, NY61.3Plattsburgh, NY: 60.6 %Plattsburgh, NY60.6Glen Cove, NY: 60 %Glen Cove, NY60Auburn, NY: 59.3 %Auburn, NY59.3Peekskill, NY: 58.6 %Peekskill, NY58.6Albany, NY: 57.2 %Albany, NY57.2Sleepy Hollow, NY: 56.8 %Sleepy Hollow, NY56.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Watervliet, NY1000 pts
2Airmont, NY97.7+5.5 pts
3Rye, NY94.5+2.5 pts
4Suffern, NY93.5-2.3 pts
5New Square, NY92.4-3.6 pts
6Babylon, NY90+3.7 pts
7Scarsdale, NY89.9+3.6 pts
8East Rockaway, NY87.8+37.8 pts
9Kiryas Joel, NY87.6+0.2 pts
10Chestnut Ridge, NY84.9-6.5 pts
11Beacon, NY84.8+14 pts
12Woodbury, NY84.8+12.7 pts
13Mamaroneck, NY81.3+8.5 pts
14Massapequa Park, NY80.7-3.1 pts
15Amsterdam, NY79.8+10.6 pts
16Rockville Centre, NY79.5+1.5 pts
17Canandaigua, NY78.3+9.6 pts
18Ithaca, NY75.5-10.8 pts
19Garden City, NY75.2-15.3 pts
20Westbury, NY74.8+1.6 pts
21Floral Park, NY71.8+11.5 pts
22West Haverstraw, NY70.8+17.7 pts
23Olean, NY70.8+0.2 pts
24New Rochelle, NY69.7+3.1 pts
25Harrison, NY69.6+2.7 pts
26Jamestown, NY68.6+14.7 pts
27New York, NY66.9+1.9 pts
28Spring Valley, NY66+9.3 pts
29Geneva, NY63.8-4.5 pts
30Niagara Falls, NY63-6.2 pts
31White Plains, NY62.8-6 pts
32Mineola, NY62.3-6.7 pts
33Yonkers, NY62.2-0.8 pts
34Great Neck, NY61.3-18.6 pts
35Plattsburgh, NY60.6+9.7 pts
36Glen Cove, NY60-4.9 pts
37Auburn, NY59.3-9.3 pts
38Peekskill, NY58.6+5.7 pts
39Albany, NY57.2+0.7 pts
40Sleepy Hollow, NY56.8-9.9 pts
41Lake Grove, NY56.8-20.9 pts
42Haverstraw, NY55.9+11.2 pts
43Oswego, NY55.1+4.3 pts
44North Tonawanda, NY54.3+11.6 pts
45Depew, NY54.2-8.1 pts
46Oneonta, NY54-11 pts
47Binghamton, NY54-4.1 pts
48Rome, NY53.5-12.1 pts
49Schenectady, NY53.4+2.2 pts
50Kenmore, NY50.1+4.4 pts
51Oneida, NY49.8-10.5 pts
52Long Beach, NY49.6+23.9 pts
53Poughkeepsie, NY48.3+3.5 pts
54Rochester, NY48.1-3.4 pts
55Syracuse, NY47.9-2.5 pts
56Lindenhurst, NY47.8-14.1 pts
57Lackawanna, NY47.7+5.1 pts
58Dunkirk, NY47.6-7.5 pts
59Port Chester, NY47.5-7.5 pts
60Johnson City, NY46.3+5.1 pts
61Mount Kisco, NY45.6+9.1 pts
62Dobbs Ferry, NY45.5+0.2 pts
63Ossining, NY45.5+12.5 pts
64Freeport, NY44.8+0.2 pts
65Buffalo, NY44.2-1.6 pts
66Tarrytown, NY44.2+8 pts
67Utica, NY43.3+1.5 pts
68Saratoga Springs, NY42.9-8.2 pts
69Valley Stream, NY42.7+0.5 pts
70Gloversville, NY41.5-2.5 pts
71Lynbrook, NY41.3-29.7 pts
72Hempstead, NY41.2+1.7 pts
73Lockport, NY39.8-2.9 pts
74Cortland, NY39.7-3 pts
75Elmira, NY39.5-0.4 pts
76Kingston, NY38.8-1.6 pts
77Cohoes, NY38.1-24.7 pts
78Mount Vernon, NY31+8.2 pts
79Patchogue, NY29.4-28.3 pts
80Glens Falls, NY28.7-0.7 pts
81Fulton, NY26.4-2.4 pts
82Troy, NY25.8+6.5 pts
83Tonawanda, NY25.6+9.8 pts
84Batavia, NY25.6-19.8 pts
85Corning, NY25+2.1 pts
86New Hyde Park, NY24.6-35.5 pts
87Watertown, NY24.4-18.3 pts
88Newburgh, NY24+0.7 pts
89Endicott, NY18-4.7 pts
90Middletown, NY13.4-6.2 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 New York 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 York 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-york-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 York 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-york-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 York 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-york-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Watervliet, NY, with 100% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Middletown, NY, with 13.4% in 2024.

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