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

New Square, NY had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 90 cities in 2022, at 97.2%. Tonawanda, NY had the lowest, at 9.4%. The median was 58% and the figure for New York was 58.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest97.2New Square, NY
Lowest9.4Tonawanda, NY
Median5890 cities
New York58.1History

Top 40 cities, 2022

New Square, NY: 97.2 %New Square, NY97.2Babylon, NY: 94.4 %Babylon, NY94.4Chestnut Ridge, NY: 91.8 %Chestnut Ridge, NY91.8Airmont, NY: 90 %Airmont, NY90Suffern, NY: 89.7 %Suffern, NY89.7Ithaca, NY: 88.1 %Ithaca, NY88.1Rye, NY: 87.4 %Rye, NY87.4Massapequa Park, NY: 87 %Massapequa Park, NY87Kiryas Joel, NY: 85.4 %Kiryas Joel, NY85.4Scarsdale, NY: 84.8 %Scarsdale, NY84.8Garden City, NY: 82 %Garden City, NY82Westbury, NY: 81.7 %Westbury, NY81.7Watervliet, NY: 78.2 %Watervliet, NY78.2Rockville Centre, NY: 78 %Rockville Centre, NY78New Hyde Park, NY: 77 %New Hyde Park, NY77Dunkirk, NY: 76.4 %Dunkirk, NY76.4Auburn, NY: 73 %Auburn, NY73White Plains, NY: 72.9 %White Plains, NY72.9Oneida, NY: 72.7 %Oneida, NY72.7Mamaroneck, NY: 72.5 %Mamaroneck, NY72.5Harrison, NY: 70.4 %Harrison, NY70.4Lynbrook, NY: 69.5 %Lynbrook, NY69.5Great Neck, NY: 69.4 %Great Neck, NY69.4Olean, NY: 68.8 %Olean, NY68.8New Rochelle, NY: 66.5 %New Rochelle, NY66.5Cohoes, NY: 66.4 %Cohoes, NY66.4Patchogue, NY: 65.2 %Patchogue, NY65.2Kenmore, NY: 64.3 %Kenmore, NY64.3Lackawanna, NY: 64 %Lackawanna, NY64Yonkers, NY: 63.4 %Yonkers, NY63.4New York, NY: 63 %New York, NY63Watertown, NY: 62.6 %Watertown, NY62.6Glen Cove, NY: 62.4 %Glen Cove, NY62.4Depew, NY: 62.4 %Depew, NY62.4Beacon, NY: 61.3 %Beacon, NY61.3Amsterdam, NY: 61.3 %Amsterdam, NY61.3Floral Park, NY: 61 %Floral Park, NY61Geneva, NY: 60 %Geneva, NY60Haverstraw, NY: 60 %Haverstraw, NY60Dobbs Ferry, NY: 59.7 %Dobbs Ferry, NY59.7New Square, NY: 97.2 %New Square, NY97.2Babylon, NY: 94.4 %Babylon, NY94.4Chestnut Ridge, NY: 91.8 %Chestnut Ridge, NY91.8Airmont, NY: 90 %Airmont, NY90Suffern, NY: 89.7 %Suffern, NY89.7Ithaca, NY: 88.1 %Ithaca, NY88.1Rye, NY: 87.4 %Rye, NY87.4Massapequa Park, NY: 87 %Massapequa Park, NY87Kiryas Joel, NY: 85.4 %Kiryas Joel, NY85.4Scarsdale, NY: 84.8 %Scarsdale, NY84.8Garden City, NY: 82 %Garden City, NY82Westbury, NY: 81.7 %Westbury, NY81.7Watervliet, NY: 78.2 %Watervliet, NY78.2Rockville Centre, NY: 78 %Rockville Centre, NY78New Hyde Park, NY: 77 %New Hyde Park, NY77Dunkirk, NY: 76.4 %Dunkirk, NY76.4Auburn, NY: 73 %Auburn, NY73White Plains, NY: 72.9 %White Plains, NY72.9Oneida, NY: 72.7 %Oneida, NY72.7Mamaroneck, NY: 72.5 %Mamaroneck, NY72.5Harrison, NY: 70.4 %Harrison, NY70.4Lynbrook, NY: 69.5 %Lynbrook, NY69.5Great Neck, NY: 69.4 %Great Neck, NY69.4Olean, NY: 68.8 %Olean, NY68.8New Rochelle, NY: 66.5 %New Rochelle, NY66.5Cohoes, NY: 66.4 %Cohoes, NY66.4Patchogue, NY: 65.2 %Patchogue, NY65.2Kenmore, NY: 64.3 %Kenmore, NY64.3Lackawanna, NY: 64 %Lackawanna, NY64Yonkers, NY: 63.4 %Yonkers, NY63.4New York, NY: 63 %New York, NY63Watertown, NY: 62.6 %Watertown, NY62.6Glen Cove, NY: 62.4 %Glen Cove, NY62.4Depew, NY: 62.4 %Depew, NY62.4Beacon, NY: 61.3 %Beacon, NY61.3Amsterdam, NY: 61.3 %Amsterdam, NY61.3Floral Park, NY: 61 %Floral Park, NY61Geneva, NY: 60 %Geneva, NY60Haverstraw, NY: 60 %Haverstraw, NY60Dobbs Ferry, NY: 59.7 %Dobbs Ferry, NY59.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1New Square, NY97.2+3.6 pts
2Babylon, NY94.4+20 pts
3Chestnut Ridge, NY91.8+0.1 pts
4Airmont, NY90+2.5 pts
5Suffern, NY89.7-0.3 pts
6Ithaca, NY88.1-10.5 pts
7Rye, NY87.4-12.6 pts
8Massapequa Park, NY87-1.5 pts
9Kiryas Joel, NY85.4-0.3 pts
10Scarsdale, NY84.8+3.8 pts
11Garden City, NY82-1.6 pts
12Westbury, NY81.7+3 pts
13Watervliet, NY78.2+14.6 pts
14Rockville Centre, NY78-3.3 pts
15New Hyde Park, NY77+14.9 pts
16Dunkirk, NY76.4+10.3 pts
17Auburn, NY73-0 pts
18White Plains, NY72.9-1.5 pts
19Oneida, NY72.7-4.4 pts
20Mamaroneck, NY72.5+7.6 pts
21Harrison, NY70.4+0.9 pts
22Lynbrook, NY69.5+7.4 pts
23Great Neck, NY69.4-10.3 pts
24Olean, NY68.8+15.9 pts
25New Rochelle, NY66.5-6.5 pts
26Cohoes, NY66.4-3.2 pts
27Patchogue, NY65.2-1.4 pts
28Kenmore, NY64.3-14.7 pts
29Lackawanna, NY64+11.8 pts
30Yonkers, NY63.4-4.6 pts
31New York, NY63+0.9 pts
32Watertown, NY62.6+3 pts
33Glen Cove, NY62.4+10.6 pts
34Depew, NY62.4+16.1 pts
35Beacon, NY61.3+25 pts
36Amsterdam, NY61.3+4.5 pts
37Floral Park, NY61-14.1 pts
38Geneva, NY60-5.2 pts
39Haverstraw, NY60+9.3 pts
40Dobbs Ferry, NY59.7+1.3 pts
40Niagara Falls, NY59.7-6.4 pts
42Port Chester, NY59.4-4.8 pts
43Canandaigua, NY59.2+1 pts
44Lindenhurst, NY58.9-9.7 pts
45Oswego, NY58.1-8.2 pts
46Spring Valley, NY57.9-0.3 pts
47Mineola, NY57.6-14.4 pts
48Binghamton, NY57.5+9.5 pts
49Albany, NY57-1.2 pts
50Batavia, NY56.5-16.6 pts
51East Rockaway, NY55.4-6.1 pts
52Oneonta, NY54.7-18.6 pts
53West Haverstraw, NY54.6-15.6 pts
54Lake Grove, NY54.2+6.9 pts
55Rochester, NY54.1+6.1 pts
56Saratoga Springs, NY54.1+6.1 pts
57Poughkeepsie, NY53.8-11.3 pts
58Syracuse, NY53-1.5 pts
59Tarrytown, NY53+12 pts
60Rome, NY50.5+7.6 pts
61Plattsburgh, NY48.9-8.2 pts
62Freeport, NY47.2+6.7 pts
63Jamestown, NY46.5+2.1 pts
64Hempstead, NY45.5+0.1 pts
65Long Beach, NY45.3-12.8 pts
66Buffalo, NY44.9-0.6 pts
67Schenectady, NY44.4+12 pts
68Johnson City, NY42.7-4.3 pts
69Mount Kisco, NY42.5+7.2 pts
70Cortland, NY42.4-12.9 pts
71Mount Vernon, NY42.3-6.1 pts
72Elmira, NY41.3-24.6 pts
73North Tonawanda, NY41.1-0.5 pts
74Gloversville, NY40.4+4.5 pts
75Peekskill, NY39.3+11.7 pts
76Lockport, NY38.8+11.5 pts
77Valley Stream, NY37.7-8.7 pts
78Sleepy Hollow, NY36.2-14.5 pts
79Utica, NY34.4+1.1 pts
80Kingston, NY34.2-3.6 pts
81Troy, NY33-13.5 pts
82Glens Falls, NY31.1-9.9 pts
83Middletown, NY30.9-14 pts
84Woodbury, NY30.1-8.7 pts
85Fulton, NY29.8-3.7 pts
86Ossining, NY28.1-4.3 pts
87Newburgh, NY25.4-1.2 pts
88Corning, NY23.8+1.5 pts
89Endicott, NY22.3-3.9 pts
90Tonawanda, NY9.4-1.3 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.

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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/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 York 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 York 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-york-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 York 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-york-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 York 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-york-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 York by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2022}},
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New Square, NY, with 97.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Tonawanda, NY, with 9.4% in 2022.

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