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

Watervliet, NY had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 90 cities in 2023, at 100%. Tonawanda, NY had the lowest, at 15.8%. The median was 56.6% and the figure for New York was 58.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest100Watervliet, NY
Lowest15.8Tonawanda, NY
Median56.690 cities
New York58.7History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Watervliet, NY: 100 %Watervliet, NY100New Square, NY: 96.1 %New Square, NY96.1Suffern, NY: 95.9 %Suffern, NY95.9Airmont, NY: 92.2 %Airmont, NY92.2Rye, NY: 92 %Rye, NY92Chestnut Ridge, NY: 91.4 %Chestnut Ridge, NY91.4Garden City, NY: 90.5 %Garden City, NY90.5Kiryas Joel, NY: 87.5 %Kiryas Joel, NY87.5Babylon, NY: 86.3 %Babylon, NY86.3Ithaca, NY: 86.3 %Ithaca, NY86.3Scarsdale, NY: 86.2 %Scarsdale, NY86.2Massapequa Park, NY: 83.8 %Massapequa Park, NY83.8Great Neck, NY: 79.9 %Great Neck, NY79.9Rockville Centre, NY: 78.1 %Rockville Centre, NY78.1Lake Grove, NY: 77.7 %Lake Grove, NY77.7Westbury, NY: 73.2 %Westbury, NY73.2Mamaroneck, NY: 72.7 %Mamaroneck, NY72.7Woodbury, NY: 72.1 %Woodbury, NY72.1Lynbrook, NY: 71 %Lynbrook, NY71Beacon, NY: 70.9 %Beacon, NY70.9Olean, NY: 70.5 %Olean, NY70.5Niagara Falls, NY: 69.2 %Niagara Falls, NY69.2Amsterdam, NY: 69.1 %Amsterdam, NY69.1Mineola, NY: 69.1 %Mineola, NY69.1White Plains, NY: 68.8 %White Plains, NY68.8Canandaigua, NY: 68.7 %Canandaigua, NY68.7Auburn, NY: 68.6 %Auburn, NY68.6Geneva, NY: 68.3 %Geneva, NY68.3Harrison, NY: 66.9 %Harrison, NY66.9New Rochelle, NY: 66.7 %New Rochelle, NY66.7Sleepy Hollow, NY: 66.7 %Sleepy Hollow, NY66.7Rome, NY: 65.6 %Rome, NY65.6Oneonta, NY: 65 %Oneonta, NY65New York, NY: 65 %New York, NY65Glen Cove, NY: 64.9 %Glen Cove, NY64.9Yonkers, NY: 63 %Yonkers, NY63Cohoes, NY: 62.8 %Cohoes, NY62.8Depew, NY: 62.4 %Depew, NY62.4Lindenhurst, NY: 61.9 %Lindenhurst, NY61.9Floral Park, NY: 60.3 %Floral Park, NY60.3Watervliet, NY: 100 %Watervliet, NY100New Square, NY: 96.1 %New Square, NY96.1Suffern, NY: 95.9 %Suffern, NY95.9Airmont, NY: 92.2 %Airmont, NY92.2Rye, NY: 92 %Rye, NY92Chestnut Ridge, NY: 91.4 %Chestnut Ridge, NY91.4Garden City, NY: 90.5 %Garden City, NY90.5Kiryas Joel, NY: 87.5 %Kiryas Joel, NY87.5Babylon, NY: 86.3 %Babylon, NY86.3Ithaca, NY: 86.3 %Ithaca, NY86.3Scarsdale, NY: 86.2 %Scarsdale, NY86.2Massapequa Park, NY: 83.8 %Massapequa Park, NY83.8Great Neck, NY: 79.9 %Great Neck, NY79.9Rockville Centre, NY: 78.1 %Rockville Centre, NY78.1Lake Grove, NY: 77.7 %Lake Grove, NY77.7Westbury, NY: 73.2 %Westbury, NY73.2Mamaroneck, NY: 72.7 %Mamaroneck, NY72.7Woodbury, NY: 72.1 %Woodbury, NY72.1Lynbrook, NY: 71 %Lynbrook, NY71Beacon, NY: 70.9 %Beacon, NY70.9Olean, NY: 70.5 %Olean, NY70.5Niagara Falls, NY: 69.2 %Niagara Falls, NY69.2Amsterdam, NY: 69.1 %Amsterdam, NY69.1Mineola, NY: 69.1 %Mineola, NY69.1White Plains, NY: 68.8 %White Plains, NY68.8Canandaigua, NY: 68.7 %Canandaigua, NY68.7Auburn, NY: 68.6 %Auburn, NY68.6Geneva, NY: 68.3 %Geneva, NY68.3Harrison, NY: 66.9 %Harrison, NY66.9New Rochelle, NY: 66.7 %New Rochelle, NY66.7Sleepy Hollow, NY: 66.7 %Sleepy Hollow, NY66.7Rome, NY: 65.6 %Rome, NY65.6Oneonta, NY: 65 %Oneonta, NY65New York, NY: 65 %New York, NY65Glen Cove, NY: 64.9 %Glen Cove, NY64.9Yonkers, NY: 63 %Yonkers, NY63Cohoes, NY: 62.8 %Cohoes, NY62.8Depew, NY: 62.4 %Depew, NY62.4Lindenhurst, NY: 61.9 %Lindenhurst, NY61.9Floral Park, NY: 60.3 %Floral Park, NY60.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Watervliet, NY100+21.8 pts
2New Square, NY96.1-1.1 pts
3Suffern, NY95.9+6.2 pts
4Airmont, NY92.2+2.1 pts
5Rye, NY92+4.6 pts
6Chestnut Ridge, NY91.4-0.3 pts
7Garden City, NY90.5+8.5 pts
8Kiryas Joel, NY87.5+2.1 pts
9Babylon, NY86.3-8.1 pts
10Ithaca, NY86.3-1.8 pts
11Scarsdale, NY86.2+1.5 pts
12Massapequa Park, NY83.8-3.2 pts
13Great Neck, NY79.9+10.5 pts
14Rockville Centre, NY78.10 pts
15Lake Grove, NY77.7+23.5 pts
16Westbury, NY73.2-8.5 pts
17Mamaroneck, NY72.7+0.2 pts
18Woodbury, NY72.1+42 pts
19Lynbrook, NY71+1.5 pts
20Beacon, NY70.9+9.5 pts
21Olean, NY70.5+1.7 pts
22Niagara Falls, NY69.2+9.5 pts
23Amsterdam, NY69.1+7.8 pts
24Mineola, NY69.1+11.5 pts
25White Plains, NY68.8-4.1 pts
26Canandaigua, NY68.7+9.5 pts
27Auburn, NY68.6-4.4 pts
28Geneva, NY68.3+8.3 pts
29Harrison, NY66.9-3.5 pts
30New Rochelle, NY66.7+0.2 pts
30Sleepy Hollow, NY66.7+30.5 pts
32Rome, NY65.6+15.1 pts
33Oneonta, NY65+10.3 pts
34New York, NY65+2 pts
35Glen Cove, NY64.9+2.5 pts
36Yonkers, NY63-0.4 pts
37Cohoes, NY62.8-3.6 pts
38Depew, NY62.40 pts
39Lindenhurst, NY61.9+3 pts
40Floral Park, NY60.3-0.7 pts
41Oneida, NY60.2-12.5 pts
42New Hyde Park, NY60.1-16.9 pts
43Binghamton, NY58.1+0.7 pts
44Patchogue, NY57.7-7.6 pts
45Spring Valley, NY56.7-1.2 pts
46Albany, NY56.5-0.5 pts
47Dunkirk, NY55.1-21.3 pts
48Port Chester, NY55-4.4 pts
49Jamestown, NY53.9+7.4 pts
50West Haverstraw, NY53.1-1.5 pts
51Peekskill, NY52.9+13.6 pts
52Rochester, NY51.5-2.6 pts
53Schenectady, NY51.2+6.8 pts
54Saratoga Springs, NY51.1-3 pts
55Plattsburgh, NY50.9+2 pts
56Oswego, NY50.8-7.3 pts
57Syracuse, NY50.3-2.6 pts
58East Rockaway, NY50-5.4 pts
59Buffalo, NY45.8+0.9 pts
60Kenmore, NY45.7-18.6 pts
61Batavia, NY45.4-11.1 pts
62Dobbs Ferry, NY45.3-14.4 pts
63Poughkeepsie, NY44.8-9 pts
64Haverstraw, NY44.8-15.2 pts
65Freeport, NY44.6-2.6 pts
66Gloversville, NY44+3.6 pts
67Watertown, NY42.7-19.9 pts
68Cortland, NY42.7+0.3 pts
68Lockport, NY42.7+3.9 pts
70North Tonawanda, NY42.7+1.6 pts
71Lackawanna, NY42.6-21.4 pts
72Valley Stream, NY42.3+4.5 pts
73Utica, NY41.8+7.4 pts
74Johnson City, NY41.2-1.5 pts
75Kingston, NY40.4+6.2 pts
76Elmira, NY39.8-1.5 pts
77Hempstead, NY39.6-6 pts
78Mount Kisco, NY36.5-6 pts
79Tarrytown, NY36.2-16.8 pts
80Ossining, NY33+4.8 pts
81Glens Falls, NY29.4-1.7 pts
82Fulton, NY28.9-0.9 pts
83Long Beach, NY25.7-19.6 pts
84Newburgh, NY23.3-2.1 pts
85Corning, NY22.9-0.9 pts
86Mount Vernon, NY22.8-19.5 pts
87Endicott, NY22.7+0.4 pts
88Middletown, NY19.6-11.4 pts
89Troy, NY19.3-13.7 pts
90Tonawanda, NY15.8+6.4 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/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 York 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 York 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-york-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 York 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-york-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 York 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-york-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Watervliet, NY, with 100% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Tonawanda, NY, with 15.8% in 2023.

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