# Cities in North Carolina by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024

All 93 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `preschool_enrolment_rate_3_4`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/north-carolina-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Rolesville, NC | 92.4 |
| 2 | Tarboro, NC | 91.3 |
| 3 | Boone, NC | 89.9 |
| 4 | Waynesville, NC | 89.5 |
| 5 | Belmont, NC | 86 |
| 6 | Davidson, NC | 83.8 |
| 7 | Pineville, NC | 71.6 |
| 8 | Pinehurst, NC | 68.3 |
| 9 | Newton, NC | 67.4 |
| 10 | Garner, NC | 67.4 |
| 11 | Winterville, NC | 66.9 |
| 12 | Cornelius, NC | 62.2 |
| 13 | Mount Airy, NC | 62.2 |
| 14 | Elon, NC | 60.9 |
| 15 | Cary, NC | 60.5 |
| 16 | Morrisville, NC | 58.7 |
| 17 | Matthews, NC | 58.2 |
| 18 | Clemmons, NC | 57 |
| 19 | Kannapolis, NC | 56.4 |
| 20 | Huntersville, NC | 55.7 |
| 21 | Greenville, NC | 53.1 |
| 22 | Wake Forest, NC | 52.6 |
| 23 | Mint Hill, NC | 52.2 |
| 24 | Concord, NC | 51.3 |
| 25 | Wilmington, NC | 50.7 |
| 26 | Elizabeth City, NC | 50.7 |
| 27 | Morehead City, NC | 49.7 |
| 28 | Fuquay-Varina, NC | 48.9 |
| 29 | Stallings, NC | 48.1 |
| 30 | Eden, NC | 48 |
| 31 | Mooresville, NC | 47.9 |
| 32 | Southern Pines, NC | 47.8 |
| 33 | Zebulon, NC | 47.8 |
| 34 | Asheboro, NC | 47.4 |
| 35 | Mount Holly, NC | 46.9 |
| 36 | Holly Springs, NC | 46.6 |
| 37 | Spring Lake, NC | 46.4 |
| 38 | Apex, NC | 46 |
| 39 | Raleigh, NC | 45.6 |
| 40 | High Point, NC | 45.6 |
| 41 | Waxhaw, NC | 45.3 |
| 42 | Knightdale, NC | 45.2 |
| 43 | Mebane, NC | 44.7 |
| 44 | Statesville, NC | 44 |
| 45 | Kernersville, NC | 43.5 |
| 46 | Chapel Hill, NC | 42.7 |
| 47 | Charlotte, NC | 42.5 |
| 48 | Wendell, NC | 41.9 |
| 49 | Lenoir, NC | 41.5 |
| 50 | Burlington, NC | 41.2 |
| 51 | Aberdeen, NC | 41.2 |
| 52 | Summerfield, NC | 41 |
| 53 | Weddington, NC | 41 |
| 54 | Hendersonville, NC | 39.9 |
| 55 | Durham, NC | 39.8 |
| 56 | Laurinburg, NC | 39.7 |
| 57 | Carrboro, NC | 39.3 |
| 58 | Hickory, NC | 37.4 |
| 59 | Goldsboro, NC | 37 |
| 60 | Greensboro, NC | 37 |
| 61 | Gastonia, NC | 36.8 |
| 62 | Harrisburg, NC | 36.8 |
| 63 | Indian Trail, NC | 36.6 |
| 64 | Asheville, NC | 36.1 |
| 65 | Leland, NC | 35.8 |
| 66 | Henderson, NC | 35.5 |
| 67 | Archdale, NC | 35.3 |
| 68 | Lincolnton, NC | 35.3 |
| 69 | Monroe, NC | 35.2 |
| 70 | Rocky Mount, NC | 33.4 |
| 71 | Graham, NC | 32.8 |
| 72 | Sanford, NC | 32.6 |
| 73 | Roanoke Rapids, NC | 32.6 |
| 74 | Winston-Salem, NC | 32.6 |
| 75 | New Bern, NC | 28.7 |
| 76 | Clayton, NC | 28.4 |
| 77 | Fayetteville, NC | 27.5 |
| 78 | Salisbury, NC | 27.2 |
| 79 | Morganton, NC | 26.9 |
| 80 | Shelby, NC | 26.6 |
| 81 | Reidsville, NC | 25.9 |
| 82 | Kinston, NC | 25.1 |
| 83 | Lewisville, NC | 24.5 |
| 84 | Lexington, NC | 23.7 |
| 85 | Albemarle, NC | 21.8 |
| 86 | Jacksonville, NC | 20.9 |
| 87 | Smithfield, NC | 20.8 |
| 88 | Lumberton, NC | 20.1 |
| 89 | Havelock, NC | 17.6 |
| 90 | Wilson, NC | 16.3 |
| 91 | Hope Mills, NC | 15.3 |
| 92 | Thomasville, NC | 14.8 |
| 93 | Kings Mountain, NC | 0.5 |