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

Elon, NC had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 93 cities in 2022, at 100%. Kings Mountain, NC had the lowest, at 3.6%. The median was 44.3% and the figure for North Carolina was 41.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest100Elon, NC
Lowest3.6Kings Mountain, NC
Median44.393 cities
North Carolina41.7History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Elon, NC: 100 %Elon, NC100Waynesville, NC: 100 %Waynesville, NC100Davidson, NC: 87.9 %Davidson, NC87.9Pineville, NC: 85.9 %Pineville, NC85.9Winterville, NC: 84.2 %Winterville, NC84.2Weddington, NC: 83.7 %Weddington, NC83.7Pinehurst, NC: 77.7 %Pinehurst, NC77.7Boone, NC: 76.8 %Boone, NC76.8Tarboro, NC: 76.2 %Tarboro, NC76.2Newton, NC: 72.8 %Newton, NC72.8Rolesville, NC: 71 %Rolesville, NC71Knightdale, NC: 68.9 %Knightdale, NC68.9Zebulon, NC: 66.1 %Zebulon, NC66.1Wake Forest, NC: 64.7 %Wake Forest, NC64.7Cary, NC: 63.7 %Cary, NC63.7Summerfield, NC: 63.5 %Summerfield, NC63.5Concord, NC: 61.3 %Concord, NC61.3Belmont, NC: 60.9 %Belmont, NC60.9Fuquay-Varina, NC: 59.4 %Fuquay-Varina, NC59.4Stallings, NC: 57.7 %Stallings, NC57.7Garner, NC: 57.5 %Garner, NC57.5Matthews, NC: 57.4 %Matthews, NC57.4Waxhaw, NC: 57.1 %Waxhaw, NC57.1Mint Hill, NC: 56.3 %Mint Hill, NC56.3Holly Springs, NC: 55.9 %Holly Springs, NC55.9Chapel Hill, NC: 54.8 %Chapel Hill, NC54.8Greenville, NC: 53.8 %Greenville, NC53.8Harrisburg, NC: 53.3 %Harrisburg, NC53.3Burlington, NC: 52.2 %Burlington, NC52.2Cornelius, NC: 51.8 %Cornelius, NC51.8Statesville, NC: 50.7 %Statesville, NC50.7Mooresville, NC: 50.3 %Mooresville, NC50.3Raleigh, NC: 50.2 %Raleigh, NC50.2Southern Pines, NC: 49.5 %Southern Pines, NC49.5Huntersville, NC: 49.5 %Huntersville, NC49.5Mebane, NC: 48.9 %Mebane, NC48.9Wilmington, NC: 47.8 %Wilmington, NC47.8Mount Airy, NC: 47.2 %Mount Airy, NC47.2Salisbury, NC: 47.2 %Salisbury, NC47.2Kernersville, NC: 46.8 %Kernersville, NC46.8Elon, NC: 100 %Elon, NC100Waynesville, NC: 100 %Waynesville, NC100Davidson, NC: 87.9 %Davidson, NC87.9Pineville, NC: 85.9 %Pineville, NC85.9Winterville, NC: 84.2 %Winterville, NC84.2Weddington, NC: 83.7 %Weddington, NC83.7Pinehurst, NC: 77.7 %Pinehurst, NC77.7Boone, NC: 76.8 %Boone, NC76.8Tarboro, NC: 76.2 %Tarboro, NC76.2Newton, NC: 72.8 %Newton, NC72.8Rolesville, NC: 71 %Rolesville, NC71Knightdale, NC: 68.9 %Knightdale, NC68.9Zebulon, NC: 66.1 %Zebulon, NC66.1Wake Forest, NC: 64.7 %Wake Forest, NC64.7Cary, NC: 63.7 %Cary, NC63.7Summerfield, NC: 63.5 %Summerfield, NC63.5Concord, NC: 61.3 %Concord, NC61.3Belmont, NC: 60.9 %Belmont, NC60.9Fuquay-Varina, NC: 59.4 %Fuquay-Varina, NC59.4Stallings, NC: 57.7 %Stallings, NC57.7Garner, NC: 57.5 %Garner, NC57.5Matthews, NC: 57.4 %Matthews, NC57.4Waxhaw, NC: 57.1 %Waxhaw, NC57.1Mint Hill, NC: 56.3 %Mint Hill, NC56.3Holly Springs, NC: 55.9 %Holly Springs, NC55.9Chapel Hill, NC: 54.8 %Chapel Hill, NC54.8Greenville, NC: 53.8 %Greenville, NC53.8Harrisburg, NC: 53.3 %Harrisburg, NC53.3Burlington, NC: 52.2 %Burlington, NC52.2Cornelius, NC: 51.8 %Cornelius, NC51.8Statesville, NC: 50.7 %Statesville, NC50.7Mooresville, NC: 50.3 %Mooresville, NC50.3Raleigh, NC: 50.2 %Raleigh, NC50.2Southern Pines, NC: 49.5 %Southern Pines, NC49.5Huntersville, NC: 49.5 %Huntersville, NC49.5Mebane, NC: 48.9 %Mebane, NC48.9Wilmington, NC: 47.8 %Wilmington, NC47.8Mount Airy, NC: 47.2 %Mount Airy, NC47.2Salisbury, NC: 47.2 %Salisbury, NC47.2Kernersville, NC: 46.8 %Kernersville, NC46.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Elon, NC100+63.4 pts
1Waynesville, NC100+23.4 pts
3Davidson, NC87.9+15.9 pts
4Pineville, NC85.9+19.1 pts
5Winterville, NC84.2+12.5 pts
6Weddington, NC83.7+10.7 pts
7Pinehurst, NC77.7+2.8 pts
8Boone, NC76.8+1.5 pts
9Tarboro, NC76.2-8.8 pts
10Newton, NC72.8+9.3 pts
11Rolesville, NC71+1.1 pts
12Knightdale, NC68.9+0.7 pts
13Zebulon, NC66.1-10.6 pts
14Wake Forest, NC64.7+10.4 pts
15Cary, NC63.7+4.3 pts
16Summerfield, NC63.5-1.4 pts
17Concord, NC61.3+2.6 pts
18Belmont, NC60.9+11.9 pts
19Fuquay-Varina, NC59.4+2.9 pts
20Stallings, NC57.7-8.8 pts
21Garner, NC57.5-5.3 pts
22Matthews, NC57.4+1 pts
23Waxhaw, NC57.1-3.5 pts
24Mint Hill, NC56.3-3.4 pts
25Holly Springs, NC55.9-0.3 pts
26Chapel Hill, NC54.8-6.9 pts
27Greenville, NC53.8+1.2 pts
28Harrisburg, NC53.3+5.5 pts
29Burlington, NC52.2+4.8 pts
30Cornelius, NC51.8-7.6 pts
31Statesville, NC50.7+10.2 pts
32Mooresville, NC50.3-5.1 pts
33Raleigh, NC50.2+0.8 pts
34Southern Pines, NC49.5+5.3 pts
35Huntersville, NC49.5-4.8 pts
36Mebane, NC48.9+2.9 pts
37Wilmington, NC47.8+3.5 pts
38Mount Airy, NC47.2+7.6 pts
39Salisbury, NC47.2+1.1 pts
40Kernersville, NC46.8+6 pts
41Lincolnton, NC46.2+2 pts
42Asheville, NC45.9-0.7 pts
42Durham, NC45.9-0.9 pts
44Roanoke Rapids, NC45.6+9.1 pts
45Wendell, NC45.4-15.5 pts
46Eden, NC45.3+12.9 pts
47Charlotte, NC44.3-0.5 pts
48New Bern, NC43.9-1.9 pts
49Albemarle, NC43.6-10 pts
49Clemmons, NC43.6-14.2 pts
51Morehead City, NC43.4+21 pts
52Gastonia, NC43.1+1.4 pts
53Kannapolis, NC42.9+5.3 pts
54Apex, NC42.8+0.3 pts
55Kinston, NC42.6+1 pts
56Hickory, NC42.5+3 pts
57Archdale, NC42.5+8.2 pts
58Spring Lake, NC42+6.8 pts
59High Point, NC41.1+1.4 pts
60Morganton, NC40.8-21.5 pts
61Mount Holly, NC40.2-2 pts
62Goldsboro, NC39.3+1.4 pts
63Morrisville, NC37.3-12.3 pts
64Indian Trail, NC37+4 pts
65Elizabeth City, NC36.9+9.9 pts
66Reidsville, NC36.8-3.5 pts
67Monroe, NC36.1+4.5 pts
68Asheboro, NC35.9-5.1 pts
69Fayetteville, NC35.9+0.3 pts
70Leland, NC35.5-13.3 pts
71Winston-Salem, NC34.8-5.2 pts
72Laurinburg, NC34.6+3.6 pts
73Henderson, NC34.2+21 pts
74Sanford, NC34.2+4.5 pts
75Lenoir, NC34.1-9.9 pts
76Clayton, NC33.7-13.9 pts
77Aberdeen, NC33.7-14 pts
77Greensboro, NC33.7-1.5 pts
79Rocky Mount, NC32.4-2.2 pts
80Hendersonville, NC30.7+1.2 pts
81Shelby, NC30.5+0.4 pts
82Wilson, NC29.2-14.9 pts
83Graham, NC28.7+8.9 pts
84Jacksonville, NC27.7-3.9 pts
85Thomasville, NC26.9-20.4 pts
86Smithfield, NC26.8+5.3 pts
87Carrboro, NC25.6-0.1 pts
88Lewisville, NC24.5-4.4 pts
89Havelock, NC17.7+2.1 pts
90Lumberton, NC17.1-17.5 pts
91Hope Mills, NC16.8-2.8 pts
92Lexington, NC13.7-3.8 pts
93Kings Mountain, NC3.6-1.6 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/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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2022}},
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Which city has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Elon, NC, with 100% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Kings Mountain, NC, with 3.6% in 2022.

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