Counties in North Dakota by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4

Wells County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 53 counties in 2021, at 61.6%. Pierce County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 30.6% and the figure for North Dakota was 30.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest61.6Wells County
Median30.653 counties
North Dakota30.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 52 %Barnes County: 34.1 %Benson County: 23.5 %Billings County: 42.3 %Bottineau County: 59.9 %Bowman County: 4.5 %Burke County: 58.8 %Burleigh County: 32.6 %Cass County: 30.3 %Cavalier County: 25 %Dickey County: 35 %Divide County: 53.7 %Dunn County: 29.2 %Eddy County: 14.3 %Emmons County: 12.8 %Foster County: 34.7 %Golden Valley County: 20.4 %Grand Forks County: 30.5 %Grant County: 7.8 %Griggs County: 7.9 %Hettinger County: 53.9 %Kidder County: 13.8 %LaMoure County: 44.2 %Logan County: 30.6 %McHenry County: 24.2 %McIntosh County: 31.1 %McKenzie County: 27.1 %McLean County: 34.2 %Mercer County: 42.6 %Morton County: 29.1 %Mountrail County: 33.8 %Nelson County: 35.5 %Oliver County: 34.3 %Pembina County: 33.9 %Pierce County: 0 %Ramsey County: 9 %Ransom County: 27.6 %Renville County: 14.8 %Richland County: 30.5 %Rolette County: 47.8 %Sargent County: 30.4 %Sheridan County: 13.6 %Sioux County: 32.5 %Slope County: 41.7 %Stark County: 31.8 %Steele County: 9.8 %Stutsman County: 31.4 %Towner County: 10.7 %Traill County: 29 %Walsh County: 32.8 %Ward County: 33.1 %Wells County: 61.6 %Williams County: 24.9 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Wells County: 61.6 %Wells County61.6Bottineau County: 59.9 %Bottineau County59.9Burke County: 58.8 %Burke County58.8Hettinger County: 53.9 %Hettinger County53.9Divide County: 53.7 %Divide County53.7Adams County: 52 %Adams County52Rolette County: 47.8 %Rolette County47.8LaMoure County: 44.2 %LaMoure County44.2Mercer County: 42.6 %Mercer County42.6Billings County: 42.3 %Billings County42.3Slope County: 41.7 %Slope County41.7Nelson County: 35.5 %Nelson County35.5Dickey County: 35 %Dickey County35Foster County: 34.7 %Foster County34.7Oliver County: 34.3 %Oliver County34.3McLean County: 34.2 %McLean County34.2Barnes County: 34.1 %Barnes County34.1Pembina County: 33.9 %Pembina County33.9Mountrail County: 33.8 %Mountrail County33.8Ward County: 33.1 %Ward County33.1Walsh County: 32.8 %Walsh County32.8Burleigh County: 32.6 %Burleigh County32.6Sioux County: 32.5 %Sioux County32.5Stark County: 31.8 %Stark County31.8Stutsman County: 31.4 %Stutsman County31.4McIntosh County: 31.1 %McIntosh County31.1Logan County: 30.6 %Logan County30.6Grand Forks County: 30.5 %Grand Forks County30.5Richland County: 30.5 %Richland County30.5Sargent County: 30.4 %Sargent County30.4Cass County: 30.3 %Cass County30.3Dunn County: 29.2 %Dunn County29.2Morton County: 29.1 %Morton County29.1Traill County: 29 %Traill County29Ransom County: 27.6 %Ransom County27.6McKenzie County: 27.1 %McKenzie County27.1Cavalier County: 25 %Cavalier County25Williams County: 24.9 %Williams County24.9McHenry County: 24.2 %McHenry County24.2Benson County: 23.5 %Benson County23.5Golden Valley County: 20.4 %Golden Valley County20.4Renville County: 14.8 %Renville County14.8Eddy County: 14.3 %Eddy County14.3Kidder County: 13.8 %Kidder County13.8Sheridan County: 13.6 %Sheridan County13.6Emmons County: 12.8 %Emmons County12.8Towner County: 10.7 %Towner County10.7Steele County: 9.8 %Steele County9.8Ramsey County: 9 %Ramsey County9Griggs County: 7.9 %Griggs County7.9Grant County: 7.8 %Grant County7.8Bowman County: 4.5 %Bowman County4.5Pierce County: 0 %Pierce County0Wells County: 61.6 %Wells County61.6Bottineau County: 59.9 %Bottineau County59.9Burke County: 58.8 %Burke County58.8Hettinger County: 53.9 %Hettinger County53.9Divide County: 53.7 %Divide County53.7Adams County: 52 %Adams County52Rolette County: 47.8 %Rolette County47.8LaMoure County: 44.2 %LaMoure County44.2Mercer County: 42.6 %Mercer County42.6Billings County: 42.3 %Billings County42.3Slope County: 41.7 %Slope County41.7Nelson County: 35.5 %Nelson County35.5Dickey County: 35 %Dickey County35Foster County: 34.7 %Foster County34.7Oliver County: 34.3 %Oliver County34.3McLean County: 34.2 %McLean County34.2Barnes County: 34.1 %Barnes County34.1Pembina County: 33.9 %Pembina County33.9Mountrail County: 33.8 %Mountrail County33.8Ward County: 33.1 %Ward County33.1Walsh County: 32.8 %Walsh County32.8Burleigh County: 32.6 %Burleigh County32.6Sioux County: 32.5 %Sioux County32.5Stark County: 31.8 %Stark County31.8Stutsman County: 31.4 %Stutsman County31.4McIntosh County: 31.1 %McIntosh County31.1Logan County: 30.6 %Logan County30.6Grand Forks County: 30.5 %Grand Forks County30.5Richland County: 30.5 %Richland County30.5Sargent County: 30.4 %Sargent County30.4Cass County: 30.3 %Cass County30.3Dunn County: 29.2 %Dunn County29.2Morton County: 29.1 %Morton County29.1Traill County: 29 %Traill County29Ransom County: 27.6 %Ransom County27.6McKenzie County: 27.1 %McKenzie County27.1Cavalier County: 25 %Cavalier County25Williams County: 24.9 %Williams County24.9McHenry County: 24.2 %McHenry County24.2Benson County: 23.5 %Benson County23.5Golden Valley County: 20.4 %Golden Valley County20.4Renville County: 14.8 %Renville County14.8Eddy County: 14.3 %Eddy County14.3Kidder County: 13.8 %Kidder County13.8Sheridan County: 13.6 %Sheridan County13.6Emmons County: 12.8 %Emmons County12.8Towner County: 10.7 %Towner County10.7Steele County: 9.8 %Steele County9.8Ramsey County: 9 %Ramsey County9Griggs County: 7.9 %Griggs County7.9Grant County: 7.8 %Grant County7.8Bowman County: 4.5 %Bowman County4.5Pierce County: 0 %Pierce County0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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 counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 (Counties in North Dakota by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, Counties in North Dakota by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/north-dakota-counties?period=2021. 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. Counties in North Dakota by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/north-dakota-counties?period=2021.

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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, Counties in North Dakota by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/north-dakota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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: Counties in North Dakota by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021}},
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Which county has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Wells County, with 61.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pierce County, with 0% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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