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Cities in Pennsylvania by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024

West Chester, PA had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 68 cities in 2024, at 81.5%. Berwick, PA had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 45.6% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 44.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest81.5West Chester, PA
Lowest0Berwick, PA
Median45.668 cities
Pennsylvania44.3History

Top 40 cities, 2024

West Chester, PA: 81.5 %West Chester, PA81.5Lansdale, PA: 76.5 %Lansdale, PA76.5St. Marys, PA: 75.2 %St. Marys, PA75.2Phoenixville, PA: 73.3 %Phoenixville, PA73.3State College, PA: 73 %State College, PA73Nanticoke, PA: 70.8 %Nanticoke, PA70.8Jefferson Hills, PA: 69.8 %Jefferson Hills, PA69.8Bloomsburg, PA: 68.3 %Bloomsburg, PA68.3Emmaus, PA: 66.5 %Emmaus, PA66.5Bethel Park, PA: 62.7 %Bethel Park, PA62.7Monroeville, PA: 62.1 %Monroeville, PA62.1Washington, PA: 62.1 %Washington, PA62.1Yeadon, PA: 62 %Yeadon, PA62West Mifflin, PA: 61.8 %West Mifflin, PA61.8Waynesboro, PA: 61.2 %Waynesboro, PA61.2Meadville, PA: 61.2 %Meadville, PA61.2Pottsville, PA: 60 %Pottsville, PA60Murrysville, PA: 59.8 %Murrysville, PA59.8Mechanicsburg, PA: 59.5 %Mechanicsburg, PA59.5Munhall, PA: 58.5 %Munhall, PA58.5Elizabethtown, PA: 58.4 %Elizabethtown, PA58.4Chambersburg, PA: 57 %Chambersburg, PA57Hanover, PA: 54.2 %Hanover, PA54.2Coatesville, PA: 53.5 %Coatesville, PA53.5Wilkinsburg, PA: 51.3 %Wilkinsburg, PA51.3Pittsburgh, PA: 50.9 %Pittsburgh, PA50.9Williamsport, PA: 49.7 %Williamsport, PA49.7Greensburg, PA: 49.2 %Greensburg, PA49.2Ephrata, PA: 48.2 %Ephrata, PA48.2Darby, PA: 46.3 %Darby, PA46.3New Castle, PA: 46 %New Castle, PA46Bethlehem, PA: 45.9 %Bethlehem, PA45.9Franklin Park, PA: 45.7 %Franklin Park, PA45.7Philadelphia, PA: 45.6 %Philadelphia, PA45.6Chester, PA: 45.5 %Chester, PA45.5Wyomissing, PA: 45.1 %Wyomissing, PA45.1Erie, PA: 44.9 %Erie, PA44.9Kingston, PA: 44.6 %Kingston, PA44.6Dunmore, PA: 44.2 %Dunmore, PA44.2Altoona, PA: 42.2 %Altoona, PA42.2West Chester, PA: 81.5 %West Chester, PA81.5Lansdale, PA: 76.5 %Lansdale, PA76.5St. Marys, PA: 75.2 %St. Marys, PA75.2Phoenixville, PA: 73.3 %Phoenixville, PA73.3State College, PA: 73 %State College, PA73Nanticoke, PA: 70.8 %Nanticoke, PA70.8Jefferson Hills, PA: 69.8 %Jefferson Hills, PA69.8Bloomsburg, PA: 68.3 %Bloomsburg, PA68.3Emmaus, PA: 66.5 %Emmaus, PA66.5Bethel Park, PA: 62.7 %Bethel Park, PA62.7Monroeville, PA: 62.1 %Monroeville, PA62.1Washington, PA: 62.1 %Washington, PA62.1Yeadon, PA: 62 %Yeadon, PA62West Mifflin, PA: 61.8 %West Mifflin, PA61.8Waynesboro, PA: 61.2 %Waynesboro, PA61.2Meadville, PA: 61.2 %Meadville, PA61.2Pottsville, PA: 60 %Pottsville, PA60Murrysville, PA: 59.8 %Murrysville, PA59.8Mechanicsburg, PA: 59.5 %Mechanicsburg, PA59.5Munhall, PA: 58.5 %Munhall, PA58.5Elizabethtown, PA: 58.4 %Elizabethtown, PA58.4Chambersburg, PA: 57 %Chambersburg, PA57Hanover, PA: 54.2 %Hanover, PA54.2Coatesville, PA: 53.5 %Coatesville, PA53.5Wilkinsburg, PA: 51.3 %Wilkinsburg, PA51.3Pittsburgh, PA: 50.9 %Pittsburgh, PA50.9Williamsport, PA: 49.7 %Williamsport, PA49.7Greensburg, PA: 49.2 %Greensburg, PA49.2Ephrata, PA: 48.2 %Ephrata, PA48.2Darby, PA: 46.3 %Darby, PA46.3New Castle, PA: 46 %New Castle, PA46Bethlehem, PA: 45.9 %Bethlehem, PA45.9Franklin Park, PA: 45.7 %Franklin Park, PA45.7Philadelphia, PA: 45.6 %Philadelphia, PA45.6Chester, PA: 45.5 %Chester, PA45.5Wyomissing, PA: 45.1 %Wyomissing, PA45.1Erie, PA: 44.9 %Erie, PA44.9Kingston, PA: 44.6 %Kingston, PA44.6Dunmore, PA: 44.2 %Dunmore, PA44.2Altoona, PA: 42.2 %Altoona, PA42.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1West Chester, PA81.5-2.5 pts
2Lansdale, PA76.5-1 pts
3St. Marys, PA75.2+2.3 pts
4Phoenixville, PA73.3+11.5 pts
5State College, PA73+13.1 pts
6Nanticoke, PA70.8+5.7 pts
7Jefferson Hills, PA69.8-9.7 pts
8Bloomsburg, PA68.3+24.8 pts
9Emmaus, PA66.5+7.4 pts
10Bethel Park, PA62.7+5.5 pts
11Monroeville, PA62.1+10.1 pts
12Washington, PA62.1-3.3 pts
13Yeadon, PA62-2.7 pts
14West Mifflin, PA61.8+2.8 pts
15Waynesboro, PA61.2+7 pts
16Meadville, PA61.2+11.8 pts
17Pottsville, PA60+4.4 pts
18Murrysville, PA59.8-2 pts
19Mechanicsburg, PA59.5-6.2 pts
20Munhall, PA58.5+16.3 pts
21Elizabethtown, PA58.4+32.4 pts
22Chambersburg, PA57-3.2 pts
23Hanover, PA54.2+1.8 pts
24Coatesville, PA53.5+0.4 pts
25Wilkinsburg, PA51.3+4.2 pts
26Pittsburgh, PA50.9+1.5 pts
27Williamsport, PA49.7+12.4 pts
28Greensburg, PA49.2-4.2 pts
29Ephrata, PA48.2-2.1 pts
30Darby, PA46.3+17.4 pts
31New Castle, PA46-0.6 pts
32Bethlehem, PA45.9-1.3 pts
33Franklin Park, PA45.7-1.9 pts
34Philadelphia, PA45.6-1.2 pts
35Chester, PA45.5+6.5 pts
36Wyomissing, PA45.1+0.6 pts
37Erie, PA44.9+0.4 pts
38Kingston, PA44.6+17.6 pts
39Dunmore, PA44.2+3.9 pts
40Altoona, PA42.2+2 pts
41Wilkes-Barre, PA40.7+4.2 pts
42Carlisle, PA39.6+2 pts
43Norristown, PA38.7-7.3 pts
44Indiana, PA38.1+3.7 pts
45Lancaster, PA37.3-11.8 pts
46Reading, PA36.1+7.7 pts
47Lebanon, PA35.5-1.5 pts
48Scranton, PA35.4-7 pts
49Hermitage, PA35.3-26.3 pts
50Johnstown, PA35.3+0.2 pts
51Columbia, PA34.5+18.3 pts
52Whitehall, PA34.2-4.1 pts
53York, PA32.9+2.3 pts
54Plum, PA32.8+1 pts
55Lower Burrell, PA30.3-3.7 pts
56McKeesport, PA30+15.8 pts
57Pottstown, PA29.7+5.5 pts
58Sharon, PA28.2-6.1 pts
59Harrisburg, PA28-14.9 pts
60Baldwin, PA27.6+12.8 pts
61Allentown, PA26.5+5.4 pts
62Easton, PA24.8-1.3 pts
63Butler, PA23.5+6.2 pts
64New Kensington, PA22.3+9 pts
65Northampton, PA19.6-0.3 pts
66Lansdowne, PA18.6+14.3 pts
67Hazleton, PA11.4+2.8 pts
68Berwick, PA0-3.1 pts

Other periods

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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Pennsylvania by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Pennsylvania by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/pennsylvania-cities. 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 Pennsylvania by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/pennsylvania-cities.

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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 Pennsylvania by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/pennsylvania-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

West Chester, PA, with 81.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Berwick, PA, with 0% in 2024.

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