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

West Chester, PA had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 68 cities in 2022, at 85%. Mechanicsburg, PA had the lowest, at 1.8%. The median was 41.7% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 44.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest85West Chester, PA
Lowest1.8Mechanicsburg, PA
Median41.768 cities
Pennsylvania44.2History

Top 40 cities, 2022

West Chester, PA: 85 %West Chester, PA85Darby, PA: 76.4 %Darby, PA76.4Emmaus, PA: 68.4 %Emmaus, PA68.4Murrysville, PA: 68.1 %Murrysville, PA68.1Jefferson Hills, PA: 67.9 %Jefferson Hills, PA67.9Phoenixville, PA: 67.1 %Phoenixville, PA67.1Lansdale, PA: 64.2 %Lansdale, PA64.2State College, PA: 62.9 %State College, PA62.9Greensburg, PA: 59.9 %Greensburg, PA59.9St. Marys, PA: 59.9 %St. Marys, PA59.9Bloomsburg, PA: 59.6 %Bloomsburg, PA59.6Hermitage, PA: 59.5 %Hermitage, PA59.5Coatesville, PA: 59.4 %Coatesville, PA59.4Yeadon, PA: 57 %Yeadon, PA57Wilkinsburg, PA: 55.8 %Wilkinsburg, PA55.8Franklin Park, PA: 54.1 %Franklin Park, PA54.1Bethel Park, PA: 53.7 %Bethel Park, PA53.7Wyomissing, PA: 52.5 %Wyomissing, PA52.5Harrisburg, PA: 52.2 %Harrisburg, PA52.2Pittsburgh, PA: 51.8 %Pittsburgh, PA51.8Pottstown, PA: 51.4 %Pottstown, PA51.4Ephrata, PA: 51.1 %Ephrata, PA51.1New Castle, PA: 50.3 %New Castle, PA50.3Philadelphia, PA: 49.2 %Philadelphia, PA49.2Meadville, PA: 48.2 %Meadville, PA48.2Chambersburg, PA: 48 %Chambersburg, PA48Hanover, PA: 47.5 %Hanover, PA47.5Easton, PA: 44.7 %Easton, PA44.7Lancaster, PA: 44.5 %Lancaster, PA44.5Nanticoke, PA: 44.2 %Nanticoke, PA44.2Lebanon, PA: 44.1 %Lebanon, PA44.1Altoona, PA: 43.5 %Altoona, PA43.5Erie, PA: 42.2 %Erie, PA42.2Pottsville, PA: 42.1 %Pottsville, PA42.1Northampton, PA: 41.4 %Northampton, PA41.4Bethlehem, PA: 41.2 %Bethlehem, PA41.2Carlisle, PA: 40.9 %Carlisle, PA40.9Norristown, PA: 40.1 %Norristown, PA40.1West Mifflin, PA: 39.5 %West Mifflin, PA39.5Monroeville, PA: 38.5 %Monroeville, PA38.5West Chester, PA: 85 %West Chester, PA85Darby, PA: 76.4 %Darby, PA76.4Emmaus, PA: 68.4 %Emmaus, PA68.4Murrysville, PA: 68.1 %Murrysville, PA68.1Jefferson Hills, PA: 67.9 %Jefferson Hills, PA67.9Phoenixville, PA: 67.1 %Phoenixville, PA67.1Lansdale, PA: 64.2 %Lansdale, PA64.2State College, PA: 62.9 %State College, PA62.9Greensburg, PA: 59.9 %Greensburg, PA59.9St. Marys, PA: 59.9 %St. Marys, PA59.9Bloomsburg, PA: 59.6 %Bloomsburg, PA59.6Hermitage, PA: 59.5 %Hermitage, PA59.5Coatesville, PA: 59.4 %Coatesville, PA59.4Yeadon, PA: 57 %Yeadon, PA57Wilkinsburg, PA: 55.8 %Wilkinsburg, PA55.8Franklin Park, PA: 54.1 %Franklin Park, PA54.1Bethel Park, PA: 53.7 %Bethel Park, PA53.7Wyomissing, PA: 52.5 %Wyomissing, PA52.5Harrisburg, PA: 52.2 %Harrisburg, PA52.2Pittsburgh, PA: 51.8 %Pittsburgh, PA51.8Pottstown, PA: 51.4 %Pottstown, PA51.4Ephrata, PA: 51.1 %Ephrata, PA51.1New Castle, PA: 50.3 %New Castle, PA50.3Philadelphia, PA: 49.2 %Philadelphia, PA49.2Meadville, PA: 48.2 %Meadville, PA48.2Chambersburg, PA: 48 %Chambersburg, PA48Hanover, PA: 47.5 %Hanover, PA47.5Easton, PA: 44.7 %Easton, PA44.7Lancaster, PA: 44.5 %Lancaster, PA44.5Nanticoke, PA: 44.2 %Nanticoke, PA44.2Lebanon, PA: 44.1 %Lebanon, PA44.1Altoona, PA: 43.5 %Altoona, PA43.5Erie, PA: 42.2 %Erie, PA42.2Pottsville, PA: 42.1 %Pottsville, PA42.1Northampton, PA: 41.4 %Northampton, PA41.4Bethlehem, PA: 41.2 %Bethlehem, PA41.2Carlisle, PA: 40.9 %Carlisle, PA40.9Norristown, PA: 40.1 %Norristown, PA40.1West Mifflin, PA: 39.5 %West Mifflin, PA39.5Monroeville, PA: 38.5 %Monroeville, PA38.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1West Chester, PA85-6.6 pts
2Darby, PA76.4-5.8 pts
3Emmaus, PA68.4-4.3 pts
4Murrysville, PA68.1+9.2 pts
5Jefferson Hills, PA67.9-13.5 pts
6Phoenixville, PA67.1-0.3 pts
7Lansdale, PA64.2+2.3 pts
8State College, PA62.9-1.1 pts
9Greensburg, PA59.9+0.9 pts
10St. Marys, PA59.9-9.2 pts
11Bloomsburg, PA59.6+3.4 pts
12Hermitage, PA59.5-11.9 pts
13Coatesville, PA59.4+3.4 pts
14Yeadon, PA57+2.3 pts
15Wilkinsburg, PA55.8-13.2 pts
16Franklin Park, PA54.1-9.9 pts
17Bethel Park, PA53.7-0.6 pts
18Wyomissing, PA52.5+5.6 pts
19Harrisburg, PA52.2+2.2 pts
20Pittsburgh, PA51.8+0.6 pts
21Pottstown, PA51.4+8.8 pts
22Ephrata, PA51.1+9 pts
23New Castle, PA50.3+1.1 pts
24Philadelphia, PA49.2-0.3 pts
25Meadville, PA48.2+3.1 pts
26Chambersburg, PA48-9.6 pts
27Hanover, PA47.5-4.3 pts
28Easton, PA44.7+4.2 pts
29Lancaster, PA44.5+8.7 pts
30Nanticoke, PA44.2+3.4 pts
31Lebanon, PA44.1+6.4 pts
32Altoona, PA43.5-6 pts
33Erie, PA42.2-0.1 pts
34Pottsville, PA42.1-7.9 pts
35Northampton, PA41.4+3.1 pts
36Bethlehem, PA41.2-0.9 pts
37Carlisle, PA40.9+9.9 pts
38Norristown, PA40.1-4.1 pts
39West Mifflin, PA39.5+7.8 pts
40Monroeville, PA38.5-0.2 pts
41Scranton, PA38.5-2.4 pts
42Johnstown, PA38.1+5.8 pts
43Dunmore, PA38+11.4 pts
44Chester, PA37.4+7.1 pts
45Washington, PA36+0.7 pts
46Wilkes-Barre, PA35-0.8 pts
47Lansdowne, PA34.8-15 pts
48Munhall, PA33.3-5.9 pts
49Elizabethtown, PA33+11.5 pts
50York, PA31.6-5.9 pts
51Sharon, PA30.8-4.7 pts
52Reading, PA28.8+1.2 pts
53Williamsport, PA27.7+6 pts
54Whitehall, PA27.4-6.9 pts
55Indiana, PA26.5+3.9 pts
56Plum, PA26+3.1 pts
57McKeesport, PA25.2-0.5 pts
58Lower Burrell, PA24-4.5 pts
59Baldwin, PA22.6-29.8 pts
60Columbia, PA21.8-5.3 pts
61Kingston, PA20.7+0.2 pts
62Butler, PA19.4+1.8 pts
63Allentown, PA18.9-3.8 pts
64New Kensington, PA11.9-0.2 pts
65Hazleton, PA10.8-3.3 pts
66Waynesboro, PA9.8+2.2 pts
67Berwick, PA8.6-1.3 pts
68Mechanicsburg, PA1.8-24.8 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/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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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?

West Chester, PA, with 85% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Mechanicsburg, PA, with 1.8% in 2022.

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