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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 2023, at 84%. Berwick, PA had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 44% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 44%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest84West Chester, PA
Lowest3.1Berwick, PA
Median4468 cities
Pennsylvania44History

Top 40 cities, 2023

West Chester, PA: 84 %West Chester, PA84Jefferson Hills, PA: 79.5 %Jefferson Hills, PA79.5Lansdale, PA: 77.5 %Lansdale, PA77.5St. Marys, PA: 73 %St. Marys, PA73Mechanicsburg, PA: 65.7 %Mechanicsburg, PA65.7Washington, PA: 65.4 %Washington, PA65.4Nanticoke, PA: 65.1 %Nanticoke, PA65.1Yeadon, PA: 64.7 %Yeadon, PA64.7Phoenixville, PA: 61.8 %Phoenixville, PA61.8Murrysville, PA: 61.8 %Murrysville, PA61.8Hermitage, PA: 61.6 %Hermitage, PA61.6Chambersburg, PA: 60.2 %Chambersburg, PA60.2State College, PA: 59.9 %State College, PA59.9Emmaus, PA: 59.1 %Emmaus, PA59.1West Mifflin, PA: 59 %West Mifflin, PA59Bethel Park, PA: 57.1 %Bethel Park, PA57.1Pottsville, PA: 55.6 %Pottsville, PA55.6Waynesboro, PA: 54.2 %Waynesboro, PA54.2Greensburg, PA: 53.4 %Greensburg, PA53.4Coatesville, PA: 53.1 %Coatesville, PA53.1Hanover, PA: 52.5 %Hanover, PA52.5Monroeville, PA: 52 %Monroeville, PA52Ephrata, PA: 50.3 %Ephrata, PA50.3Pittsburgh, PA: 49.4 %Pittsburgh, PA49.4Meadville, PA: 49.3 %Meadville, PA49.3Lancaster, PA: 49 %Lancaster, PA49Franklin Park, PA: 47.7 %Franklin Park, PA47.7Bethlehem, PA: 47.2 %Bethlehem, PA47.2Wilkinsburg, PA: 47.1 %Wilkinsburg, PA47.1Philadelphia, PA: 46.8 %Philadelphia, PA46.8New Castle, PA: 46.6 %New Castle, PA46.6Norristown, PA: 46 %Norristown, PA46Erie, PA: 44.5 %Erie, PA44.5Wyomissing, PA: 44.4 %Wyomissing, PA44.4Bloomsburg, PA: 43.5 %Bloomsburg, PA43.5Harrisburg, PA: 42.9 %Harrisburg, PA42.9Scranton, PA: 42.4 %Scranton, PA42.4Munhall, PA: 42.3 %Munhall, PA42.3Dunmore, PA: 40.3 %Dunmore, PA40.3Altoona, PA: 40.2 %Altoona, PA40.2West Chester, PA: 84 %West Chester, PA84Jefferson Hills, PA: 79.5 %Jefferson Hills, PA79.5Lansdale, PA: 77.5 %Lansdale, PA77.5St. Marys, PA: 73 %St. Marys, PA73Mechanicsburg, PA: 65.7 %Mechanicsburg, PA65.7Washington, PA: 65.4 %Washington, PA65.4Nanticoke, PA: 65.1 %Nanticoke, PA65.1Yeadon, PA: 64.7 %Yeadon, PA64.7Phoenixville, PA: 61.8 %Phoenixville, PA61.8Murrysville, PA: 61.8 %Murrysville, PA61.8Hermitage, PA: 61.6 %Hermitage, PA61.6Chambersburg, PA: 60.2 %Chambersburg, PA60.2State College, PA: 59.9 %State College, PA59.9Emmaus, PA: 59.1 %Emmaus, PA59.1West Mifflin, PA: 59 %West Mifflin, PA59Bethel Park, PA: 57.1 %Bethel Park, PA57.1Pottsville, PA: 55.6 %Pottsville, PA55.6Waynesboro, PA: 54.2 %Waynesboro, PA54.2Greensburg, PA: 53.4 %Greensburg, PA53.4Coatesville, PA: 53.1 %Coatesville, PA53.1Hanover, PA: 52.5 %Hanover, PA52.5Monroeville, PA: 52 %Monroeville, PA52Ephrata, PA: 50.3 %Ephrata, PA50.3Pittsburgh, PA: 49.4 %Pittsburgh, PA49.4Meadville, PA: 49.3 %Meadville, PA49.3Lancaster, PA: 49 %Lancaster, PA49Franklin Park, PA: 47.7 %Franklin Park, PA47.7Bethlehem, PA: 47.2 %Bethlehem, PA47.2Wilkinsburg, PA: 47.1 %Wilkinsburg, PA47.1Philadelphia, PA: 46.8 %Philadelphia, PA46.8New Castle, PA: 46.6 %New Castle, PA46.6Norristown, PA: 46 %Norristown, PA46Erie, PA: 44.5 %Erie, PA44.5Wyomissing, PA: 44.4 %Wyomissing, PA44.4Bloomsburg, PA: 43.5 %Bloomsburg, PA43.5Harrisburg, PA: 42.9 %Harrisburg, PA42.9Scranton, PA: 42.4 %Scranton, PA42.4Munhall, PA: 42.3 %Munhall, PA42.3Dunmore, PA: 40.3 %Dunmore, PA40.3Altoona, PA: 40.2 %Altoona, PA40.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1West Chester, PA84-1 pts
2Jefferson Hills, PA79.5+11.6 pts
3Lansdale, PA77.5+13.3 pts
4St. Marys, PA73+13.1 pts
5Mechanicsburg, PA65.7+64 pts
6Washington, PA65.4+29.4 pts
7Nanticoke, PA65.1+20.9 pts
8Yeadon, PA64.7+7.7 pts
9Phoenixville, PA61.8-5.3 pts
10Murrysville, PA61.8-6.3 pts
11Hermitage, PA61.6+2.1 pts
12Chambersburg, PA60.2+12.2 pts
13State College, PA59.9-3 pts
14Emmaus, PA59.1-9.2 pts
15West Mifflin, PA59+19.5 pts
16Bethel Park, PA57.1+3.4 pts
17Pottsville, PA55.6+13.5 pts
18Waynesboro, PA54.2+44.5 pts
19Greensburg, PA53.4-6.5 pts
20Coatesville, PA53.1-6.3 pts
21Hanover, PA52.5+5 pts
22Monroeville, PA52+13.5 pts
23Ephrata, PA50.3-0.8 pts
24Pittsburgh, PA49.4-2.4 pts
25Meadville, PA49.3+1.1 pts
26Lancaster, PA49+4.5 pts
27Franklin Park, PA47.7-6.4 pts
28Bethlehem, PA47.2+6 pts
29Wilkinsburg, PA47.1-8.6 pts
30Philadelphia, PA46.8-2.5 pts
31New Castle, PA46.6-3.7 pts
32Norristown, PA46+5.9 pts
33Erie, PA44.5+2.3 pts
34Wyomissing, PA44.4-8 pts
35Bloomsburg, PA43.5-16.1 pts
36Harrisburg, PA42.9-9.2 pts
37Scranton, PA42.4+3.9 pts
38Munhall, PA42.3+8.9 pts
39Dunmore, PA40.3+2.4 pts
40Altoona, PA40.2-3.4 pts
41Chester, PA39+1.6 pts
42Whitehall, PA38.2+10.8 pts
43Carlisle, PA37.6-3.3 pts
44Williamsport, PA37.4+9.7 pts
45Lebanon, PA37-7.1 pts
46Wilkes-Barre, PA36.5+1.5 pts
47Johnstown, PA35-3 pts
48Indiana, PA34.4+7.9 pts
49Sharon, PA34.3+3.5 pts
50Lower Burrell, PA33.9+9.9 pts
51Plum, PA31.7+5.7 pts
52York, PA30.6-0.9 pts
53Darby, PA28.9-47.5 pts
54Reading, PA28.4-0.4 pts
55Kingston, PA27+6.3 pts
56Easton, PA26.1-18.6 pts
57Elizabethtown, PA26-7 pts
58Pottstown, PA24.3-27.1 pts
59Allentown, PA21.2+2.2 pts
60Northampton, PA19.9-21.5 pts
61Butler, PA17.3-2.2 pts
62Columbia, PA16.2-5.6 pts
63Baldwin, PA14.8-7.8 pts
64McKeesport, PA14.2-11 pts
65New Kensington, PA13.3+1.4 pts
66Hazleton, PA8.5-2.3 pts
67Lansdowne, PA4.4-30.4 pts
68Berwick, PA3.1-5.5 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

West Chester, PA, with 84% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Berwick, PA, with 3.1% in 2023.

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