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

Irmo, SC had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 43 cities in 2024, at 85.6%. West Columbia, SC had the lowest, at 21.5%. The median was 50.1% and the figure for South Carolina was 44.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest85.6Irmo, SC
Lowest21.5West Columbia, SC
Median50.143 cities
South Carolina44.3History

All cities, 2024

Irmo, SC: 85.6 %Irmo, SC85.6Forest Acres, SC: 79.6 %Forest Acres, SC79.6Tega Cay, SC: 79.1 %Tega Cay, SC79.1Lexington, SC: 76.6 %Lexington, SC76.6Aiken, SC: 74.6 %Aiken, SC74.6Beaufort, SC: 70.7 %Beaufort, SC70.7Spartanburg, SC: 68.5 %Spartanburg, SC68.5Hilton Head Island, SC: 66.1 %Hilton Head Island, SC66.1Charleston, SC: 64.9 %Charleston, SC64.9Clemson, SC: 63.6 %Clemson, SC63.6Mount Pleasant, SC: 62.6 %Mount Pleasant, SC62.6York, SC: 61.2 %York, SC61.2Fort Mill, SC: 60.9 %Fort Mill, SC60.9Simpsonville, SC: 59.1 %Simpsonville, SC59.1Cayce, SC: 57 %Cayce, SC57James Island, SC: 56.6 %James Island, SC56.6Greenville, SC: 55.4 %Greenville, SC55.4Florence, SC: 55.3 %Florence, SC55.3North Augusta, SC: 54.2 %North Augusta, SC54.2Hanahan, SC: 54 %Hanahan, SC54Mauldin, SC: 53.1 %Mauldin, SC53.1Columbia, SC: 50.1 %Columbia, SC50.1Bluffton, SC: 47.6 %Bluffton, SC47.6Conway, SC: 47.4 %Conway, SC47.4North Charleston, SC: 45.4 %North Charleston, SC45.4Sumter, SC: 41.1 %Sumter, SC41.1Goose Creek, SC: 39.4 %Goose Creek, SC39.4Hardeeville, SC: 39.3 %Hardeeville, SC39.3Easley, SC: 38.3 %Easley, SC38.3Anderson, SC: 38.2 %Anderson, SC38.2Port Royal, SC: 36.7 %Port Royal, SC36.7Moncks Corner, SC: 35.2 %Moncks Corner, SC35.2Myrtle Beach, SC: 33.9 %Myrtle Beach, SC33.9Summerville, SC: 33.1 %Summerville, SC33.1Fountain Inn, SC: 29.8 %Fountain Inn, SC29.8Orangeburg, SC: 29.6 %Orangeburg, SC29.6Rock Hill, SC: 27.9 %Rock Hill, SC27.9North Myrtle Beach, SC: 26.7 %North Myrtle Beach, SC26.7Gaffney, SC: 26.1 %Gaffney, SC26.1Greer, SC: 22.8 %Greer, SC22.8Newberry, SC: 22.3 %Newberry, SC22.3Greenwood, SC: 21.7 %Greenwood, SC21.7West Columbia, SC: 21.5 %West Columbia, SC21.5Irmo, SC: 85.6 %Irmo, SC85.6Forest Acres, SC: 79.6 %Forest Acres, SC79.6Tega Cay, SC: 79.1 %Tega Cay, SC79.1Lexington, SC: 76.6 %Lexington, SC76.6Aiken, SC: 74.6 %Aiken, SC74.6Beaufort, SC: 70.7 %Beaufort, SC70.7Spartanburg, SC: 68.5 %Spartanburg, SC68.5Hilton Head Island, SC: 66.1 %Hilton Head Island, SC66.1Charleston, SC: 64.9 %Charleston, SC64.9Clemson, SC: 63.6 %Clemson, SC63.6Mount Pleasant, SC: 62.6 %Mount Pleasant, SC62.6York, SC: 61.2 %York, SC61.2Fort Mill, SC: 60.9 %Fort Mill, SC60.9Simpsonville, SC: 59.1 %Simpsonville, SC59.1Cayce, SC: 57 %Cayce, SC57James Island, SC: 56.6 %James Island, SC56.6Greenville, SC: 55.4 %Greenville, SC55.4Florence, SC: 55.3 %Florence, SC55.3North Augusta, SC: 54.2 %North Augusta, SC54.2Hanahan, SC: 54 %Hanahan, SC54Mauldin, SC: 53.1 %Mauldin, SC53.1Columbia, SC: 50.1 %Columbia, SC50.1Bluffton, SC: 47.6 %Bluffton, SC47.6Conway, SC: 47.4 %Conway, SC47.4North Charleston, SC: 45.4 %North Charleston, SC45.4Sumter, SC: 41.1 %Sumter, SC41.1Goose Creek, SC: 39.4 %Goose Creek, SC39.4Hardeeville, SC: 39.3 %Hardeeville, SC39.3Easley, SC: 38.3 %Easley, SC38.3Anderson, SC: 38.2 %Anderson, SC38.2Port Royal, SC: 36.7 %Port Royal, SC36.7Moncks Corner, SC: 35.2 %Moncks Corner, SC35.2Myrtle Beach, SC: 33.9 %Myrtle Beach, SC33.9Summerville, SC: 33.1 %Summerville, SC33.1Fountain Inn, SC: 29.8 %Fountain Inn, SC29.8Orangeburg, SC: 29.6 %Orangeburg, SC29.6Rock Hill, SC: 27.9 %Rock Hill, SC27.9North Myrtle Beach, SC: 26.7 %North Myrtle Beach, SC26.7Gaffney, SC: 26.1 %Gaffney, SC26.1Greer, SC: 22.8 %Greer, SC22.8Newberry, SC: 22.3 %Newberry, SC22.3Greenwood, SC: 21.7 %Greenwood, SC21.7West Columbia, SC: 21.5 %West Columbia, SC21.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Irmo, SC85.6+12.4 pts
2Forest Acres, SC79.6+1.5 pts
3Tega Cay, SC79.1+2.9 pts
4Lexington, SC76.6-6.7 pts
5Aiken, SC74.6+15.2 pts
6Beaufort, SC70.7-0.4 pts
7Spartanburg, SC68.5+0.2 pts
8Hilton Head Island, SC66.1+12.6 pts
9Charleston, SC64.9-2.4 pts
10Clemson, SC63.6-14.1 pts
11Mount Pleasant, SC62.6-1.9 pts
12York, SC61.2-1.5 pts
13Fort Mill, SC60.9-3.1 pts
14Simpsonville, SC59.1+5.5 pts
15Cayce, SC57+17.7 pts
16James Island, SC56.6-5 pts
17Greenville, SC55.4+7.8 pts
18Florence, SC55.3+0.8 pts
19North Augusta, SC54.2+0.1 pts
20Hanahan, SC54+6 pts
21Mauldin, SC53.1+15.1 pts
22Columbia, SC50.1-0.5 pts
23Bluffton, SC47.6+4.5 pts
24Conway, SC47.4-5 pts
25North Charleston, SC45.4-1.5 pts
26Sumter, SC41.1-6.9 pts
27Goose Creek, SC39.4-7.4 pts
28Hardeeville, SC39.3+0.7 pts
29Easley, SC38.3-1.5 pts
30Anderson, SC38.2+5.6 pts
31Port Royal, SC36.7-3.5 pts
32Moncks Corner, SC35.2-10.4 pts
33Myrtle Beach, SC33.9+4.3 pts
34Summerville, SC33.1-5.4 pts
35Fountain Inn, SC29.8+7 pts
36Orangeburg, SC29.6-6.7 pts
37Rock Hill, SC27.9-2.7 pts
38North Myrtle Beach, SC26.7-24.8 pts
39Gaffney, SC26.1+4.8 pts
40Greer, SC22.8+0.6 pts
41Newberry, SC22.3+16.5 pts
42Greenwood, SC21.7-2.7 pts
43West Columbia, SC21.5-5.7 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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/south-carolina-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 South Carolina 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/south-carolina-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 South Carolina 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/south-carolina-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Irmo, SC, with 85.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

West Columbia, SC, with 21.5% in 2024.

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